New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 39

Jerusalem Captured

1Now whenH3512Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389was capturedH3920in the ninthהַ֠תְּשִׁעִיתHa.te.shi.'itH8671yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141of Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,in the tenthהָעֲשִׂרִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his armyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428cameבָּ֠אba'H935to JerusalemH3389and laidH6696siegeוַיָּצֻ֖רוּvai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696to it;

2in the eleventhבְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הbe.'ash.tei- 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141of Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,in the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,in the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892wall wasbreachedהָבְקְעָ֖הha.ve.ke.'AhH1234.

3Then allכֹּ֚לkolH3605theofficialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in and satH3427downH3427at theMiddleהַתָּ֑וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432Gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179:Nergal-sar-ezerH5371,Samgar-nebuH5562,Sar-sekimH8310theRab-sarisH7249,Nergal-sar-ezerH5371theRab-magH7248,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the restשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the officialsשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4WhenH3512Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421sawרָ֠אָםRa.'omH7200them, theyfledוַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּVai.yiv.re.chuH1272and wentוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892at nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588through the gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the two wallsהַחֹמֹתָ֑יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346;and he wentוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out towardדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870theArabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

5But the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםkas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291them and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּ֮tzid.ki.ya.HuH6667in theplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵחוֹ֒ye.re.ChoH3405;and they seizedוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947him and broughtוַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּVai.ya.'a.lu.huH5927him up to Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894atRiblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574,and he passedH1696sentenceH1696on him.

6Then thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894slewוַיִּשְׁחַט֩vai.yish.ChatH7819the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869at Riblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247;the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894also slewשָׁחַ֖טsha.ChatH7819allכָּל־kol-H3605thenoblesחֹרֵ֣יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

7He thenblindedעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5786Zedekiah’sצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869and boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him infettersH5178of bronzeבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178to bringלָבִ֥יאla.Vi'H935him toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

8The Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778alsoburnedשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004and the housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and theybrokeH5422downH5422the wallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9As for the restיֶ֨תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971who were leftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892, thedesertersH5307whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had goneH5307overH5307to him andthe restיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971who remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֑יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604,NebuzaradanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876carriedH1540theminto exileהֶגְלָ֛הheg.LahH1540in Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

10But someוּמִן־u.min-H4480of thepoorestהַדַּלִּ֗יםha.da.LimH1800peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hadH369nothingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH369 H3972,Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876leftH7604behindH7604in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754and fieldsוִֽיגֵבִ֖יםvi.ge.VimH3010at that timeבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

Jeremiah Spared

11Now Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894gaveH6680ordersH6680aboutעַֽל־'al-H5921Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414throughבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“Takeקָחֶ֗נּוּka.Che.nuH3947him andlookוְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ שִׂ֣יםve.'ei.Nei.kha simH5869 H7760afterעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, anddoתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213nothingוְאַל־ מְא֣וּמָהve.'al- me.'U.mahH408 H3972harmfulרָּ֑עRa'H7451to him, but ratherכִּ֗יKiH3588 H518dealעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213with him justH3512as he tellsיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696you.”

13So Nebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainH7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֗יםta.ba.ChimH2876sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971word,along with Nebushazbanוּנְבֽוּשַׁזְבָּן֙u.ne.vu.shaz.BanH5021theRab-sarisH7249,and Nergal-sar-ezerH5371theRab-magH7248,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the leadingH7227officersH7227of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894;

14they even sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩vai.yish.le.ChuH7971andtookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414out of the courtמֵחֲצַ֣רme.cha.TzarH2691of the guardhouseהַמַּטָּרָ֗הha.ma.ta.RahH4307and entrustedוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414him toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227,to takeלְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּle.ho.tzi.'E.huH3318him homeהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.So he stayedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

15Now the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had comeH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414while he wasconfinedעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113in the courtבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardhouseהַמַּטָּרָ֖הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16“Goהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980and speakוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559toEbed-melechH5663the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “BeholdH2009,I am about to bringמֵבִ֨יאme.vi'H935My wordsדְּבָרַ֜יde.va.RaiH1697on thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892for disasterH7463and not forprosperityH2899; and they willtakeH1961placeH1961beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17But I willdeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337you on that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “and you will not be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the menH376whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you dreadיָג֖וֹרya.GorH3016.

18For I will certainlyמַלֵּט֙ma.LetH4422rescueאֲמַלֶּטְךָ֔'a.ma.let.KhaH4422you, and you will not fallתִפֹּ֑לti.PolH5307by the swordוּבַחֶ֖רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719;but you will haveוְהָיְתָ֨הve.ha.ye.TahH1961your ownlifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315as bootyלְשָׁלָ֔לle.sha.LalH7998,becauseH3588you havetrustedבָטַ֥חְתָּva.Tach.taH982in Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.’”

Jerusalem Captured

Jeremiah Spared

Commentaries on Jeremiah 39