New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 6

Destruction of Jerusalem Impending

1“FleeH5756for safetyH5756,O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִניָמִ֗ןvi.n.ya.MinH1144,From the midstמִקֶּ֙רֶב֙mi.Ke.revH7130of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389!Now blowתִּקְע֣וּtik.'UH8628a trumpetשׁוֹפָ֔רsho.FarH7782in Tekoaוּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙u.vit.Ko.a'H8620And raiseשְׂא֣וּse.'UH5375a signalמַשְׂאֵ֑תmas.'EtH4864overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Beth-hacceremH1021;For evilH7463looksH8259downנִשְׁקְפָ֥הnish.ke.FahH8259from thenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,And a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

2The comelyהַנָּוָה֙ha.na.VahH5000anddaintyוְהַמְּעֻנָּגָ֔הve.ha.me.'u.na.GahH6026one,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726,I will cutH1820offH1820.

3Shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462and their flocksוְעֶדְרֵיהֶ֑םve.'ed.rei.HemH5739will comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to her, They willpitchתָּקְע֨וּta.ke.'UH8628theirtentsאֹהָלִים֙'o.ha.LimH168aroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439her,They will pastureרָע֖וּra.'UH7462eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376in hisplaceיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027.

4Prepareקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421againstעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921her;Ariseק֖וּמוּKu.muH6965, and let usattackוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927atnoonבַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188to us, for the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117declinesפָנָ֣הfa.NahH6437,For the shadowsH6738of the eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153lengthenיִנָּט֖וּyi.na.TuH5186!

5Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965, and let usattackוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927by nightבַלָּ֔יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915Anddestroyוְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָהve.nash.Chi.tahH7843herpalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759!”

6For thusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Cutכִּרְת֣וּkir.TuH3772downH3772her treesעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6097And castH8210up asiegeH8210againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Thisהִ֚יאhi'H1931is the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892to be punishedהָפְקַ֔דha.fe.KadH6485,In whose midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130there is onlyכֻּלָּ֖הּku.LahH3605oppressionעֹ֥שֶׁק'O.shekH6233.

7As a wellH953keepsH7174its watersמֵימֶ֔יהָmei.Mei.haH4325freshH7174,Soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651shekeepsH7174freshH7174her wickednessH7463.Violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555and destructionוָ֠שֹׁדVa.shodH7701are heardיִשָּׁ֨מַעyi.Sha.ma'H8085in her;Sicknessחֳלִ֥יcho.LiH2483and woundsוּמַכָּֽה׃u.ma.KahH4347are everתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548beforeעַל־ פָּנַ֛י'al- pa.NaiH5921 H6440Me.

8Be warnedהִוָּסְרִי֙hi.va.se.RiH3256,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,OrH6435I shall be alienatedתֵּקַ֥עte.Ka'H3363from you,And makeאֲשִׂימֵ֣ךְ'a.si.MekhH7760you a desolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,A landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776not inhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבָה׃ פno.Sha.vahH3427.”

9Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהֹוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “They willthoroughlyעוֹלֵ֛לo.LelH5953gleanיְעוֹלְל֥וּye.'o.LuH5953as the vineכַגֶּ֖פֶןkha.Ge.fenH1612theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;PassH7725your handיָדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027againH7725like a grape gathererכְּבוֹצֵ֖רke.vo.TzerH1219Overעַל־'al-H5921the branchesסַלְסִלּֽוֹת׃sal.si.LotH5552.”

10To whomמִ֨יmiH4310shall I speakאֲדַבְּרָ֤ה'a.da.be.RahH1696and giveH5749warningוְאָעִ֙ידָה֙ve.'a.'I.dahH5749That they may hearוְיִשְׁמָ֔עוּve.yish.Ma.'uH8085?Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, theirearsאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241areclosedעֲרֵלָ֣ה'a.re.LahH6189And they cannotוְלֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּve.Lo' yu.khe.LuH3201 H3808listenלְהַקְשִׁ֑יבle.hak.ShivH7181.Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961a reproachלְחֶרְפָּ֖הle.cher.PahH2781to them;They haveH2654noלֹ֥אlo'H3808delightיַחְפְּצוּ־yach.pe.tzu-H2654in it.

11But I amfullמָלֵ֙אתִי֙ma.Le.tiH4390of the wrathחֲמַ֨תcha.MatH2534of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068; I amwearyנִלְאֵ֣יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811with holdingהָכִ֔ילha.KhilH3557it in. “Pourשְׁפֹ֤ךְshe.FokhH8210itout on the childrenעוֹלָל֙o.LalH5768in the streetבַּח֔וּץba.ChutzH2351And on thegatheringס֥וֹדSodH5475of youngבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH970togetherH3164;For bothגַם־gam-H1571husbandאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376and wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802shall be takenיִלָּכֵ֔דוּyi.la.Khe.duH3920,The agedזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205and the veryH4392 H3117oldH4392 H3117.

12Theirhousesבָֽתֵּיהֶם֙va.tei.HemH1004shall be turnedוְנָסַ֤בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437overH5437to othersלַאֲחֵרִ֔יםla.'a.che.RimH312,Their fieldsשָׂד֥וֹתsa.DotH7704and their wivesוְנָשִׁ֖יםve.na.ShimH802togetherH3164; For I willstretchאַטֶּ֧ה'a.TehH5186out My handיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027Againstעַל־'al-H5921the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13“Forfrom the leastמִקְּטַנָּם֙mi.ke.ta.NamH6996of them even to the greatestגְּדוֹלָ֔םge.do.LamH1419of them,Everyoneכֻּלּ֖וֹku.LoH3605isgreedyבּוֹצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214for gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215,And from the prophetוּמִנָּבִיא֙u.mi.na.Vi'H5030even to the priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548Everyoneכֻּלּ֖וֹku.LoH3605dealsעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213falselyשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

14They havehealedוַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּvay.ra.pe.'UH7495the brokennessשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667of My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971superficiallyנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,Sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, ‘Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,’But thereH369is noH369peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

15Were theyashamedהֹבִ֕ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588of the abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441they have doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?They were not evenגַּם־gam-H1571ashamedבּ֣וֹשׁBo.oshH954at allיֵב֗וֹשׁוּye.Vo.o.shuH954;They did not evenגַּם־gam-H1571knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045how to blushהַכְלִים֙hakh.LimH3637.Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651they shall fallיִפְּל֧וּyi.pe.LuH5307among those who fallבַנֹּפְלִ֛יםva.no.fe.LimH5307;At the timeבְּעֵת־be.'et-H6256that I punishפְּקַדְתִּ֥יםpe.kad.TimH6485them,They shall be castH3782downH3782,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

16Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, “Standעִמְדוּ֩'im.DuH5975by the waysדְּרָכִ֨יםde.ra.KhimH1870and seeוּרְא֜וּu.re.'UH7200and askוְשַׁאֲל֣וּ׀ve.sha.'a.LuH7592for theancientעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769pathsלִנְתִב֣וֹתlin.ti.VotH5410,Whereאֵי־'ei-H335the goodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896wayדֶ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870is, and walkוּלְכוּ־u.le.khu-H1980in it; Andyou will findוּמִצְא֥וּu.mitz.'UH4672restמַרְגּ֖וֹעַmar.Go.a'H4771for your soulsלְנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םle.naf.she.KhemH5315.But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘We will not walkנֵלֵֽךְ׃ne.LekhH1980in it.’

17And I setוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965watchmenצֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimH6822overעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921you, saying, ‘Listenהַקְשִׁ֖יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181to the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782!’But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘We will not listenנַקְשִֽׁיב׃nak.ShivH7181.’

18Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085,O nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,And knowוּדְעִ֥יu.de.'IH3045,O congregationעֵדָ֖ה'e.DahH5712,whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is among them.

19Hearשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8085,O earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I am bringingמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935disasterH7463on thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971, Thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of theirplansמַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑םmach.she.vo.TamH4284,Becauseכִּ֤י עַל־ki 'al-H3588 H5921they have not listenedהִקְשִׁ֔יבוּhik.Shi.vuH7181to My wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697,And as for My lawוְתוֹרָתִ֖יve.to.ra.TiH8451, they haverejectedוַיִּמְאֲסוּ־vai.yim.'a.su-H3988it also.

20For whatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100purposeזֶּ֨הzehH2088doesfrankincenseלְבוֹנָה֙le.vo.NahH3828comeתָב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935to Me from Shebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'H7614And thesweetהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896caneוְקָנֶ֥הve.ka.NehH7070from a distantמֶרְחָ֑קmer.ChakH4801landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776?Your burntעֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙o.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH5930are not acceptableלְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522And your sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077are not pleasingעָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH6149to Me.”

21Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “BeholdH2009, I amlayingנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414stumblingH4383blocksH4383beforeאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.And they will stumbleוְכָ֣שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782against them,Fathersאָב֨וֹת'a.VotH1and sonsוּבָנִ֥יםu.va.NimH1121togetherH3164;Neighborשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934andfriendוְרֵע֖וֹve.re.'OH7453will perishוְאָבָֽדוּ׃ פve.'a.Ba.duH6.”

The Enemy from the North

22Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,a peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971is comingבָּ֖אba'H935from the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,And a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471will be arousedיֵע֖וֹרye.'orH5782from theremoteH3411partsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

23They seizeיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and spearוְכִיד֞וֹןve.khi.DonH3591; They arecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394and haveH7355noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808mercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355;Their voiceקוֹלָם֙ko.LamH6963roarsיֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.MehH1993like the seaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,And they rideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392on horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,Arrayedעָר֗וּךְ'a.RukhH6186as a manכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376for the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421AgainstH5921you, O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726!”

24We haveheardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the reportשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089of it;Our handsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027are limpרָפ֣וּra.FuH7503.Anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869has seizedהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhe.che.zi.Kat.nuH2388us,Painחִ֖ילchilH2427as of a woman in childbirthכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.

25Do not goתֵּֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'iH3318out into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704Anddo not walkתֵּלֵ֑כוּte.le.khiH1980on the roadוּבַדֶּ֖רֶךְu.va.De.rekhH1870,For the enemyH340has a swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719,Terrorמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032is on everyH5439sideH5439.

26O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971,putחִגְרִי־chig.ri-H2296on sackclothשָׂק֙sakH8242Androllוְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣יve.hit.pa.le.ShiH6428in ashesבָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665;Mournאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60as for an onlyיָחִיד֙ya.ChidH3173sonH3173,A lamentationמִסְפַּ֖דmis.PadH4553mostH8563bitterH8563.For suddenlyפִתְאֹ֔םfit.'OmH6597the destroyerהַשֹּׁדֵ֖דha.sho.DedH7703Will comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935upon us.

27“I havemadeנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you an assayerבָּח֛וֹןba.ChonH969anda testerמִבְצָ֑רmiv.TzarH4013among My peopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971,That you may knowוְתֵדַ֕עve.te.Da'H3045and assayוּבָחַנְתָּ֖u.va.chan.TaH974their wayדַּרְכָּֽם׃dar.KamH1870.”

28Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of them are stubbornlyH5637rebelliousH5637,Goingהֹלְכֵ֥יho.le.KheiH1980about as a talebearerרָכִ֖ילra.KhilH7400. They arebronzeנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270;They, allכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605of them, are corruptמַשְׁחִיתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843.

29The bellowsמַפֻּ֔חַma.Pu.achH4647blowH2787fiercelyH2787,The leadעֹפָ֑רֶת'o.Fa.retH5777is consumedH8552by the fireH800;In vainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723the refiningצָרַ֣ףtza.RafH6884goesצָר֔וֹףtza.RofH6884on, But thewickedוְרָעִ֖יםve.ra.'ImH7451are notseparatedנִתָּֽקוּ׃ni.Ta.kuH5423.

30They callקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121them rejectedנִמְאָ֔סnim.'AsH3988silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has rejectedמָאַ֥סma.'AsH3988them.

Destruction of Jerusalem Impending

The Enemy from the North

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6