New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 7
Message at the Temple Gate
2“Standעֲמֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975in the gateבְּשַׁ֙עַר֙be.Sha.'arH8179of the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and proclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121thereשָּׁ֔םShamH8033thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605you of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,who enterהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935by theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068!’”
3Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Amendהֵיטִ֥יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your deedsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םu.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and I will let you dwellוַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣הva.'a.sha.ke.NahH7931in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.
4Do not trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiv.te.ChuH982in deceptiveהַשֶּׁ֖קֶרha.She.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Thisהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992is the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.’
5Forifאִם־'im-H518you trulyהֵיטֵיב֙hei.TeivH3190amendתֵּיטִ֔יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,ifאִם־'im-H518you trulyעָשׂ֤וֹa.SoH6213practiceתַֽעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941betweenH996a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and his neighborרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453,
6ifyou do not oppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231the alienגֵּ֣רgerH1616, theorphanיָת֤וֹםya.TomH3490,or the widowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490,and do not shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,norH3808walkתֵלְכ֖וּte.le.KhuH1980afterוְאַחֲרֵ֨יve.'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430to your own ruinלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451,
7then I will let youdwellוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.shi.kan.TiH7931in thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776that I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1foreverלְמִן־ עוֹלָ֖םle.min- o.LamH4480H5769and everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.
9Will you stealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀ha.ga.NoH1589,murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙ra.Tzo.achH7523,and commitוְֽנָאֹ֔ףve.na.'OfH5003adulteryH5003and swearוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַve.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267, andofferH6999sacrificesH6999to Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168and walkוְהָלֹ֗ךְve.ha.LokhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430that you have not knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045,
10thencomeוּבָאתֶ֞םu.va.TemH935and standוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mad.TemH5975beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440Me inthisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088houseבַּבַּ֤יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is calledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by My nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘We are deliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּni.Tzal.nuH5337!’--that you may doעֲשׂ֔וֹתa.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441?
11Hasthisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is calledנִקְרָֽא־nik.ra'-H7121by My nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961adenהַמְעָרַ֣תham.'a.RatH4631of robbersפָּרִצִ֗יםpa.ri.TzimH6530in your sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869?Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I, evenגַּ֧םgamH1571I, have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200it,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
12“But goלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֗אNa'H4994to My placeמְקוֹמִי֙me.ko.MiH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was inShilohבְּשִׁיל֔וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher shamH834H8033Imade My nameשְׁמִ֛יshe.MiH8034dwellשִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיshi.Kan.tiH7931at the firstבָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223, andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to it becauseמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440of the wickednessH7463of My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
13And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,becauseיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282you have doneעֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛ם'a.sot.KhemH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַמַּֽעֲשִׂ֥יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “and I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֨רva.'a.da.BerH1696to you,risingH7925up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925andspeakingוְדַבֵּר֙ve.da.BerH1696,but you did not hearשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085, and Icalledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121you but you did not answerעֲנִיתֶֽם׃'a.ni.TemH6030,
14therefore, I will doוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213to thehouseלַבַּ֣יִת׀la.Ba.yitH1004whichH834is calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by My nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,in whichH834you trustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982,and to the placeוְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹםve.La.ma.KomH4725whichH834I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you and your fathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, as Ididעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to Shilohלְשִׁלֽוֹ׃le.shi.LoH7887.
16“As for you,do not prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀tit.pa.LelH6419for thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,and do not liftתִּשָּׂ֧אti.Sa'H5375up cryרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440or prayerוּתְפִלָּ֖הu.te.fi.LahH8605for them, and do not intercedeתִּפְגַּע־tif.ga'-H6293with Me; for I do not hearשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085you.
18Thechildrenהַבָּנִ֞יםha.ba.NimH1121gatherמְלַקְּטִ֣יםme.la.ke.TimH3950woodעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086,and the fathersוְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ve.ha.'a.VotH1kindleמְבַעֲרִ֣יםme.va.'a.RimH1197the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802kneadלָשׁ֣וֹתla.ShotH3888doughבָּצֵ֑קba.TzekH1217to makeלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213cakesכַּוָּנִ֜יםka.va.NimH3561for the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and theypourוְהַסֵּ֤ךְve.ha.SekhH5258out drinkנְסָכִים֙ne.sa.KhimH5262offeringsH5262to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430in orderלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616tospiteהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃hakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me.
20Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, Myangerאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639and My wrathוַֽחֲמָתִי֙va.cha.ma.TiH2534will be pouredנִתֶּ֙כֶת֙ni.Te.khetH5413out on thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,on manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120and on beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929and on thetreesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704and on the fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;and it will burnוּבָעֲרָ֖הu.va.'a.RahH1197and not be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ סtikh.BehH3518.”
21Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Addסְפ֥וּse.FuH3254yourburntעֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH5930to your sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םziv.chei.KhemH2077andeatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398fleshבָשָֽׂר׃va.SarH1320.
22For I did notspeakדִבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,or commandצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them in the dayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that I broughtהוֹצִיאִ֥יho.tzi'H3318them out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,concerningעַל־ דִּבְרֵ֥י'al- div.ReiH5921H1697burntעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930offeringsH5930and sacrificesוָזָֽבַח׃va.Za.vachH2077.
23But thisהַ֠זֶּהHa.zehH2088iswhatהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697I commandedצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, ‘Obeyשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085My voiceבְקוֹלִ֔יve.ko.LiH6963, andI will be your Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,and you will be My peopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971;and you will walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I commandאֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehH6680you, that it maybe wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190with you.’
24Yet theydid not obeyשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085or inclineהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241,but walkedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980in their owncounselsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156andin the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of their evilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820, andwentוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961backwardלְאָח֖וֹרle.'a.ChorH268and not forwardלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440.
25Sinceלְמִן־le.min-H4480the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1cameיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, I havesentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971you allכָּל־kol-H3605My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,dailyי֖וֹםYomH3117risingהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925earlyH7925and sendingוְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃ve.sha.Lo.achH7971them.
27“You shallspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697to them, but they will not listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to you; and you shall callוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121to them, but they willnot answerיַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ya.'a.Nu.khahH6030you.
28You shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is the nationהַגּוֹי֙ha.goyH1471thatdid not obeyשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430or acceptלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148;truthהָֽאֱמוּנָ֔הha.'e.mu.NahH530has perishedאָֽבְדָה֙'a.ve.DahH6and has been cutוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from their mouthמִפִּיהֶֽם׃ סmi.pi.HemH6310.
29Cutגָּזִּ֤יga.ZiH1494offH1494your hairנִזְרֵךְ֙niz.reKhH5145and castH7993itawayוְֽהַשְׁלִ֔יכִיve.hash.Li.khiH7993, Andtakeוּשְׂאִ֥יu.se.'IH5375up a lamentationקִינָ֑הki.NahH7015on the bareשְׁפָיִ֖םshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205;For the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hasrejectedמָאַ֣סma.'AsH3988and forsakenוַיִּטֹּ֖שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203The generationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755of His wrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.’
30For the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063have doneעָשׂ֨וּ'a.SuH6213that whichH7451is evilH7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,”declaresנְאֻום־ne.'u.vm-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “they havesetשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760their detestableשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶ֗םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251thingsH8251in the houseבַּבַּ֛יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is calledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by My nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,to defileלְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃le.ta.me.'OH2930it.
31They havebuiltוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129the highבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116of Tophethהַתֹּ֗פֶתha.To.fetH8612,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is in the valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011, toburnלִשְׂרֹ֛ףlis.RofH8313their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323in the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Idid not commandצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680,and it did not comeעָלְתָ֖ה'al.TahH5927into Mymindלִבִּֽי׃ סli.BiH3820.
32“Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “when it will noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֤וֹדodH5750be calledיֵאָמֵ֨רye.'a.MerH559Tophethהַתֹּ֙פֶת֙ha.To.fetH8612,or the valleyוְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'H1516of the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011,but the valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of the Slaughterהַהֲרֵגָ֑הha.ha.re.GahH2028; for they willburyוְקָבְר֥וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912in Tophethבְתֹ֖פֶתve.To.fetH8612becauseH4480thereH369is noH369otherplaceמָקֽוֹם׃ma.KomH4725.
33ThedeadH5038bodiesH5038of thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971will be foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and for the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and noH369oneH369will frightenמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729them away.
34Then I will make toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֣י׀ve.hish.ba.TiH7673from the citiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and from the streetsוּמֵֽחֻצוֹת֙u.me.chu.tzOtH2351of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of joyשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the bridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618; for thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will becomeתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961a ruinלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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