New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 16

Distresses Foretold

1The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068also cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“You shall not take a wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802for yourself norH3808haveיִהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121or daughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.”

3For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559concerningH5921the sonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121and daughtersהַבָּנ֔וֹתha.ba.NotH1323bornהַיִּלּוֹדִ֖יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209in thisH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and concerningH5921theirmothersאִמֹּתָ֞ם'i.mo.TamH517who giveH3205birthH3205to them, and theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1who fatherH3205them inH3205thisH2088landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776:

4“They willdieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191of deadlyמְמוֹתֵ֨יme.mo.TeiH4463diseasesתַחֲלֻאִ֜יםta.cha.lu.'ImH8463, theywill not be mournedיִסָּֽפְדוּ֙yi.sa.fe.DuH5594or buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912; they will be likedungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828on the surfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127.And they will perishיִכְל֔וּyikh.LuH3615by swordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458,and their deadH5038bodiesH5038will becomeH1961foodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for thebirdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and for the animalsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.”

5For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Do not enterתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935a houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmourningמַרְזֵ֔חַmar.Ze.achH4798,or goתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980to mournלִסְפּ֔וֹדlis.PodH5594or to consoleתָּנֹ֖דta.NodH5110them; for I havewithdrawnאָסַ֨פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiH622My peaceשְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.MiH7965from thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-H5971,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “and Myfavorהַחֶ֖סֶדha.Che.sedH2617and compassionהָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃Ha.ra.cha.MimH7356.

6Bothgreatגְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419peopleH1419and smallוּקְטַנִּ֛יםu.ke.ta.NimH6996will dieוּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuH4191in thisH2088landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;they will not be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912, peoplewill not mournיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for them, norH3808will anyonemakeH1413cutsיִתְגֹּדַ֔דyit.go.DadH1413on himself or have his headH7139shavedH7139for them.

7People will notbreakיִפְרְס֥וּyif.re.SuH6536breadin mourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60for them, to comfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162anyone for the deadמֵ֑תMetH4191,norH3808giveיַשְׁק֤וּyash.KuH8248them a cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of consolationתַּנְחוּמִ֔יםtan.chu.MimH8575toH8248drinkH8248for anyone’s fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1or motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

8Moreover, you shallnot goתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935into a houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960to sitלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with them to eatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.TotH8354.”

9For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going toeliminateמַשְׁבִּ֜יתmash.BitH7673from thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869and in your timeוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םu.vi.mei.KhemH3117,the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of rejoicingשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of joyשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the groomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּֽה׃ka.LahH3618.

10“Now it will happenוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961that, whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you tellתַגִּיד֙ta.GidH5046thisH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they will sayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559to you, ‘ForH5921whatH4100reasonH5921 H4100has the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068declaredדִבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419disasterH7463againstH5921us? And whatH4100is our wrongdoingעֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771,or whatH4100is our sinחַטָּאתֵ֔נוּcha.ta.Te.nuH2403that we have committedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?’

11Then you are to sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘It isbecauseעַל֩ אֲשֶׁר־'al 'a.Sher-H5921 H834your forefathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1have abandonedעָזְב֨וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Me,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘and have followedוַיֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙vai.ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647and worshipedH2331them; but they have abandonedעָזָ֔בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800Me and have not keptשָׁמָֽרוּ׃sha.Ma.ruH8104My Lawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451.

12You too have doneלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilH7451, evenmoreH4480thanH4480your forefathersמֵאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םme.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;for beholdH2009,eachH376oneH376of you is followingהֹלְכִ֗ים אַֽחֲרֵי֙ho.le.Khim 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310thestubbornnessשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of his ownevilH7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820,withoutלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115listeningשְׁמֹ֥עַshe.Mo.a'H8085to Me.

13So I willhurlוְהֵטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904you offH4480 H5921thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776to thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834you have not knownיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045, neitheryou norלֹ֣אlo'H3808your fathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;and thereשָׁ֞םshamH8033you willserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,becauseאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I will showאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414you noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808compassionחֲנִינָֽה׃ סcha.ni.NahH2594.’

God Will Restore Them

14“Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “when it will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerעוֹד֙'OdH5750be saidיֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.MerH559, ‘As the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834broughtH5927upH5927the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,’

15but, ‘As the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtH5927upH5927the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828and from allוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605the landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁ֑מָּה'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033He had banishedהִדִּיחָ֖םhi.di.ChamH5080them.’ For I will restoreוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725them to their own landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סla.'a.vo.TamH1.

16“BeholdH2009,I am going to sendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971for manyרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227fishermenH1728,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “and they will fishוְדִיג֑וּםve.di.GumH1770for them; and afterwardוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651I will sendאֶשְׁלַח֙'esh.LachH7971for manyלְרַבִּ֣יםle.ra.BimH7227huntersצַיָּדִ֔יםtzai.ya.DimH6719, and they willhuntוְצָד֞וּםve.tza.DumH6679themfrom everyכָּל־kol-H3605mountainהַר֙harH2022and everyכָּל־kol-H3605hillגִּבְעָ֔הgiv.'AhH1389and from the cleftsוּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖יu.mi.ne.ki.KeiH5357of the rocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553.

17For My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869are on allכָּל־kol-H3605their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶ֔םdar.khei.HemH1870;they are not hiddenנִסְתְּר֖וּnis.te.RuH5641from My faceמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440,norH3808is their wrongdoingעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771concealedנִצְפַּ֥ןnitz.PanH6845from My eyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869.

18I will firstרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הri.sho.NahH7223repayוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣יve.shi.lam.TiH7999themdoubleמִשְׁנֵ֤הmish.NehH4932for their wrongdoingעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771and their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֔םve.cha.ta.TamH2403,becauseעַ֖ל'alH5921they havedefiledחַלְּלָ֣םcha.le.LamH2490My landאַרְצִ֑י'ar.TziH776;they have filledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִֽי׃ סna.cha.la.TiH5159with the carcassesבְּנִבְלַ֤תbe.niv.LatH5038of theirdetestableשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251idolsH8251and their abominationsוְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םve.to.'a.Vo.tei.HemH8441.”

19Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, mystrengthעֻזִּ֧י'u.ZiH5797and my strongholdוּמָעֻזִּ֛יu.ma.'u.ZiH4581, And myrefugeוּמְנוּסִ֖יu.me.nu.SiH4498in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869, To You thenationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471will comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935From the endsמֵֽאַפְסֵי־me.'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776and sayוְיֹאמְר֗וּve.yo.me.RuH559, “Our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have inheritedנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157nothingH389butH389falsehoodשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267,Futilityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892, andthings of noוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369benefitמוֹעִֽיל׃mo.'IlH3276.”

20Can a personאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120makeהֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ha.ya.'a.seh-H6213godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430for himself? But they arenot godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430!

21“Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651beholdH2009,I am going to make them knowמֽוֹדִיעָ֔םmo.di.'AmH3045--ThisH2088timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471I willmake them knowאוֹדִיעֵ֥ם'o.di.'EmH3045Mypowerיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027and My mightגְּבֽוּרָתִ֑יge.vu.ra.TiH1369; And they willknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that My nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034is the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

Distresses Foretold

God Will Restore Them

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16