New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 26

Cities of Judah Warned

1In the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbe.re.ShitH7225of the reignמַמְלְכ֛וּתmam.le.KhutH4468ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Standעֲמֹד֮'a.ModH5975in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of the Lord’sיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֞ve.di.bar.TaH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063who havecomeהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935to worshipH2331inthe Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you to speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to them.Do not omitתִּגְרַ֖עtig.Ra'H1639a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697!

3Perhapsאוּלַ֣י'u.LaiH194they will listenיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085and everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376will turnוְיָשֻׁ֕בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from his evilH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, andI will relentוְנִחַמְתִּ֣יve.ni.cham.TiH5162of the disasterH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I am planningחֹשֵׁב֙cho.ShevH2803to inflictלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213on them becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of their deedsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.’

4And you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Ifאִם־'im-H518you do not listenתִשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to Me, towalkלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980in My Lawבְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe.To.ra.TiH8451whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440you,

5to listenלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697ofMy servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have been sendingשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971to you againוְהַשְׁכֵּ֥םve.hash.KemH7925and againוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971,but you have not listenedשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085;

6then I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414thisH2088houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004likeShilohכְּשִׁלֹ֑הke.shi.LohH7887,and I will makeאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thisH2088cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892acurseלִקְלָלָ֔הlik.la.LahH7045to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.”’”

A Plot to Murder Jeremiah

7Thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414speakingמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8Yet when Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615speakingלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680himto speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, thenthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971seizedוַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּvai.yit.pe.SuH8610him, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “You mustמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191!

9Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069have you prophesiedנִבֵּ֨יתָni.Bei.taH5012in the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH2088houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004will be like Shilohכְּשִׁלוֹ֙ke.shi.LoH7887and thisH2088cityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892will bein ruinsתֶּחֱרַ֖בte.che.RavH2717,withoutמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427’?” Andallכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיִּקָּהֵ֧לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414at the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10When theofficialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ׀vai.yish.me.'UH8085theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they cameH5927upH5927from the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּית־mi.beit-H1004to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and satוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427at theentranceבְּפֶ֥תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of the Newהֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ סhe.cha.DashH2319Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068house.

11Then the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030spokeוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Adeathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194sentenceמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941for thisH2088manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376!For he has prophesiedנִבָּא֙ni.Ba'H5012againstH413thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,justH3512asH3512you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085with your own earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241!”

12Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֗נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֞אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstH413thisH2088houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and againstH413thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

13Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then,reformהֵיטִ֤יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870and your deedsוּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611and obeyוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;and the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will relentוְיִנָּחֵ֣םve.yi.na.ChemH5162of the disasterH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has pronouncedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696againstעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921you.

14But as for me, beholdH2009,I am in your handsבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027;doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213with me as is goodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896and rightוְכַיָּשָׁ֖רve.khai.ya.SharH3477in your sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

15Onlyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389knowH3045forH3045certainH3045that ifאִם־'im-H518you putמְמִתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191me toH4191deathH4191,you will bringנֹתְנִ֣יםno.te.NimH5414innocentנָקִ֗יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֣םdamH1818on yourselves, and on thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892and its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427;for trulyבֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to you to speakלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697so that you hearבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241them.”

Jeremiah Is Spared

16Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, “Noאֵין־'ein-H369deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194sentenceמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941for thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manלָאִ֤ישׁla.'IshH376!For he has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to us in the nameבְּשֵׁ֛םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

17ThensomeH376of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776roseH6965upH6965and spokeוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18“Micahמִיכָה֙mi.kha.yahH4318of Moreshethהַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔יha.Mo.rash.TiH4183used to prophesyנִבָּ֔אni.Ba'H5012in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and he spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has saidאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: “Zionצִיּ֞וֹןtzi.YonH6726will be plowedתֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙te.cha.ReshH2790likea fieldשָׂדֶ֤הsa.DehH7704,And Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙vi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389will becomeH1961heapsעִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH5856ofH5856ruinsH5856, And themountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004like thehighלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116placesH1116of a forestיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293.”’

19Did Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063actuallyH4191putהֶהָמֵ֣תhe.ha.MetH4191him toH4191deathהֱ֠מִתֻהוּHe.mi.tu.huH4191? Did he notfearיָרֵ֣אya.Re'H3372the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068and pleadH2470forH2470the favorפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068relentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of the disasterH7463whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had pronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696againstעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them? But we arecommittingעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419evilH7463againstעַל־'al-H5921our own livesנַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ׃naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315!”

20IndeedH1571, there wasalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376whoused to prophesyמִתְנַבֵּא֙mit.na.Be'H5012in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֔הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098fromKiriath-jearimH7157;and he prophesiedוַיִּנָּבֵ֞אvai.yi.na.Ve'H5012againstעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697similar to allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605those of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414.

21When Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Jehoiakimיְ֠הוֹיָקִיםYe.ho.ya.kimH3079and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his warriorsגִּבּוֹרָ֤יוgi.bo.RavH1368and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697, then thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to putהֲמִית֑וֹha.mi.ToH4191him toH4191deathH4191;but Uriahאוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about it,and he wasH3372afraidוַיִּרָ֔אvai.yi.Ra'H3372, so hefledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272and wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22Then Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֛יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971menH376to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֧ן'el.na.TanH494the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּ֛וֹרakh.BorH5907and certainmenH376with him, to Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

23And they broughtוַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318Uriahאוּרִיָּ֜הוּ'u.ri.Ya.huH223from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and ledוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'U.huH935him to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֔יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079, whokilledוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him with a swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993his deadH5038bodyH5038into theburialH6913placeH6913of thecommonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

24But the handיַ֚דyadH3027ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227was with Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, so that he wasnot handedבְיַד־ve.yad-H5414 H3027overH5414to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to putלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ פla.ha.mi.ToH4191him toH4191deathH4191.

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 26