New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 27

The Nations to Submit to Nebuchadnezzar

1In the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbe.re.ShitH7225of the reignמַמְלֶ֛כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467ofZedekiahH6667the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאושִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697cameהָיָ֞הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הyir.me.YahH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559--

2thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to me: “Makeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213for yourselfrestraintsמוֹסֵר֖וֹתmo.se.RotH4147andyokesוּמֹט֑וֹתu.mo.TotH4133and putוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them on your neckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677,

3and sendוְשִׁלַּחְתָּם֩ve.shi.lach.TamH7971word to the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomH112,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,the kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofTyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865,and to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721by the messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397who comeהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

4Orderוְצִוִּיתָ֣ve.tzi.vi.TaH6680them to goto their mastersאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541you shall sayתֹֽאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559to your mastersאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Do.nei.KhemH113:

5‘I have madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,mankindהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120,and the animalsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834are on the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776by My greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחִי֙be.kho.ChiH3581and by My outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרוֹעִ֖יu.viz.ro.'IH2220, and I willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֕יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to the one whoלַאֲשֶׁ֖רla.'a.SherH834isH3474pleasingיָשַׁ֥רya.SharH3474in My sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.

6And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258Ihave handedבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH5414 H3027allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428landsהָאֲרָצ֣וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776overH5414to Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,My servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650,and I have alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571givenH5414him theanimalsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704to serveלְעָבְדֽוֹ׃le.'a.ve.DoH5647him.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471shall serveH5647him and his sonH1121and his grandsonH1121untilעַ֣ד'adH5704the timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256of his own landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776comesבֹּא־bo'-H935; thenmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428willmakeH5647him their servantH5647.

8‘And it will be thatthe nationהַגּ֜וֹיha.GoyH1471or the kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֗הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467whichH834will not serveיַעַבְד֤וּya.'av.DuH5647him, Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and will not putיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414its neckצַוָּאר֔וֹtza.va.RoH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֖לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,I will punishאֶפְקֹ֨ד'ef.KodH6485that nationהַגּ֤וֹיha.GoyH1471with theswordבַּחֶרֶב֩ba.che.RevH2719,with famineוּבָרָעָ֨בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,and with plagueוּבַדֶּ֜בֶרu.va.De.verH1698,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘untilעַד־'ad-H5704I have eliminatedתֻּמִּ֥יtu.MiH8552it by his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

9And as for you,do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֨וּtish.me.'UH8085to your prophetsנְבִיאֵיכֶ֜םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030,your divinersקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֗םko.se.mei.KhemH7080, yourdreamersחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472,your soothsayersעֹֽנְנֵיכֶ֖ם'o.ne.nei.KhemH6049,or your sorcerersכַּשָּׁפֵיכֶ֑םka.sha.fei.KhemH3786whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834talkאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “You will not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.”

10For they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267to you inH4616orderH4616toH4616removeהַרְחִ֤יקhar.ChikH7368you farH7368from your landאַדְמַתְכֶ֔ם'ad.mat.KhemH127;and I will driveוְהִדַּחְתִּ֥יve.hi.dach.TiH5080you awayH5080and you will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּֽם׃va.'a.vad.TemH6.

11But the nationוְהַגּ֗וֹיve.ha.GoyH1471that willbringיָבִ֧יאya.Vi'H935its neckצַוָּאר֛וֹtza.va.RoH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֥לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and serveוַֽעֲבָד֑וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647him, I willletH5117remainוְהִנַּחְתִּ֤יוve.hi.nach.TivH5117on its landאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘and they will cultivateוַֽעֲבָדָ֖הּva.'a.va.DahH5647it and liveוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427in it.’”’”

12I spokeדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935your necksצַוְּארֵיכֶ֜םtza.ve.rei.KhemH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֣לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894and serveוְעִבְד֥וּve.'iv.DuH5647him and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971,and liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421!

13Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should youdieתָמ֙וּתוּ֙ta.Mu.tuH4191,you and your peopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971,by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,and plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙u.va.Da.verH1698,as the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to the nationהַגּ֕וֹיha.GoyH1471that will not serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894?

14Sodo not listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who talkהָאֹמְרִ֤יםha.'o.me.RimH559to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,’for they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267to you;

15forI have not sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “but they areprophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034,soלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616I willdriveהַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.ChiH5080you awayH5080and that you will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.TemH6,you and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you.”

16ThenI spokeדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֩ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and to allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֤יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thevesselsכְלֵ֧יkhe.LeiH3627of the Lord’sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068houseבֵית־veit-H1004will nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258shortlyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120be broughtH7725backמוּשָׁבִ֥יםmu.sha.VimH7725from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לָהmi.ba.Ve.lahH894”;for they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267to you.

17Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֣וּtish.me.'UH8085to them; serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421!Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892becomeתִֽהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961a placeH2723ofH2723ruinsחָרְבָּֽה׃cha.re.BahH2723?

18Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they are prophetsנְבִאִ֣יםne.vi.'ImH5030,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with them, have them nowנָא֙na'H4994pleadH6293withH6293the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635that the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֣ים׀ha.ke.LimH3627which are leftהַנּוֹתָרִ֣יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and the houseוּבֵ֨יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389do not goבֹ֜אוּVo.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ פba.Ve.lahH894.

19For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559concerningאֶל־'el-H413thepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the kettleH4350standsהַמְּכֹנ֑וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,and concerningוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627that are leftהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֥ירba.'IrH5892,

20whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894did not takeלְקָחָ֗םle.ka.ChamH3947when heledH1540intoH1540exileבַּ֠גְלוֹתוֹbag.lo.toH1540Jeconiahיְכֹנְיָ֨הye.kha.ne.YahH3204the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֧יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,from Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the noblesחֹרֵ֥יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389--

21Yesכִּ֣יkiH3588,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559concerningעַל־'al-H5921the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that are leftהַנּֽוֹתָרִים֙ha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and in the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and in Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

22“They will bebroughtיוּבָ֖אוּyu.Va.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶ֥לָהba.Ve.lahH894and will be thereוְשָׁ֣מָּהve.Sha.mahH8033untilעַ֠ד'adH5704thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117I visitפָּקְדִ֤יpa.ke.DiH6485them,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. “Then I willbringוְהַֽעֲלִיתִים֙ve.ha.'a.li.TimH5927thembackH5927and restoreוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725them to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.”’”

The Nations to Submit to Nebuchadnezzar

Commentaries on Jeremiah 27