New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 38:1-6
1Now Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֣הshe.fat.YahH8203the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Mattanמַתָּ֗ןma.TanH4977,Gedaliahוּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pashhurפַּשְׁח֔וּרpash.ChurH6583,JucalH3081thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018, andPashhurוּפַשְׁח֖וּרu.fash.ChurH6583the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֑הmal.ki.YahH4441heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414was speakingמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,
2“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Anyone whostaysהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892will dieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,or by plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698; but anyonewho surrendersוְהַיֹּצֵ֤אve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778will liveH2421and haveוְהָיְתָה־ve.ha.ye.tah-H1961his ownlifeנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315as plunderלְשָׁלָ֖לle.sha.LalH7998,and stayH2421aliveH2421.’
3ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘ThisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892will certainlyH5414behandedבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH5414H3027overH5414to the armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and he will captureוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it.’”
4Then theofficialsהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Pleaseנָא֮na'H4994have thisH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376putי֣וּמַתYu.matH4191toH4191deathH4191,sinceעַל־ כֵּ֡ן'al- kenH3588H5921H3651he isdiscouragingמְרַפֵּ֡אme.ra.Pe'H7503H3027the menהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421who are leftהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים׀ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892andallכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,by speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697like theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428to them; for thisH2088manH376is not seekingדֹרֵ֧שׁdo.ReshH1875the well-beingלְשָׁל֛וֹםle.sha.LomH7965of thisH2088peopleלָעָ֥םla.'AmH5971,but ratherאִם־'im-H3588H518their harmH7463.”
6So they tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414and threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993him into thecisternהַבּ֣וֹר׀ha.BorH953ofMalchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּmal.ki.Ya.huH4441the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834was in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardhouseהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307;and they letH7971Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414downH7971with ropesבַּחֲבָלִ֑יםba.cha.va.LimH2256.Now in the cisternוּבַבּ֤וֹרu.va.BorH953thereH369wasH369noH369waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325but onlymudטִ֔יטTitH2916,and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414sankוַיִּטְבַּ֥עvai.yit.Ba'H2883into the mudבַּטִּֽיט׃ סba.TitH2916.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- 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
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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