New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 8
The Sin and Treachery of Judah
1“At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, “they willbringיוֹצִ֣יאוּve.yo.tzi.'uH3318outH3318the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of the kingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063,the bonesעַצְמוֹת־'atz.mot-H6106of its leadersשָׂרָיו֩sa.RavH8269,the bonesעַצְמ֨וֹתatz.MotH6106of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and the bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵֽי־yo.she.vei-H3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from their gravesמִקִּבְרֵיהֶֽם׃mi.kiv.rei.HemH6913.
2They will spreadוּשְׁטָחוּם֩u.she.ta.ChumH7849them outH7849to the sunלַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121,the moonוְלַיָּרֵ֜חַve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394,and to allוּלְכֹ֣ל׀u.le.KholH3605theheavenlyהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064lightsצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they have lovedאֲהֵב֜וּם'a.he.VumH157,whichוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834they have servedעֲבָדוּם֙'a.va.DumH5647,whichוַֽאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834they have followedהָלְכ֣וּ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔םha.le.Khu 'a.cha.rei.HemH1980H310,whichוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834they have soughtדְּרָשׁ֔וּםde.ra.ShumH1875,and whichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834they have worshipedH2331.They will not be gatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622nor buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912;they will be like dungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127.
3Anddeathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194will be chosenוְנִבְחַ֥רve.niv.CharH977ratherH4480thanH4480lifeH2425by allלְכֹ֗לle.KholH3605the remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִית֙ha.she.'e.RitH7611that remainsהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֔יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604of thisH2088evilהָֽרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940,that remainsהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theplacesהַמְּקֹמ֤וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725to whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have drivenהִדַּחְתִּ֣יםhi.dach.TimH5080them,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.
5Whyמַדּ֨וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,TurnedH7725awayשׁוֹבְבָ֜הsho.VahH7725in continualנִצַּ֑חַתni.Tza.chatH5329apostasyמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878? Theyholdהֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙he.che.Zi.kuH2388onH2388to deceitבַּתַּרְמִ֔יתba.tar.MitH8649, Theyrefuseמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to returnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.
6Ihave listenedהִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּיhik.Shav.tiH7181and heardוָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085,They have spokenיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696whatH3653isH3653not rightH3653;Noאֵ֣ין'einH369oneאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376repentedנִחָם֙ni.ChamH5162of his wickednessH7463,Sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, ‘Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have I doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213?’Everyoneכֻּלֹּ֗הku.LohH3605turnedשָׁ֚בShavH7725to his own courseבִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔םbim.ru.tzo.tamH4794, Like ahorseכְּס֥וּסke.SusH5483chargingשׁוֹטֵ֖ףsho.TefH7857into the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
7Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the storkחֲסִידָ֣הcha.si.DahH2624in the skyבַשָּׁמַ֗יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064Knowsיָֽדְעָה֙ya.de.'AhH3045her seasonsמֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָmo.'a.Dei.haH4150; And theturtledoveוְתֹ֤רve.TorH8449,the swallowוְסִיס֙ve.susH5483,and the craneוְעָג֔וּרve.'a.GurH5693Keepשָׁמְר֖וּsha.me.RuH8104toH8104the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256of theirmigrationבֹּאָ֑נָהbo.'A.nahH935; ButMy peopleוְעַמִּ֕יve.'a.MiH5971do not knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045The judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
8“HowH351can you sayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559, ‘We are wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450,And the Lawוְתוֹרַ֥תve.to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with us’?But beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the lyingלַשֶּׁ֣קֶרla.She.kerH8267penעֵ֖ט'etH5842of the scribesH5613Has madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213itinto a lieשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267.
9The wiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450areputהֹבִ֣ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954toH954shameH954,They are dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and caughtוַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּvai.yi.la.Khe.duH3920;Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, they haverejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988the wordבִדְבַר־vid.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,So whatמֶ֖הmehH4100kind ofwisdomוְחָכְמַֽת־ve.cha.khe.mat-H2451do they have?
10Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651I willgiveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֜םne.shei.HemH802to othersלַאֲחֵרִ֗יםla.'a.che.RimH312,Their fieldsשְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙se.do.tei.HemH7704to newownersלְי֣וֹרְשִׁ֔יםle.Yor.ShimH3423;Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588from the leastמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996even to the greatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419Everyoneכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605isgreedyבֹּצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214for gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215;From the prophetמִנָּבִיא֙mi.na.Vi'H5030even to the priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548,Everyoneכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605practicesעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213deceitשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.
11They havehealedוַיְרַפּ֞וּvay.ra.PuH7495the brokennessשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971superficiallyעַל־ נְקַלָּ֔ה'al- ne.ka.LahH5921H7043,Sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, ‘Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,’But thereH369isH369noH369peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
12WereH954theyashamedH954becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588of the abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441they had doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?They wereH954not ashamedH954atH1571allH954H1571,And they did not knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045how to be ashamedוְהִכָּלֵם֙ve.hi.ka.LemH3637;Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651they willfallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307among those who fallבַנֹּפְלִ֗יםva.no.fe.LimH5307; At thetimeבְּעֵ֧תbe.'EtH6256of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֛םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they will collapseיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,”Saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
13“I willcertainlyH5486snatchH5486them awayH5486,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “ThereH369willH369beH369noH369grapesעֲנָבִ֨ים'a.na.VimH6025on the vineבַּגֶּ֜פֶןba.Ge.fenH1612AndnoH369figsתְּאֵנִ֣יםte.'e.NimH8384on the figבַּתְּאֵנָ֗הba.te.'e.NahH8384treeH8384,And the leafוְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ve.he.'a.LehH5929will witherנָבֵ֔לna.VelH5034;And what I have givenוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them will passיַעַבְרֽוּם׃ya.'av.RumH5674awayH5674.”’”
14Whyעַל־ מָה֙'al- mahH5921H4100are we sittingיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427still?Assembleהֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and let’sgoוְנָב֛וֹאve.na.Vo'H935into the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892And perishוְנִדְּמָה־ve.ni.de.mah-H1826thereשָּׁ֑םShamH8033,For the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has doomedהֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ha.di.Ma.nuH1826usAnd givenH8248uspoisonedרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325toH8248drinkוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuH8248,BecauseH3588we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
16FromDanמִדָּ֤ןmi.DanH1835there is heardנִשְׁמַע֙nish.Ma'H8085the snortingנַחְרַ֣תnach.RatH5170of his horsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483;At the soundמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963of the neighingמִצְהֲל֣וֹתmitz.ha.LotH4684of hisstallionsאַבִּירָ֔יו'a.bi.RavH47The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakesרָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.ShahH7493;For they comeוַיָּב֗וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935anddevourוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776and its fullnessוּמְלוֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393,The cityעִ֖יר'irH5892and its inhabitantsוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427.
17“For beholdH2009, I amsendingמְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.achH7971serpentsנְחָשִׁים֙ne.cha.ShimH5175among you,Vipersצִפְעֹנִ֔יםtzif.'o.NimH6848for whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thereH369isH369noH369charmלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908;And they will biteוְנִשְּׁכ֥וּve.ni.she.KhuH5391you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
19Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,listenק֞וֹלKolH6963!The cryשַֽׁוְעַ֣תshav.'AtH7775of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971from adistantמַרְחַקִּ֔יםmar.cha.KimH4801landמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776: “Is the Lordהַֽיהוָה֙ha.Yah.wehH3068not in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726?Is her Kingמַלְכָּ֖הּmal.KahH4428not within her?” “Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have theyprovokedהִכְעִס֛וּנִיhikh.'i.Su.niH3707Me with their carvedH6456imagesH6456,with foreignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236idolsבְּהַבְלֵ֥יbe.hav.LeiH1892?”
22IsH369thereH369noH369balmהַצֳרִי֙ha.tzo.RiH6875in Gileadבְּגִלְעָ֔דbe.gil.'AdH1568?IsH369thereH369noH369physicianרֹפֵ֖אro.Fe'H7495thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033?Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069thenכִּ֗יKiH3588has not thehealthאֲרֻכַ֖ת'a.ru.KhatH724of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971been restoredעָֽלְתָ֔ה'al.TahH5927?
Commentaries on Jeremiah 8
- 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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