Revised Literal Translation
Jeremiah 14:1-16
2Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mournethאָבְלָ֣ה'a.ve.LahH56,and the gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof languishאֻמְלְל֖וּ'um.le.LuH535;they are blackקָדְר֣וּka.de.RuH6937unto the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776;and the cryוְצִוְחַ֥תve.tziv.ChatH6682of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389is gone upעָלָֽתָה׃'a.La.tahH5927.
3And their noblesוְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.'a.Di.rei.HemH117have sentשָׁלְח֥וּsha.le.ChuH7971their little onesצְעִירֵיהֶ֖םtze.'o.rei.hemH6810to the watersלַמָּ֑יִםla.Ma.yimH4325:they cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to the pitsגֵּבִ֞יםge.VimH1360H1356, andfoundמָ֣צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672no waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325;they returnedשָׁ֤בוּSha.vuH7725with their vesselsכְלֵיהֶם֙khe.lei.HemH3627emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387;they were ashamedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954and confoundedוְהָכְלְמ֖וּve.ha.khe.le.MuH3637,and coveredוְחָפ֥וּve.cha.FuH2645their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.
6And the wild donkeysוּפְרָאִים֙u.fe.ra.'ImH6501did standעָמְד֣וּ'a.me.DuH5975in the high placesשְׁפָיִ֔םshe.fa.YimH8205,they snuffed upשָׁאֲפ֥וּsha.'a.FuH7602the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307like dragonsכַּתַּנִּ֑יםka.ta.NimH8577;their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם'ei.nei.HemH5869did failכָּל֥וּka.LuH3615, because there wasno grassעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212.
7O Yhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,though our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Nei.nuH5771testifyעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030against us, doעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213thou itfor thy name’sשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034sake: for our backslidingsמְשׁוּבֹתֵ֖ינוּme.shu.vo.Tei.nuH4878are manyרַבּ֥וּra.BuH7231;we have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398against thee.
8O the hopeמִקְוֵה֙mik.VehH4723of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the saviourמֽוֹשִׁיע֖וֹmo.shi.'OH3467thereof in timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of troubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869,why shouldest thou be as a strangerכְּגֵ֣רke.GerH1616in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and as a wayfaring manוּכְאֹרֵ֖חַu.khe.'o.Re.achH732thatturneth asideנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186to tarry for a nightלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885?
9Why shouldest thou be as a manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376astoniedנִדְהָ֔םnid.HamH1724,as a mighty manכְּגִבּ֖וֹרke.gi.BorH1368thatcannotיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201saveלְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467?yet thou, O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, artin the midstבְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130of us, and we are calledנִקְרָ֖אnik.Ra'H7121by thy nameוְשִׁמְךָ֛ve.shim.KhaH8034;leaveH3240us not.
10Thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068unto this peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,Thus have they lovedאָֽהֲבוּ֙'a.ha.VuH157to wanderלָנ֔וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128,they have not refrainedחָשָׂ֑כוּcha.Sa.khuH2820their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272,Therefore Yhwhוַיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068doth not acceptרָצָ֔םra.TzamH7521them; he will now rememberיִזְכֹּ֣רyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,and visitוְיִפְקֹ֖דve.yif.KodH6485their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.
12When they fastיָצֻ֗מוּya.Tzu.muH6684,I will not hearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085their cryרִנָּתָ֔םri.na.TamH7440;and when they offerיַעֲל֛וּya.'a.LuH5927burnt offeringעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930and an oblationוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503,I will not acceptרֹצָ֑םro.TzamH7521them: but I will consumeמְכַלֶּ֥הme.kha.LehH3615them by the swordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719,and by the famineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,and by the pestilenceוּבַדֶּ֔בֶרu.va.De.verH1698.
13Then saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I, Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069!behold, the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֜יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030sayאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559unto them, Ye shall not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,neither shall ye have famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458;but I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414you assuredאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571peaceשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965in this placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.
14Then Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, The prophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012liesשֶׁ֚קֶרShe.kerH8267in my nameבִּשְׁמִ֔יbish.MiH8034:I sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them not, neither have I commandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them, neither spakeדִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto them: they prophesyמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012unto you a falseשֶׁ֜קֶרShe.kerH8267visionחֲז֨וֹןcha.ZonH2377and divinationוְקֶ֤סֶםve.Ke.semH7081,and a thing of noughtוֶֽאֱלִיל֙ve.'e.lulH434H457,and the deceitוְתַרְמִ֣יתve.tar.mutH8649of their heartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820.
15Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that prophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in my nameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034,and I sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֒she.lach.TimH7971them not, yet they sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719and famineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458shall not be in this landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776;By swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458shall those prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030be consumedיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552.
16And the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971to whom they prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012shall be cast outמֻשְׁלָכִים֩mush.la.KhimH7993in the streetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH6440of the famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and the swordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;and they shall have none to buryמְקַבֵּר֙me.ka.BerH6912themH1992,them, their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,nor their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,nor their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323:for I will pourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210their wickednessרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451upon them.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 14
- 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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