Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 46

1The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068which came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030against the Gentilesהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471;

2Against Egyptלְמִצְרַ֗יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,against the armyחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of Pharaoh–nechoH6549kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,which was by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֖תpe.RatH6578in Carchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751,which Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894smoteהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221in the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

3Orderעִרְכ֤וּ'ir.KhuH6186ye the bucklerמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043and shieldוְצִנָּ֔הve.tzi.NahH6793,and draw nearוּגְשׁ֖וּu.ge.ShuH5066to battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4Harnessאִסְר֣וּ'is.RuH631the horsesהַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.SimH5483;and get upוַֽעֲלוּ֙va.'a.LuH5927,ye horsemenהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571,and stand forthוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320with yourhelmetsבְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑יםbe.Khoa.'ImH3553;furbishמִרְקוּ֙mir.KuH4838the spearsהָֽרְמָחִ֔יםha.re.ma.ChimH7420, andput onלִבְשׁ֖וּliv.ShuH3847the brigandinesהַסִּרְיֹנֹֽת׃ha.sir.yo.NotH5630.

5Wherefore have I seenרָאִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200them dismayedחַתִּים֮cha.TimH2844andturnedנְסֹגִ֣יםne.so.GimH5472away backאָחוֹר֒'a.chOrH268?and their mighty onesוְגִבּוֹרֵיהֶ֣םve.gi.bo.rei.HemH1368are beaten downיֻכַּ֔תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807,and are fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127apaceוּמָנ֥וֹסu.ma.NosH4498,and look not backהִפְנ֑וּhif.NuH6437: forfearמָג֥וֹרma.GorH4032wasround aboutמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Let not the swiftהַקַּ֔לha.KalH7031flee awayיָנ֣וּסya.NusH5127,nor the mighty manהַגִּבּ֑וֹרha.gi.BorH1368escapeיִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.LetH4422;they shall stumbleכָּשְׁל֖וּka.she.LuH3782,and fallוְנָפָֽלוּ׃ve.na.Fa.luH5307toward the northצָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza.Fo.nahH6828byיַ֣דyadH3027the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578.

7Who is this thatcometh upיַֽעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927as a floodכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975,whose watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325are movedיִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּyit.ga.'a.ShuH1607as the riversכַּנְּהָר֕וֹתka.ne.ha.RotH5104?

8Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714riseth upיַֽעֲלֶ֔הya.'a.LehH5927like a floodכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975, and hiswatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325are movedיִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּyit.Go.'a.shuH1607like the riversוְכַנְּהָר֖וֹתve.kha.ne.ha.RotH5104;and he saithוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will go upאַֽעֲלֶה֙'a.'a.LehH5927, andwill coverאֲכַסֶּה־'a.kha.seh-H3680the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776;I will destroyאֹבִ֥ידָה'o.Vi.dahH6the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892and the inhabitantsוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427thereof.

9Come upעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927,ye horsesהַסּוּסִים֙ha.su.SimH5483;and rageוְהִתְהֹלְל֣וּve.hit.ho.le.LuH1984,ye chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393;and let the mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368come forthוְיֵצְא֖וּve.ye.tze.'UH3318;the Ethiopiansכּ֤וּשׁkushH3568and the Libyansוּפוּט֙u.FutH6316,that handleתֹּפְשֵׂ֣יto.fe.SeiH8610the shieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043;and the Lydiansוְלוּדִ֕יםve.lu.DimH3866,that handleתֹּפְשֵׂ֖יto.fe.SeiH8610andbendדֹּ֥רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869the bowקָֽשֶׁת׃Ka.shetH7198.

10For this isthe dayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117of the Lordלַאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֣הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,a dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of vengeanceנְקָמָה֙ne.ka.MahH5360,that he may avengeלְהִנָּקֵ֣םle.hi.na.KemH5358him of his adversariesמִצָּרָ֔יוmi.tza.RavH6862:and the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719shall devourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398,and it shall be satiateוְשָׂ֣בְעָ֔הve.Sa.ve.'AhH7646and made drunkוְרָוְתָ֖הve.ra.ve.TahH7301with their bloodמִדָּמָ֑םmi.da.MamH1818:for the Lordלַאדֹנָ֨יla.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֧הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath a sacrificeזֶ֠בַחZe.vachH2077in the northצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828countryבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

11Go upעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927into Gileadגִלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568,and takeוּקְחִ֣יu.ke.ChiH3947balmצֳרִ֔יtzo.RiH6875,O virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:in vainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723shalt thou use manyהִרְבֵּ֣יתhir.bei.tiH7235medicinesרְפֻא֔וֹתre.fu.'otH7499; forthou shalt not be curedתְּעָלָ֖הte.'a.LahH8585.

12The nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471have heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085of thy shameקְלוֹנֵ֔ךְke.lo.NekhH7036,and thy cryוְצִוְחָתֵ֖ךְve.tziv.cha.TekhH6682hath filledמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:for the mighty manגִבּ֤וֹרgi.BorH1368hath stumbledכָּשָׁ֔לוּka.Sha.luH3782against the mightyבְּגִבּוֹר֙be.gi.bOrH1368, andthey are fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ פshe.nei.HemH8147togetherיַחְדָּ֖יוyach.DavH3162.

13The wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,how Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894should comeלָב֗וֹאla.Vo'H935andsmiteלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14Declareהַגִּ֤ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and publishוְהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּve.hash.Mi.'uH8085in Migdolבְמִגְדּ֔וֹלve.mig.DolH4024,and publishוְהַשְׁמִ֥יעוּve.hash.Mi.'uH8085in Nophבְנֹ֖ףve.NofH5297and in Tahpanhesוּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סu.ve.tach.pan.ChesH8471:sayאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559ye, Stand fastהִתְיַצֵּב֙hit.ya.TzevH3320,and prepareוְהָכֵ֣ןve.ha.KhenH3559thee; for the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719shall devourאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398round aboutסְבִיבֶֽיךָ׃se.vi.Vei.khaH5439thee.

15Why are thy valiantאַבִּירֶ֑יךָ'a.bi.Rei.khaH47menswept awayנִסְחַ֣ףnis.ChafH5502?they stoodעָמַ֔ד'a.MadH5975not, because Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068did driveהֲדָפֽוֹ׃ha.da.FoH1920them.

16He made manyהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235to fallכּוֹשֵׁ֑לko.ShelH3782,yea, oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376fellנָפַ֞לna.FalH5307upon anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453:and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֣וּמָה׀Ku.mahH6965,and let us go againוְנָשֻׁ֣בָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to our own peopleעַמֵּ֗נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971,and to the landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776of our nativityמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔נוּmo.lad.Te.nuH4138,fromמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the oppressingהַיּוֹנָֽה׃hai.yo.NahH3238swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719.

17They did cryקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121there, Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714is buta noiseשָׁא֔וֹןsha.'onH7588;he hath passedהֶעֱבִ֖ירhe.'e.VirH5674the time appointedהַמּוֹעֵֽד׃ha.mo.'EdH4150.

18AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034isYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Surely as Taborכְּתָב֣וֹרke.ta.VorH8396isamong the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022,and as Carmelוּכְכַרְמֶ֖לu.khe.khar.MelH3760by the seaבַּיָּ֥םbai.YamH3220, soshall he comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

19O thou daughterבַּת־bat-H1323dwellingיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,furnishעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213thyself to go into captivityכְּלֵ֤י גוֹלָה֙ke.Lei go.LahH1473 H3627:for Nophנֹף֙nofH5297shall be wasteלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047and desolateוְנִצְּתָ֖הve.ni.tze.TahH3341without an inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃ סyo.ShevH3427.

20Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is likea very fairH3304heiferעֶגְלָ֥ה'eg.LahH5697, butdestructionקֶ֥רֶץKe.retzH7171comethבָּ֥אba'H935;it cometh outבָֽא׃Va'H935of the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828.

21Also her hired menשְׂכִרֶ֤יהָse.khi.Rei.haH7916arein the midstבְקִרְבָּהּ֙ve.kir.BahH7130of her like fattedמַרְבֵּ֔קmar.BekH4770bullocksכְּעֶגְלֵ֣יke.'eg.LeiH5695;for they also are turned backהִפְנ֛וּhif.NuH6437, andare fled awayנָ֥סוּNa.suH5127togetherיַחְדָּ֖יוyach.DavH3162:they did not standעָמָ֑דוּ'a.Ma.duH5975,because the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of their calamityאֵידָ֛ם'ei.DamH343was comeבָּ֥אba'H935upon them, andthe timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃pe.ku.da.TamH6486.

22The voiceקוֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963thereof shall goH3212like a serpentכַּנָּחָ֣שׁka.na.ChashH5175;for they shall marchH3212with an armyבְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428,and comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935against her with axesוּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙u.ve.kar.du.mOtH7134,as hewersכְּחֹטְבֵ֖יke.cho.te.VeiH2404of woodעֵצִֽים׃'e.TzimH6086.

23They shall cut downכָּרְת֤וּka.re.TuH3772her forestיַעְרָהּ֙ya'.RahH3293,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,though it cannot be searchedיֵֽחָקֵ֑רye.cha.KerH2713;because they are moreרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231than the grasshoppersמֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔הme.'ar.BehH697, and areinnumerableוְאֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃ve.'Ein mis.ParH4557 H369.

24The daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall be confoundedH3001;she shall be deliveredנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.

25Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559;Behold, I will punishפוֹקֵד֙fo.KedH6485the multitudeאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH528 H527of Noמִנֹּ֔אmi.No'H4996,and Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547,and Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,with their godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430,and their kingsמְלָכֶ֑יהָme.la.Khei.haH4428;even Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, and allthem that trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in him:

26And I will deliverוּנְתַתִּ֗יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of those that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315,and into the handוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and into the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650:and afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310it shall be inhabitedתִּשְׁכֹּ֥ןtish.KonH7931,as in the daysכִּֽימֵי־ki.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27But fearתִּירָ֞אti.Ra'H3372not thou, O my servantעַבְדִּ֤י'av.DiH5650Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290,and be not dismayedתֵּחַ֣תte.ChatH2865,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for, behold, I will saveמוֹשִֽׁעֲךָ֙mo.shi.'a.KhaH3467thee from afar offמֵֽרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,and thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of their captivityשִׁבְיָ֑םshiv.YamH7628;and Jacobיַעֲק֛וֹבya.'a.KovH3290shall returnוְשָׁ֧בve.ShavH7725,and be in restוְשָׁקַ֥טve.sha.KatH8252and at easeוְשַׁאֲנַ֖ןve.sha.'a.NanH7599, and none shall make himafraidמַחֲרִֽיד׃ סma.cha.RidH2729.

28Fearתִּירָ֞אti.Ra'H3372thou not, O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290my servantעַבְדִּ֤י'av.DiH5650,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for I amwith thee; for I will makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה'e.'e.SehH6213a full endכָלָ֜הkha.LahH3617of all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀ha.go.YimH1471whither I have drivenהִדַּחְתִּ֣יךָhi.dach.Ti.khaH5080thee: but I will not makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213a full endכָלָ֔הkha.LahH3617of thee, but correctוְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.yi.sar.Ti.khaH3256thee in measureלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טla.mish.PatH4941;yet will I not leave thee whollyוְנַקֵּ֖הve.na.KehH5352unpunishedאֲנַקֶּֽךָּ׃ ס'a.na.Ke.kaH5352.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 46