Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 7

1The wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Standעֲמֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975in the gateבְּשַׁ֙עַר֙be.Sha.'arH8179of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and proclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121there this wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, all ye ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,that enter inהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935at these gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

3Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Amendהֵיטִ֥יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your doingsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םu.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and I will cause you to dwellוַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣הva.'a.sha.ke.NahH7931in this placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiv.te.ChuH982ye not in lyingהַשֶּׁ֖קֶרha.She.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,The templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,The templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, are these.

5For if ye throughlyהֵיטֵיב֙hei.TeivH3190amendתֵּיטִ֔יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611;if ye throughlyעָשׂ֤וֹa.SoH6213executeתַֽעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941between a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and his neighbourרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453;

6Ifye oppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231not the strangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616,the fatherlessיָת֤וֹםya.TomH3490,and the widowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490,and shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210not innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in this placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,neither walkH3212afterוְאַחֲרֵ֨יve.'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430to your hurtלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451:

7Then will I cause you to dwellוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.shi.kan.TiH7931in this placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776that I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,forוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769and everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

8Behold, ye trustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982in lyingהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697,that cannot profitהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276.

9Will ye stealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀ha.ga.NoH1589,murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙ra.Tzo.achH7523,and commit adulteryוְֽנָאֹ֔ףve.na.'OfH5003,and swearוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַve.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267,and burn incenseוְקַטֵּ֣רve.ka.TerH6999unto Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,and walkוְהָלֹ֗ךְve.ha.LokhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430whom ye knowיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045not;

10And comeוּבָאתֶ֞םu.va.TemH935and standוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mad.TemH5975beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me in this houseבַּבַּ֤יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,which is calledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,We are deliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּni.Tzal.nuH5337to doעֲשׂ֔וֹתa.SotH6213all these abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441?

11Is this houseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which is calledנִקְרָֽא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,become a denהַמְעָרַ֣תham.'a.RatH4631of robbersפָּרִצִ֗יםpa.ri.TzimH6530in your eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869?Behold, even I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200it,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12But goH3212ye now unto my placeמְקוֹמִי֙me.ko.MiH4725which wasin Shilohבְּשִׁיל֔וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,where I setשִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיshi.Kan.tiH7931my nameשְׁמִ֛יshe.MiH8034at the firstבָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200what I didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to it forמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH6440the wickednessרָעַ֖תra.'AtH7451of my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And now, because ye have doneעֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛ם'a.sot.KhemH6213all these worksהַמַּֽעֲשִׂ֥יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and I spakeוָאֲדַבֵּ֨רva.'a.da.BerH1696unto you, rising up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925and speakingוְדַבֵּר֙ve.da.BerH1696,but ye heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085not; and I calledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121you, but ye answeredעֲנִיתֶֽם׃'a.ni.TemH6030not;

14Therefore will I doוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213unto thishouseלַבַּ֣יִת׀la.Ba.yitH1004,which is calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,wherein ye trustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982,and unto the placeוְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹםve.La.ma.KomH4725which I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to you and to your fathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,as I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to Shilohלְשִׁלֽוֹ׃le.shi.LoH7887.

15And I will cast you outוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993of my sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,as I have cast outהִשְׁלַ֙כְתִּי֙hish.Lakh.tiH7993all your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם'a.chei.KhemH251, eventhe whole seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16Therefore prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀tit.pa.LelH6419not thou for this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,neither lift upתִּשָּׂ֧אti.Sa'H5375cryרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440nor prayerוּתְפִלָּ֖הu.te.fi.LahH8605for themH1157,neither make intercessionתִּפְגַּע־tif.ga'-H6293to me: for I will not hearשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085thee.

17Seestרֹאֶ֔הro.'EhH7200thou not what they doעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

18The childrenהַבָּנִ֞יםha.ba.NimH1121gatherמְלַקְּטִ֣יםme.la.ke.TimH3950woodעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086,and the fathersוְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ve.ha.'a.VotH1kindleמְבַעֲרִ֣יםme.va.'a.RimH1197the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802kneadלָשׁ֣וֹתla.ShotH3888theirdoughבָּצֵ֑קba.TzekH1217,to makeלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213cakesכַּוָּנִ֜יםka.va.NimH3561to the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to pour outוְהַסֵּ֤ךְve.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִים֙ne.sa.KhimH5262unto otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,that they may provoke me to angerהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃hakh.'i.Se.niH3707.

19Do they provoke me to angerמַכְעִסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: do they not provokethemselves to the confusionבֹּ֥שֶׁתBo.shetH1322of their own facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ סpe.nei.HemH6440?

20Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Behold, mine angerאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639and my furyוַֽחֲמָתִי֙va.cha.ma.TiH2534shall be poured outנִתֶּ֙כֶת֙ni.Te.khetH5413upon this placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,upon manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,and upon beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929,and upon the treesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,and upon the fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;and it shall burnוּבָעֲרָ֖הu.va.'a.RahH1197,and shall not be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ סtikh.BehH3518.

21Thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;PutH5595your burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930unto your sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םziv.chei.KhemH2077,and eatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398fleshבָשָֽׂר׃va.SarH1320.

22For I spakeדִבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696not unto your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,nor commandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them in the dayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that I brought them outהוֹצִיאִ֥יho.tzi'H3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,concerningדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930or sacrificesוָזָֽבַח׃va.Za.vachH2077:

23But this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697commandedצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680I them, sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Obeyשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085my voiceבְקוֹלִ֔יve.ko.LiH6963,and I will be your Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,and ye shall be my peopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971:and walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980ye in all the waysהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that I have commandedאֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehH6680you, that it may be wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190unto you.

24But they hearkenedשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not, nor inclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241,but walkedH3212in the counselsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156andin the imaginationבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of their evilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820,and went backwardלְאָח֖וֹרle.'a.ChorH268,and not forwardלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440.

25Since the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1came forth outיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117I have even sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971unto you all my servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,dailyי֖וֹםYomH3117rising up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925and sendingוְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃ve.sha.Lo.achH7971them:

26Yet they hearkenedשָׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not unto me, nor inclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241,but hardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185their neckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203:they did worseהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489than their fathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1.

27Therefore thou shalt speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697unto them; but they will not hearkenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to thee: thou shalt also callוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121unto them; but they will not answerיַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ya.'a.Nu.khahH6030thee.

28But thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, This isa nationהַגּוֹי֙ha.goyH1471that obeyethשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085not the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,nor receivethלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:truthהָֽאֱמוּנָ֔הha.'e.mu.NahH530is perishedאָֽבְדָה֙'a.ve.DahH6,and is cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from their mouthמִפִּיהֶֽם׃ סmi.pi.HemH6310.

29Cut offגָּזִּ֤יga.ZiH1494thine hairנִזְרֵךְ֙niz.reKhH5145, O Jerusalem, and cast itawayוְֽהַשְׁלִ֔יכִיve.hash.Li.khiH7993,and take upוּשְׂאִ֥יu.se.'IH5375a lamentationקִינָ֑הki.NahH7015on high placesשְׁפָיִ֖םshe.fa.YimH8205;for Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath rejectedמָאַ֣סma.'AsH3988and forsakenוַיִּטֹּ֖שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203the generationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755of his wrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.

30For the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063have doneעָשׂ֨וּ'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in my sightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,saithנְאֻום־ne.'u.vm-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:they have setשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760their abominationsשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶ֗םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251in the houseבַּבַּ֛יִתba.Ba.yitH1004which is calledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,to polluteלְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃le.ta.me.'OH2930it.

31And they have builtוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129the high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116of Tophetהַתֹּ֗פֶתha.To.fetH8612, which isin the valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011,to burnלִשְׂרֹ֛ףlis.RofH8313their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323in the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;which I commandedצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680themnot, neither cameעָלְתָ֖ה'al.TahH5927it into my heartלִבִּֽי׃ סli.BiH3820.

32Therefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that it shall no more be calledיֵאָמֵ֨רye.'a.MerH559Tophetהַתֹּ֙פֶת֙ha.To.fetH8612,nor the valleyוְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'H1516of the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011,but the valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of slaughterהַהֲרֵגָ֑הha.ha.re.GahH2028:for they shall buryוְקָבְר֥וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912in Tophetבְתֹ֖פֶתve.To.fetH8612,till there be noמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369placeמָקֽוֹם׃ma.KomH4725.

33And the carcasesנִבְלַ֨תniv.LatH5038of this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971shall be meatלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the fowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and for the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and none shall frighten themawayמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

34Then will I cause to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֣י׀ve.hish.ba.TiH7673from the citiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,and from the streetsוּמֵֽחֻצוֹת֙u.me.chu.tzOtH2351of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of mirthשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342,and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the bridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860,and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618:for the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall be desolateלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 7