Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 13

1Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saidאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980, andbuyוְקָנִ֤יתָve.ka.Ni.taH7069thee alinenפִּשְׁתִּ֔יםpish.TimH6593girdleאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232, andputוְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹve.sam.ToH7760ituponעַל־'al-H5921thyloinsמָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andputH7760itnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808inwaterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325.

2SoH7760Iboughtוָאֶקְנֶ֥הva.'ek.NehH7069agirdleהָאֵז֖וֹרha.'e.ZorH232accordingH5921to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andputוָאָשִׂ֖םva.'a.SimH7760ituponH5921myloinsמָתְנָֽי׃ סma.te.NaiH4975.

3And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413thesecondשֵׁנִ֥יתshe.NitH8145time,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Takeקַ֧חkachH3947thegirdleהָאֵז֛וֹרha.'e.ZorH232that thou hastboughtקָנִ֖יתָka.Ni.taH7069,whichH834isuponעַל־'al-H5921thyloinsמָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andariseוְקוּם֙ve.KumH6965,goH6965toEuphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578, andhideוְטָמְנֵ֥הוּve.ta.me.Ne.huH2934it there in a hole of therockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

5Soכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834I went, andhidוָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּva.'et.me.Ne.huH2934it byEuphratesבִּפְרָ֑תbif.RatH6578, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680meH6680.

6And itcameH1961topassH1961afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, that theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,goH6965toEuphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578, andtakeוְקַ֤חve.KachH3947thegirdleהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232from thence,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee tohideלְטָמְנוֹ־le.ta.me.nov-H2934there.

7Then I went toEuphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578, and digged, andtookוָֽאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947thegirdleהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232from theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I hadhidטְמַנְתִּ֣יוte.man.TivH2934it: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, thegirdleהָאֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232was marred, it was profitable fornothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

8Then thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, After thismannerכָּ֠כָהKa.khahH3602will I mar theprideגְּא֧וֹןge.'onH1347ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, and thegreatהָרָֽב׃ha.RavH7227prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Thisevilהָרָ֜עha.Ra'H7451peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971,whichH834refuseH3808tohearלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַlish.Mo.a'H8085mywordsדְּבָרַ֗יde.va.RaiH1697,whichH834walkהַהֹֽלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980in thestubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֣וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of theirheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820, and aregoneוַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them, and toworshipוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812them, shallevenH3808be as thisgirdleכָּאֵז֣וֹרka.'e.ZorH232,whichH834is profitable fornothingH3808.

11For as thegirdleהָאֵז֜וֹרha.'e.ZorH232cleaveth to theloinsמָתְנֵי־ma.te.nei-H4975of amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651have Icausedלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961to cleave untomeאֶל־'el-H413thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; that they might be untomeאֵ֠לַי'E.laiH413for apeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971, and for anameוּלְשֵׁ֥םu.le.ShemH8034, and for apraiseוְלִתְהִלָּ֖הve.lit.hi.LahH8416, and for agloryוּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתu.le.tif.'A.retH8597: but they wouldnotוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808hearשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085.

12Therefore thou shaltspeakH559unto them thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,EveryH3605bottle shall befilledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: and they shallsayH559unto thee,DoH3605weכִּ֥יkiH3588notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowH3045thateveryH3605bottle shall befilledיִמָּ֥לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196?

13Then shalt thousayH559unto them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willfillמְמַלֵּ֣אme.ma.Le'H4390allכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thislandהָאָ֪רֶץha.'A.retzH776,evenH853thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428thatsitהַיֹּשְׁבִים֩hai.yo.she.VimH3427uponעַל־'al-H5921David’sלְדָוִ֨דle.da.VidH1732throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678, and thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, withdrunkennessשִׁכָּרֽוֹן׃shi.ka.RonH7943.

14And I will dash them oneagainstאֶל־'el-H413anotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251,evenH3808thefathersוְהָאָב֧וֹתve.ha.'a.VotH1and thesonsוְהַבָּנִ֛יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: I willnotH3808pityאָח֛וּס'a.ChusH2347,norH3808spareאֶחְמ֧וֹל'ech.MolH2550,norH3808havecompassionאֲרַחֵ֖ם'a.ra.ChemH7355, that I shouldnotH3808destroyמֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ סme.hash.chi.TamH7843them.

15Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye, andgiveוְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238; benotאַל־'al-H408proudתִּגְבָּ֑הוּtig.Ba.huH1361: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

16Giveתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414gloryכָּבוֹד֙ka.VodH3519to theLORDלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962hecauseH5414darknessלְצַלְמָ֔וֶתle.tzal.Ma.vetH6757, andbeforeוּבְטֶ֛רֶםu.ve.Te.remH2962yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םrag.lei.KhemH7272stumbleיִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּyit.na.ge.FuH5062uponH5921thedarkיַחְשִׁ֔ךְyach.ShikhH2821mountainsהָ֣רֵיHa.reiH2022; and,whileH5921yelookוְקִוִּיתֶ֤םve.ki.vi.TemH6960forlightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216, heturnH7760itintoH5921theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757, andmakeוְשָׂמָ֣הּve.sa.MahH7760it grossdarknessH6757.

17Butifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518ye willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearתִשְׁמָע֔וּהָtish.ma.'U.haH8085it, mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shallweepתִּבְכֶּֽה־tiv.keh-H1058insecretבְּמִסְתָּרִ֥יםbe.mis.ta.RimH4565for yourprideגֵוָ֑הge.VahH1466; and mineeyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869shallweepH1058sore, andrunH3381downH3381withtearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068flockעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739istakenH7617captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617.

18Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559thou unto thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves,sitשֵׁ֑בוּShe.vuH3427downH3381: for your headtires arecomeיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381downH3381,evenכִּ֤יkiH3588thecrownעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of yourgloryתִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃Tif.'ar.te.KhemH8597.

19Thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of theSouthהַנֶּ֛גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045areshutסֻגְּר֖וּsu.ge.RuH5462upH5462, and there isnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369toopenפֹּתֵ֑חַpo.Te.achH6605them:Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063iscarriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540allH3605of it; it iswhollyH3605carriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540.

20Liftשְׂא֤וּse.'iH5375upH5375youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869, andbeholdוּרְא֔וּu.re.'iH7200them thatcomeהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935from thenorthמִצָּפ֑וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828:whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346is theflockH6629that wasgivenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414thee, thybeautifulתִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃tif.'ar.TekhH8597flockH6629?

21Whatמַה־mah-H4100wilt thousayתֹּֽאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559, when he shall set thy friends over thee asheadלְרֹ֑אשׁle.RoshH7218,seeingכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou thyself hastinstructedH559themagainstH5921thee? shallnotהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808sorrowstakeH270holdH270of thee, as of awomanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802in travail?

22Andifוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588thousayתֹאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559in thineheartבִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְbil.va.VekhH3824, Wherefore aretheseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428thingscomeקְרָאֻ֣נִיke.ra.'U.niH7122uponmeH3824? for thegreatnessבְּרֹ֧בbe.RoH7230of thineiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֛ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771are thyskirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757discovered, and thyheelsעֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃'a.ke.Va.yikhH6119sufferviolenceנֶחְמְס֥וּnech.me.SuH2554.

23Canתּוּכְל֣וּtu.khe.LuH3201theEthiopianכּוּשִׁי֙ku.ShiH3569changeהֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְha.ya.ha.FokhH2015hisskinעוֹר֔וֹo.RoH5785, or theleopardוְנָמֵ֖רve.na.MerH5246hisspotsחֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑יוcha.var.bu.ro.TavH2272? then may ye alsodoH3190goodלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190, that areaccustomedלִמֻּדֵ֖יli.mu.DeiH3928todoH3190evilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489.

24Therefore will Iscatterוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327them, as thestubbleכְּקַשׁ־ke.kash-H7179that passethawayH4057, by thewindלְר֖וּחַle.Ru.achH7307of thewildernessמִדְבָּֽר׃mid.BarH4057.

25This is thylotגוֹרָלֵ֧ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486, theportionH4490measuredמִדַּ֛יִךְmi.Da.yikhH4055unto thee frommeH7911, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;becauseאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834thou hastforgottenשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911meH7911, andtrustedוַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖יva.tiv.te.ChiH982infalsehoodבַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃ba.Sha.kerH8267.

26Therefore will I also discover thyskirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757uponעַל־'al-H5921thyfaceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440, and thyshameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036shallappearוְנִרְאָ֖הve.nir.'AhH7200.

27I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thineabominationsשִׁקּוּצָ֑יִךְshi.ku.Tza.yikhH8251,evenH5750thineadulteriesנִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְni.'u.Fa.yikhH5004, and thyneighingsוּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.mitz.ha.lo.Ta.yikhH4684, thelewdnessזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of thy whoredom, on thehillsגְּבָעוֹת֙ge.va.'OtH1389in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188unto thee, OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389! thou wiltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be madecleanתִטְהֲרִ֔יtit.ha.RiH2891;howמָתַ֖יma.TaiH4970longH5750shall it yet be?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13

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