Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 14

1ThewordH1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068thatcameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414concerning thedroughtהַבַּצָּרֽוֹת׃ha.ba.tza.RotH1226.

2Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mourneth, and thegatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereoflanguishאֻמְלְל֖וּ'um.le.LuH535, theysitH6937inblackH6937upon thegroundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776; and thecryוְצִוְחַ֥תve.tziv.ChatH6682ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389isgoneH5927upH5927.

3And theirnoblesוְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.'a.Di.rei.HemH117sendשָׁלְח֥וּsha.le.ChuH7971theirlittleH6810onesH6810to thewatersלַמָּ֑יִםla.Ma.yimH4325: theycomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to the pits, andfindמָ֣צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325; theyreturnשָׁ֤בוּSha.vuH7725with theirvesselsכְלֵיהֶם֙khe.lei.HemH3627emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387: they areashamedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954andconfoundedוְהָכְלְמ֖וּve.ha.khe.le.MuH3637, andcoverוְחָפ֥וּve.cha.FuH2645theirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

4Becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588of thegroundH776which is chapt, for thatnoלֹא־lo'-H3808rainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653hath been in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, theplowmenאִכָּרִ֖ים'i.ka.RimH406areashamedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954, theycoverחָפ֥וּcha.FuH2645theirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

5Yeaכִּ֤יkiH3588, the hind also in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704calveth, and forsakethherהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961young,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588there isnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808grassדֶּֽשֶׁא׃De.she'H1877.

6And thewildוּפְרָאִים֙u.fe.ra.'ImH6501assesstandעָמְד֣וּ'a.me.DuH5975on thebareשְׁפָיִ֔םshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205, they pant forairר֖וּחַRu.achH7307likejackalsכַּתַּנִּ֑יםka.ta.NimH8577; theireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם'ei.nei.HemH5869failכָּל֥וּka.LuH3615,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369herbage.

7ThoughH3588ouriniquitiesעֲוֹנֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Nei.nuH5771testifyעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030againstH2398usH3588, work thou for thyname’sשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, OLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068: for our backslidings aremanyרַבּ֥וּra.BuH7231;weH3588havesinnedH2398againstH2398thee.

8O thou hope ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, the saviour thereof in the time oftroubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869,whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thou be as asojournerכְּגֵ֣רke.GerH1616in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and as a wayfaring man that turnethasideנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186to tarry for a night?

9Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thou be as amanH376astonied, as amightyכְּגִבּ֖וֹרke.gi.BorH1368manH376thatcannotH3808saveלְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467? yet thou, OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, art in themidstבְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130ofusH5921, andweH7130arecalledנִקְרָ֖אnik.Ra'H7121by thynameוְשִׁמְךָ֛ve.shim.KhaH8034;leaveH3240usH5921notH3808.

10Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068unto thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,EvenH3808soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651have theylovedאָֽהֲבוּ֙'a.ha.VuH157towanderלָנ֔וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128; they havenotH3808refrained theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272: therefore theLORDוַיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068dothnotH3808acceptרָצָ֔םra.TzamH7521them;nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258will herememberיִזְכֹּ֣רyiz.KorH2142theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771, andvisitוְיִפְקֹ֖דve.yif.KodH6485theirsinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.

11And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413,Prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֛לtit.pa.LelH6419notאַל־'al-H408for thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971for theirgoodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

12When theyfastיָצֻ֗מוּya.Tzu.muH6684, I willnotאֵינֶ֤נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369hearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085theircryרִנָּתָ֔םri.na.TamH7440; and when theyofferיַעֲל֛וּya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930offering and oblation, I willnotאֵינֶ֣נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369acceptרֹצָ֑םro.TzamH7521them: but I willconsumeמְכַלֶּ֥הme.kha.LehH3615them by theswordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719, and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדֶּ֔בֶרu.va.De.verH1698;

13Thensaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I,Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136!beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֜יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030sayאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559unto them, Ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shall ye havefamineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458; but I willgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youכִּֽי־ki-H3588assuredpeaceשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

14Then theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413, Theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012liesH8267in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֔יbish.MiH8034: Isentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971themnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808have IcommandedH6680them,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808spake I unto them: theyprophesyמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012untoyouH6680alyingH8267visionחֲז֨וֹןcha.ZonH2377, anddivinationוְקֶ֤סֶםve.Ke.semH7081, and a thing of nought, and thedeceitH8267of their ownheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820.

15Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in mynameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034, and Isentשְׁלַחְתִּים֒she.lach.TimH7971themnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808, yet theysayH559,Swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719andfamineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808be in thislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776: Byswordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719andfamineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458shallthoseH1992prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030beconsumedיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552.

16And thepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971towhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012shall becastמֻשְׁלָכִים֩mush.la.KhimH7993outH8210in thestreetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseH5921of thefamineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and theswordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719; and they shall havenoneH369toburyמְקַבֵּר֙me.ka.BerH6912them, them, theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,norH369theirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,norH369theirdaughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323: for I willpourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210theirwickednessרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451uponH5921them.

17And thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697unto them,LetH408mineeyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869runH3381downH3381withtearsדִּמְעָ֛הdim.'AhH1832nightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915anddayוְיוֹמָ֖םve.yo.MamH3119, andletH408themnotH408ceaseתִּדְמֶ֑ינָהtid.Mei.nahH1820; for thevirginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971isbrokenנִשְׁבְּרָ֗הnish.be.RahH7665with agreatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419breach, with averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievouswoundמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

18Ifאִם־'im-H518IgoH3318forthH3318intoH413thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704, thenbeholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009theslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719! andifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518Ienterבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935intoH413thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, thenbeholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009them that are sick withfamineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458! forbothH1571theprophetנָבִ֧יאna.Vi'H5030and thepriestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548goH3318aboutH413in thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776and havenoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808knowledgeיָדָֽעוּ׃ סya.Da.'uH3045.

19Hast thou utterlyrejectedH3988Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063? hath thysoulH5315loathedגָּעֲלָ֣הga.'a.LahH1602Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726?whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069hast thousmittenהִכִּיתָ֔נוּhi.ki.Ta.nuH5221usH5315, and there isnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369healingמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832forusH5315?Weאִם־'im-H518lookedH2009forpeaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965, butnoוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369goodט֔וֹבTovH2896came; and for a time ofhealingמַרְפֵּ֖אmar.Pe'H4832, andbeholdH2009dismay!

20WeH3588acknowledgeיָדַ֧עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045, OLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, ourwickednessרִשְׁעֵ֖נוּrish.'E.nuH7562, and theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1: forweH3588havesinnedH2398againstH2398thee.

21DoH408notH408abhorusH4616, for thyname’sשִׁמְךָ֔shim.KhaH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616;doH408notH408disgrace thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of thygloryכְבוֹדֶ֑ךָkhe.vo.De.khaH3519:rememberזְכֹ֕רze.KhorH2142,breakתָּפֵ֥רta.FerH6565notH408thycovenantבְּרִֽיתְךָ֖be.ri.te.KhaH1285withusH4616.

22Are thereanyH3605among thevanitiesבְּהַבְלֵ֤יbe.hav.LeiH1892of the heathen thatcanH518causeH5414rainמַגְשִׁמִ֔יםmag.shi.MimH1652? orcanH518theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064giveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414showersרְבִבִ֑יםre.vi.VimH7241? artnotהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808thou he, OLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430? thereforeweכִּֽי־ki-H3588willwaitוּ֨נְקַוֶּה־U.ne.ka.veh-H6960upon thee; for thou hastmadeעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213allH3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ'E.lehH428things.

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