Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 15

1Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068untomeH413,Thoughאִם־'im-H518Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵל֙u.she.mu.'ElH8050stoodיַעֲמֹ֨דya.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440meH413, yet mymindH6440couldH5971notאֵ֥ין'einH369betowardH413thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971:castH7971themoutH3318of mysightH6440, andletH7971themgoוְיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ve.ye.Tze.'uH3318forthH3318.

2And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when theysayH559unto thee, Whither shallweכִּֽי־ki-H3588goנֵצֵ֑אne.Tze'H3318forthH3318? then thou shalttellH559them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:Suchאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834as are fordeathלַמָּ֤וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194, todeathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙la.Ma.vetH4194; andsuchוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834as are for theswordלַחֶ֙רֶב֙la.Che.revH2719, to theswordלַחֶ֔רֶבla.Che.revH2719; andsuchוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834as are for thefamineלָֽרָעָב֙la.ra.'AvH7458, to thefamineלָֽרָעָ֔בla.ra.'AvH7458; andsuchוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834as are forcaptivityלַשְּׁבִ֖יla.she.ViH7628, tocaptivityלַשֶּֽׁבִי׃la.She.viH7628.

3And I willappointוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485over themfourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702kindsH929, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: theswordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719toslayלַֽהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026, and thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֖יםha.ke.la.VimH3611to tear, and the fowls of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and thebeastsH929of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, todevourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and todestroyוּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃u.le.hash.ChitH7843.

4And I willcauseוּנְתַתִּ֣יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them to be tossed to and fro amongallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,becauseעַ֥ל'alH5921ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, for thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5For who shall havepityיַחְמֹ֤לyach.MolH2550uponעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921thee, OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shallturnיָס֔וּרya.SurH5493asideH5493toaskלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592of thywelfareלְשָׁלֹ֖םle.sha.LomH7965?

6Thou hast rejectedmeH5921, saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, thou art gonebackwardאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268: therefore have Istretchedוָאַ֨טva.'AtH5186outH5186myhandיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027againstH5921thee, anddestroyedוָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְva.'ash.chi.TekhH7843thee; I amwearyנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811with repenting.

7And I have fanned them with a fan in thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; I havebereavedH7921them ofchildrenH7921, I havedestroyedאִבַּ֙דְתִּי֙'i.Bad.tiH6mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971; they havenotלוֹא־lo'-H3808returnedשָֽׁבוּ׃Sha.vuH7725from theirwaysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870.

8Theirwidowsאַלְמְנֹתָיו֙'al.me.no.TavH490are increased tomeH5921aboveH5921thesandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344of theseasיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220: I havebroughtהֵבֵ֨אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935uponH5921themagainstH5921themotherאֵ֛ם'emH517of theyoungבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH970menH970a spoiler at noonday: I have caused anguish and terrors tofallהִפַּ֤לְתִּיhi.Pal.tiH5307uponH5921herH5921suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597.

9SheH6440that hathborneיֹלֶ֣דֶתyo.Le.detH3205sevenהַשִּׁבְעָ֗הha.shiv.'AhH7651languisheth;sheH6440hathgivenאֶתֵּ֛ן'e.TenH5414upH5414the ghost;herH5414sunשִׁמְשָׁ֛הּshim.ShahH8121isgoneבָּ֥אba.'ah'H935downH5414whileבְּעֹ֥דbe.'OdH5750it was yetdayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119;sheH6440hath beenashamedבּ֣וֹשָׁהBo.o.shahH954andconfoundedוְחָפֵ֑רָהve.cha.Fe.rahH2659: and the residue of them will IdeliverH5414to theswordלַחֶ֧רֶבla.Che.revH2719beforeH6440theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

10Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188ismeH3205, mymotherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517, that thou hastborneH3205meH3205amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofstrifeרִ֛יבrivH7379and amanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376ofcontentionמָד֖וֹןma.DonH4066to thewholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776! I havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808lentנָשִׁ֥יתִיna.Shi.tiH5383on usury,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808havemenH376lentנָֽשׁוּ־na.shu-H5383tomeH3205on usury; yeteveryכֻּלֹּ֥הku.LohH3605one of them dothcurseמְקַלְלַֽונִי׃ סme.ka.La.v.niH7043meH3205.

11TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, Verily I will strengthen thee forgoodלְט֑וֹבle.TovH2896; verily I will cause theenemyהָאֹיֵֽב׃ha.'o.YevH341tomakeH6293supplicationH6293unto thee in the time ofevilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451and in the time of affliction.

12Can one breakironבַּרְזֶ֧ל׀bar.ZelH1270, evenironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270from thenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, andbrassוּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.ne.Cho.shetH5178?

13Thysubstanceחֵילְךָ֧chei.le.KhaH2428and thytreasuresוְאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֛יךָve.'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214will Igiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414for aspoilלָבַ֥זla.VazH957withoutH3808priceבִמְחִ֑ירvim.ChirH4242, and that forallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thysinsחַטֹּאותֶ֖יךָcha.to.Tei.khaH2403,evenH3808inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thybordersגְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ge.vu.Lei.khaH1366.

14And I willmakeיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045them topassוְהַֽעֲבַרְתִּי֙ve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674with thineenemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341intoH5921alandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776whichH784thou knowestnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808: for afireאֵ֛שׁ'eshH784iskindledקָדְחָ֥הka.de.ChahH6919in mineangerבְאַפִּ֖יve.'a.PiH639,whichH784shallburnתּוּקָֽד׃ סtu.KadH3344uponH5921youכִּֽי־ki-H3588.

15OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, thou knowest:rememberזָכְרֵ֤נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142meH5921, andvisitוּפָקְדֵ֙נִי֙u.fa.ke.De.niH6485meH5921, andavengeוְהִנָּ֤קֶםve.hi.Na.kemH5358meH5921of mypersecutorsמֵרֹ֣דְפַ֔יme.Ro.de.FaiH7291;takeתִּקָּחֵ֑נִיti.ka.Che.niH3947meH5921notאַל־'al-H408awayשְׂאֵתִ֥יse.'e.TiH5375in thy longsuffering:knowH3045that for thysakeH5921I have sufferedreproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

16Thywordsדְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙de.va.Rei.khaH1697werefoundנִמְצְא֤וּnim.tze.'UH4672, and I dideatוָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔םva.'O.khe.LemH398them; and thywordsדְבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.rei.khaH1697were untomeעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921ajoyH8057and therejoicingH8057of mineheartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824: for I amcalledנִקְרָ֤אnik.Ra'H7121by thynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

17Isatיָשַׁ֥בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427notH3808in theassemblyבְסוֹד־ve.sod-H5475of them thatmakeH3588merry,norH3808rejoiced: Isatיָשַׁ֔בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427aloneבָּדָ֣דba.DadH910becauseH3588of thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027; for thou hastfilledמִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃ סmi.le.Ta.niH4390meמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440withindignationזַ֖עַםZa.'amH2195.

18Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100is mypainכְאֵבִי֙khe.'e.ViH3511perpetualנֶ֔צַחNe.tzachH5331, and mywoundוּמַכָּתִ֖יu.ma.ka.TiH4347incurableאֲנוּשָׁ֑ה֙'a.nu.ShahH605,whichH4325refuseth to behealedהֵֽרָפֵ֔אhe.ra.Fe'H7495? wilt thouindeedH3808be untomeH1961as a deceitful brook, aswatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325thatfailH3808?

19Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Ifאִם־'im-H518thoureturnH7725, then will Ibringתּוֹצִ֥יאto.Tzi'H3318theeagainH7725, that thou mayeststandתַּֽעֲמֹ֔דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנַ֣יle.fa.NaiH6440meH413; andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thoutakeH7725forthH3318thepreciousיָקָ֛רya.KarH3368from the vile, thou shalt be as mymouthכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310: they shallreturnH7725unto thee, but thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808returnH7725unto them.

20And I willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֜יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee unto thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971a fenced brasenwallלְחוֹמַ֤תle.cho.MatH2346; and they shallfightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstH413thee, but they shallnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808prevailי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201againstH413thee: for I am with thee tosaveלְהוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֥le.ho.shi.'a.KhaH3467thee and todeliverוּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָu.le.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21And I willdeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337theeoutH3027of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of thewickedרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451, and I willredeemוּפְדִתִ֖יךָu.fe.di.Ti.khaH6299theeoutH3027of thehandH3027of theterribleH7451.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 15

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