Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 16

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961also untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947thee awifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shalt thou havesonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121ordaughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

3Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning thesonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121and concerning thedaughtersהַבָּנ֔וֹתha.ba.NotH1323that arebornH3205in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, and concerning theirmothersאִמֹּתָ֞ם'i.mo.TamH517that bare them, and concerning theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1that begat them in thislandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776:

4They shalldieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191of grievous deaths; they shaltnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808belamentedיִסָּֽפְדוּ֙yi.sa.fe.DuH5594,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808shall they beburiedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912; they shall be asdungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828uponעַל־'al-H5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundH776: and they shall beconsumedיִכְל֔וּyikh.LuH3615by theswordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719, and byfamineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and for thebeastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

5Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,EnterH935notאַל־'al-H408intoH935thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmourningמַרְזֵ֔חַmar.Ze.achH4798,neitherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408goH935tolamentלִסְפּ֔וֹדlis.PodH5594,neitherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408bemoan them: for I havetakenH622awayH622mypeaceשְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.MiH7965from thispeopleהָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-H5971, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,evenH3588lovingkindness and tendermerciesהָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃Ha.ra.cha.MimH7356.

6BothH4191greatגְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419andsmallוּקְטַנִּ֛יםu.ke.ta.NimH6996shalldieוּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuH4191in thislandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776: they shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beburiedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shallmenH1419lamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for them,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808cutיִתְגֹּדַ֔דyit.go.DadH1413themselvesH1992,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808makeיִקָּרֵ֖חַyi.ka.Re.achH7139themselvesH1992baldH7139for them:

7neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall menbreakיִפְרְס֥וּyif.re.SuH6536bread for them inmourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60, tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162them for thedeadמֵ֑תMetH4191;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall mengiveיַשְׁק֤וּyash.KuH8248them thecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563ofconsolationתַּנְחוּמִ֔יםtan.chu.MimH8575todrinkH8248for theirfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1or for theirmotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

8And thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935intoH935thehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960tositלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with them, toeatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.TotH8354.

9Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I will cause toceaseמַשְׁבִּ֜יתmash.BitH7673outמִן־min-H4480of thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,beforeH5869youreyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869and in yourdaysוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םu.vi.mei.KhemH3117, thevoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963ofmirthH8057and thevoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057, thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the bridegroom and thevoiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of thebrideכַּלָּֽה׃ka.LahH3618.

10And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when thou shalt shew thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697, and they shallsayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee, Wherefore hath theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068pronouncedדִבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451againstעַל־'al-H5921usאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413? orwhatH4100is ouriniquityעֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771? orwhatH4100is oursinH2398thatweכִּ֤יkiH3588havecommittedH2398againstעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921theLORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

11Then shalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them,Becauseעַל֩'alH5921yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1have forsakenmeH413, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and have walkedafterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, and haveservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them, and have worshipped them, and have forsakenmeH413, and havenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808keptשָׁמָֽרוּ׃sha.Ma.ruH8104mylawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451;

12and ye havedoneלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilH7451morethanH1115yourfathersמֵאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םme.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1; for,beholdוְהִנְּכֶ֣םve.hi.ne.KhemH2005, yewalkהֹלְכִ֗יםho.le.KhimH1980everyאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376oneafterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thestubbornnessשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of hisevilH7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820,soH1980that ye hearkennotH1115untomeאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413:

13therefore will IcastH5414youH859forthH5414outH3045of thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776intoH5921thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776that ye havenotH3808knownH3045,neitherH3808yenorH3808yourfathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1; and there shall yeserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915; for I will shewyouH859noH3808favour.

14Therefore,beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009, thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that it shallnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750besaidיֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.MerH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068liveth, thatbroughtH935upהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH935of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

15but, As theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068liveth, thatbroughtH5927upH5927thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828, and fromallוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605thecountriesH776whither he haddrivenהִדִּיחָ֖םhi.di.ChamH5080them: and I willbringוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725themagainH7725intoעַל־'al-H5921theirlandהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776that Igaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414unto theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סla.'a.vo.TamH1.

16Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willsendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971formanyרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227fishers saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and they shallfishוְדִיג֑וּםve.di.GumH1770them; andafterwardוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310I willsendאֶשְׁלַח֙'esh.LachH7971formanyלְרַבִּ֣יםle.ra.BimH7227hunters, and they shallhuntוְצָד֞וּםve.tza.DumH6679them fromeveryכָּל־kol-H3605mountainהַר֙harH2022, and fromeveryכָּל־kol-H3605hillH2022, andoutH7971of the holes of therocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553.

17For mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869areuponעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theirwaysדַּרְכֵיהֶ֔םdar.khei.HemH1870: they arenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808hidH5641from myfaceמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808is theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771concealedH5641from mineeyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869.

18Andfirstרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הri.sho.NahH7223I will recompense theiriniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771and theirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֔םve.cha.ta.TamH2403doubleמִשְׁנֵ֤הmish.NehH4932;becauseעַ֖ל'alH5921they have polluted mylandאַרְצִ֑י'ar.TziH776with the carcases of theirdetestableשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251things, and havefilledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390mineinheritanceנַחֲלָתִֽי׃ סna.cha.la.TiH5159with theirabominationsוְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םve.to.'a.Vo.tei.HemH8441.

19OLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, mystrengthעֻזִּ֧י'u.ZiH5797, and mystrongH5797hold, and myrefugeוּמָעֻזִּ֛יu.ma.'u.ZiH4581in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of affliction, unto thee shall thenationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935from theendsמֵֽאַפְסֵי־me.'af.sei-H657of theearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776, and shallsayוְיֹאמְר֗וּve.yo.me.RuH559, Ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1haveinheritedנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157nought butliesשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267,evenH776vanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and things wherein there isnoוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369profitמוֹעִֽיל׃mo.'IlH3276.

20Shall amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120makeהֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ha.ya.'a.seh-H6213untohimselfH3808godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430, which yet arenoH3808godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430?

21Therefore,beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I will cause them toknowמֽוֹדִיעָ֔םmo.di.'AmH3045, thisonceבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471will I cause them toknowאוֹדִיעֵ֥ם'o.di.'EmH3045minehandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027and my might; and they shallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034isJehovahיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16

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