Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 17

1Thesinחַטַּ֣אתcha.TatH2403ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063iswrittenכְּתוּבָ֛הke.tu.VahH3789with apenבְּעֵ֥טbe.'EtH5842ofironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270, and with thepointבְּצִפֹּ֣רֶןbe.tzi.Po.renH6856of adiamondשָׁמִ֑ירsha.MirH8068: it is gravenuponH5921the table of theirheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820, anduponH5921thehornsוּלְקַרְנ֖וֹתu.le.kar.NotH7161of youraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃miz.be.cho.tei.KhemH4196;

2whilst theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121rememberכִּזְכֹּ֤רkiz.KorH2142theiraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196and theirAsherimוַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.she.rei.HemH842by thegreenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086uponH5921thehighהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364hillsגְּבָע֥וֹתge.va.'otH1389.

3O my mountain in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, I willgiveאֶתֵּ֑ן'e.TenH5414thysubstanceחֵילְךָ֥chei.le.KhaH2428andallH3605thytreasuresאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214for aspoilלָבַ֣זla.VazH957, and thyhighבָּמֹתֶ֕יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116,becauseH3605ofsinבְּחַטָּ֖אתbe.cha.TatH2403,throughoutH3605allH3605thybordersגְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ge.vu.Lei.khaH1366.

4And thou,evenעַד־'ad-H5704of thyself, shalt discontinue from thineheritageמִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙mi.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159that IgaveH5414thee; and I willcauseH5414thee toserveוְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.ha.'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thineenemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341in thelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou knowestnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808: for ye havekindledקְדַחְתֶּ֥םke.dach.TemH6919afireאֵ֛שׁ'eshH784in mineangerבְּאַפִּ֖יbe.'a.PiH639whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834shallburnתּוּקָֽד׃ סtu.KadH3344foreverעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769.

5Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779is themanH120that trusteth inmanH120, and makethfleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320hisarmזְרֹע֑וֹze.ro.'OH2220, andwhoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820departeth from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

6For he shall be like the heath in thedesertבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160, and shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200whengoodט֑וֹבTovH2896cometh; but shallinhabitH3427the parched places in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, asaltמְלֵחָ֖הme.le.ChahH4420landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inhabitedH3427.

7Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288is themanהַגֶּ֔בֶרha.Ge.verH1397that trusteth in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068, andwhoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hope theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is.

8For he shall be as atreeכְּעֵ֣ץ׀ke.'EtzH6086plantedשָׁת֣וּלsha.TulH8362by thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325, and that spreadethoutיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971hisrootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֔יוsha.ra.ShavH8328by theriverכִּֽי־ki-H3588, and shallnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808fearH3372whenheatחֹ֔םChomH2527cometh, but hisleafעָלֵ֖הוּ'a.Le.huH5929shall begreenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488; and shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be careful in theyearוּבִשְׁנַ֤תu.vish.NatH8141ofdroughtבַּצֹּ֙רֶת֙ba.Tzo.retH1226,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shallceaseיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185from yieldingfruitפֶּֽרִי׃Pe.riH6529.

9Theheartהַלֵּ֛בha.LevH3820is deceitfulaboveH3820allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605things, and it isdesperatelyH605sickH605: whocanמִ֖יmiH4310knowיֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ye.da.'E.nuH3045it?

10I theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068searchחֹקֵ֥רcho.KerH2713theheartלֵ֖בlevH3820, Itryבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974the reins, even togiveוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414everyH376manH376accordingH376to hiswaysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוke.dar.kovH1870,accordingH376to thefruitכִּפְרִ֖יkif.RiH6529of hisdoingsמַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ סma.'a.la.LavH4611.

11As thepartridgeקֹרֵ֤אko.Re'H7124that gatherethyoungH3117whichsheH3808hathnotH3808broughtH3205forthH3205,soעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213is he that gettethrichesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239, andnotH3808byrightבְמִשְׁפָּ֑טve.mish.PatH4941; in themidstבַּחֲצִ֤יba.cha.TziH2677of hisdaysיָמָיו֙yo.movH3117they shallleaveיַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800him, and at hisendוּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹu.ve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319he shall be afoolנָבָֽל׃na.ValH5036.

12A gloriousthroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678, set onhighמָר֖וֹםma.RomH4791from thebeginningמֵֽרִאשׁ֑וֹןme.ri.ShonH7223, is theplaceמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of oursanctuaryמִקְדָּשֵֽׁנוּ׃mik.da.She.nuH4720.

13OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, the hope ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,allH3605thatforsakeH5800thee shall beashamedיֵבֹ֑שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954; they that depart frommeH3605shall bewrittenיִכָּתֵ֔בוּyi.ka.Te.vuH3789in theearthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they have forsaken theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068, thefountainמְק֥וֹרme.KorH4726oflivingחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416watersמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325.

14Healרְפָאֵ֤נִיre.fa.'E.niH7495meH3467, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and I shall behealedוְאֵ֣רָפֵ֔אve.'E.ra.Fe'H7495;saveH3467meH3467, and I shall besavedH3467: for thou art mypraiseתְהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

15Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, theysayאֹמְרִ֖ים'o.me.RimH559untomeאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413,Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346is thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068?letH4994itcomeיָ֥בוֹאYa.Vo'H935nowH4994.

16As formeH6440, I havenotלֹא־lo'-H3808hastened frombeingH1961ashepherdמֵרֹעֶ֣הme.ro.'EhH7462afterאַחֲרֶ֗יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee;neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808have Idesiredהִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִיhit.'a.Vei.tiH183thewoefulאָנ֛וּשׁ'a.NushH605dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117; thou knowest: that whichcameH1961outיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045of mylipsשְׂפָתַ֔יse.fa.TaiH8193wasbeforeH6440thyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

17Benotאַל־'al-H408aterrorלִמְחִתָּ֑הlim.chi.TahH4288untomeתִּֽהְיֵה־tih.yeh-H1961: thou art myrefugeמַֽחֲסִי־ma.cha.si-H4268in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

18LetH408them beashamedיֵבֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954thatpersecuteרֹדְפַי֙ro.de.FaiH7291meH5921, butletH408notH408meH5921beashamedאֵבֹ֣שָׁה'e.Vo.shahH954;letH408them bedismayedיֵחַ֣תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865, butletH408notH408meH5921bedismayedאֵחַ֖תָּה'e.Cha.tahH2865:bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935uponH5921them thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofevilH7451, anddestroyשָׁבְרֵֽם׃ סsha.ve.RemH7665them withdoubleוּמִשְׁנֶ֥הu.mish.NehH4932destructionH7451.

19Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saidאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413:Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980, andstandוְעָֽמַדְתָּ֙ve.'a.mad.TaH5975in thegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.amH5971,wherebyאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063comeיָבֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935in, and by thewhichוַאֲשֶׁ֖רva.'a.SherH834theygoH1980outיֵ֣צְאוּYe.tze.'uH3318, and inallוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

20andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them,Hearשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, yekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thatenterהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935in bytheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179;

21Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:TakeH5375heedהִשָּׁמְר֖וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104to yourselves, andbearH5375noH408burdenמַשָּׂא֙ma.Sa'H4853on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,norH408bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935it in by thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

22neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808carryH3318forthH3318aburdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853outH3318of yourhousesמִבָּֽתֵּיכֶם֙mi.ba.tei.KhemH1004on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808doתַֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213yeanyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399: but hallow ye thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, as Icommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;

23But they hearkenednotH3808,neitherH3808inclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241, butmadeוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203stiff, that they mightnotH3808hearH8085, and mightnotH3808receiveקַ֥חַתKa.chatH3947instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.

24And it shallcomeH935topassH935,ifאִם־'im-H518yediligentlyH8085hearken untomeאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, tobringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935innoלְבִלְתִּ֣י׀le.vil.TiH1115burdenמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853throughH935thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, but to hallow thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, todoעֲשֽׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213noלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399therein;

25then shall thereenterוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935in by thegatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892kingsמְלָכִ֣ים׀me.la.KhimH4428andprincesוְשָׂרִ֡יםve.sa.RimH8269sittingיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427uponעַל־'al-H5921thethroneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,ridingרֹכְבִ֣ים׀ro.khe.VimH7392inchariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and onhorsesוּבַסּוּסִ֗יםu.va.su.SimH5483, they, and theirprincesוְשָׂ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.Sa.rei.HemH8269, themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: and thiscityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shallremainוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

26And they shallcomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935from thecitiesמֵעָרֵֽי־me.'a.rei-H5892ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063, and from theplacesH1004roundוּמִסְּבִיב֨וֹתu.mi.se.vi.VotH5439aboutH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and from thelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, and from thelowlandהַשְּׁפֵלָ֤הha.she.fe.LahH8219, and from themountainsהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022, and from theSouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,bringingמְבִאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935burntעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930offeringsוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503, andsacrificesוְזֶ֖בַחve.Ze.vachH2077, and oblations, andfrankincenseוּלְבוֹנָ֑הu.le.vo.NahH3828, andbringingוּמְבִאֵ֥יu.me.vi.'EiH935sacrificesH2077ofthanksgivingתוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426, unto thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518ye willnotH3808hearken untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413to hallow thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, andnotH3808tobearשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH5375aburdenמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853andenterוּבֹ֛אu.Vo'H935in at thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117; then will Ikindleוְהִצַּ֧תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784in thegatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָbish.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof, and it shalldevourוְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.LahH398thepalacesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and it shallnotH3808bequenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ פtikh.BehH3518.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17

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