Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 2

1And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961tomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2GoH1980, andcryH7121in theearsבְאָזְנֵ֨יve.'a.ze.NeiH241ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Irememberזָכַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142for thee thekindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of thyyouthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, theloveאַהֲבַ֖ת'a.ha.VatH160of thine espousals;howH310thou wentestafterH310meH7121in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, in alandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that wasnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808sownזְרוּעָֽה׃ze.ru.'AhH2232.

3Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478washolinessקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, the firstfruits of hisincreaseתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393:allכָּל־kol-H3605thatdevourאֹכְלָ֣יו'o.khe.LavH398him shall beheldH816guiltyיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816;evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451shallcomeתָּבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935uponH935them, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

4Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, andallוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Whatמַה־mah-H4100unrighteousnessעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766have yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1foundמָּצְא֨וּma.tze.'UH4672inmeH5921, that they aregoneH7368farH7368frommeH5921, and have walkedafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310vanityהַהֶ֖בֶלha.He.velH1892, and are becomevainH1892?

6Neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808saidH559they,Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068thatbroughtH5927usH559upH5927outH3427of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; that ledusH559throughH5674thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,throughH5674alandבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofdesertsעֲרָבָ֤ה'a.ra.VahH6160and ofpitsוְשׁוּחָה֙ve.shu.ChahH7745,throughH5674alandבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776ofdroughtצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723and of theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757,throughH5674alandבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776thatnoneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808passedH5674throughH5674, andwhereH346noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427?

7And Ibroughtוָאָבִ֤יאva.'a.Vi'H935youH7760intoאֶל־'el-H413a plentifullandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398thefruitפִּרְיָ֖הּpir.YahH6529thereof and thegoodnessוְטוּבָ֑הּve.tu.VahH2898thereof; but when yeenteredוַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙va.ta.Vo.'uH935, yedefiledוַתְּטַמְּא֣וּva.te.ta.me.'UH2930mylandאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776, andmadeH7760mineheritageוְנַחֲלָתִ֥יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159anabominationלְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃le.to.'e.VahH8441.

8Thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559notלֹ֤אlo'H3808,Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068? and they thathandleוְתֹפְשֵׂ֤יve.to.fe.SeiH8610thelawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451knewיְדָע֔וּנִיye.da.'U.niH3045meH310notלֹ֣אlo'H3808: therulersוְהָרֹעִ֖יםve.ha.ro.'ImH7462alsotransgressedH6586againstH6586meH310, and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּא֣וּni.be.'UH5012byBaalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168, andwalkedהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980afterH310things that donotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808profitיוֹעִ֖לוּyo.'I.luH3276.

9Wherefore I will yetpleadאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378withyouלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and with yourchildren’sבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121childrenבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121will Ipleadאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378.

10Forpassעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674over to theislesאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339ofKittimכִתִּיִּים֙khi.ti.YimH3794, andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200; andsendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971untoKedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938, andconsiderH7200diligentlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966; andseeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200ifכִּ֣יkiH3588there hath beensuchH2063athingH2063.

11Hath anationגּוֹי֙goyH1471changedH4171theirgodsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,whichH1471yet arenoלֹ֣אlo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430? but mypeopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971havechangedH4171theirgloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519for thatwhichH1471dothnotבְּל֥וֹאbe.Lo'H3808profitיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12BeastonishedH8074, O yeheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, at this, and be horribly afraid, be yeveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966desolateH8074, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13For mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971havecommittedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evils; they have forsakenmeH3808thefountainמְק֣וֹר׀me.KorH4726oflivingחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, andhewedH2672themoutH2672cisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877,brokenנִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםnish.ba.RimH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877, thatcanאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834holdיָכִ֖לוּya.Khi.luH3557noH3808waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

14IsIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aservantH5650? is he a homebornslaveהַעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650?whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is hebecomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961apreyלָבַֽז׃la.VazH957?

15Theyoungכְפִרִ֔יםkhe.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715haveroaredיִשְׁאֲג֣וּyish.'a.GuH7580uponH5921him, and yelled: and they havemadeנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414hislandאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047; hiscitiesעָרָ֥יו'a.RavH5892areburnedנִצְּת֖וּni.tze.tahH3341upH5921,withoutמִבְּלִ֥יmi.be.LiH1097inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

16Thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121also of Noph andTahpanhesוְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סve.tach.pe.nesH8471have broken thecrownH6936of thyheadH6936.

17Hast thounotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430, when he led thee by thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870?

18Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258whatH4100hast thou todoH4100in thewayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, todrinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofShihorשִׁח֑וֹרshi.ChorH7883? orwhatH4100hast thou todoH4100in thewayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, todrinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of theRiverנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104?

19Thine ownwickednessרָעָתֵ֗ךְra.'a.TekhH7451shallcorrectתְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְte.ya.se.RekhH3256thee, and thy backslidings shallreproveתּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְto.khi.ChukhH3198thee:knowוּדְעִ֤יu.de.'IH3045therefore andseeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200that it is anevilרַ֣עra'H7451thingכִּי־ki-H3588and abitterוָמָ֔רva.MarH4751, that thou hast forsaken theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430, and that my fear isnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808in thee, saith theLordH3068, theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

20For ofoldמֵעוֹלָ֞םme.'o.LamH5769time I havebrokenשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665thyyokeעֻלֵּ֗ךְ'u.LekhH5923, andburstנִתַּ֙קְתִּי֙ni.Tak.tiH5423thybandsמוֹסְרֹתַ֔יִךְmos.ro.Ta.yikhH4147; and thou saidst, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808serveH5647; foruponעַֽל־'al-H5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגְּבֹהָ֗הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֞הgiv.'AhH1389andunderוְתַ֙חַת֙ve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086thou didst bow thyself,playingH2181theharlotH2181.

21Yet I hadplantedנְטַעְתִּ֣יךְne.ta'.TikhH5193thee a noblevineהַגֶּ֥פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612,whollyH3605arightאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233:howוְאֵיךְ֙ve.'eiKhH349then art thouturnedH2015intoH2015the degenerateplantH5193of a strangevineH1612untomeH3605?

22Forthoughכִּ֤יkiH3588thouwashתְּכַבְּסִי֙te.kha.be.SiH3526thee withlyeבַּנֶּ֔תֶרba.Ne.terH5427, and take theemuchוְתַרְבִּי־ve.tar.bi-H7235soapבֹּרִ֑יתbo.RitH1287, yet thineiniquityעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771is markedbeforeH6440meH6440, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

23HowH4100canst thousayתֹּאמְרִ֞יtom.RiH559, I amnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808defiledנִטְמֵ֗אתִיnit.Me.tiH2930, I havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808goneהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310the Baalim?seeH7200thywayדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870in thevalleyבַּגַּ֔יְאba.Gay'H1516,knowדְּעִ֖יde.'IH3045whatH4100thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213: thou art aswiftקַלָּ֖הka.LahH7031dromedary traversingherH7200waysדְּרָכֶֽיהָ׃de.ra.Khei.haH1870;

24awildפֶּ֣רֶה׀Pe.rehH6501assusedH3605to thewildernessמִדְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057, that snuffethupH3605thewindר֔וּחַRu.achH7307inherH3605desireH5315; inherH3605occasion whocanמִ֣יmiH4310turnיְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּהye.shi.Ve.nahH7725herH3605awayH7725?allH3605they thatseekמְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙me.vak.Shei.haH1245herH3605willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808wearyיִיעָ֔פוּyi.'A.fuH3286themselvesH5315; inherH3605monthבְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּbe.cha.de.ShahH2320they shallfindיִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃yim.tza.'U.ne.haH4672herH3605.

25Withholdמִנְעִ֤יmin.'IH4513thyfootרַגְלֵךְ֙rag.leKhH7272from beingunshodמִיָּחֵ֔ףmi.ya.ChefH3182, and thy throat fromthirstמִצִּמְאָ֑הmi.tzim.'AhH6773: but thou saidst, There isnoH3808hope:noH3808; for I havelovedאָהַ֥בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157strangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114, andafterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֥םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them will I go.

26As thethiefגַּנָּב֙ga.NavH1590isashamedH954when he isfoundיִמָּצֵ֔אyi.ma.Tze'H4672,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651is thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478ashamedH954; they, theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428, theirprincesשָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔םsa.rei.HemH8269, and theirpriestsוְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖םve.kho.ha.nei.HemH3548, and theirprophetsוּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃u.ne.vi.'ei.HemH5030;

27whichלָעֵ֜ץla.'EtzH6086sayאֹמְרִ֨ים'o.me.RimH559to a stock, Thou art myfatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1; and to astoneוְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ve.la.'E.venH68, Thou hastbroughtH3205meH413forthH3205: for they haveturnedפָנ֥וּfa.NuH6437theirbackH6437untomeH413, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808theirfaceפָנִ֑יםfa.NimH6440: but in the time of theirtroubleרָֽעָתָם֙ra.'a.TamH7451they willsayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֖וּמָהKu.mahH6965, andsaveוְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃ve.ho.shi.'E.nuH3467usH413.

28Butwhereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430that thou hastmadeעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thee?letהָי֥וּha.YuH1961themariseיָק֕וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965,ifH518theycanH518saveיוֹשִׁיע֖וּךָyo.shi.'U.khaH3467thee in the time of thytroubleרָעָתֶ֑ךָra.'a.Te.khaH7451: for according to thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of thycitiesעָרֶ֔יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892are thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

29Wherefore will yepleadתָרִ֖יבוּta.Ri.vuH7378withmeH413? yeallכֻּלְּכֶ֛םku.le.KhemH3605havetransgressedפְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥םpe.sha'.TemH6586againstH413meH413, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30Invainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723have Ismittenהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֔םbe.nei.KhemH1121; theyreceivedלָקָ֑חוּla.Ka.chuH3947noלֹ֣אlo'H3808correctionמוּסָ֖רmu.SarH4148: your ownswordחַרְבְּכֶ֛םchar.be.KhemH2719hathdevouredאָכְלָ֧ה'a.khe.LahH398yourprophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030, like adestroyingמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH7843lionכְּאַרְיֵ֥הke.'ar.YehH738.

31Ogenerationהַדּ֗וֹרha.DorH1755,seeרְא֣וּre.'UH7200ye thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. Have I been awildernessהֲמִדְבָּ֤רha.mid.BarH4057untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478? or alandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthickH3991darknessH3991? whereforesayאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,WeH518are broken loose;weH518willcomeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935noלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750unto thee?

32CanH369a maidforgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911herH7911ornamentsעֶדְיָ֔הּ'ed.YahH5716, or abrideכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618herH7911attireקִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָki.shu.Rei.haH7196? yet mypeopleוְעַמִּ֣יve.'a.MiH5971haveforgottenשְׁכֵח֔וּנִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911meH7911daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withoutH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

33Howמַה־mah-H4100trimmest thou thywayדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870toseekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160! thereforeevenגַּ֣םgamH1571thewickedהָרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451women hast thoutaughtלִמַּ֖דְתְּli.mad.tiH3925thywaysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870.

34Also, in thyskirtsבִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙bikh.na.Fa.yikhH3671isfoundנִמְצְא֔וּnim.tze.'UH4672thebloodדַּ֛םdamH1818of thesoulsנַפְשׁ֥וֹתnaf.ShotH5315of theinnocentנְקִיִּ֑יםne.ki.YimH5355poorאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34: I havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808foundמְצָאתִ֖יםme.tza.TimH4672it at theplaceH3605ofbreakingבַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶתva.mach.Te.retH4290in, butuponעַל־'al-H5921allH3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428.

35Yet thou saidst, I aminnocentנִקֵּ֔יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352;surelyH3588hisangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639isturnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725awayH7725frommeH7725.Beholdהִנְנִי֙hi.NiH2005, I willenterנִשְׁפָּ֣טnish.PatH8199intoH8199judgmentH8199with thee,becauseH3588thou sayest, I havenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808sinnedחָטָֽאתִי׃cha.Ta.tiH2398.

36Whyמַה־mah-H4100gaddest thouaboutH1870soכַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834muchH4100to change thywayדַּרְכֵּ֑ךְdar.KekhH1870? thou shalt beashamedתֵּב֔וֹשִׁיte.Vo.o.shiH954ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714also, as thou wastashamedבֹּ֖שְׁתְּBo.shetH954ofAssyriaמֵאַשּֽׁוּר׃me.'a.ShurH804.

37From him also shalt thougoתֵּֽצְאִ֔יte.tze.'IH3318forthH3318, with thinehandsוְיָדַ֖יִךְve.ya.Da.yikhH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921thineheadרֹאשֵׁ֑ךְro.ShekhH7218: for theLORDיְהֹוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathrejectedמָאַ֤סma.'AsH3988thy confidences, and thou shaltnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808prosperתַצְלִ֖יחִיtatz.Li.chiH6743in them.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2

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