Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 22

1Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:Goרֵ֖דredH3381downH3381to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696there thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,

2Andsayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Okingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, that sittestuponעַל־'al-H5921thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732, thou, and thyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֔ve.'a.me.KhaH5971thatenterהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935in bytheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179.

3Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: Execute yejudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666, anddeliverוְהַצִּ֥ילוּve.ha.Tzi.luH5337the spoiledoutH8210of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theoppressorH3238: anddoH6213noH408wrongH3238,doH6213noH408violenceתַּחְמֹ֔סוּtach.Mo.suH2554, to thestrangerוְגֵר֩ve.GerH1616, thefatherlessיָת֨וֹםya.TomH3490,norH408thewidowוְאַלְמָנָ֤הve.'al.ma.NahH490,neitherH408shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Forifאִם־'im-H518yedoH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697indeedכִּ֤יkiH3588, then shall thereenterוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935in by thegatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thishouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004kingsמְלָכִים֩me.la.KhimH4428sittingיֹשְׁבִ֨יםyo.she.VimH3427uponעַל־'al-H5921thethroneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678ofDavidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732,ridingרֹֽכְבִים֙ro.khe.VimH7392inchariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and onhorsesוּבַסּוּסִ֔יםu.va.su.SimH5483, he, and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוve.'av.davH5650, and hispeopleוְעַמּֽוֹ׃ve.'a.MoH5971.

5Butifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518ye willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearתִשְׁמְע֔וּtish.me.'UH8085theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697, Iswearנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650by myself, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shallbecomeיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961adesolationלְחָרְבָּ֥הle.cha.re.BahH2723.

6Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning thehouseבֵּית֙beitH1004of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063: Thou artGileadגִּלְעָ֥דgil.'AdH1568untomeעַל־'al-H5921, and theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844: yetsurelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588I willmakeאֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙'a.shi.te.KhaH7896thee awildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057, andcitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892whichH1004arenotH3808inhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבוּ׃no.sha.vahH3427.

7And I willprepareוְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥יve.ki.dash.TiH6942destroyersמַשְׁחִתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843againstעָלֶ֛יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,everyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376one with hisweaponsוְכֵלָ֑יוve.khe.LavH3627: and they shallcutוְכָֽרְתוּ֙ve.kha.re.TuH3772downH5307thychoiceמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005cedarsאֲרָזֶ֔יךָ'a.ra.Zei.khaH730, andcastוְהִפִּ֖ילוּve.hi.Pi.luH5307themintoעַל־'al-H5921thefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

8Andmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471shallpassוְעָֽבְרוּ֙ve.'a.ve.RuH5674by thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, and they shallsayוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559everyH376manH376to his neighbour, Wherefore hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602unto thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityלָעִ֥ירla.'IrH5892?

9Then they shallanswerוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559,Becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921they forsook thecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, and worshippedotherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430, andservedוַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ סvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them.

10WeepH1058yenotH3808for thedeadלְמֵ֔תle.MetH4191,neitherH3808bemoan him: butweepH1058sore for him that goethawayH7725; for he shallreturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725noH3808moreע֔וֹדodH5750,norH3808seeוְרָאָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7200hisnativeמוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃ סmo.lad.ToH4138countryאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

11Forthusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068touchingShallumשַׁלֻּ֨םsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whichH834reignedהַמֹּלֵךְ֙ha.mo.leKhH4427insteadתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,whichH834wentH3318forthיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318outH3318of thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725: He shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725thitheranyH4480moreH4480;

12But in theplaceבִּמְק֛וֹםbim.KomH4725whither they haveledH1540himcaptiveH1540, there shall hedieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191, and he shallseeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808moreעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.

13Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945unto him that buildeth hishouseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004by unrighteousness, and hischambersוַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944by injustice; that useth his neighbour’sserviceH1004withoutH3808wagesוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467, and giveth himnotH3808his hire;

14that saith, I willbuildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129meוּמָשׁ֖וֹחַu.ma.Sho.achH4886a widehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004andspaciousמְרֻוָּחִ֑יםme.ru.va.ChimH7304chambersוַעֲלִיּ֖וֹתva.'a.li.YotH5944, and cutteth him outwindowsחַלּוֹנָ֔יcha.lo.NaiH2474; and it is cieled withcedarבָּאָ֔רֶזba.'A.rezH730, and painted withvermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350.

15Shalt thoureignהֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְha.tim.LokhH4427,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588thou strivest to excel incedarבָאָ֑רֶזva.'A.rezH730?didH6213notהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1eatאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֗הve.sha.TahH8354, anddoH6213judgmentH4941andjusticeמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941? then it waswellH2896with him.

16He judged thecauseדִּין־din-H1779of thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34; then it waswellH2896. WasnotH3808this toknowהַדַּ֥עַתha.Da.'atH1847meH3808? saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17But thineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869and thineheartוְלִבְּךָ֔ve.li.be.KhaH3820arenotאֵ֤ין'einH369but for thy covetousness, and for toshedלִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְlish.PokhH8210innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818, and foroppressionהָעֹ֥שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233, and forviolenceH6233, todoלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ סla.'a.SotH6213it.

18Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDH3068concerningJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063: They shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808lamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him,sayingאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Ahה֥וֹיHoH1945mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251! or,Ahוְה֣וֹיve.HoH1945sisterאָח֑וֹת'a.ChotH269! they shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808lamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him,sayingH559,Ahה֥וֹיHoH1945lordH3068! or,Ahוְה֥וֹיve.HoH1945hisgloryהֹדֽוֹ׃ho.DoH1935!

19He shall beburiedיִקָּבֵ֑רyi.ka.VerH6912with theburialקְבוּרַ֥תke.vu.RatH6900of an ass, drawn andcastוְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְve.hash.LekhH7993forthbeyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH1973thegatesלְשַׁעֲרֵ֥יle.sha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927upH5927toLebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844, andcryוּֽצְעָ֔קִיu.tze.'A.kiH6817; andliftתְּנִ֣יte.NiH5414upH5927thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963inBashanוּבַבָּשָׁ֖ןu.va.ba.ShanH1316: andcryוְצַֽעֲקִי֙ve.tza.'a.KiH6817fromAbarimמֵֽעֲבָרִ֔יםme.'a.va.RimH5682; forallכָּל־kol-H3605thyloversמְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157are destroyed.

21I spake unto thee in thyprosperityבְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְbe.shal.vo.Ta.yikhH7962; but thou saidst, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearH8085. This hath been thymannerדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870from thyyouthמִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, that thou obeyedstnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808myvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

22Thewindר֔וּחַRu.achH7307shallfeedרֹעַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikhH7462allכָּל־kol-H3605thyshepherdsתִּרְעֶה־tir.'eh-H7462, and thyloversוּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְu.me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157shall go intocaptivityבַּשְּׁבִ֣יba.she.ViH7628:surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588then shalt thou beashamedתֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙te.Vo.shiH954andconfoundedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637forallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605thywickednessרָעָתֵֽךְ׃ra.'a.TekhH7451.

23Oinhabitantיֹשַׁבְתְּ֙yo.shav.tiH3427ofLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844, that makest thynestמְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּme.ku.nan.tiH7077in thecedarsבָּֽאֲרָזִ֑יםba.'a.ra.ZimH730,howמַה־mah-H4100greatly to be pitied shalt thou be when pangscomeבְּבֹא־be.vo'-H935uponH935thee, thepainחִ֖ילchilH2427as of a woman in travail!

24As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,thoughH3588Coniah thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063were thesignetחוֹתָ֖םcho.TamH2368uponעַל־'al-H5921myrightיְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NiH3225handיַ֣דyadH3027, yet would I pluck thee thence;

25and I willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֗יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theeintoH3027thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of them thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315, andintoH3027thehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027of them ofwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou art afraid, evenintoH3027thehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, andintoH3027thehandוּבְיַ֥דu.ve.YadH3027of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ha.kas.DimH3778.

26And I willcastוְהֵֽטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904theeoutH5921, and thymotherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517that bare thee,intoH5921anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312countryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whereH834ye werenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bornH3205; and there shall yedieתָּמֽוּתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191.

27But to thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereunto theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315longeth toreturnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725, thither shall theynotלֹ֥אlo'H3808returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ סya.Shu.vuH7725.

28Is thismanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376Coniah adespisedנִבְזֶ֜הniv.ZehH959brokenvesselכְּלִ֔יke.LiH3627? is he avesselH3627whereinH834isnoH3808pleasureחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656? wherefore are theycastH7993outH3045, he and hisseedוְזַרְע֔וֹve.zar.'OH2233, and arecastH7993intoעַל־'al-H5921thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834theyknowH3045notH3808?

29Oearthאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776,earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

30Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Writeכִּתְב֞וּkit.VuH3789ye thismanH376childlessעֲרִירִ֔י'a.ri.RiH6185, amanH376that shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808prosperיִצְלַ֣חyitz.LachH6743in hisdaysבְּיָמָ֑יוbe.ya.MavH3117: fornoלֹ֨אlo'H3808manH376of hisseedמִזַּרְע֗וֹmi.zar.'OH2233shallprosperיִצְלַ֜חyitz.LachH6743,sittingיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427uponעַל־'al-H5921thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andrulingוּמֹשֵׁ֥לu.mo.ShelH4910anyH376moreע֖וֹדodH5750inJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

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