Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 24

1TheLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068shewedmeH6440, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009,twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147basketsH1736offigsתְאֵנִ֔יםte.'e.NimH8384setH935beforeH6440thetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thatNebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֡לba.VelH894hadcarriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540Jeconiahיְכָנְיָ֣הוּye.kha.ne.Ya.huH3204thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063, and theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, with thecraftsmenהֶחָרָ֤שׁhe.cha.RashH2796andsmithsהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ha.mas.GerH4525, fromJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and hadbroughtH935them toBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

2Onebasketהַדּ֣וּדha.DudH1731hadveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodטֹב֣וֹתto.VotH2896figsתְּאֵנִים֙te.'e.NimH8384, like thefigsכִּתְאֵנֵ֖יkit.'e.NeiH8384that arefirstאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259ripe: and theotherאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259basketוְהַדּ֣וּדve.ha.DudH1731hadveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966badרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451figsתְּאֵנִים֙te.'e.NimH8384,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834couldnotH3808beeatenתֵֽאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398, they weresoH3808badH7451.

3Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100seest thou,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414? And Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,Figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384; thegoodהַטֹּבוֹת֙ha.tOtH2896figsהַתְּאֵנִ֤יםha.te.'e.NimH8384,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodטֹב֣וֹתto.VotH2896; and thebadוְהָֽרָעוֹת֙ve.ha.ra.'OtH7451,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966badרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451, thatcannotH3808beeatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398, they aresoH3808badH7451.

4And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; LiketheseH428goodהַטֹּב֖וֹתha.to.VotH2896figsכַּתְּאֵנִ֥יםka.te.'e.NimH8384,soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651will IregardH428thecaptivesגָּל֣וּתga.LutH1546ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I havesentשִׁלַּ֜חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971outמִן־min-H4480of thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725intoH776thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778, forgoodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

6For I willsetוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760mineeyesעֵינִ֤י'ei.NiH5869uponעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them forgoodלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896, and I willbringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֖יםva.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725themagainH7725to thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and I willbuildוּבְנִיתִים֙u.ve.ni.TimH1129them, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808pullH2040themdownאֶהֱרֹ֔ס'e.he.RosH2040; and I willplantוּנְטַעְתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta'.TimH5193them, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808pluckאֶתּֽוֹשׁ׃'e.To.oshH5428themupעַל־'al-H5921.

7And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414them anheartלֵ֜בlevH3820toknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045meH413, that I am theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: and they shall be mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971, and I will be theirGodלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: for they shallreturnיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725untomeH413with theirwholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3605heartלִבָּֽם׃ סli.BamH3820.

8And as thebadהָֽרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451figsוְכַתְּאֵנִים֙ve.kha.te.'e.NimH8384,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808beeatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398, they aresoכֵּ֣ןkenH3651badH7451;surelyכִּי־ki-H3588thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,SoH3651will IgiveH5414upH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063, and hisprincesשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269, and the residue ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thatremainH3427in thislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and them thatdwellוְהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםve.hai.yo.she.VimH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

9I willevenH776giveH5414themupH5414to be tossed to and fro amongallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776forevilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451; to be areproachלְחֶרְפָּ֤הle.cher.PahH2781and aproverbוּלְמָשָׁל֙u.le.ma.ShalH4912, atauntלִשְׁנִינָ֣הlish.ni.NahH8148and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045, inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605placesהַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whither I shalldriveאַדִּיחֵ֥ם'a.di.ChemH5080them.

10And I willsendוְשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719, thefamineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458, and thepestilenceהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698, among them,tillעַד־'ad-H5704they beconsumedתֻּמָּם֙tu.MamH8552fromoffמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921thelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127that Igaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414unto them and to theirfathersוְלַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פve.la.'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 24

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