Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 26

1In thebeginningבְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbe.re.ShitH7225of thereignמַמְלְכ֛וּתmam.le.KhutH4468ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:Standעֲמֹד֮'a.ModH5975in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of theLORD’Sיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֞ve.di.bar.TaH1696untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834comeהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935toworshipלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812in theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that Icommandצִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696unto them;keepH935notאַל־'al-H408backH935awordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

3It may be they will hearken, andturnוְיָשֻׁ֕בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725everyH376manH376from hisevilH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870; that I mayrepentH7725meאֶל־'el-H413of theevilH7451,whichH834I purpose todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto thembecauseH834of theevilH7451of theirdoingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

4And thou shaltsayH559unto them,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:Ifאִם־'im-H518ye willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808hearken tomeH413, to walk in mylawבְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe.To.ra.TiH8451,whichH834I havesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440youH834,

5to hearken to thewordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,whomH834Isendשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971untoyouH834,evenH3808risingH7925upH7925earlyוְהַשְׁכֵּ֥םve.hash.KemH7925andsendingוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them, but ye havenotH3808hearkened;

6then will Imakeוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004likeShilohכְּשִׁלֹ֑הke.shi.LohH7887, and willmakeאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892acurseלִקְלָלָ֔הlik.la.LahH7045toallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605thenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

7And thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414speakingמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hadmadeH1696anendכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615ofspeakingלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680him tospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, that thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971laidH6680holdוַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּvai.yit.pe.SuH8610on him,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Thou shaltsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

9Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069hast thouprophesiedנִבֵּ֨יתָni.Bei.taH5012in thenameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thishouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall be likeShilohכְּשִׁלוֹ֙ke.shi.LoH7887, and thiscityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892shall be desolate,withoutמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427? Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971weregatheredוַיִּקָּהֵ֧לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And when theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ׀vai.yish.me.'UH8085theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, theycameH5927upH5927from theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּית־mi.beit-H1004unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and theysatוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theentryבְּפֶ֥תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of thenewהֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ סhe.cha.DashH2319gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068houseH1004.

11Then spake thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030unto theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and toallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559, Thismanלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376isworthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941ofdeathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194; for he hathprophesiedנִבָּא֙ni.Ba'H5012againstH413thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, as ye haveheardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085with yourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

12Then spakeJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414untoallכָּל־kol-H3605theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and toallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֗נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971meH413toprophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֞אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstH413thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004andagainstH413thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that ye haveheardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

13Thereforenowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258amendהֵיטִ֤יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870and yourdoingsוּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, andobeyוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430; and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willrepentוְיִנָּחֵ֣םve.yi.na.ChemH5162him of theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that he hathpronouncedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696againstעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921youאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.

14But as formeH589,beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I am in yourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027:doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213withmeH589as isgoodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896andrightוְכַיָּשָׁ֖רve.khai.ya.SharH3477in youreyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

15Onlyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045ye forcertainתֵּדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045that,ifאִם־'im-H518yeputנֹתְנִ֣יםno.te.NimH5414meוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413todeathמְמִתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191, ye shallbringH5414innocentנָקִ֗יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֣םdamH1818uponH5921yourselves, anduponH5921thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, anduponH5921theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof: for of atruthבֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathsentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971meוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413untoyouH859tospeakלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in yourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

16Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971unto thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and to theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030: Thismanלָאִ֤ישׁla.'IshH376isnotאֵין־'ein-H369worthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941ofdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194; for he hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696tousH413in thenameבְּשֵׁ֛םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

17ThenroseH6965upH6965certainH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and spake toallכָּל־kol-H3605theassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,

18MicaiahH4320the Morashtiteprophesiedנִבָּ֔אni.Ba'H5012in thedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117ofHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; and he spake toallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleעַם֩'amH5971ofJudahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Zionצִיּ֞וֹןtzi.YonH6726shall beplowedתֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙te.cha.ReshH2790as afieldשָׂדֶ֤הsa.DehH7704, andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙vi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389shallbecomeH1961heaps, and themountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004as thehighלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116placesH1116of aforestיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293.

19DidH6213Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andallH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063putהֶהָמֵ֣תhe.ha.MetH4191him atallH3605todeathהֱ֠מִתֻהוּHe.mi.tu.huH4191?didH6213henotהֲלֹא֮ha.Lo'H3808fearH3373theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, andentreatוַיְחַל֙vay.ChalH2470the favour of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162him of theevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hadpronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696againstעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them?ThusH4191shouldweוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587commitgreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419evilרָעָ֥הra.'AhH7451againstעַל־'al-H5921ourownפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440soulsנַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ׃naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315,

20And there was also amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376thatprophesiedמִתְנַבֵּא֙mit.na.Be'H5012in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֔הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098ofKiriath-jearimH7157; and heprophesiedוַיִּנָּבֵ֞אvai.yi.na.Ve'H5012againstH5921thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892andagainstH5921thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776accordingH5921toallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414:

21and whenJehoiakimיְ֠הוֹיָקִיםYe.ho.ya.kimH3079thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428, withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hismightyH1368menH1368, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085hiswordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697, thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245toputהֲמִית֑וֹha.mi.ToH4191him todeathH4191; but whenUriahאוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, he wasafraidוַיִּרָ֔אvai.yi.Ra'H3372, andfledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272, andwentH935intoH935Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

22andJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֛יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971menH376intoH413Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, namely,Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֧ן'el.na.TanH494thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAchborעַכְבּ֛וֹרakh.BorH5907, andcertainH376menH376with him,intoH413Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

23and they fetchedforthH3318Uriahאוּרִיָּ֜הוּ'u.ri.Ya.huH223outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andbroughtוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'U.huH935him untoJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֔יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; whoslewוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him with theswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993hisdeadH5038bodyH5038intoH413thegravesקִבְרֵ֖יkiv.ReiH6913of thecommonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

24But thehandיַ֚דyadH3027ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227was withJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, that they shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.TiH1115giveתֵּת־tet-H5414himintoH3027thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971toputH5414him todeathלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ פla.ha.mi.ToH4191.

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