Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 27

1In thebeginningבְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbe.re.ShitH7225of thereignמַמְלֶ֛כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥םye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאושִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,cameהָיָ֞הha.YahH1961thiswordהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הyir.me.YahH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068tomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413:MakeH5414theebandsמוֹסֵר֖וֹתmo.se.RotH4147andbarsוּמֹט֑וֹתu.mo.TotH4133, andputוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414themuponעַל־'al-H5921thyneckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677;

3andsendוְשִׁלַּחְתָּם֩ve.shi.lach.TamH7971them to thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123, and to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124, and to thekingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, and to thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofTyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865, and to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zidon, by thehandבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of themessengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397whichcomeהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389untoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

4andgiveH6680them achargeH6680unto theirmastersאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113;sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall yesayH559unto yourmastersאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Do.nei.KhemH113;

5I havemadeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213theearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, themanהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120and thebeastהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929that areuponעַל־'al-H5921thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, by mygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerH2220and by myoutstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרוֹעִ֖יu.viz.ro.'IH2220; and Igiveוּנְתַתִּ֕יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it untowhomH834it seemethrightיָשַׁ֥רya.SharH3474untomeH5414.

6Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258have Igivenנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428landsהָאֲרָצ֣וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776intoH776thehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027ofNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, myservantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650; and thebeastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704also have Igivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him toserveלְעָבְדֽוֹ׃le.'a.ve.DoH5647him.

7Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471shallserveוְעָבְד֤וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647him, and hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121, and hisson’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704the time of his ownlandאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776comeבֹּא־bo'-H935: and thenmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471andgreatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shallserveוְעָ֤בְדוּve.'A.ve.duH5647themselves of him.

8And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, that thenationהַגּ֜וֹיha.GoyH1471and thekingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֗הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467whichH834willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808serveיַעַבְד֤וּya.'av.DuH5647thesameהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and that willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808putיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414theirneckצַוָּאר֔וֹtza.va.RoH6677underעַל־'al-H5921theyokeבְּעֹ֖לbe.'OlH5923of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894, thatnationהַגּ֤וֹיha.GoyH1471will Ipunishאֶפְקֹ֨ד'ef.KodH6485, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, with theswordבַּחֶרֶב֩ba.che.RevH2719, and with thefamineוּבָרָעָ֨בu.va.ra.'AvH7458, and with thepestilenceוּבַדֶּ֜בֶרu.va.De.verH1698,untilעַד־'ad-H5704I haveconsumedתֻּמִּ֥יtu.MiH8552them by hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

9But as foryouH859, hearken yenotH3808to yourprophetsנְבִיאֵיכֶ֜םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030,norH3808to yourdivinersקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֗םko.se.mei.KhemH7080,norH3808to yourdreamsחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472,norH3808to your soothsayers,norH3808to yoursorcerersכַּשָּׁפֵיכֶ֑םka.sha.fei.KhemH3786,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834speakאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559untoyouH859,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shallnotH3808serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894:

10for theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267untoyouH3588, toremoveהַרְחִ֤יקhar.ChikH7368youH3588farH7368from yourlandאַדְמַתְכֶ֔ם'ad.mat.KhemH127; and that I shoulddriveוְהִדַּחְתִּ֥יve.hi.dach.TiH5080youH3588outמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921and ye shouldperishוַאֲבַדְתֶּֽם׃va.'a.vad.TemH6.

11But thenationוְהַגּ֗וֹיve.ha.GoyH1471that shallbringיָבִ֧יאya.Vi'H935theirneckצַוָּאר֛וֹtza.va.RoH6677underעַל־'al-H5921theyokeבְּעֹ֥לbe.'OlH5923of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, andserveוַֽעֲבָד֑וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647him, thatnationH1471will I letremainH3427in their ownlandאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and they shalltillוַֽעֲבָדָ֖הּva.'a.va.DahH5647it, anddwellוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427therein.

12And I spake toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063accordingוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413toallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935yournecksצַוְּארֵיכֶ֜םtza.ve.rei.KhemH6677underH935theyokeבְּעֹ֣לbe.'OlH5923of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894, andserveוְעִבְד֥וּve.'iv.DuH5647him and hispeopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971, andliveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421.

13Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100will yedieתָמ֙וּתוּ֙ta.Mu.tuH4191, thou and thypeopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971, by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, by thefamineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙u.va.Da.verH1698, as theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696concerning thenationהַגּ֕וֹיha.GoyH1471that willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894?

14And hearkennotH3808unto thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatspeakהָאֹמְרִ֤יםha.'o.me.RimH559untoyouH3588,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shallnotH3808serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894: for theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267untoyouH3588.

15For I havenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808sentH7971them, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, but theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034; that I mightdriveהַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.ChiH5080youH859outH7971, and that ye mightperishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.TemH6, ye, and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012untoyouH859.

16Also I spake to thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֩ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and toallכָּל־kol-H3605thispeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068: Hearkennotאַֽל־'al-H408to thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of yourprophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030thatprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֤יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012untoyouH3588,sayingH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thevesselsכְלֵ֧יkhe.LeiH3627of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068houseבֵית־veit-H1004shallnowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258shortlyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120bebroughtH7725againH7725fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֖לָהmi.ba.Ve.lahH894: for theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267untoyouH3588.

17Hearkennotאַל־'al-H408unto them;serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, andliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421: wherefore should thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892becomeתִֽהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961adesolationחָרְבָּֽה׃cha.re.BahH2723?

18Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they beprophetsנְבִאִ֣יםne.vi.'ImH5030, andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be with them,letH4994themnowH4994makeיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293intercession to theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, that thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֣ים׀ha.ke.LimH3627whichH6635areleftהַנּוֹתָרִ֣יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and in thehouseוּבֵ֨יתu.VeitH1004of thekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, and atJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,goבֹ֜אוּVo.'uH935notלְבִלְתִּי־le.vil.ti-H1115toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ פba.Ve.lahH894.

19Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635concerning thepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982, and concerning theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627, that areleftהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in thiscityבָּעִ֥ירba.'IrH5892,

20whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894tookלְקָחָ֗םle.ka.ChamH3947notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808, when hecarriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540Jeconiahיְכֹנְיָ֨הye.kha.ne.YahH3204thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֧יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, fromJerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toBabylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thenoblesחֹרֵ֥יcho.ReiH2715ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389;

21yeaכִּ֣יkiH3588,thusכֹ֥הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, concerning thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that areleftהַנּֽוֹתָרִים֙ha.no.ta.RimH3498in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and in thehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, and atJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

22They shall becarriedH5927toBabylonבָּבֶ֥לָהba.Ve.lahH894, and there shall they be,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117that Ivisitפָּקְדִ֤יpa.ke.DiH6485them, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; then will Ibringיוּבָ֖אוּyu.Va.'uH935themupH5927, andrestoreוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725them to thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 27

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