Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 28

1And itcameH1961topassH1961thesameהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141, in thebeginningבְּרֵאשִׁית֙be.re.ShitH7225of thereignמַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙mam.Le.khetH4467ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, in thefourthהָֽרְבִעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙bish.natH8141, in thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֑יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, thatHananiahחֲנַנְיָה֩cha.nan.YahH2608thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAzzurעַזּ֨וּר'a.ZurH5809theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834was ofGibeonמִגִּבְעוֹן֙mi.giv.'OnH1391, spake untomeאֵלַ֡י'e.LaiH413in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, in thepresenceלְעֵינֵ֧יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and ofallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,

2Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541speaketh theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559, I havebrokenשָׁבַ֞רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665theyokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

3WithinH1004twoH3947fullיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117yearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141will IbringH935againבְּע֣וֹד׀be.'odH5750intoאֶל־'el-H413thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725allכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדנֶאצַּ֤רne.vu.kha.d.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894tookH3947awayמֵשִׁיב֙me.ShivH7725from thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andcarriedH935them toBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894:

4and I willbringH935againמֵשִׁ֛יבme.ShivH7725to thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Jeconiahיְכָנְיָ֣הye.kha.ne.YahH3204thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063withallכָּל־kol-H3605thecaptivesגָּל֨וּתga.LutH1546ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, thatwentH935toBabylonבָּבֶ֗לָהba.Ve.lahH894, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for I willbreakאֶשְׁבֹּ֔ר'esh.BorH7665theyokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

5Then theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הyir.me.YahH3414saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608in thepresenceלְעֵינֵ֤יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and in thepresenceוּלְעֵינֵ֣יu.le.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

6evenH3651theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הyir.me.YahH3414saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Amenאָמֵ֕ן'a.MenH543: theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068doH6213soH3651: theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068performH6213thywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou hastprophesiedנִבֵּ֗אתָni.Be.taH5012, tobringH7725againH7725thevesselsכְּלֵ֤יke.LeiH3627of theLORD’Sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068houseבֵית־veit-H1004, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605them of the captivity, fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֖לmi.ba.VelH894unto thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

7Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389hearשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085thounowנָא֙na'H4994thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697that Ispeakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696in thineearsבְּאָזְנֶ֑יךָbe.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241, and in theearsוּבְאָזְנֵ֖יu.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971:

8Theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that have beenbeforeלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440meאֶל־'el-H413andbeforeוּלְפָנֶ֖יךָu.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee ofoldהָֽעוֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769prophesiedוַיִּנָּ֨בְא֜וּvai.yi.Na.ve.'UH5012againstH5921manyרַבּוֹת֙ra.bOtH7227countriesאֲרָצ֤וֹת'a.ra.TzotH776, andagainstH5921greatגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419kingdomsמַמְלָכ֣וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467, ofwarלְמִלְחָמָ֖הle.mil.cha.MahH4421, and ofevilוּלְרָעָ֥הu.le.ra.'AhH7451, and ofpestilenceוּלְדָֽבֶר׃u.le.Da.verH1698.

9Theprophetהַנָּבִ֕יאha.na.Vi'H5030whichH834prophesieth ofpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965, when thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030shallcomeH935topassH935, then shall theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030beknownיִוָּדַע֙yi.va.Da'H3045, that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathtrulyבֶּאֱמֶֽת׃be.'e.MetH571sentשְׁלָח֥וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him.

10ThenHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֤הcha.nan.YahH2608theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the bar fromoffמֵעַ֕לme.'AlH5921theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiah’sיִרְמְיָ֣הyir.me.YahH3414neckצַוַּ֖ארtza.VarH6677, and brake it.

11AndHananiahחֲנַנְיָה֩cha.nan.YahH2608spake in thepresenceלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068:Evenבְּעוֹד֙be.'OdH5750soH3541will Ibreakאֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר'esh.BorH7665theyokeעֹ֣ל׀'olH5923ofNebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894withinH5921twofullיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117yearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141fromoffH5921theneckצַוַּ֖ארtza.VarH6677ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471. And theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahH3414went hiswayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃ פle.dar.KoH1870.

12Then thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הyir.me.YahH3414,afterאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310thatHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֤הcha.nan.YahH2608theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030hadbrokenשְׁב֞וֹרshe.VorH7665the bar fromoffמֵעַ֗לme.'AlH5921theneckצַוַּ֛ארtza.VarH6677of theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Goהָלוֹךְ֩ha.loKhH1980, andtellH559Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֜הcha.nan.YahH2608,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: Thou hastbrokenשָׁבָ֑רְתָּsha.Va.re.taH7665thebarsמוֹטֹ֥תmo.TotH4133ofwoodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086; but thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213in theirsteadתַחְתֵּיהֶ֖ןtach.tei.HenH8478barsמֹט֥וֹתmo.TotH4133ofironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.

14Forthusכֹֽה־khoh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: I haveputנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414ayokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923ofironבַּרְזֶ֡לbar.ZelH1270uponעַל־'al-H5921theneckצַוַּ֣אר׀tza.VarH6677ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471, that they mayserveלַעֲבֹ֛דla.'a.VodH5647Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894; and they shallserveוַעֲבָדֻ֑הוּva.'a.va.Du.huH5647him: and I havegivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him thebeastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704also.

15Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הyir.me.YahH3414untoHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֥הcha.nan.YahH2608theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Hearשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085nowנָ֣אna'H4994,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608; theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sentשְׁלָחֲךָ֣she.la.cha.KhaH7971thee; but thou makest thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971totrustהִבְטַ֛חְתָּhiv.Tach.taH982in alieשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

16Thereforethusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנְנִי֙hi.NiH2005, I willsendH7971theeawayH7971fromoffH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127: thisyearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141thou shaltdieמֵ֔תMetH4191,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou hastspokenדִבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696rebellionסָרָ֥הsa.RahH5627againstH5921theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17SoH4191Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֥הcha.nan.YahH2608theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030diedH4191thesameהַהִ֑יאha.Hi'H1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ פha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 28

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