Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 3

1Theysayלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376putH7971awayיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֩'ish.ToH802, andsheהַהִ֑יאha.Hi'H1931goוְהָלְכָ֨הve.ha.le.KhahH1980from him, andbecomeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961anotherאַחֵ֗ר'a.CherH312man’sלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376, shall hereturnהֲיָשׁ֤וּבha.ya.ShuvH7725untoherאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413againע֔וֹדodH5750? shallnotהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808thatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776be greatlypollutedH2610? But thou hastplayedH2181theharlotH2181withmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227loversרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453; yetreturnוְשׁ֥וֹבve.ShovH7725againH5750tomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413, saith theLORDיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Liftשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375upH5375thineeyesעֵינַ֨יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869unto thebareשְׁפָיִ֜םshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205, andseeוּרְאִ֗יu.re.'IH7200;whereאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375hast thounotלֹ֣אlo'H3808been lain with? By thewaysדְּרָכִים֙de.ra.KhimH1870hast thousatיָשַׁ֣בְתְּya.ShavtH3427for them, as an Arabian in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057; and thou hastpollutedוַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִיva.ta.cha.Ni.fiH2610thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776with thy whoredoms and with thywickednessוּבְרָעָתֵֽךְ׃u.ve.ra.'a.TekhH7451.

3Therefore theshowersרְבִבִ֔יםre.vi.VimH7241have been withholden, and there hath beennoל֣וֹאLo'H3808latterH4456rainוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456; yet thou hadst a whore’sforeheadוּמֵ֨צַחu.Me.tzachH4696, thou refusedst to beashamedהִכָּלֵֽם׃hi.ka.LemH3637.

4Wilt thounotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808from this timecryH7121untomeH7121, Myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, thou art the guide of myyouthנְעֻרַ֖יne.'u.RaiH5271?

5Will he retain his anger foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769? will hekeepיִשְׁמֹ֖רyish.MorH8104it to theendלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331?Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thou hastspokenדִבַּ֛רְתְּdi.bar.tiH1696and hastdoneוַתַּעֲשִׂ֥יva.ta.'a.SiH6213evilהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451things, and hast had thywayוַתּוּכָֽל׃ פva.tu.KhalH3201.

6Moreover theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413in thedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Hast thouseenH7200thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834backslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathdoneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213?sheהִ֜יאhi'H1931isgoneהֹלְכָ֨הho.le.KhahH1980upH7200uponעַל־'al-H5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגָּבֹ֗הַּga.Vo.ahH1364mountainהַ֣רharH2022andunderתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֖ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086, and there hathplayedH2181theharlotH2181.

7And Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310sheH3808haddoneעֲשׂוֹתָ֧הּa.so.TahH6213allH3605theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428things,SheH3808willreturnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413; butsheH3808returnedשָׁ֑בָהSha.vahH7725notH3808: andherH3605treacherousבָּגוֹדָ֥הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063sawוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.te.reh'H7200it.

8And Isawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, when, for thisveryH898causeH5414that backslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadcommittedH5003adulteryנִֽאֲפָה֙ni.'a.FahH5003, I hadputH5414herH3605awayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971andgivenH5414herH3605a bill of divorcement, yettreacherousבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbo.ge.DahH898Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063herH3605sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269fearedיָֽרְאָ֜הya.re.'AhH3372notוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808; butsheהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931alsowentאֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.haH413andplayedH2181theharlotH2181.

9And itcameH1961topassH1961throughH776the lightness ofherH1961whoredom, that thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776waspollutedוַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףva.te.che.NafH2610, and shecommittedH5003adulteryוַתִּנְאַ֥ףva.tin.'AfH5003withstonesהָאֶ֖בֶןha.'E.venH68and with stocks.

10And yet forallH3605thisherH3605treacherousבָּגוֹדָ֧הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֛הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808returnedשָׁ֨בָהSha.vahH7725untomeאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413withherH3605wholeH3605heartלִבָּ֑הּli.BahH3820, but feignedly, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

11And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, BackslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath shewnherselfH5315moreH5315righteousצִדְּקָ֥הtzi.de.KahH6663thantreacherousמִבֹּגֵדָ֖הmi.bo.ge.DahH898Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980, andproclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֨יםha.de.va.RimH1697towardH6440thenorthצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, andsayוְ֠אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559,Returnשׁ֣וּבָהShu.vahH7725, thou backslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; I willnotלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808lookאַפִּ֥יל'a.PilH5307inangerH6440uponH7121youכִּֽי־ki-H3588: for I ammercifulחָסִ֤ידcha.SidH2623, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, I willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808keepאֶטּ֖וֹר'e.TorH5201angerH6440foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

13Onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389acknowledgeדְּעִ֣יde.'IH3045thineiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771, that thou hasttransgressedH6586againstH6586theLORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430, and hastscatteredוַתְּפַזְּרִ֨יva.te.fa.ze.RiH6340thywaysדְּרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhH1870to thestrangersלַזָּרִ֗יםla.za.RimH2114underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, and ye havenotלֹא־lo'-H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085myvoiceוּבְקוֹלִ֥יu.ve.ko.LiH6963, saith theLORDיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725, O backslidingchildrenבָנִ֤יםva.NimH1121, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for I am ahusbandבָּעַ֣לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166untoyouH3588: and I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youH3588one of acityמֵעִ֗ירme.'IrH5892, andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147of afamilyמִמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הmi.mish.pa.ChahH4940, and I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935youH3588toZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726:

15and I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414youH5414shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462according to mineheartכְּלִבִּ֑יke.li.BiH3820, which shallfeedוְרָע֥וּve.ra.'UH7462youH5414withknowledgeדֵּעָ֥הde.'AhH1844andunderstandingH3820.

16And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when ye bemultipliedתִרְבּוּ֩tir.BuH7235andincreasedוּפְרִיתֶ֨םu.fe.ri.TemH6509in thelandבָּאָ֜רֶץba.'A.retzH776, inthoseהָהֵ֙מָּה֙ha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֤יםbai.ya.MimH3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, they shallsayיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreH5750, Thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall itcomeH1961tomindלֵ֑בLevH3820:neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808shall theyrememberיִזְכְּרוּ־yiz.ke.ru-H2142it;neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808shall theyvisitיִפְקֹ֔דוּyif.Ko.duH6485it;neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall that bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213anyH5750moreH5750.

17At that time they shallcallיִקְרְא֤וּyik.re.'UH7121Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; andallH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471shall begatheredוְנִקְוּ֨וּve.nikv.VuH6960unto it, to thenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389:neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall they walkanyH3605moreע֔וֹדodH5750afterאַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.ReiH310thestubbornnessשְׁרִר֖וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of theirevilהָרָֽע׃ סha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820.

18Inthoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shall walk with thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and they shallcomeוְיָבֹ֤אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162outH5921of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828to thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776that IgaveH5157for aninheritanceהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157unto yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

19But Isaidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349shall IputH5414thee among thechildrenבַּבָּנִ֔יםba.ba.NimH1121, andgiveוְאֶתֶּן־ve.'e.ten-H5414thee apleasantחֶמְדָּ֔הchem.DahH2532landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, a goodlyheritageנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of thehostsH6635of thenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471? and Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, Ye shallcallתִּקְרְאִיtik.re.'u-H7121meH5414Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1; and shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808turnתָשֽׁוּבִי׃ta.shu.vuH7725awayH7725fromfollowingוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יu.me.'a.cha.RaiH310meH5414.

20Surelyאָכֵ֛ן'a.KhenH403as awifeH802treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.DahH898departeth fromherH802husbandמֵרֵעָ֑הּme.re.'AhH7453,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651have yedealtבְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.TemH898treacherouslyH898withmeH1004, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21Avoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963isheardנִשְׁמָ֔עnish.Ma'H8085uponעַל־'al-H5921thebareשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205, theweepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065and thesupplicationsתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; for that they have perverted theirwayדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870, they haveforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911theLORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725, ye backslidingchildrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121, I willhealאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495your backslidings,Beholdהִנְנוּ֙hi.NuH2005,weכִּ֥יkiH3588arecomeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857unto thee; for thou art theLORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

23Trulyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403invainלַשֶּׁ֛קֶרla.She.kerH8267is the help that is looked for from thehillsמִגְּבָע֖וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389, thetumultהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995on themountainsהָרִ֑יםha.RimH2022:trulyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403in theLORDבַּיהֹוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is thesalvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24But theshamefulוְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁתve.ha.Bo.shetH1322thingH1322hathdevouredאָֽכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398the labour of ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1from ouryouthמִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271; theirflocksצֹאנָם֙tzo.NamH6629and theirherdsבְּקָרָ֔םbe.ka.RamH1241, theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.no.tei.HemH1323.

25LetH3808usH3588lieנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הnish.ke.VahH7901downH7901in ourshameבְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּbe.va.she.Te.nuH1322, andletH3808our confusioncoverוּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮u.te.kha.se.NuH3680usH3588: forweH587havesinnedH2398againstH2398theLORDלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,weH587and ourfathersוַאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, from ouryouthמִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117: andweH587havenotH3808obeyedשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 3

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