Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 33

1MoreoverH5750thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414thesecondשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145time,whileH5750he was yetshutעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113upH1961in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָ֖הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that doeth it, theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that formeth it toestablishלַהֲכִינָ֖הּla.ha.khi.NahH3559it; theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034:

3Callקְרָ֥אke.Ra'H7121untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413, and I willanswerוְאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּve.'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030thee, and will shew theegreatגְּדֹל֥וֹתge.do.LotH1419things, anddifficultH1419, which thou knowestnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

4Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, concerning thehousesבָּתֵּי֙ba.TeiH1004of thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, and concerning thehousesבָּתֵּ֖יba.TeiH1004of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whichH2719arebrokenH5422downהַנְּתֻצִ֕יםha.ne.tu.TzimH5422tomakeכִּי֩kiH3588a defenceagainstעַל־'al-H5921the mounts, andagainstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921theswordהֶחָֽרֶב׃he.Cha.revH2719:

5theycomeבָּאִ֗יםba.'ImH935tofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898with theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778, but it is tofillוּלְמַלְאָם֙u.le.mal.'AmH4390them with thedeadH6297bodiesH6297ofmenהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I haveslainהִכֵּ֥יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221in mineangerבְאַפִּ֖יve.'a.PiH639and in myfuryוּבַחֲמָתִ֑יu.va.cha.ma.TiH2534, and forallכָּל־kol-H3605whoseוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834wickednessרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451I havehidהִסְתַּ֤רְתִּיhis.Tar.tiH5641myfaceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from thiscityמֵהָעִ֣ירme.ha.'IrH5892.

6Beholdהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005, I willbringמַעֲלֶה־ma.'a.leh-H5927ithealthאֲרֻכָ֥ה'a.ru.KhahH724and cure, and I will cure them; and I willrevealוְגִלֵּיתִ֣יve.gi.lei.TiH1540unto themabundanceעֲתֶ֥רֶת'a.Te.retH6283ofpeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965andtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571.

7And I willcauseH7725thecaptivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and thecaptivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478toreturnH7725, and willbuildוּבְנִתִ֖יםu.ve.ni.TimH1129them, as at thefirstכְּבָרִֽאשֹׁנָֽה׃ke.va.Ri.sho.NahH7223.

8And I willcleanseוְטִ֣הַרְתִּ֔יםve.Ti.har.TimH2891them fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771,wherebyאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they havesinnedH2398againstH2398meH2398; and I willpardonוְסָלַחְתִּ֗יve.sa.lach.TiH5545allלְכָלle.khol-H3605theiriniquitiesעֲוֹנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771,wherebyאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they havesinnedH2398againstH2398meH2398, andwherebyוַאֲשֶׁ֖רva.'a.SherH834they havetransgressedפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586againstH2398meH2398.

9And this city shall be tomeעַ֤ל'alH5921for anameלְשֵׁ֤םle.ShemH8034ofjoyשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342, for apraiseלִתְהִלָּ֣הlit.hi.LahH8416and for agloryוּלְתִפְאֶ֔רֶתu.le.tif.'E.retH8597,beforeוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5921allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605thenationsגּוֹיֵ֣יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichH834shallhearיִשְׁמְע֜וּyish.me.'UH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֗הha.to.VahH2896that IdoH6213unto them, and shallfearוּפָחֲד֣וּu.fa.cha.DuH6342andtrembleוְרָֽגְז֗וּve.ra.ge.ZuH7264forallכָּל־kol-H3605thegoodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896and forallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965that I procure unto it.

10Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: Yetagainעוֹד֮'OdH5750there shall beheardיִשָּׁמַ֣עyi.sha.Ma'H8085in thisplaceבַּמָּקוֹם־ba.ma.kom-H4725, whereof yesayH559, It iswasteH8074,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120andwithoutוּמֵאֵ֣יןu.me.'EinH369beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929,evenH5750in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that aredesolateהַֽנְשַׁמּ֗וֹתhan.sha.MotH8074,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120andwithoutוּמֵאֵ֥יןu.me.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427andwithoutוּמֵאֵ֥יןu.me.'EinH369beastבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929,

11thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963ofjoyH8057and thevoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֗הsim.ChahH8057, thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the bridegroom and thevoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of thebrideכַּלָּה֒ka.LahH3618, thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of them thatsayH559,Giveהוֹדוּ֩ho.DuH3034thanksH3034to theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, for theLORDH3068isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896, for hismercyH3068endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769: and of them thatbringמְבִאִ֥יםme.vi.'ImH935sacrificesH8426ofthanksgivingH8426intoH935thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDH3068. For I willcauseH7725thecaptivityשְׁבוּת־she.vut-H7622of thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776toreturnH7725as at thefirstכְּבָרִאשֹׁנָ֖הke.va.ri.sho.NahH7223, saith theLORDH3068.

12Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635: Yetagainע֞וֹדodH5750shall there be in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,whichהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088is waste,withoutH369manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120andwithoutH369beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929, and inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thecitiesעָרָ֑יו'a.RavH5892thereof, an habitation ofshepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462causing theirflocksצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629tolieמַרְבִּצִ֖יםmar.bi.TzimH7257downH7257.

13In thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֨יbe.'a.ReiH5892of thehillהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022countryH2022, in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892of thelowlandהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ha.she.fe.LahH8219, and in thecitiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892of theSouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045, and in thelandוּבְאֶ֧רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֛ןbin.ya.MinH1144, and in theplacesאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559aboutוּבִסְבִיבֵ֥יu.vis.vi.VeiH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and in thecitiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, shall theflocksהַצֹּ֛אןha.TzonH6629againעֹ֣ד'odH5750passתַּעֲבֹ֧רְנָהta.'a.Vo.re.nahH5674underעַל־'al-H5921thehandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of him that telleth them, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

14Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that I will perform thatgoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havespokenדִּבַּ֛רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696concerning thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and concerning thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

15Inthoseהָהֵם֙ha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֤יםbai.ya.MimH3117, and at that time, will IcauseH4941aBranchצֶ֣מַחTze.machH6780ofrighteousnessצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666togrowH6779upH6779untoDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732; and he shall executejudgmentH4941andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

16InthoseH834daysבַּיָּמִ֤יםbai.ya.MimH3117shallJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063besavedתִּוָּשַׁ֣עti.va.Sha'H3467, andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389shalldwellתִּשְׁכּ֣וֹןtish.KonH7931safelyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983: and this is thenameH7121wherebyH834sheH834shall becalledיִקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121, TheLORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068is ourrighteousnessצִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ סtzid.Ke.nuH6664.

17Forthusכֹ֖הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732shallneverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808want amanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376tositיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427uponעַל־'al-H5921thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

18neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shall thepriestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881want amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376beforeH6440meH6440toofferH6999burntעוֹלָ֜הo.LahH5930offeringsמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503, and toburnH6999oblations, and todoוְעֹ֥שֶׂה־ve.'o.seh-H6213sacrificeזֶּ֖בַחZe.vachH2077continuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.

19And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֽוֹר׃le.MorH559,

20Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:IfH518yecanH518breakתָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ta.Fe.ruH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285of thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, and mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285of thenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,soH3541that there shouldnotוּלְבִלְתִּ֛יu.le.vil.TiH1115bedayH3117andnightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915in theirseasonבְּעִתָּֽם׃be.'i.TamH6256;

21then may also mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֤יbe.ri.TiH1285bebrokenתֻפַר֙tu.FarH6565withDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650, that he shouldnotמִהְיֽוֹת־mih.yot-H1961have asonבֵ֖ןvenH1121toreignמֹלֵ֣ךְmo.LekhH4427uponעַל־'al-H5921histhroneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678; and with theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, myministersמְשָׁרְתָֽי׃me.sha.re.TaiH8334.

22As thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808benumberedיִסָּפֵר֙yi.sa.FerH5608,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808thesandח֣וֹלCholH2344of theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220measuredיִמַּ֖דyi.MadH4058;soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will Imultiplyאַרְבֶּ֗ה'ar.BehH7235theseedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650, and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881thatministerמְשָׁרְתֵ֥יme.sha.re.TeiH8334untomeH5650.

23And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Considerest thounotH3808whatH4100thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971havespokenדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147familiesהַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹתha.mish.pa.ChotH4940whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068didH4100chooseבָּחַ֧רba.CharH977, he hath cast themoffוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853?thusהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088doH4100theydespiseוַיִּמְאָסֵ֑םvai.yim.'a.SemH3988mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, that they should benoH3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750anationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ סlif.nei.HemH6440them.

25Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:IfH518mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285ofdayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915standnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808,ifH518I havenotלֹא־lo'-H3808appointedשָֽׂמְתִּי׃Sa.me.tiH7760theordinancesחֻקּ֛וֹתchu.KotH2708ofheavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andearthוָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776;

26then will I also castawayH7725theseedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233ofJacobיַעֲקוֹב֩ya.'a.kOvH3290, and ofDavidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֜י'av.DiH5650,soH3947that I willnotH1732takeH3947of hisseedמִזַּרְעוֹ֙mi.zar.'OH2233to berulersמֹֽשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910over theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִשְׂחָ֣קyis.ChakH3446, andJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290: for I willcauseH7725theircaptivityשְׁבוּתָ֖םshe.vu.TamH7622toreturnH7725, and will havemercyוְרִחַמְתִּֽים׃ סve.ri.cham.TimH7355on them.

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