Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 35

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in thedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֧יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Goהָלוֹךְ֮ha.loKhH1980unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Rechabites, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto them, andbringוַהֲבִֽאוֹתָם֙va.ha.vi.'o.TamH935themintoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,intoאֶל־'el-H413one of thechambersהַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957, andgiveוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248themwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196todrinkH8248.

3Then Itookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947Jaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֤הya.'a.zan.YahH2970thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHabazziniahחֲבַצִּנְיָ֔הcha.va.tzin.YahH2262, and hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, andallכָּל־kol-H3605hissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121, and thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Rechabites;

4and Ibroughtוָאָבִ֤אva.'a.Vi'H935themintoH413thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,intoH413thechamberלִשְׁכַּ֗תlish.KatH3957of thesonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121ofHananחָנָ֥ןcha.NanH2605thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIgdaliahיִגְדַּלְיָ֖הוּyig.dal.Ya.huH3012, themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was by thechamberלִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.KatH3957of theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasaboveמִמַּ֗עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605thechamberלְלִשְׁכַּ֛תle.lish.KatH3957ofMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֥הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShallumשַׁלֻּ֖םsha.LumH7967, thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104of the door:

5And Isetוָאֶתֵּ֞ןva.'e.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Rechabites bowlsfullמְלֵאִ֥יםme.le.'ImH4392ofwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196, andcupsגְּבִעִ֛יםge.vi.'ImH1375, and Isaidוָאֹמַ֥רva.'o.MarH559unto them,Drinkשְׁתוּ־she.tu-H8354yewineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

6But theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Weכִּי֩kiH3588willdrinkנִשְׁתֶּה־nish.teh-H8354noH3808wineיָּ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: forJonadabיוֹנָדָ֨בyo.na.DavH3122thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֜בre.KhavH7394ourfatherאָבִ֗ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680usעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shalldrinkתִשְׁתּוּ־tish.tu-H8354noH3808wineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196,neitherH3808ye,norH3808yoursonsוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121, foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

7neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shall yebuildתִבְנ֗וּtiv.NuH1129houseוּבַ֣יִתu.Va.yitH1004,norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sowתִזְרָ֙עוּ֙tiz.Ra.'uH2232seedוְזֶ֤רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233,norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808plantתִטָּ֔עוּti.Ta.'uH5193vineyardוְכֶ֣רֶםve.Khe.remH3754,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808haveanyH3605: butallH3605yourdaysיְמֵיכֶ֔םye.mei.KhemH3117ye shalldwellתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427intentsבָּאֳהָלִ֤יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168; that ye mayliveH3427manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117in thelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ye sojourn.

8AndweH587haveobeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֗עva.nish.Ma'H8085thevoiceבְּק֨וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֤בye.ho.na.DavH3082thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָב֙re.KhavH7394ourfatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1inallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605that hechargedצִוָּ֑נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680usH3117, todrinkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354noH1115wineיַ֙יִן֙ya.yinH3196allכָּל־kol-H3605ourdaysיָמֵ֔ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117,weH587, ourwivesנָשֵׁ֔ינוּna.Shei.nuH802, oursonsבָּנֵ֖ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121,norH1115ourdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃u.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323;

9norH3808tobuildבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1129housesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004forusH7704todwellלְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּle.shiv.Te.nuH3427in:neitherH3808have wevineyardוְכֶ֧רֶםve.Khe.remH3754,norH3808fieldוְשָׂדֶ֛הve.sa.DehH7704,norH3808seedוָזֶ֖רַעva.Ze.ra'H2233:

10butweאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834havedweltוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427intentsבָּֽאֳהָלִ֑יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168, and haveobeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֣עva.nish.Ma'H8085, anddoneH6213according toallכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605thatJonadabיוֹנָדָ֥בyo.na.DavH3122ourfatherאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1commandedצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680usH6213.

11But itcameבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935topassH935, whenNebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894cameH935upבַּעֲל֨וֹתba.'a.LotH5927intoH413thelandהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776, thatweH776saidוַנֹּ֗אמֶרva.No.merH559,ComeH935, andletH1961usH413goוְנָב֣וֹאve.na.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389for fear of thearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778, and for fear of thearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Syrians;soH1961weH776dwellוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

12Thencameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980, andsayH559to themenלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and theinhabitantsוּלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.le.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, Will yenotהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808receiveתִקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947instructionמוּסָ֛רmu.SarH4148to hearken to mywordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697? saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵ֠כָבre.khoH7394, that hecommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680hissonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121,notH3808todrinkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196, are performed, and unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117theydrinkשָׁתוּ֙sha.TuH8354noneH3808, for theyobeyH8085theirfather’sאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687: but I havespokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696untoyouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834,risingH7925upהוּקַ֡םhu.KamH6965earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925andspeakingוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696; and ye havenotH3808hearkened untomeH413.

15I havesentH7971also untoyouH834allH3605myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֣ים׀ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,risingH7925upH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣יםhash.KeimH7925andsendingH7971them,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Returnשֻׁבוּ־shu.vu-H7725yenowנָ֡אna'H4994everyH3605manאִישׁ֩'ishH376from hisevilהָרָעָ֜הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֨וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, andamendוְהֵיטִ֣יבוּve.hei.Ti.vuH3190yourdoingsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֗םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, andgoH7971notH3808afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָ֔םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them, and ye shalldwellוּשְׁבוּ֙u.she.VuH3427in thelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834I havegivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414toyouH834and to yourfathersוְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1: but ye havenotH3808inclinedהִטִּיתֶם֙hi.ti.TemH5186yourearאָזְנְכֶ֔ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241,norH3808hearkened untomeH413.

16Forasmuch as thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofJonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֔בre.KhavH7394have performed thecommandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hecommandedצִוָּ֑םtzi.VamH6680them, but thispeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971hathnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808hearkened untomeאֵלָֽי׃ ס'e.LaiH413;

17thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Beholdהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935uponH5921Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063anduponH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389allכָּל־kol-H3605theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that I havepronouncedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696againstH5921them:becauseH5921I havespokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto them, but they havenotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808heardשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085; and I havecalledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121unto them, but they havenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answeredאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559.

18AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559unto thehouseוּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.VeitH1004of the Rechabites,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:BecauseH5921ye haveobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085thecommandmentH4687ofJonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֑ם'a.vi.KhemH1, andkeptוַֽתִּשְׁמְרוּ֙va.tish.me.RuH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605his precepts, anddoneוַֽתַּעֲשׂ֔וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213accordingH5921untoallכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that hecommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680youH834;

19thereforethusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Jonadabלְיוֹנָדָ֧בle.yo.na.DavH3122thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֛בre.KhavH7394shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808want amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376tostandעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975beforeH6440meH6440for ever.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 35

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