Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 38

1AndShephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֣הshe.fat.YahH8203thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMattanמַתָּ֗ןma.TanH4977, andGedaliahוּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPashhurפַּשְׁח֔וּרpash.ChurH6583, and Jucal thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018, andPashhurוּפַשְׁח֖וּרu.fash.ChurH6583thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMalchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֑הmal.ki.YahH4441,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414spake untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, He that abideth in thiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892shalldieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, by thefamineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698: but he that goethforthוְהַיֹּצֵ֤אve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778shallliveH3427, and hislifeנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315shall be unto him for a prey, and he shallliveH3427.

3Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallsurelyהִנָּתֹ֨ןhi.na.TonH5414begivenתִּנָּתֵ֜ןti.na.TenH5414intoH3027thehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of thearmyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, and he shalltakeוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it.

4Then theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,LetH4994thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376,weH3588prayH4994thee, beputי֣וּמַתYu.matH4191todeathH4191; forasmuch as he weakeneth thehandsיְדֵי֩ye.DeiH3027of themenהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatremainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים׀ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892, and thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, inspeakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696suchH2088wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697unto them: for thismanH376seekethnotאֵינֶ֨נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369thewelfareלְשָׁל֛וֹםle.sha.LomH7965of thispeopleלָעָ֥םla.'AmH5971, but the hurt.

5AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, he is in yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027: for thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428isnotH3201he thatcanH3201doH3201anyאֵ֣ין'einH369thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againstH854youכִּֽי־ki-H3588.

6Thentookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947theyJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, andcastH7993himintoאֶל־'el-H413the dungeon ofMalchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּmal.ki.Ya.huH4441the king’ssonבֶן־ven-H1121, that was in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307: and theyletוַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971downH7993Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414withcordsבַּחֲבָלִ֑יםba.cha.va.LimH2256. And in the dungeon there wasnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325, butmireטִ֔יטTitH2916: andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414sankוַיִּטְבַּ֥עvai.yit.Ba'H2883in themireבַּטִּֽיט׃ סba.TitH2916.

7Nowכִּֽי־ki-H3588whenEbed-melechH5663theEthiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569, aneunuchסָרִ֗יסsa.RisH5631,whichוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931was in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֡עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that they hadputנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the dungeon; thekingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428thensittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144;

8Ebed-melechH5663wentH3318forthH3318outH3318of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, and spake to thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428menH376havedoneH6213evilהֵרֵ֜עוּhe.Re.'uH7489inallכָּל־kol-H3605that they havedoneH6213toJeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they havecastהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993intoאֶל־'el-H413the dungeon; and he is like todieוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in theplaceתַּחְתָּיו֙tach.TavH8478whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he isbecauseכִּ֣יkiH3588of thefamineהָֽרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458: for there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369moreע֖וֹדodH5750breadהַלֶּ֛חֶםha.Le.chemH3899in thecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

10Then thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Ebed-melechH5663theEthiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947from hencethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menH376with thee, andtakeH3947upוְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030outמִן־min-H4480of the dungeon,beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962hedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

11SoH3947Ebed-melechH5663tookH3947themenH376with him, andwentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935intoH413thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thetreasuryהָאוֹצָ֔רha.'o.TzarH214, andtookH3947thence oldcastH7971clouts and old rottenragsמְלָחִ֑יםme.la.ChimH4418, andletH7971themdownH7971bycordsבַּחֲבָלִֽים׃ba.cha.va.LimH2256intoH413the dungeon toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

12AndEbed-melechH5663theEthiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Putשִׂ֣יםsimH7760nowנָ֠אna'H4994theseH7760old cast clouts and rottenragsוְהַמְּלָחִים֙ve.ha.me.la.ChimH4418underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478thine armholesunderמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478thecordsלַחֲבָלִ֑יםla.cha.va.LimH2256. AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

13SoH4480theydrewוַיִּמְשְׁכ֤וּvai.yim.she.KhuH4900upH5927Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414with thecordsבַּֽחֲבָלִ֔יםba.cha.va.LimH2256, andtookH853himupH5927outH4480of the dungeon: andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ סha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

14ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971, andtookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030unto himintoH413thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992entryמָבוֹא֙ma.Vo'H3996that is in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, I willaskשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592thee athingH1697;hideתְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.ChedH3582nothingאַל־'al-H408frommeH413.

15ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,IfH3588Ideclareאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046it unto thee, wilt thounotהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808surelyH3588putהָמֵ֣תha.MetH4191meאֶל־'el-H413todeathתְּמִיתֵ֑נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191? andifH3588IgiveH3289theecounselאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289, thou wiltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808hearken untomeאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

16SoH6213Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sware secretly untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068liveth, thatmadeH6213usH5414thissoulהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315, I willnotאִם־'im-H518putH5414thee todeathאֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191,neitherוְאִם־ve.'im-H518will Igiveאֶתֶּנְךָ֗'e.ten.KhaH5414theeintoאֶֽל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376thatseekמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thylifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ סnaf.She.khaH5315.

17ThensaidH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414untoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֡הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltgoיָצֹ֨אya.Tzo'H3318forthתֵצֵ֜אte.Tze'H3318unto thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269, then thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315shallliveוְחָיְתָ֣הve.cha.ye.TahH2421, and thiscityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beburnedתִשָּׂרֵ֖ףti.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; and thou shaltliveוְחָיִ֖תָהve.cha.Yi.tahH2421, and thinehouseוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004:

18Butifוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518thou wiltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894princesשָׂרֵי֙sa.ReiH8269, then shall thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892begivenוְנִתְּנָ֞הve.ni.te.NahH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778, and they shallburnוּשְׂרָפ֖וּהָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784, and thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808escapeתִמָּלֵ֥טti.ma.LetH4422outH3318of theirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃ סmi.ya.DamH3027.

19AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, I am afraid of theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that arefallenH5307awayH5307to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435theydeliverיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414meH413intoH413theirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027, and they mockmeH413.

20ButJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808deliverH5414thee.Obeyשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085, Ibeseechנָ֣א׀na'H4994thee, thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, in thatwhichלַאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.SherH834Ispeakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696unto thee:soH5414it shall bewellוְיִ֥יטַבve.Yi.tavH3190with thee, and thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.

21Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thourefuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986togoלָצֵ֑אתla.TzetH3318forthH3318, this is thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath shewedmeהִרְאַ֖נִיhir.'A.niH7200:

22beholdH2009,allH3605thewomenH802that areleftנִשְׁאֲרוּ֙nish.'a.RuH7604in thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudah’sיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004shall bebroughtH3318forthH3318to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894princesשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269, andthoseH3605womenH802shallsayאֹמְר֗וֹת'o.me.RotH559, Thy familiar friends havesetH3318thee on, and haveprevailedוְיָכְל֤וּve.ya.khe.LuH3201over thee:nowH2009that thyfeetרַגְלֶ֖ךָrag.Le.khaH7272aresunkהָטְבְּע֥וּha.te.be.'UH2883in themireבַבֹּ֛ץva.BotzH1206: they areturnedנָסֹ֥גוּna.So.guH5472awayH3318backאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

23And they shallbringמֽוֹצִאִים֙mo.tzi.'ImH3318outH3318allכָּל־kol-H3605thywivesנָשֶׁ֣יךָna.Shei.khaH802and thychildrenבָּנֶ֗יךָba.Nei.khaH1121to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778: and thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808escapeתִמָּלֵ֣טti.ma.LetH4422outH3318of theirhandמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027, but shalt betakenתִּתָּפֵ֔שׂti.ta.FesH8610by thehandבְיַ֤דve.YadH3027of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894: and thou shalt cause thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892to beburnedתִּשְׂרֹ֥ףtis.RofH8313withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פba.'EshH784.

24Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Letאַל־'al-H408noH3808manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045oftheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsבַּדְּבָֽרִים־ba.de.va.rim-H1697, and thou shaltnotH3808dieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

25Butifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֮ha.sa.RimH8269hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085that I havetalkedH1696with thee, and theycomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935unto thee, andsayוְֽאָמְר֪וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee,Declareהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046untousH4994nowH4994whatמַה־mah-H4100thou hastsaidH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;hideתְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.ChedH3582itnotH3808fromusH4994, andweכִּֽי־ki-H3588willnotH3808putנְמִיתֶ֑ךָne.mi.Te.khaH4191thee todeathH4191: alsowhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559unto thee:

26then thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, I presented mysupplicationתְחִנָּתִ֖יte.chi.na.TiH8467beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, that he wouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֧יle.vil.TiH1115causeH7725meאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413toreturnH7725toJonathan’sיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, todieלָמ֥וּתla.MutH4191there.

27ThencameH935allכָל־khol-H3605theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֤יםha.sa.RimH8269untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414, andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592him: and hetoldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046themaccordingאֶֽל־'el-H413toallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697that thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.SoH4480theyleftH935offH4480speakingH1697with him; for thematterהַדָּבָֽר׃ פha.da.VarH1697wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808perceived.

28SoH1961Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414abodeוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307untilעַד־'ad-H5704thedayי֖וֹםYomH3117thatJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם סye.ru.sha.LimH3389wastakenנִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.DahH3920. And itcameH1961topassH1961whenJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389wastakenנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920,

Commentaries on Jeremiah 38

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