Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 39

1(IN theninthהַ֠תְּשִׁעִיתHa.te.shi.'itH8671yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141ofZedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, in thetenthהָעֲשִׂרִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,cameבָּ֠אba'H935Nebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisarmyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428againstעָלֶֽיהָ׃ ס'a.Lei.haH5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and besieged it;

2in theeleventhעֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.RehH6240yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141ofZedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, in thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, theninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, abreachהָבְקְעָ֖הha.ve.ke.'AhH1234was made in thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892:)

3thatallכֹּ֚לkolH3605theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in, andsatוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in themiddleהַתָּ֑וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179, evenNergal-sharezerH5371, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim,Rab-sarisH7249,Nergal-sharezerH5371,Rab-magH7248, withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605therestשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611of theprincesשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4And itcameH1961topassH1961that whenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andallוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421sawרָ֠אָםRa.'omH7200them, then theyfledוַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּVai.yiv.re.chuH1272, andwentH3318forthH3318outH3318of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892bynightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915, by thewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588, by thegateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179betwixt thetwoמִן־min-H4480wallsהַחֹמֹתָ֑יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346: and hewentH3318outH3318thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theArabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

5But thearmyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםkas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, andovertookוַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּ֮tzid.ki.ya.HuH6667in theplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרֵחוֹ֒ye.re.ChoH3405: and when they hadtakenH3947him, theybroughtH5927himupH5927toNebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574, and hegaveH3947judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃mish.pa.TimH4941uponאֶל־'el-H413him.

6Then thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894slewוַיִּשְׁחַט֩vai.yish.ChatH7819thesonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667inRiblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247beforeH5869hiseyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869: also thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894slewשָׁחַ֖טsha.ChatH7819allכָּל־kol-H3605thenoblesחֹרֵ֣יcho.ReiH2715ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

7Moreover heputH935outH935Zedekiah’sצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869, andboundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him infettersבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178, tocarryH935him toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

8And theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778burnedשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, and thehousesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784, and brakedownנָתָֽצוּ׃na.Ta.tzuH5422thewallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9ThenNebuzaradanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876carriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540intoH1540Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894the residue of thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971thatremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892, thedesertersהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307also, thatfellנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307awayH1540to him, and the residue of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֑יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604.

10ButNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876leftהִשְׁאִ֛ירhish.'IrH7604of thepoorהַדַּלִּ֗יםha.da.LimH1800of thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hadnothingאֵין־'ein-H369, in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414themvineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754andfieldsוִֽיגֵבִ֖יםvi.ge.VimH3010at thesameהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931time.

11NowH7227Nebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894gaveוַיְצַ֛וvay.TzavH6680chargeעַֽל־'al-H5921concerningJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414toNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainH7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Takeקָחֶ֗נּוּka.Che.nuH3947him, andlookוְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869wellכֵּ֖ןkenH3651to him, anddoתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213himnoוְאַל־ve.'al-H408harmרָּ֑עRa'H7451; butdoעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213unto himevenכִּ֗יKiH3588as he shallsayיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696unto thee.

13SoH7971Nebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainH7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֗יםta.ba.ChimH2876sentH7971, and Nebushazban,Rab-sarisH7249, andNergal-sharezerH5371,Rab-magH7248, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the chief officers of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894;

14theysentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩vai.yish.le.ChuH7971, andtookH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414outH3318of thecourtמֵחֲצַ֣רme.cha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָ֗הha.ma.ta.RahH4307, andcommittedוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414him untoGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227, that he shouldcarryH3318himhomeהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:soH3947hedweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427among thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

15NowH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,whileH1961he wasshutעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113upH1961in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of theguardהַמַּטָּרָ֖הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Goהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980, andspeakH559toEbed-melechH5663theEthiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִ֨יאme.vi'H935mywordsדְּבָרַ֜יde.va.RaiH1697uponH935thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892forevilלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808forgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896; and they shall be accomplishedbeforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17But I willdeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337thee in thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and thou shaltnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808begivenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414intoH376thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of themenH376ofwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou art afraid.

18For I willsurelyכִּ֤יkiH3588saveH4422thee, and thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808fallתִפֹּ֑לti.PolH5307by theswordוּבַחֶ֖רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719, but thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shall be for a prey unto thee:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou hastputH982thytrustבָטַ֥חְתָּva.Tach.taH982inmeH5315, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 39

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