Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 4

1Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltreturnתָּשׁ֨וּבta.ShuvH7725, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478, saith theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413shalt thoureturnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725: andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thou wiltputH5493awayH5493thineabominationsשִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָshi.ku.Tzei.chaH8251outH6440of mysightH6440, then shalt thounotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808beremovedתָּסִ֧ירta.SirH5493;

2and thou shaltswearוְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ve.nish.Ba'.taH7650, As theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068liveth, intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571, injudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941, and inrighteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.KahH6666; and thenationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shallblessוְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּve.hit.Ba.re.khuH1288themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

3Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to themenלְאִ֤ישׁle.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and toJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389,Breakנִ֥ירוּNi.ruH5214upאֶל־'el-H413your fallow ground, andsowתִּזְרְע֖וּtiz.re.'UH2232notוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408amongthornsקוֹצִֽים׃ko.TzimH6975.

4Circumciseהִמֹּ֣לוּhi.Mo.luH4135yourselves to theLORDלַיהֹוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, andtakeH5493awayH5493theforeskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190of yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824, yemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:lestפֶּן־pen-H6435myfuryחֲמָתִ֗יcha.ma.TiH2534goתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318likefireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784, andburnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197thatnoneH369canH369quenchמְכַבֶּ֔הme.kha.BehH3518it,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theevilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611.

5Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye inJudahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063, and publish inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389; andsayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559,Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628ye thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:cryקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121aloudהַשְׁמִ֔יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085andsayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559?Assembleהֵאָסְפ֥וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, andletH5046usH413goוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935intoH413the fencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

6SetH5975upשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375astandardנֵ֣סnesH5251towardH935Zionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726:fleeH5756forsafetyH5756,stayH5975notאַֽל־'al-H408: for I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451from thenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, and agreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7Alionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738isgoneH3318upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from histhicketמִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹmi.su.be.KhoH5441, and adestroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843ofnationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471; he is on his way, he isgoneH3318forthH3318from hisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725; tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thylandאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776desolateH8047, that thycitiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892belaidH7760wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

8For thisgirdחִגְר֥וּchig.RuH2296youכִּ֥יkiH3588withsackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,lamentסִפְד֣וּsif.DuH5594andhowlוְהֵילִ֑ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213: for thefierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808turnedH7725backשָׁ֛בshavH7725fromusעַל־'al-H5921.

9And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961at thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that theheartלֵב־lev-H3820of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallperishיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6, and theheartוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820of theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֑יםha.sa.RimH8269; and thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shall beastonishedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074, and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallwonderיִתְמָֽהוּ׃yit.Ma.huH8539.

10Thensaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I,Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136!surelyאָכֵן֩'a.KhenH403thou hast greatly deceived thispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971andJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shall havepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965; whereas theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719reacheth unto thesoulהַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃ha.Na.feshH5315.

11At that time shall it besaidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559to thispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971and toJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, A hotwindר֣וּחַRu.achH7307from thebareשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057towardדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,notל֥וֹאLo'H3808to fan,norוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808tocleanseלְהָבַֽר׃le.ha.VarH1305;

12afullמָלֵ֛אma.Le'H4392windר֧וּחַRu.achH7307fromtheseמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428shallcomeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935formeH935:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258will I alsoutterאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941againstאוֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH854them.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, he shallcomeH5927upH5927ascloudsכַּעֲנָנִ֣יםka.'a.na.NimH6051, and hischariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818shall be as the whirlwind: hishorsesסוּסָ֑יוsu.SavH5483areswifterקַלּ֥וּka.LuH7043thanH3588eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֖יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188untousH3588! forweH3588are spoiled.

14OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,washכַּבְּסִ֨יka.be.SiH3526thineheartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820fromwickednessאוֹנֵֽךְ׃'o.NekhH205, that thou mayest besavedתִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִיti.va.She.'iH3467.Howמָתַ֛יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704shall thineevilמֵרָעָ֤הme.ra.'AhH7451thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284lodgewithinבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130thee?

15For avoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963declareth fromDanמִדָּ֑ןmi.DanH1835, and publishethevilאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205from thehillsמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669:

16makeH5414yementionהַזְכִּ֣ירוּhaz.Ki.ruH2142to thenationsלַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471;beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, publishagainstH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that watcherscomeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from afarהַמֶּרְחָ֑קha.mer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, andgiveH5414outH5921theirvoiceקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963againstH5921thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

17Askeepersכְּשֹׁמְרֵ֣יke.sho.me.ReiH8104of afieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704are theyagainstH5921herH5921roundמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutהָי֥וּha.YuH1961;becauseH3588sheH3588hath beenrebelliousמָרָ֖תָהma.Ra.tahH4784againstH5921meH5921, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18Thywayדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870and thydoingsוּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְu.Ma.'a.la.La.yikhH4611have procuredtheseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428things unto thee; this is thywickednessרָעָתֵךְ֙ra.'a.teKhH7451; for it isbitterH4751, for it reacheth unto thineheartלִבֵּֽךְ׃ סli.BekhH3820.

19Mybowelsמֵעַ֣י׀me.'AiH4578, mybowelsמֵעַ֨י׀me.'AiH4578! I am pained at my veryheartלִבִּ֛יli.BiH3820; myheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820is disquieted inmeH5315; Icannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808hold my peace;becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thou hastheardשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.ma'.tiH8085, O mysoulH5315, thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782, thealarmתְּרוּעַ֖תte.ru.'AtH8643ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

20Destructionשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667uponעַל־'al-H5921destructionשֶׁ֙בֶר֙she.verH7667iscriedנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121; for thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is spoiled:suddenlyפִּתְאֹם֙pit.'OmH6597are mytentsאֹהָלַ֔י'o.ha.LaiH168spoiled, and mycurtainsיְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407in amomentרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281.

21Howמָתַ֖יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704shall Iseeאֶרְאֶה־'er.'eh-H7200thestandardנֵּ֑סNesH5251, andhearאֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה'esh.me.'AhH8085thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃ סsho.FarH7782?

22For mypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971isfoolishאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191, theyknowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045meH995notלֹ֣אlo'H3808; they are sottishchildrenבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121, and they havenoneוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808understandingנְבוֹנִ֖יםne.vo.NimH995: they arewiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450todoH3190evilלְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'H7489, but todoH3190goodוּלְהֵיטִ֖יבu.le.hei.TivH3190they havenoלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowledgeיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045.

23I beheld theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and,loוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, it waswasteתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414andvoidוָבֹ֑הוּva.Vo.huH922; and theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and they hadnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369lightאוֹרָֽם׃'o.RamH216.

24I beheld themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and,loוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, they trembled, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389movedH7043to andfroH7043.

25I beheld, and,loוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, there wasnoאֵ֣ין'einH369manהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thebirdsע֥וֹףofH5775of theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064werefledנָדָֽדוּ׃na.Da.duH5074.

26I beheld, and,loוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, thefruitfulH3759fieldH3759was awildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecitiesעָרָ֗יו'a.RavH5892thereof werebrokenH5422downנִתְּצוּ֙ni.te.TzuH5422at thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbeforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440hisfierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

27Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ThewholeH3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be adesolationשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077; yet will Inotלֹ֥אlo'H3808makeאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213afullH3605endוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3617.

28For this shall theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, and theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveH5921beblackוְקָדְר֥וּve.ka.de.RuH6937:becauseכִּי־ki-H3588I havespokenדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696it, I havepurposedזַמֹּ֔תִיza.Mo.tiH2161it, and I havenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808repentedנִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808will Iturnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725backH7725from it.

29Thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fleeth for thenoiseמִקּ֨וֹלmi.KolH6963of thehorsemenפָּרָ֜שׁpa.RashH6571andbowmenקֶ֗שֶׁתKe.shetH7198; theygoבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935intoH935thethicketsבֶּעָבִ֔יםbe.'a.VimH5645, andclimbH5927upH5927uponH935therocksוּבַכֵּפִ֖יםu.va.ke.FimH3710:everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892is forsaken, andnotוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369amanאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376dwelleth therein.

30And thou, when thou art spoiled,whatמַֽה־mah-H4100wilt thoudoH6213?Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou clothest thyself withscarletשָׁנִ֜יsha.NiH8144,thoughכִּי־ki-H3588thou deckest thee withornamentsעֲדִי־'a.di-H5716ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou enlargest thineeyesעֵינַ֔יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869withpaintבַפּוּךְ֙va.puKhH6320, invainלַשָּׁ֖וְאla.Shav'H7723dost thoumakeH6213thyself fair; thyloversעֹגְבִ֖ים'o.ge.VimH5689despiseמָאֲסוּ־ma.'a.su-H3988thee, theyseekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245thylifeנַפְשֵׁ֥ךְnaf.ShekhH5315.

31For I haveheardH8085avoiceH6963as of awomanH1323in travail, theanguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869as ofherH8085that bringethforthH8085herH8085firstH1069childH1069, thevoiceH6963of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726, that gaspeth forbreathתִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַtit.ya.Pe.achH3306, that spreadethherH8085handsכַּפֶּ֑יהָka.Pei.haH3709,sayingH6963,Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188ismeH4994nowH4994! for mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315faintethbeforeעָיְפָ֥ה'a.ye.FahH5888themurderersלְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פle.ho.re.GimH2026.

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