Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 40

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697whichH834cameH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,afterאַחַ֣ר׀'a.CharH310thatNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֛ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876hadletH7971himgoH7971fromRamahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414, when he hadtakenבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947himbeingH1961boundאָס֤וּר'a.SurH631inchainsבָּֽאזִקִּים֙ba.zi.KimH246amongallכָּל־kol-H3605thecaptivesH1540ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,whichH834werecarriedH1540awayH7971captiveH1540untoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

2And thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430pronouncedדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thisevilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451uponH413thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725:

3and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathbroughtH935it, anddoneוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according as he spake;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588ye havesinnedH2398againstH2398theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, and havenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085hisvoiceבְּקוֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, therefore thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.varH1697iscomeH935uponH935youכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834.

4Andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdH2009, Ilooseעַל־'al-H5921thee thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from thechainsהָאזִקִּים֮ha.zi.KimH246whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834areuponעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thinehandיָדֶךָ֒ya.de.KhaH3027.Ifאִם־'im-H518itseemH5869goodט֨וֹבTovH2896unto thee tocomeלָב֧וֹאla.Vo'H935withmeH413intoH413Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894,comeבֹּ֚אbo'H935, and I willlookH2009wellH2896unto thee: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518itseemH5869ill unto thee tocomeלָבֽוֹא־la.Vo'-H935withmeH413intoH413Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894, forbear:beholdH2009,allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776isbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; whither it seemethgoodH2896and convenient unto thee togoH935, thithergoH935.

5NowH7227whileוְעוֹדֶ֣נּוּve.'o.De.nuH5750he wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808yetgoneH7725backH7725,Goוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.sha.le.Che.huH7971backH7725then,saidH413he, toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֣הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֡ןsha.FanH8227,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894hathmadeH5414governor over thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, anddwellוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with him among thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971: orgoH7971wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee togoH7971.SoH7971thecaptainH7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876gaveH5414him victuals and apresentH5414, andletH7971himgoH7971.

6Thenwentוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414untoGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296toMizpahH4708, anddweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with him among thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that wereleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

7Nowכִּֽי־ki-H3588whenallכָל־khol-H3605thecaptainsH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֜יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428whichH834were in thefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,evenוְכִ֣י׀ve.KhiH3588they and theirmenH376,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hadmadeהִפְקִ֧ידhif.KidH6485Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296governorH8269in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and hadcommittedהִפְקִ֣ידhif.KidH6485unto himmenH376, andwomenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802, andchildrenH1121, and of the poorest of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, of them that werenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808carriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894;

8then theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הge.dal.YahH1436toMizpahH4708, evenIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418, andJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofKareahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143, andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofTanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576, and thesonsוּבְנֵ֣י׀u.ve.NeiH1121ofEphaiעֵיפַ֣יo.faiH5778theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200, andJezaniahH3153thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of theMaacathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602, they and theirmenH376.

9AndGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֤ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָן֙sha.FanH8227sware unto them and to theirmenH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Fearתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372notאַל־'al-H408toserveמֵעֲב֣וֹדme.'a.VodH5647theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778:dwellשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427in thelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776, andserveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, and it shall bewellוְיִיטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190withyouאֶת־'et-H853.

10As formeH413,beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, I willdwellיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709, tostandלַֽעֲמֹד֙la.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,whichH834shallcomeיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935untousH413: but ye,gatherאִסְפוּ֩'is.FuH622yewineיַ֨יִןYa.yinH3196andsummerוְקַ֜יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019fruits andoilוְשֶׁ֗מֶןve.She.menH8081, andputוְשִׂ֙מוּ֙ve.Si.muH7760them in yourvesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627, anddwellוּשְׁב֖וּu.she.VuH3427in yourcitiesבְּעָרֵיכֶ֥םbe.'a.rei.KhemH5892that ye havetakenH622.

11Likewise whenallכָּֽל־kal-H3605theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were inMoabבְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀be.mo.'AvH4124, and among thechildrenוּבִבְנֵֽי־u.viv.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983, and inEdomוּבֶאֱד֜וֹםu.ve.'e.DomH123, and that were inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thecountriesהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776,heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hadleftH5414aremnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, and that he hadsetH5414over themGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָֽן׃sha.FanH8227;

12thenallכָל־khol-H3605theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725outאֶל־'el-H413ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605placesהַמְּקֹמוֹת֙ha.me.ko.mOtH4725whither they weredrivenנִדְּחוּ־ni.de.chu-H5080, andcameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, untoMizpahH4708, andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֛וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196andsummerוָקַ֖יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019fruitsveryמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.

13MoreoverJohananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were in thefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436toMizpahH4708,

14andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Dost thouknowH3045thatBaalisבַּעֲלִ֣יס׀ba.'a.LisH1185thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983hathsentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418totakeלְהַכֹּתְךָ֖le.ha.ko.te.KhaH5221thylifeנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315? ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃'a.chi.KamH296believedהֶאֱמִ֣יןhe.'e.MinH539themnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808.

15ThenJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֡חַka.Re.achH7143spake toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ge.dal.ya.HuH1436inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הba.mitz.PahH4709secretly,sayingH559,LetH4994meH413goH4994, IprayH4994thee, and I willslayוְאַכֶּה֙ve.'a.KehH5221Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418, andnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376shallknowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it: wherefore should hetakeיַכֶּ֣כָּהya.Ke.kahH5221thylifeנֶּ֗פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, thatallכָּל־kol-H3605theJewsיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063whichלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100aregatheredהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםha.nik.ba.TzimH6908unto thee should bescatteredוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ve.na.Fo.tzuH6327, and theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063perishוְאָבְדָ֖הve.'a.ve.DahH6?

16ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֤הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָם֙'a.chi.KamH296saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJohananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, Thou shaltnotאַֽל־'al-H408doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'asH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697: for thou speakestfalselyשֶׁ֛קֶרShe.kerH8267ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyish.ma.'ElH3458.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 40

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