Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 44

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatcameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414concerningallכָּל־kol-H3605theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whichH834dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whichH834dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֤יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427atMigdolבְּמִגְדֹּל֙be.mig.DolH4024, and atTahpanhesוּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֣סu.ve.tach.pan.ChesH8471, and at Noph, and in thecountryוּבְאֶ֥רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776ofPathrosפַּתְר֖וֹסpat.RosH6624,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Ye haveseenרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200allH3605theevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that I havebroughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935uponעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; and,beholdוְהִנָּ֤םve.hi.NamH2005, thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117they are adesolationחָרְבָּה֙cha.re.BahH2723, andnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369manH3605dwelleth therein;

3becauseH834of theirwickednessרָעָתָ֗םra.'a.TamH7451whichH834they havecommittedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213toprovokeלְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707meH6440toangerH3707, in that theywentH6440toburnH6999incenseH6999, and toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,whomH834theyknewיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045notH3808,neitherH3808they,norH3808ye,norH3808yourfathersוַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

4Howbeit Isentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971untoyouאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834allכָּל־kol-H3605myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,risingH7925upH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥יםhash.KeimH7925andsendingוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ohנָ֣אna'H4994,doתַעֲשׂ֗וּta.'a.SuH6213notאַל־'al-H408thisabominableהַתֹּעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441thingדְּבַֽר־de.var-H1697that Ihateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.

5But they hearkenednotH3808,norH3808inclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241toturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725from theirwickednessמֵרָֽעָתָ֑םme.ra.'a.TamH7451, toburnH6999noH3808incenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.

6Wherefore myfuryחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534and mineangerוְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639waspouredוַתִּתַּ֤ךְva.ti.TakhH5413forth, and was kindled in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and they are wasted anddesolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7Thereforenowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Wherefore commit ye thisgreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419evilרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451againstאֶל־'el-H413yourownH376soulsנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.te.KhemH5315, tocutלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772offH3772fromyouH859manאִישׁ־'ish-H376andwomanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,infantוְיוֹנֵ֖קve.yo.NekH3243and suckling,outלָמָה֩la.MahH4100of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, toleaveהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498youH859noneH6635remainingH3498;

8in that yeprovokeH3707meH935untoangerלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707with theworksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbe.ma.'a.SeiH4639of yourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027,burningH6999incenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, whither ye begoneH935to sojourn; that ye may becutהַכְרִ֣יתhakh.RitH3772offH3772, and that ye may be acurseלִקְלָלָ֣הlik.la.LahH7045and areproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781amongallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605thenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

9Have yeforgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩hash.khach.TemH7911thewickednessרָע֨וֹתra.'otH7451of yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, and thewickednessרָע֣וֹת׀ra.'otH7451of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, and thewickednessרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451of theirwivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802, and your ownwickednessרָעֹ֣תֵכֶ֔םra.'O.te.KhemH7451, and thewickednessרָעֹ֣תra.'OtH7451of yourwivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֑םne.shei.KhemH802,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834theycommittedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

10They arenotH3808humbledevenעַ֖ד'adH5704unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,neitherH3808have theyfearedיָרְא֗וּya.re.'UH3372,norH3808walkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980in mylawבְתֽוֹרָתִי֙ve.to.ra.TiH8451,norH3808in mystatutesוּבְחֻקֹּתַ֔יu.ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708, that Isetנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440youאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

11Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willsetשָׂ֥םsamH7760myfaceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440againstH6440youH3605forevilלְרָעָ֑הle.ra.'AhH7451,evenלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651tocutוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772offH3772allH3605Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12And I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.TiH3947theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, that havesetשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesפְנֵיהֶ֜םfe.nei.HemH6440togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935intoH935thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714to sojourn there, and they shallallכֹ֜לkholH3605beconsumedוְתַ֨מּוּve.Ta.muH8552; in thelandבְּאֶ֧רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall theyfallיִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luH5307; they shall beconsumedיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552, by theswordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by thefamineבָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'AvH7458; they shalldieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191, from the leastevenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thegreatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419, by theswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045, and areproachוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃u.le.cher.PahH2781.

13For I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them thatdwellהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, as I havepunishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, by theswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719, by thefamineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698:

14soיִהְיֶ֜הyih.YehH1961thatnoneוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808of theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whichH834aregoneH935intoH935thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojourn there, shallescapeפָּלִ֤יטpa.LitH6412orremainH3427, that they shouldreturnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ve.la.ShuvH7725intoH935thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, to thewhichH834they have adesireנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315toreturnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427there: fornoneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shallreturnיָשׁ֖וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725saveH5315suchH834as shallescapeפְּלֵטִֽים׃ סpe.le.TimH6412.

15Thenallכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376whichH802knewהַיֹּֽדְעִים֙hai.yo.de.'ImH3045that theirwivesH802burnedH6999incenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thewomenH802thatstoodהָעֹמְד֖וֹתha.'o.me.DotH5975by, agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419assemblyקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971thatdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, inPathrosבְּפַתְר֥וֹסbe.fat.RosH6624,answeredH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16As for thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696untousH413in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,weאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834willnotאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369hearken unto thee.

17ButweH587willcertainlyH3588performH6213everyH3605wordהַדָּבָ֣ר׀ha.da.VarH1697that isgoneH3318forthH3318outH3318of ourmouthמִפִּ֗ינוּmi.Pi.nuH6310, toburnH6999incenseH6999unto thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֮ha.sha.ma.YimH8064, and topourוְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ve.ha.seikh-H5258outH3318drinkH7646offeringsH3588untoherH3605, asweH587havedoneH6213,weH587and ourfathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙va.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, ourkingsמְלָכֵ֣ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428and ourprincesוְשָׂרֵ֔ינוּve.sa.Rei.nuH8269, in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: for then hadweH587plentyH7646of victuals, and werewellטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896, andsawרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200noלֹ֥אlo'H3808evilוְרָעָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7451.

18ButsinceH4480weH3605leftH4480offH4480toburnH6999incenseH6999to thequeenלִמְלֶ֧כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and topourוְהַסֵּֽךְ־ve.ha.sekh-H5258outH4480drinkofferingsH4480untoherH3605,weH3605have wantedallH3605things, and have beenconsumedתָּֽמְנוּ׃Ta.me.nuH8552by theswordוּבַחֶ֥רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458.

19And whenweH587burnedH6999incenseH6999to thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and pouredoutH376drinkofferingsH3588untoherH3588,didH6213weH587makeעָשִׂ֨ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213herH3588cakesכַּוָּנִים֙ka.va.NimH3561to worshipherH3588, andpourH5258outH376drinkofferingsH3588untoherH3588,withoutהֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107ourhusbandsH376?

20ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, to themenH5971, and to thewomenH802,evenאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853toallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whichH802had given him thatanswerהָעֹנִ֥יםha.'o.NimH6030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21TheincenseH6999that yeburnedH6999in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, ye and yourfathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, yourkingsמַלְכֵיכֶ֥םmal.khei.KhemH4428and yourprincesוְשָׂרֵיכֶ֖םve.sa.rei.KhemH8269, and thepeopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,didאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834notH3808theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068rememberזָכַ֣רza.KharH2142them, andcameוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖הva.ta.'a.LehH5927itnotH3808intoעַל־'al-H5921hismindלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820?

22soH6213theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068couldיוּכַל֩yu.KhalH3201noH3808longerע֜וֹדodH5750bearלָשֵׂ֗אתla.SetH5375,becauseH834of theevilרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, andbecauseH834of theabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441whichH834ye havecommittedH6213; therefore is yourlandאַ֠רְצְכֶם'Ar.tze.khemH776becomeוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961adesolationוּלְשַׁמָּ֧הu.le.sha.MahH8047, and an astonishment, and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֛הve.lik.la.LahH7045,withoutH3808inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427, as it is thisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

23BecauseH5921ye haveburnedH6999incenseH6999, andbecauseH5921ye havesinnedחֲטָאתֶ֣םcha.ta.TemH2398againstH5921theLORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, and havenotH3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּם֙she.ma'.TemH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,norH3808walkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980in hislawוּבְתֹרָת֧וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451,norH3808in hisstatutesוּבְחֻקֹּתָ֛יוu.ve.chu.ko.TavH2708,norH3808in histestimoniesוּבְעֵדְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715; therefore thisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451ishappenedקָרָ֥אתka.RatH7122untoyouH834, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

24MoreoverJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and toallכָּל־kol-H3605thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063that are in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714:

25Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֩tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559: Ye and yourwivesH802have bothspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696with yourmouthsבְּפִיכֶם֮be.fi.KhemH6310, and with yourhandsוּבִידֵיכֶ֣םu.vi.dei.KhemH3027havefulfilledמִלֵּאתֶ֣ם׀mi.le.TemH4390it,sayingH559,WeH834willsurelyH834performH6213ourvowsנְדָרֵ֗ינוּne.da.Rei.nuH5088thatweH834havevowedנָדַ֙רְנוּ֙na.Dar.nuH5087, toburnH6999incenseH6999to thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and topourוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258outהָקֵ֤יםha.KeimH6965drinkofferingsH5088untoherH802:establishתָּקִ֙ימְנָה֙ta.Ki.me.nahH6965then yourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088, andperformH6213yourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ פnid.rei.KhemH5088.

26Thereforehearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by mygreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419nameבִּשְׁמִ֤יbish.MiH8034, saith theLORDH3068, that mynameשְׁמִ֜יshe.MiH8034shallnoאִם־'im-H518moreע֨וֹדodH5750benamedH8034in themouthבְּפִ֣י׀be.FiH6310ofanyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingH559, As theLordH3068GODH3068liveth.

27Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, Iwatchשֹׁקֵ֧דsho.KedH8245over them forevilלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808forgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896: andallכָל־khol-H3605themenאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063that are in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall beconsumedH3615by theswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,untilעַד־'ad-H5704there be anendכְּלוֹתָֽם׃ke.lo.TamH3615of them.

28And they thatescapeוּפְלִיטֵ֨יu.fe.li.TeiH6412theswordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719shallreturnיְשֻׁב֨וּןye.shu.VunH7725outמִן־min-H4480of thelandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714intoH935thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,fewH4557innumberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557; andallכָּל־kol-H3605theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, that aregoneH935intoH935thelandלְאֶֽרֶץ־le.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojourn there, shallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045whoseמִ֥יmiH4310wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697shallstandיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965,mineמִמֶּ֥נִּיmi.Me.niH4480, ortheirsH1992.

29And this shall be thesignהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226untoyouH3588, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that I willpunishפֹקֵ֥דfo.KedH6485youH3588in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, that ye mayknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that mywordsדְבָרַ֛יde.va.RaiH1697shallsurelyH3588standH6965againstH5921youH3588forevilלְרָעָֽה׃ סle.ra.'AhH7451:

30Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willgiveנֹ֠תֵןNo.tenH5414PharaohH6548HophraH6548kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714intoH4714thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of hisenemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341, andintoH4714thehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of them thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315; as Igaveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063intoH4714thehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894, hisenemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341, and thatsoughtוּמְבַקֵּ֥שׁu.me.va.KeshH1245hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ סnaf.ShoH5315.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 44

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