Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 5

1Run ye to and frothroughשׁוֹטְט֞וּsho.TuH7751thestreetsבְּחוּצ֣וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andseeוּרְאוּ־u.re.'u-H7200nowנָ֤אna'H4994, andknowוּדְעוּ֙u.de.'UH3045, andseekH1245in the broad places thereof,ifH518yecanH518findתִּמְצְא֣וּtim.tze.'UH4672amanH376,ifH518there beanyH376that doethjustlyמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941, that seekethtruthאֱמוּנָ֑ה'e.mu.NahH530; and I willpardonוְאֶסְלַ֖חve.'es.LachH5545herH518.

2AndthoughH518theysayיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559, As theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068liveth;surelyH518theyswearיִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267.

3OLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, donotH3808thineeyesעֵינֶיךָ֮'ei.nei.KhaH5869lookH5869upontruthלֶאֱמוּנָה֒le.'e.mu.NahH530? thou haststrickenהִכִּ֤יתָהhi.Ki.tahH5221them, but they werenotH3808grieved; thou hastconsumedכִּלִּיתָ֕םki.li.TamH3615them, but they haverefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985toreceiveקַ֣חַתKa.chatH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148: they havemadeH2388theirfacesפְנֵיהֶם֙fe.nei.HemH6440harderH2388thanH3808arockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553; they haverefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985toreturnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

4Then Isaidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588theseהֵ֑םHemH1992arepoorדַּלִּ֖יםda.LimH1800: they arefoolishנוֹאֲל֕וּno.'a.LuH2973; for theyknowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045notH3808thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,norH3808thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430:

5I will getmeאֶל־'el-H413unto thegreatהַגְּדֹלִים֙ha.ge.do.LimH1419menH1419, and willspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696unto them; for theyknowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430. ButtheseH1992with oneaccordיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162havebrokenשָׁ֣בְרוּSha.ve.ruH7665theyokeעֹ֔ל'OlH5923, andburstנִתְּק֖וּni.te.KuH5423thebandsמוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃mo.se.RotH4147.

6Wherefore alionאַרְיֵ֜ה'ar.YehH738outH3318of theforestמִיַּ֗עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293shallslayהִכָּ֨םhi.KamH5221them, awolfזְאֵ֤בze.'EvH2061of the evenings shall spoil them, aleopardנָמֵ֤רna.MerH5246shallwatchשֹׁקֵד֙sho.KedH8245over theircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892,everyכָּל־kol-H3605one that goethoutH3318thence shall betornיִטָּרֵ֑ףyi.ta.RefH2963inpiecesH2963:becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םpish.'ei.HemH6588aremanyרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231, and their backslidings areincreasedH7231.

7HowcanH1121Ipardonאֶֽסְלַֽח'es.lo.ach-H5545thee? thychildrenH1121have forsakenmeH3808, andswornוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650by them that arenoH3808godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430: when I hadfedH7646them to thefullH7646, theycommittedH5003adulteryוַיִּנְאָ֔פוּvai.yin.'A.fuH5003, and assembled themselves introopsיִתְגֹּדָֽדוּ׃yit.go.Da.duH1413at the harlots’housesוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

8They were as fedhorsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483in the morning:everyאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376one neighedafterהָי֑וּha.YuH1961his neighbour’swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

9shall Inotלוֹא־lo'-H3808visitאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485fortheseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428things? saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358onsuchכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088anationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

10Goעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927yeupH5927uponherH5493walls, anddestroyוְשַׁחֵ֔תוּve.sha.Che.tuH7843; butmakeתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213notH3808afullH3617endH3617:takeH5493awayH5493herH5493branchesנְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָne.Ti.sho.Tei.haH5189: for they arenotH3808theLORD’Sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

11For thehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063havedealtH898veryH898treacherouslyH898againstmeH1004, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12They havedeniedכִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ki.cha.ShuH3584theLORDבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, It isnotH3808he;neitherH3808shallevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451comeתָב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935uponH5921usH5921;neitherH3808shallweH7200seeנִרְאֶֽה׃nir.'EhH7200swordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719norH3808famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458:

13and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallbecomeיִֽהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961windלְר֔וּחַle.Ru.achH7307, and the word isnotאֵ֣ין'einH369in them:thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213unto them.

14Whereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282yespeakדַּבֶּרְכֶ֔םda.ber.KhemH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willmakeנֹתֵן֩no.TenH5414mywordsדְּבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697in thymouthבְּפִ֜יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310fireלְאֵ֗שׁle.'EshH784, and thispeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086, and it shalldevourוַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃va.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

15Loהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִיא֩me.Vi'H935anationגּ֧וֹיGoyH1471uponH5921youH5921fromfarמִמֶּרְחָ֛קmi.mer.ChakH4801, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: it is a mightynationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471, it is anancientמֵעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471, anationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471whoseH1471languageלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956thou knowestnotלֹא־lo'-H3808,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808understandestwhatמַה־mah-H4100theysayיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696.

16Theirquiverאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827is anopenפָּת֑וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605sepulchre, they areallכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605mightyH1368menH1368.

17And they shalleatH398upH398thineharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֜ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105and thybreadוְלַחְמֶ֗ךָve.lach.Me.khaH3899,whichH834thysonsבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shouldeatH398: they shalleatH398upH398thyflocksצֹאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629and thineherdsוּבְקָרֶ֔ךָu.ve.ka.Re.chaH1241: they shalleatH398upH398thyvinesגַּפְנְךָ֖gaf.ne.KhaH1612and thyfigוּתְאֵנָתֶ֑ךָu.te.'e.na.Te.khaH8384treesH8384: they shall beatdownבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982thy fencedcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,whereinH834thou trustest, with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

18Butevenוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571inthoseהָהֵ֖מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117, saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213afullH3117endכָּלָֽה׃ka.LahH3617withyouH3117.

19And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when ye shallsayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559, Wherefore hath theLORDיְהֹוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430doneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428things untousH413? then shalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Like as ye have forsakenmeH413, andservedוַתַּעַבְד֞וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647strangeH2114godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430in yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651shall yeserveתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114in alandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808yoursH428.

20Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye this in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, and publish it inJudahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֣אna'H4994this, Ofoolishסָכָ֖לsa.KhalH5530peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971, andwithoutH3808understandingלֵ֑בLevH3820;whichH5869haveeyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, andseeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200notH3808;whichH5869haveearsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241, andhearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085notH3808:

22Fearתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372yenotלֹא־lo'-H3808meH6440? saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: will yenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808trembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342at mypresenceH6440,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834haveplacedH7760thesandחוֹל֙chOlH2344for the bound of theseaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220, by aperpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769decreeחָק־chok-H2706, that itcannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808passיַעַבְרֶ֑נְהוּya.'av.Ren.huH5674it? andthoughH518thewavesגַלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530thereoftossוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙vai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607themselvesH7760, yetcanH3201theynotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808prevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201;thoughH518theyroarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993, yetcanH3201theynotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808passיַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ׃ya.'av.Run.huH5674over it.

23But thispeopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971hath a revolting and arebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartלֵ֖בlevH3820; they are revolted andgoneסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493.

24Neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sayאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559they in theirheartבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824,LetH4994usH5414nowH4994fearנִ֤ירָאNi.ra'H3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, that givethrainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653, both the former and thelatterוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456, initsH5414seasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256; that reserveth untousH5414theappointedH5414weeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620of theharvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.

25Youriniquitiesעֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771haveturnedהִטּוּ־hi.tu-H5186awayH5186theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428things, and yoursinsוְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םve.cha.To.tei.KhemH2403have withholdengoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896fromyouH4480.

26For among mypeopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971arefoundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563menH376: theywatchיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789, asfowlersיְקוּשִׁ֔יםye.ku.ShimH3353lieH7789inwaitH7789; theysetהִצִּ֥יבוּhi.Tzi.vuH5324atrapמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH4889, theycatchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menH376.

27As acageכִּכְלוּב֙kikh.LuvH3619isfullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392ofbirdsע֔וֹףofH5775,soH3651are theirhousesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392ofdeceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820: therefore they arebecomeגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431greatH1431, and waxenrichוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.

28They are waxenfatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080, they shine: yea, they overpass indeedsדִבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697ofwickednessרָ֔עRa'H7451: theypleadדָ֔נוּDa.nuH1777notלֹא־lo'-H3808thecauseH4941, thecauseH4941of thefatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490, that they shouldprosperוְיַצְלִ֑יחוּve.yatz.Li.chuH6743; and therightH4941of theneedyאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34do theynotלֹ֥אlo'H3808judgeשָׁפָֽטוּ׃sha.Fa.tuH8199.

29shall Inotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808visitאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485fortheseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428things? saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358onsuchכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088anationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

30A wonderful and horrible thing iscomeH1961topassH1961in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776;

31theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּא֣וּ־ni.be.'U-H5012falselyבַשֶּׁ֗קֶרva.She.kerH8267, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearruleH3027by theirmeansH3027; and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157to have itsoכֵ֑ןKhenH3651: andwhatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100will yedoתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in theendלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 5

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