Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 6

1FleeH5756forsafetyH5756, yechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִניָמִ֗ןvi.n.ya.MinH1144,outנִשְׁקְפָ֥הnish.ke.FahH8259of themidstמִקֶּ֙רֶב֙mi.Ke.revH7130ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, andblowתִּקְע֣וּtik.'UH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֔רsho.FarH7782inTekoaוּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙u.vit.Ko.a'H8620, andraiseH5375upH5375asignalמַשְׂאֵ֑תmas.'EtH4864onBeth-haccheremH1021: forevilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451lookethforthH5375from thenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, and agreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

2Thecomelyהַנָּוָה֙ha.na.VahH5000and delicate one, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726, will IcutH1820offH1820.

3Shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462with theirflocksוְעֶדְרֵיהֶ֑םve.'ed.rei.HemH5739shallcomeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935untoherH413; they shallpitchתָּקְע֨וּta.ke.'UH8628theirtentsאֹהָלִים֙'o.ha.LimH168againstעָלֶ֤יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921herH413roundH5439aboutH5439; they shallfeedרָע֖וּra.'UH7462everyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376one in hisplaceיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027.

4Prepareקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942yewarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421againstH5921herH5921;ariseק֖וּמוּKu.muH6965, andletH5186usH5921goוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927upH5927atnoonבַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188untousH5921! for thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117declineth, for the shadows of theeveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153arestretchedיִנָּט֖וּyi.na.TuH5186outH5186.

5Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965, and letusH5927goוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927upH5927bynightבַלָּ֔יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915, and letusH5927destroyוְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָהve.nash.Chi.tahH7843herH7843palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759.

6Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541hath theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, Hew yedownכִּרְת֣וּkir.TuH3772treesעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6097, andcastוְשִׁפְכ֥וּve.shif.KhuH8210upH5921a mountagainstH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: this is thecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892to bevisitedהָפְקַ֔דha.fe.KadH6485;sheהִ֚יאhi'H1931iswhollyH3605oppressionעֹ֥שֶׁק'O.shekH6233in themidstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130ofherH3605.

7As awellH3651castethforthH8085herH5921watersמֵימֶ֔יהָmei.Mei.haH4325,soH3651sheH6440castethforthH8085herH5921wickednessרָעָתָ֑הּra.'a.TahH7451:violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555and spoil isheardH8085inherH5921;beforeH6440meH6440continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548issicknessחֳלִ֥יcho.LiH2483andwoundsוּמַכָּֽה׃u.ma.KahH4347.

8Be thouinstructedהִוָּסְרִי֙hi.va.se.RiH3256, OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315bealienatedתֵּקַ֥עte.Ka'H3363from thee;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Imakeאֲשִׂימֵ֣ךְ'a.si.MekhH7760thee adesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, alandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776notל֥וֹאLo'H3808inhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבָה׃ פno.Sha.vahH3427.

9Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, They shall throughly glean theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478as avineכַגֶּ֖פֶןkha.Ge.fenH1612:turnH7725againH7725thinehandיָדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027as a grapegathererintoעַל־'al-H5921the baskets.

10Towhomמִ֨יmiH4310shall Ispeakאֲדַבְּרָ֤ה'a.da.be.RahH1696and testify, that they mayhearוְיִשְׁמָ֔עוּve.yish.Ma.'uH8085?beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241isuncircumcisedעֲרֵלָ֣ה'a.re.LahH6189, and theycannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearken:beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068isbecomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961unto them areproachלְחֶרְפָּ֖הle.cher.PahH2781; they havenoלֹ֥אlo'H3808delightיַחְפְּצוּ־yach.pe.tzu-H2654in it.

11Therefore I amfullמְלֵ֥אme.Le'H4392of thefuryחֲמַ֨תcha.MatH2534of theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068; I amwearyנִלְאֵ֣יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811withholdingהָכִ֔ילha.KhilH3557in:pourשְׁפֹ֤ךְshe.FokhH8210itoutH8210uponעַל־'al-H5921thechildrenעוֹלָל֙o.LalH5768in thestreetבַּח֔וּץba.ChutzH2351, anduponוְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921theassemblyס֥וֹדSodH5475ofyoungבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH376togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: forevenגַם־gam-H1571thehusbandאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376with thewifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802shall betakenיִלָּכֵ֔דוּyi.la.Khe.duH3920, theagedזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205with him that isfullH4392ofdaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

12And theirhousesבָֽתֵּיהֶם֙va.tei.HemH1004shall beturnedוְנָסַ֤בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437untoothersלַאֲחֵרִ֔יםla.'a.che.RimH312, theirfieldsשָׂד֥וֹתsa.DotH7704and theirwivesוְנָשִׁ֖יםve.na.ShimH802togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: for I willstretchאַטֶּ֧ה'a.TehH5186outH5186myhandיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13For from the least of themevenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thegreatestגְּדוֹלָ֔םge.do.LamH1419of themeveryכֻּלּ֖וֹku.LoH3605one is given to covetousness; and from theprophetוּמִנָּבִיא֙u.mi.na.Vi'H5030evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thepriestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548everyכֻּלּ֖וֹku.LoH3605one dealethfalselyשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

14They havehealedוַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּvay.ra.pe.'UH7495also the hurt of mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971lightlyנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965; when there isnoוְאֵ֖יןve.'EinH369peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

15Were theyashamedH954when they hadcommittedעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441? nay, they werenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808atallיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045ashamedH954,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808couldH1571theyblushהַכְלִים֙hakh.LimH3637: therefore they shallfallיִפְּל֧וּyi.pe.LuH5307among them thatfallבַנֹּפְלִ֛יםva.no.fe.LimH5307: at the time that Ivisitפְּקַדְתִּ֥יםpe.kad.TimH6485them they shall becastH5307downH5307, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

16Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,Standעִמְדוּ֩'im.DuH5975ye in thewaysH1870andseeוּרְא֜וּu.re.'UH7200, andaskוְשַׁאֲל֣וּ׀ve.sha.'a.LuH7592for theoldעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769pathsלִנְתִב֣וֹתlin.ti.VotH5410,whereאֵי־'ei-H335is thegoodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896wayH1870, andwalkH1870therein, and ye shallfindוּמִצְא֥וּu.mitz.'UH4672restמַרְגּ֖וֹעַmar.Go.a'H4771for yoursoulsH5315: but theysaidH559,WeH5315willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808walkH1870therein.

17And Isetוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965watchmenצֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimH6822overyouעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921,sayingH559, Hearken to thesoundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782; but theysaidH559, We willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808hearken.

18Thereforehearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085, yenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471, andknowוּדְעִ֥יu.de.'IH3045, Ocongregationעֵדָ֖ה'e.DahH5712,whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is among them.

19Hearשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8085, Oearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451uponעַל־'al-H5921thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,evenH3588thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of theirthoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑םmach.she.vo.TamH4284,becauseH3588they havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearkened unto mywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697; and as for mylawוְתוֹרָתִ֖יve.to.ra.TiH8451, they haverejectedוַיִּמְאֲסוּ־vai.yim.'a.su-H3988it.

20Towhatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100purposeזֶּ֨הzehH2088cometh there tomeH935frankincenseלְבוֹנָה֙le.vo.NahH3828fromShebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'H7614, and thesweetH6149caneוְקָנֶ֥הve.ka.NehH7070from afarמֶרְחָ֑קmer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776? yourburntעֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙o.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH5930arenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808acceptableלְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522,norלֹא־lo'-H3808yoursacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077pleasingעָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH6149untomeH935.

21Thereforethusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I willlayנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414stumblingblocksbeforeH413thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971: and thefathersאָב֨וֹת'a.VotH1and thesonsוּבָנִ֥יםu.va.NimH1121togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162shallstumbleוְכָ֣שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782againstH413them; the neighbour and hisfriendוְרֵע֖וֹve.re.'OH7453shallperishוְאָבָֽדוּ׃ פve.'a.Ba.duH6.

22Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971cometh from thenorthצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776; and agreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471shall bestirredH5782upH5782from the uttermostpartsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

23They layholdיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onbowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andspearוְכִיד֞וֹןve.khi.DonH3591; they arecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394, and havenoוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808mercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355; theirvoiceקוֹלָם֙ko.LamH6963roareth like theseaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220, and theyrideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483;everyH376one set inarrayH4421, as amanכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,againstעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

24WeH8085haveheardH8085thefameשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089thereof; ourhandsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027waxfeebleH7503:anguishחִ֖ילchilH2427hathtakenH2388holdהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhe.che.zi.Kat.nuH2388ofusH7503, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

25Goתֵּֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'iH3318notאַל־'al-H408forthH3318intoH3318thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,norאַל־'al-H408walkH1870by thewayH1870; for there is theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of theenemyלְאֹיֵ֔בle.'o.YevH341, andterrorמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032oneveryH5439sideH5439.

26Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971,girdחִגְרִי־chig.ri-H2296thee withsackclothשָׂק֙sakH8242, andwallowוְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣יve.hit.pa.le.ShiH6428thyself inashesבָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665:makeעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213theemourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60, as for anonlyיָחִיד֙ya.ChidH3173sonH3173,mostH8563bitterH8563lamentationמִסְפַּ֖דmis.PadH4553; for the spoiler shallsuddenlyפִתְאֹ֔םfit.'OmH6597comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935uponH5921usH5921.

27I havemadeנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee a tower and afortressמִבְצָ֑רmiv.TzarH4013among mypeopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971; that thou mayestknowוְתֵדַ֕עve.te.Da'H3045andtryוּבָחַנְתָּ֖u.va.chan.TaH974theirwayדַּרְכָּֽם׃dar.KamH1870.

28They areallכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605grievous revolters,goingהֹלְכֵ֥יho.le.KheiH1980aboutH1980with slanders; they arebrassנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178andironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270: theyallכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605of them dealcorruptlyמַשְׁחִיתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843.

29Thebellowsמַפֻּ֔חַma.Pu.achH4647blowH2787fiercelyH2787; theleadעֹפָ֑רֶת'o.Fa.retH5777is consumed of thefireH800: invainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723do they go onrefiningH6884; for thewickedוְרָעִ֖יםve.ra.'ImH7451arenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808pluckedawayנִתָּֽקוּ׃ni.Ta.kuH5423.

30Refusesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701shallmenH7121callקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121them,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathrejectedH3988them.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6

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