Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 7

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatcameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Standעֲמֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975in thegateבְּשַׁ֙עַר֙be.Sha.'arH8179of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andproclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121there thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605ye ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, thatenterהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935in attheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179toworshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

3Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Amendהֵיטִ֥יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and yourdoingsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םu.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, and I will causeyouאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853todwellוַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣הva.'a.sha.ke.NahH7931in thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiv.te.ChuH982yenotאַל־'al-H408inlyingהַשֶּׁ֖קֶרha.She.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thetempleהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thetempleהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, aretheseהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992.

5Forifאִם־'im-H518ye throughlyamendH3190yourwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and yourdoingsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611;ifאִם־'im-H518ye throughly executejudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941betweenH996amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and his neighbour;

6if yeoppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231notH3808thestrangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616, thefatherlessיָת֤וֹםya.TomH3490, and thewidowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490, andshedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210notH3808innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,neitherH3808walkafterוְאַחֲרֵ֨יve.'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430to your own hurt:

7then will IcauseH5414youאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834todwellוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.shi.kan.TiH7931in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776that IgaveH5414to yourfathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, from ofoldH5769evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704for evermore.

8Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, yetrustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982inlyingהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697, that cannotprofitהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276.

9Will yestealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀ha.ga.NoH1589,murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙ra.Tzo.achH7523, andcommitוְֽנָאֹ֔ףve.na.'OfH5003adulteryH5003, andswearוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַve.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267, andburnH6999incenseH6999untoBaalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, andwalkוְהָלֹ֗ךְve.ha.LokhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ye havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045,

10andcomeוּבָאתֶ֞םu.va.TemH935andstandוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mad.TemH5975beforeH6440meH6440in thishouseבַּבַּ֤יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,whichH834iscalledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,WeH834aredeliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּni.Tzal.nuH5337; that ye maydoעֲשׂ֔וֹתa.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441.

11Is thishouseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834iscalledנִקְרָֽא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961adenהַמְעָרַ֣תham.'a.RatH4631ofrobbersפָּרִצִ֗יםpa.ri.TzimH6530in youreyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869?Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, I,evenגַּ֧םgamH1571I, haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200it, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12ButgoH4994yenowH4994unto myplaceמְקוֹמִי֙me.ko.MiH4725whichH834was inShilohבְּשִׁיל֔וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,whereH834IcausedH834mynameשְׁמִ֛יshe.MiH8034todwellשִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיshi.Kan.tiH7931at thefirstבָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223, andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whatH834Ididעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to it for thewickednessרָעַ֖תra.'AtH7451of mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,becauseיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282ye havedoneעֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛ם'a.sot.KhemH6213allH3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428worksהַמַּֽעֲשִׂ֥יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and I spake untoyouH3605,risingH7925upH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925andspeakingH1696, but yeheardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; and Icalledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121youH3605, but yeansweredעֲנִיתֶֽם׃'a.ni.TemH6030notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808:

14therefore will Idoוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213unto thehouseלַבַּ֣יִת׀la.Ba.yitH1004,whichH834iscalledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,whereinH834yetrustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982, and unto theplaceוְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹםve.La.ma.KomH4725whichH834Igaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414toyouאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859and to yourfathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, as I havedoneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213toShilohלְשִׁלֽוֹ׃le.shi.LoH7887.

15And I willcastוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993youכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834outH6440of mysightH6440, as I havecastהִשְׁלַ֙כְתִּי֙hish.Lakh.tiH7993outH6440allכָּל־kol-H3605yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם'a.chei.KhemH251,evenH853thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16Thereforeprayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀tit.pa.LelH6419notH369thou for thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,neitherH369liftתִּשָּׂ֧אti.Sa'H5375upH5375cryרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440norH408prayerוּתְפִלָּ֖הu.te.fi.LahH8605for them,neitherH369makeH8085intercession tomeH1157: for I willnotH369hearשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085thee.

17Seest thounotהַֽאֵינְךָ֣ha.'ei.ne.KhaH369whatמָ֛הmahH4100theydoעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

18Thechildrenהַבָּנִ֞יםha.ba.NimH1121gatherמְלַקְּטִ֣יםme.la.ke.TimH3950woodעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086, and thefathersוְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ve.ha.'a.VotH1kindleמְבַעֲרִ֣יםme.va.'a.RimH1197thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784, and thewomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802kneadלָשׁ֣וֹתla.ShotH3888thedoughבָּצֵ֑קba.TzekH1217, tomakeלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213cakesכַּוָּנִ֜יםka.va.NimH3561to thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and topourוְהַסֵּ֤ךְve.ha.SekhH5258outאֶת־'et-H853drink offerings untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, that they mayprovokeהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃hakh.'i.Se.niH3707meH3707toangerH3707.

19Do theyprovokeH3707meH6440toangerH3707? saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; do theynotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808provokeH3707themselvesהֵ֥םhemH1992, to the confusion of theirownH6440facesH6440?

20Thereforethusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, mineangerאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639and myfuryוַֽחֲמָתִי֙va.cha.ma.TiH2534shall bepouredנִתֶּ֙כֶת֙ni.Te.khetH5413outH5921uponH5921thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,uponH5921manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120, anduponH5921beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929, anduponH5921thetreesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, anduponH5921thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127; and it shallburnוּבָעֲרָ֖הu.va.'a.RahH1197, and shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808bequenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ סtikh.BehH3518.

21Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:AddH5595yourburntעֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH3068unto yoursacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םziv.chei.KhemH2077, andeatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398yefleshבָשָֽׂר׃va.SarH1320.

22For I spakenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808unto yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808commandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them in thedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that IbroughtH3318themoutH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, concerningburntעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930offeringsH5930orsacrificesוָזָֽבַח׃va.Za.vachH2077:

23but thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697Icommandedצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, Hearken unto myvoiceבְקוֹלִ֔יve.ko.LiH6963, and I will be yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, and ye shall be mypeopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971: andwalkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980ye inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that Icommandאֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehH6680youH859, that it may bewellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190withyouH859.

24But they hearkenednotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808inclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241, but walked in theirownוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961counselsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156and in thestubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of theirevilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820, andwentH6440backwardלְאָח֖וֹרle.'a.ChorH268andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forwardH6440.

25Sinceלְמִן־le.min-H4480thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1cameH3318forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, I havesentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971untoyouאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834allכָּל־kol-H3605myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,dailyי֖וֹםYomH3117risingהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925upH7925earlyH7925andsendingוְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃ve.sha.Lo.achH7971them:

26yet they hearkenednotH3808untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,norH3808inclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241, butmadeוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203stiff: theydidH3808worsethanH3808theirfathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1.

27And thou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697unto them; but they willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearken to thee: thou shalt alsocallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121unto them; but they willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answerיַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ya.'a.Nu.khahH6030thee.

28And thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, This is thenationהַגּוֹי֙ha.goyH1471that hathnotלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808hearkened to thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808receivedלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:truthהָֽאֱמוּנָ֔הha.'e.mu.NahH530isperishedאָֽבְדָה֙'a.ve.DahH6, and iscutוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from theirmouthמִפִּיהֶֽם׃ סmi.pi.HemH6310.

29Cutגָּזִּ֤יga.ZiH1494offעַל־'al-H5921thinehairH1494, O Jerusalem, andcastH7993itawayוְֽהַשְׁלִ֔יכִיve.hash.Li.khiH7993, andtakeוּשְׂאִ֥יu.se.'IH5375upH5375alamentationקִינָ֑הki.NahH7015on thebareשְׁפָיִ֖םshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205; for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathrejectedמָאַ֣סma.'AsH3988andforsakenוַיִּטֹּ֖שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203thegenerationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755of hiswrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.

30For thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063havedoneעָשׂ֨וּ'a.SuH6213thatwhichH834isevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in mysightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: they havesetשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760theirabominationsשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶ֗םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251in thehouseבַּבַּ֛יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichH834iscalledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034, todefileלְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃le.ta.me.'OH2930it.

31And they havebuiltוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofTophethהַתֹּ֗פֶתha.To.fetH8612,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is in thevalleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011, toburnלִשְׂרֹ֛ףlis.RofH8313theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323in thefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Icommandedצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680notלֹ֣אlo'H3808,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808cameעָלְתָ֖ה'al.TahH5927itintoעַל־'al-H5921mymindלִבִּֽי׃ סli.BiH3820.

32Therefore,beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009, thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that it shallnoH3808moreע֤וֹדodH5750becalledיֵאָמֵ֨רye.'a.MerH559Tophethהַתֹּ֙פֶת֙ha.To.fetH8612,norH3808Thevalleyוְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'H1516of thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011, but Thevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofSlaughterהַהֲרֵגָ֑הha.ha.re.GahH2028: for they shallburyוְקָבְר֥וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912inTophethבְתֹ֖פֶתve.To.fetH8612, till there benoH3808placeמָקֽוֹם׃ma.KomH4725toburyH6912.

33And the carcases of thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971shall be meat for the fowls of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and for thebeastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; andnoneוְאֵ֖יןve.'EinH369shall fray themawayמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

34Then will IcauseH1961toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֣י׀ve.hish.ba.TiH7673from thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, and from thestreetsוּמֵֽחֻצוֹת֙u.me.chu.tzOtH2351ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, thevoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963ofmirthH8057and thevoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057, thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the bridegroom and thevoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of thebrideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618: for thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shallbecomeתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961awasteלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 7

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