Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 8

1At that time, saith theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, they shallbringיוֹצִ֣יאוּve.yo.tzi.'uH3318outH3318thebonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of thekingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063, and thebonesעַצְמוֹת־'atz.mot-H6106of hisprincesשָׂרָיו֩sa.RavH8269, and thebonesעַצְמ֨וֹתatz.MotH6106of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and thebonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, and thebonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵֽי־yo.she.vei-H3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,outH3318of theirgravesמִקִּבְרֵיהֶֽם׃mi.kiv.rei.HemH6913:

2and they shallspreadוּשְׁטָחוּם֩u.she.ta.ChumH7849thembeforeH6440thesunלַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121, and themoonוְלַיָּרֵ֜חַve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394, andallוּלְכֹ֣ל׀u.le.KholH3605thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they havelovedאֲהֵב֜וּם'a.he.VumH157, andwhomוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834they haveservedעֲבָדוּם֙'a.va.DumH5647, andafterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310whomוַֽאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834they havewalkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980, andwhomוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834they havesoughtדְּרָשׁ֔וּםde.ra.ShumH1875, andwhomוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834they have worshipped: they shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808begatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808beburiedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912; they shall be fordungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828uponעַל־'al-H5921thefaceH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127.

3Anddeathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194shall bechosenוְנִבְחַ֥רve.niv.CharH977ratherH4480thanH4480lifeמֵֽחַיִּ֔יםme.chai.YimH2416byallלְכֹ֗לle.KholH3605the residue thatremainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֔יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604of thisevilהָֽרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theplacesהַמְּקֹמ֤וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whither I havedrivenהִדַּחְתִּ֣יםhi.dach.TimH5080them, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

4MoreoverH3541thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: shallmenאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559fallהֲיִפְּל֖וּha.yi.pe.LuH5307, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808riseH6965upH6965againH7725? shall oneturnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725awayH7725, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808returnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725?

5Whyמַדּ֨וּעַma.Du.a'H4069then is thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sliddenbackשׁוֹבְבָ֜הsho.VahH7725by a perpetual backsliding? theyholdהֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙he.che.Zi.kuH2388fastH2388deceit, theyrefuseמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985toreturnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

6I hearkened andheardוָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085, but they spakenotH3808aright:noH3808manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376repenteth him of hiswickednessרָ֣עָת֔וֹra.'a.ToH7451,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have Idoneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213?everyכֻּלֹּ֗הku.LohH3605one turneth to hiscourseבִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔םbim.ru.tzo.tamH4794, as ahorseכְּס֥וּסke.SusH5483that rusheth headlong in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

7Yea, thestorkחֲסִידָ֣הcha.si.DahH2624in theheavenבַשָּׁמַ֗יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064knowethherH935appointedמֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָmo.'a.Dei.haH4150timesעֵ֣ת'etH6256; and the turtle and theswallowH5693and thecraneוְעָג֔וּרve.'a.GurH5693observeשָׁמְר֖וּsha.me.RuH8104the time of theircomingH935; but mypeopleוְעַמִּ֕יve.'a.MiH5971knowH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808theordinanceמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8Howאֵיכָ֤ה'ei.KhahH349doעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213yesayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559,Weאֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587arewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450, and thelawוְתוֹרַ֥תve.to.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is withusH559? But,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, thefalseלַשֶּׁ֣קֶרla.She.kerH8267penעֵ֖ט'etH5842of thescribesסֹפְרִֽים׃so.fe.RimH5608hath wroughtfalselyשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267.

9Thewiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450areashamedהֹבִ֣ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954, they aredismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865andtakenוַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּvai.yi.la.Khe.duH3920:loהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, they haverejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988thewordבִדְבַר־vid.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068; andwhatמֶ֖הmehH4100mannerH1697ofwisdomוְחָכְמַֽת־ve.cha.khe.mat-H2451is in them?

10Therefore will Igiveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֜םne.shei.HemH802untoothersלַאֲחֵרִ֗יםla.'a.che.RimH312, and theirfieldsשְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙se.do.tei.HemH7704to them that shallpossessלְי֣וֹרְשִׁ֔יםle.Yor.ShimH3423them: foreveryכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605one from the leastevenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thegreatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419isgivenH5414to covetousness, from theprophetמִנָּבִיא֙mi.na.Vi'H5030evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thepriestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548everyכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605one dealethfalselyשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

11And they havehealedוַיְרַפּ֞וּvay.ra.PuH7495the hurt of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971lightlyנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965; when there isnoוְאֵ֖יןve.'EinH369peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

12Were theyashamedH954when they hadcommittedעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441? nay, they werenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808atallיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045ashamedH954,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808couldגַּם־gam-H1571theyblushוְהִכָּלֵם֙ve.hi.ka.LemH3637: therefore shall theyfallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307among them thatfallבַנֹּפְלִ֗יםva.no.fe.LimH5307: in the time of their visitation they shall becastH5307downH5307, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

13I will utterly consume them, saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: there shall benoאֵין֩'einH369grapesעֲנָבִ֨ים'a.na.VimH6025on thevineבַּגֶּ֜פֶןba.Ge.fenH1612,norוְאֵ֧יןve.'EinH369figsתְּאֵנִ֣יםte.'e.NimH8384on thefigבַּתְּאֵנָ֗הba.te.'e.NahH8384treeH8384, and theleafוְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ve.he.'a.LehH5929shallfadeאֲסִיפֵ֖ם'a.si.FemH5486; and the things that I havegivenוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them shallpassיַעַבְרֽוּם׃ya.'av.RumH5674awayאָסֹ֥ף'a.SofH622from them.

14WhyH4100doH4100weH587sitH3427stillH3427?assembleהֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and letusH413enterH935intoH413the defencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892, and letusH413be silent there: for theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathputH935usH413to silence, andgivenH8248usH413waterמֵי־mei-H4325ofgallרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7219todrinkוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuH8248,becauseH3588weH587havesinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398againstעַל־'al-H5921theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

15WelookedH2009forpeaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965, butnoוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369goodט֑וֹבTovH2896came; and for a time ofhealingמַרְפֵּ֖הmar.PehH4832, andbeholdH2009dismay!

16The snorting of hishorsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483isheardנִשְׁמַע֙nish.Ma'H8085fromDanמִדָּ֤ןmi.DanH1835: at thesoundמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963of theneighingמִצְהֲל֣וֹתmitz.ha.LotH4684of hisstrongH47onesH47thewholeH3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleth; for they arecomeוַיָּב֗וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and havedevouredוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776andallH3605that is in it; thecityעִ֖יר'irH5892andthoseH3605thatdwellוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427therein.

17For,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willsendמְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.achH7971serpentsנְחָשִׁים֙ne.cha.ShimH5175, basilisks, amongyouH834,whichH834willnotאֵין־'ein-H369becharmedלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908; and they shall biteyouH834, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18Oh that I could comfortmyselfH3820againstH5921sorrowיָג֑וֹןya.GonH3015! myheartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃da.VaiH1742withinH5921meH5921.

19Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, thevoiceH6963of thecryשַֽׁוְעַ֣תshav.'AtH7775of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971from alandמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776that is veryfarH4801offH4801: Isnotאֵ֣ין'einH369theLORDהַֽיהוָה֙ha.Yah.wehH3068inZionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726? isnotאֵ֣ין'einH369herH518Kingמַלְכָּ֖הּmal.KahH4428inherH518?Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have theyprovokedH3707meH6963toangerהִכְעִס֛וּנִיhikh.'i.Su.niH3707with theirgravenH6456imagesH6456, and withstrangeנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵ֥יbe.hav.LeiH1892?

20Theharvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105is past, thesummerקָ֑יִץKa.yitzH7019isendedכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615, andweוַאֲנַ֖חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587arenotל֥וֹאLo'H3808savedנוֹשָֽׁעְנוּ׃no.Sha.'e.nuH3467.

21For thehurtH7665of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971am IhurtH7665: I amblackקָדַ֕רְתִּיka.Dar.tiH6937; astonishment hathtakenH2388holdהֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃he.che.zi.Ka.te.niH2388onmeעַל־'al-H5921.

22Is therenoH3808balmהַצֳרִי֙ha.tzo.RiH6875inGileadבְּגִלְעָ֔דbe.gil.'AdH1568? is therenoH3808physicianרֹפֵ֖אro.Fe'H7495there?whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069then isnotH3808thehealthאֲרֻכַ֖ת'a.ru.KhatH724of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971recovered?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 8

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