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Jeremiah 11

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Hearשִׁמְע֕וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thiscovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּם֙ve.di.bar.TamH1696to themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and to theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

3Andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559thou to them, Thussaithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376thatobeyethיִשְׁמַ֔עyish.Ma'H8085not thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thiscovenantהַבְּרִ֥יתha.be.RitH1285,

4Which Icommandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117that I brought themforthהוֹצִיאִֽי־ho.tzi.'i-H3318from thelandמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֩mitz.ra.YimH4714, from theironהַבַּרְזֶ֜לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֨וּרmi.KurH3564,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Obeyשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085myvoiceבְקוֹלִי֙ve.ko.LiH6963, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213them, according to all which Icommandאֲצַוֶּ֖ה'a.tza.VehH6680you: so shall ye be mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971, and I will be yourGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430:

5That I mayperformהָקִ֨יםha.KimH6965theoathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֜הha.she.vu.'AhH7621which I haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to yourfathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414them alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֛בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117. Thenansweredוָאַ֥עַןva.'A.'anH6030I, andsaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, So beitאָמֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543, OLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

6Then theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֥וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thiscovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them.

7For Iearnestlyהָעֵ֨דha.'EdH5749protestedהַעִדֹ֜תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749to yourfathersבַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םba.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1in thedayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117that I broughtthemהַעֲלוֹתִ֨יha.'a.lo.TiH5927out of thelandמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, even to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, risingearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925andprotestingוְהָעֵ֖דve.ha.'EdH5749,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Obeyשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085myvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

8Yet theyobeyedשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not, norinclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241, butwalkedH3212everyoneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376in theimaginationבִּשְׁרִיר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of theirevilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820: therefore I willbringוָאָבִ֨יאva.'a.Vi'H935upon them all thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of thiscovenantהַבְּרִית־ha.be.rit-H1285, which Icommandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213; but theydidעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213them not.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Aconspiracyקֶ֙שֶׁר֙ke.sherH7195isfoundנִֽמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672among themenבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and among theinhabitantsוּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.ve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10They have turnedbackשָׁ֩בוּ֩sha.vuH7725to theiniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֨ת'a.vo.NotH5771of theirforefathersאֲבוֹתָ֜ם הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֗ים'a.vo.Tam ha.ri.sho.NimH7223 H1, whorefusedמֵֽאֲנוּ֙me.'a.NuH3985tohearלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַlish.Mo.a'H8085mywordsדְּבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697; and theywentהָלְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָ֑םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them: thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and thehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063havebrokenהֵפֵ֤רוּhe.Fe.ruH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֕יbe.ri.TiH1285which Imadeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with theirfathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ס'a.vo.TamH1.

11Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Behold, I willbringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451upon them, which they shall not beableיוּכְל֖וּyu.khe.LuH3201toescapeלָצֵ֣אתla.TzetH3318; and though they shallcryוְזָעֲק֣וּve.za.'a.KuH2199to me, I will nothearkenאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085to them.

12Then shall thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063andinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵי֙ve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389goוְהָֽלְכ֞וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980, andcryוְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ve.za.'a.KuH2199to thegodsהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to which they offerincenseמְקַטְּרִ֖יםme.ka.te.RimH6999: but they shall notsaveוְהוֹשֵׁ֛עַve.ho.She.a'H3467them atallיוֹשִׁ֥יעוּyo.Shi.'uH3467in thetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of theirtroubleרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451.

13For according to thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of thycitiesעָרֶ֔יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892were thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; and according to thenumberוּמִסְפַּ֞רu.mis.ParH4557of thestreetsחֻצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389have ye setupשַׂמְתֶּ֤םsam.TemH7760altarsמִזְבְּחוֹת֙miz.be.chOtH4196to that shamefulthingלַבֹּ֔שֶׁתla.Bo.shetH1322, evenaltarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196to burnincenseלְקַטֵּ֥רle.ka.TerH6999toBaalלַבָּֽעַל׃ סla.Ba.'alH1168.

14Thereforeprayתִּתְפַּלֵּל֙tit.pa.LelH6419not thou for thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, neither liftupתִּשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375acryרִנָּ֣הri.NahH7440orprayerוּתְפִלָּ֑הu.te.fi.LahH8605for them: for I will nothearשֹׁמֵ֗עַsho.Me.a'H8085them in thetimeבְּעֵ֛תbe.'EtH6256when theycryקָרְאָ֥םka.re.'AmH7121to me for theirtroubleרָעָתָֽם׃ סra.'a.TamH7451.

15What hath mybelovedלִֽידִידִ֞יli.di.DiH3039to do in myhouseבְּבֵיתִ֗יbe.vei.TiH1004, seeing she hathwroughtעֲשׂוֹתָ֤הּa.so.TahH6213lewdnessהַֽמְזִמָּ֙תָה֙ham.zi.Ma.tahH4209withmanyהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227, and theholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944fleshוּבְשַׂר־u.ve.sar-H1320ispassedיַעַבְר֣וּya.'av.RuH5674from thee? when thou doestevilרָעָתֵ֖כִיra.'a.Te.khiH7451, then thourejoicestתַּעֲלֹֽזִי׃ta.'a.Lo.ziH5937.

16TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121thynameשְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.MekhH8034, Agreenרַֽעֲנָן֙ra.'a.NanH7488olivetreeזַ֤יִתZa.yitH2132,fairיְפֵ֣הye.PehH3303, and ofgoodlyתֹ֔אַרTo.'arH8389fruitפְרִי־fe.ri-H6529: with thenoiseלְק֣וֹל׀le.KolH6963of agreatגְדֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419tumultהֲמוּלָּ֣הha.mu.LahH1999he hathkindledהִצִּ֥יתhi.TzitH3341fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784upon it, and thebranchesדָּלִיּוֹתָֽיו׃da.li.yo.TavH1808of it arebrokenוְרָע֖וּve.ra.'UH7489.

17For theLORDוַיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, thatplantedהַנּוֹטֵ֣עַha.no.Te.a'H5193thee, hathpronouncedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451against thee,forבִּ֠גְלַלBig.lalH1558theevilרָעַ֨תra.'AtH7451of thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and of thehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, which they havedoneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213against themselves to provoke me toangerלְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707in offeringincenseלְקַטֵּ֥רle.ka.TerH6999toBaalלַבָּֽעַל׃ סla.Ba.'alH1168.

18And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068hath given meknowledgeהֽוֹדִיעַ֖נִיho.di.'A.niH3045of it, and Iknowוָֽאֵדָ֑עָהva.'e.Da.'ahH3045it : then thou didstshowהִרְאִיתַ֥נִיhir.'i.Ta.niH7200me theirdoingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

19But I was like alambכְּכֶ֥בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532or anoxאַלּ֖וּף'a.LufH441that isbroughtיוּבַ֣לyu.ValH2986to theslaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873; and Iknewיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not that they haddevisedחָשְׁב֣וּcha.she.VuH2803devicesמַחֲשָׁב֗וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284against me, saying, Let usdestroyנַשְׁחִ֨יתָהnash.Chi.tahH7843thetreeעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086with itsfruitבְּלַחְמוֹ֙be.lach.MoH3899, and let us cut himoffוְנִכְרְתֶ֙נּוּ֙ve.nikh.re.Te.nuH3772from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thelivingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416, that hisnameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034may be no morerememberedיִזָּכֵ֥רyi.za.KherH2142.

20But, OLORDוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, thatjudgestשֹׁפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199righteouslyצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, thattriestבֹּחֵ֥ןbo.ChenH974thereinsכְּלָי֖וֹתke.la.YotH3629and theheartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820, let meseeאֶרְאֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7200thyvengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360on them: for to thee have Irevealedגִּלִּ֥יתִיgi.Li.tiH1540mycauseרִיבִֽי׃ סri.ViH7379.

21Therefore thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068concerning themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofAnathothעֲנָת֔וֹתa.na.TotH6068, thatseekהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםham.vak.ShimH1245thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Prophesyתִנָּבֵא֙ti.na.Ve'H5012not in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that thoudieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191not by ourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ סbe.ya.De.nuH3027:

22Therefore thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Behold, I willpunishפֹקֵ֖דfo.KedH6485them: the youngmenהַבַּֽחוּרִים֙ha.ba.chu.RimH970shalldieיָמֻ֣תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by theswordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719; theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersוּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.HemH1323shalldieיָמֻ֖תוּya.Mu.tuH4191byfamineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458:

23And there shall be noremnantוּשְׁאֵרִ֕יתu.she.'e.RitH7611of them: for I willbringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451upon themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofAnathothעֲנָת֖וֹתa.na.TotH6068, even theyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of theirpunishmentפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ סpe.ku.da.TamH6486.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 11

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