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Jeremiah 12

1Righteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662art thou, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, when Ipleadאָרִ֖יב'a.RivH7378with thee: yet let mespeakאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696with thee of thyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִים֙mish.pa.TimH4941: Why doth thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewickedרְשָׁעִים֙re.sha.'ImH7563prosperצָלֵ֔חָהtza.Le.chahH6743? why are they allhappyשָׁל֖וּsha.LuH7951that dealveryבָֽגֶד׃Va.gedH899treacherouslyבֹּ֥גְדֵיBo.ge.deiH898?

2Thou hastplantedנְטַעְתָּם֙ne.ta'.TamH5193them, yea, they have takenrootשֹׁרָ֔שׁוּsho.Ra.shuH8327: theygrowH3212, yea, they bringforthעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213fruitפֶ֑רִיFe.riH6529: thou artnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138in theirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֔םbe.fi.HemH6310, and farfromוְרָח֖וֹקve.ra.ChokH7350theirreinsמִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mi.kil.yo.tei.HemH3629.

3But thou, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,knowestיְדַעְתָּ֔נִיye.da'.Ta.niH3045me: thou hastseenתִּרְאֵ֕נִיtir.'E.niH7200me, andtriedוּבָחַנְתָּ֥u.va.chan.TaH974myheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820toward thee: pull themoutהַתִּקֵם֙ha.ti.KemH5423likesheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629for theslaughterלְטִבְחָ֔הle.tiv.ChahH2878, andprepareוְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖םve.hak.di.ShemH6942them for thedayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117ofslaughterהֲרֵגָֽה׃ סha.re.GahH2028.

4How long shall thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, and theherbsוְעֵ֥שֶׂבve.'E.sevH6212of everyfieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704witherיִיבָ֑שׁyi.VashH3001, for thewickednessמֵרָעַ֣תme.ra.'AtH7451of them thatdwellיֹֽשְׁבֵי־yo.she.vei-H3427in it? thebeastsבְהֵמוֹת֙ve.he.mOtH929areconsumedסָפְתָ֤הsa.fe.TahH5595, and thebirdsוָע֔וֹףva.'ofH5775; because theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, He shall notseeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200our lastendאַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃'a.cha.ri.Te.nuH319.

5If thou hastrunרַ֙צְתָּה֙ratz.tahH7323with thefootmenרַגְלִ֥ים׀rag.LimH7273, and they haveweariedוַיַּלְא֔וּךָvai.yal.'U.khaH3811thee, then how canst thoucontendתְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖הte.ta.cha.RehH8474withhorsesהַסּוּסִ֑יםha.su.SimH5483? and if in thelandוּבְאֶ֤רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776ofpeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965, in which thou didsttrustבוֹטֵ֔חַvo.Te.achH982, they wearied thee, then how wilt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213in theswellingבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383?

6For even thybrethrenאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, and thehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, even they have dealttreacherouslyבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898with thee; yea, they havecalledקָרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121amultitudeמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392afterאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee:believeתַּאֲמֵ֣ןta.'a.MenH539them not, though theyspeakיְדַבְּר֥וּye.da.be.RuH1696fairwordsטוֹבֽוֹת׃ סto.VotH2896to thee.

7I haveforsakenעָזַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Zav.tiH5800myhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004, I haveleftנָטַ֖שְׁתִּיna.Tash.tiH5203myheritageנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159; I havegivenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the dearlybelovedיְדִד֥וּתye.di.DutH3033of mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315into thehandבְּכַ֥ףbe.KhafH3709of herenemiesאֹיְבֶֽיהָ׃'o.ye.Vei.haH341.

8Myheritageנַחֲלָתִ֖יna.cha.la.TiH5159is to me as alionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738in theforestבַיָּ֑עַרvai.Ya.'arH3293; it criethoutנָתְנָ֥ה בְּקוֹלָ֖הּna.te.Nah be.ko.LahH5414 H6963against me: therefore have Ihatedשְׂנֵאתִֽיהָ׃se.ne.Ti.haH8130it.

9Myheritageנַחֲלָתִי֙na.cha.la.TiH5159is to me as aspeckledצָב֤וּעַtza.Vu.a'H6641birdהַעַ֨יִטha.'A.yitH5861, thebirdsהַעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861on everysideסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439are against her;comeH3212ye,assembleאִסְפ֛וּ'is.FuH622all thebeastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,comeהֵתָ֥יוּhe.Ta.yuH857todevourלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.

10Manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227shepherdsרֹעִ֤יםro.'ImH7462havedestroyedשִֽׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.TuH7843myvineyardכַרְמִ֔יkhar.MiH3754, they havetroddenבֹּסְס֖וּbo.se.SuH947myportionחֶלְקָתִ֑יchel.ka.TiH2513underfootH947, they havemadeנָֽתְנ֛וּna.te.NuH5414mypleasantחֶמְדָּתִ֖יchem.da.TiH2532portionחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513adesolateשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077wildernessלְמִדְבַּ֥רle.mid.BarH4057.

11They havemadeשָׂמָהּ֙sa.MahH7760itdesolateלִשְׁמָמָ֔הlish.ma.MahH8076, and beingdesolateשְׁמֵמָ֑הshe.me.MahH8077itmournethאָבְלָ֥ה'a.ve.LahH56to me; the wholelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776is madedesolateנָשַׁ֙מָּה֙na.Sha.mahH8074, because nomanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376layethשָׂ֥םsamH7760it toheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

12Thespoilersשֹֽׁדְדִ֔יםsho.de.DimH7703havecomeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935upon all highplacesשְׁפָיִ֣םshe.fa.YimH8205through thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057: for theswordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719of theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068shalldevourאֹֽכְלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398from the oneendמִקְצֵה־mik.tzeh-H7097of thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776even to the otherendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: nofleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ סba.SarH1320shall havepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965.

13They havesownזָרְע֤וּza.re.'UH2232wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406, but shallreapקָצָ֔רוּka.Tza.ruH7114thornsוְקֹצִ֣יםve.ko.TzimH6975: they have put themselves topainנֶחְל֖וּnech.LuH2470, but shall notprofitיוֹעִ֑לוּyo.'I.luH3276: and they shall beashamedוּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙u.Vo.shuH954of yourrevenuesמִתְּבוּאֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םmi.te.vu.'O.tei.KhemH8393because of thefierceמֵחֲר֖וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

14Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068against all myevilהָֽרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451neighboursשְׁכֵנַי֙she.khe.NaiH7934, thattouchהַנֹּֽגְעִים֙ha.no.ge.'ImH5060theinheritanceבַּֽנַּחֲלָ֔הba.na.cha.LahH5159which I have caused mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478toinheritהִנְחַ֥לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157; Behold, I will pluck themoutנֹֽתְשָׁם֙no.te.ShamH5428of theirlandאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127, and pluckoutאֶתּ֥וֹשׁ'e.To.oshH5428thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063fromamongמִתּוֹכָֽם׃mi.to.KhamH8432them.

15And it shall come to pass,afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310I have plucked themoutנָתְשִׁ֣יna.te.ShiH5428I willreturnאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725, and havecompassionוְרִֽחַמְתִּ֑יםve.ri.cham.TimH7355on them, and will bring themagainוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֛יםva.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725, everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hisheritageלְנַחֲלָת֖וֹle.na.cha.la.ToH5159, and everymanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376to hislandלְאַרְצֽוֹ׃le.'ar.TzoH776.

16And it shall come to pass, if they willdiligentlyלָמֹ֣דla.ModH3925learnיִלְמְדוּ֩yil.me.DuH3925thewaysדַּֽרְכֵ֨יdar.KheiH1870of mypeopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971, toswearלְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַle.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650by mynameבִּשְׁמִי֙bish.MiH8034, TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416; as theytaughtלִמְּדוּ֙li.me.DuH3925mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971toswearלְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַle.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650byBaalבַּבָּ֑עַלba.Ba.'alH1168; then shall they bebuiltוְנִבְנ֖וּve.niv.NuH1129in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

17But if they will notobeyיִשְׁמָ֑עוּyish.Ma.'uH8085, I willutterlyוְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜יve.Na.tash.TiH5428pluckupנָת֥וֹשׁna.To.oshH5428anddestroyוְאַבֵּ֖דve.'a.BedH6thatnationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 12

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