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Jeremiah 13

1Thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068to me,Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980andpurchaseוְקָנִ֤יתָve.ka.Ni.taH7069alinenפִּשְׁתִּ֔יםpish.TimH6593waistbandאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232, andputוְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹve.sam.ToH7760it upon thyloinsמָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andputתְבִאֵֽהוּ׃te.vi.'E.huH935it not inwaterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325.

2So Iboughtוָאֶקְנֶ֥הva.'ek.NehH7069awaistbandהָאֵז֖וֹרha.'e.ZorH232according to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andputוָאָשִׂ֖םva.'a.SimH7760it on myloinsמָתְנָֽי׃ סma.te.NaiH4975.

3And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068came to me the secondtimeשֵׁנִ֥יתshe.NitH8145,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Takeקַ֧חkachH3947thewaistbandהָאֵז֛וֹרha.'e.ZorH232that thou hastboughtקָנִ֖יתָka.Ni.taH7069, which is upon thyloinsמָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andariseוְקוּם֙ve.KumH6965,goH3212toEuphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578, andhideוְטָמְנֵ֥הוּve.ta.me.Ne.huH2934it there in acleftבִּנְקִ֥יקbin.KikH5357of therockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

5So IwentH3212, andhidוָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּva.'et.me.Ne.huH2934it byEuphratesבִּפְרָ֑תbif.RatH6578, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680me.

6And it came to passafterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, that theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,goH3212toEuphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578, andtakeוְקַ֤חve.KachH3947thewaistbandהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232from there, which Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee tohideלְטָמְנוֹ־le.ta.me.nov-H2934there.

7Then IwentH3212toEuphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578, anddugוָאֶחְפֹּ֗רva.'ech.PorH2658, andtookוָֽאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947thewaistbandהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232from theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where I hadhidטְמַנְתִּ֣יוte.man.TivH2934it: and, behold, thewaistbandהָאֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232wasmarredנִשְׁחַ֣תnish.ChatH7843, it wasprofitableיִצְלַ֖חyitz.LachH6743for nothing.

8Then thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, After this manner will Imarאַשְׁחִ֞ית'ash.ChitH7843theprideגְּא֧וֹןge.'onH1347ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, and thegreatהָרָֽב׃ha.RavH7227prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Thisevilהָרָ֜עha.Ra'H7451peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971, whorefuseהַֽמֵּאֲנִ֣ים׀ha.me.'a.NimH3987tohearלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַlish.Mo.a'H8085mywordsדְּבָרַ֗יde.va.RaiH1697, whowalkH1980in theimaginationבִּשְׁרִר֣וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of theirheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820, andwalkH3212afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, toserveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them, and toworshipוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812them, shall even be as thiswaistbandכָּאֵז֣וֹרka.'e.ZorH232, which isgoodיִצְלַ֖חyitz.LachH6743for nothing.

11For as thewaistbandהָאֵז֜וֹרha.'e.ZorH232cleavethיִדְבַּ֨קyid.BakH1692to theloinsמָתְנֵי־ma.te.nei-H4975of amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376, so have I caused tocleaveהִדְבַּ֣קְתִּיhid.Bak.tiH1692to me the wholehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the wholehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; that they might be to me for apeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971, and for anameוּלְשֵׁ֥םu.le.ShemH8034, and for apraiseוְלִתְהִלָּ֖הve.lit.hi.LahH8416, and for agloryוּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתu.le.tif.'A.retH8597: but they would nothearשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085.

12Therefore thou shaltspeakוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697; Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Everybottleנֵ֖בֶלNe.velH5035shall befilledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: and they shallsayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559to thee, Do we notcertainlyהֲיָדֹ֙עַ֙ha.ya.Do.a'H3045knowנֵדַ֔עne.Da'H3045that everybottleנֵ֖בֶלNe.velH5035shall befilledיִמָּ֥לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196?

13Then shalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Behold, I willfillמְמַלֵּ֣אme.ma.Le'H4390all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thislandהָאָ֪רֶץha.'A.retzH776, even thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428thatsitהַיֹּשְׁבִים֩hai.yo.she.VimH3427uponDavid’sלְדָוִ֨דle.da.VidH1732throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678, and thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, and all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, withdrunkennessשִׁכָּרֽוֹן׃shi.ka.RonH7943.

14And I willdashוְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ve.ni.patz.TimH5310themoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376againstanotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251, even thefathersוְהָאָב֧וֹתve.ha.'a.VotH1and thesonsוְהַבָּנִ֛יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: I will notpityאֶחְמ֧וֹל'ech.MolH2550, norspareאָח֛וּס'a.ChusH2347, nor havemercyאֲרַחֵ֖ם'a.ra.ChemH7355, butdestroyמֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ סme.hash.chi.TamH7843them.

15Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye, and giveearוְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238; be notproudתִּגְבָּ֑הוּtig.Ba.huH1361: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

16Giveתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414gloryכָּבוֹד֙ka.VodH3519to theLORDלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, before he shall causedarknessיַחְשִׁ֔ךְyach.ShikhH2821, and before yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םrag.lei.KhemH7272stumbleיִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּyit.na.ge.FuH5062upon thedarkנָ֑שֶׁףNa.shefH5399mountainsהָ֣רֵיHa.reiH2022, and, while yelookוְקִוִּיתֶ֤םve.ki.vi.TemH6960forlightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216, he shallturnוְשָׂמָ֣הּve.sa.MahH7760it into the shadow ofdeathלְצַלְמָ֔וֶתle.tzal.Ma.vetH6757, andmakeוְשִׁ֖יתve.ya.shitH7896it grossdarknessלַעֲרָפֶֽל׃la.'a.ra.FelH6205.

17But if ye will nothearתִשְׁמָע֔וּהָtish.ma.'U.haH8085it, mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shallweepתִּבְכֶּֽה־tiv.keh-H1058in secretplacesבְּמִסְתָּרִ֥יםbe.mis.ta.RimH4565forמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440yourprideגֵוָ֑הge.VahH1466; and myeyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869shallweepוְדָמֹ֨עַve.da.Mo.a'H1830bitterlyתִּדְמַ֜עtid.Ma'H1830, and rundownוְתֵרַ֤דve.te.RadH3381withtearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832, because theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068flockעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739is carried awaycaptiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617.

18Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and to thequeenוְלַגְּבִירָ֖הve.la.ge.vi.RahH1377,Humbleהַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּhash.Pi.luH8213yourselves, sitdownשֵׁ֑בוּShe.vuH3427: for yourprincipalitiesמַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmar.'a.Sho.tei.KhemH4761shall comedownיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381, even thecrownעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of yourgloryתִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃Tif.'ar.te.KhemH8597.

19Thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of thesouthהַנֶּ֛גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shall be shutupסֻגְּר֖וּsu.ge.RuH5462, and none shallopenפֹּתֵ֑חַpo.Te.achH6605them :Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063shall be carried awaycaptiveהָגְלָ֧תha.ge.LatH1540all of it, it shall bewhollyשְׁלוֹמִֽים׃ סshe.lo.MimH7965carried awaycaptiveהָגְלָ֥תha.ge.LatH1540.

20Liftupשְׂא֤וּse.'iH5375youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869, andbeholdוּרְא֔וּu.re.'iH7200them thatcomeהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935from thenorthמִצָּפ֑וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828: where is theflockהָעֵ֙דֶר֙ha.'E.derH5739that wasgivenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414thee, thybeautifulתִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃tif.'ar.TekhH8597flockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629?

21What wilt thousayתֹּֽאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559when he shallpunishיִפְקֹ֣דyif.KodH6485thee? for thou hasttaughtלִמַּ֨דְתְּli.MadtH3925them to becaptainsאַלֻּפִ֖ים'a.lu.FimH441, and aschiefלְרֹ֑אשׁle.RoshH7218over thee: shall notsorrowsחֲבָלִים֙cha.va.LimH2256takeיֹאחֱז֔וּךְyo.che.ZukhH270thee, as awomanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802intravailלֵדָֽה׃le.DahH3205?

22And if thou shaltsayתֹאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559in thyheartבִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְbil.va.VekhH3824, Whycomeקְרָאֻ֣נִיke.ra.'U.niH7122these things upon me? For thegreatnessבְּרֹ֧בbe.RoH7230of thyiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֛ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771are thyskirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757uncoveredנִגְל֥וּnig.LuH1540, and thyheelsעֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃'a.ke.Va.yikhH6119madebareנֶחְמְס֥וּnech.me.SuH2554.

23Can theEthiopianכּוּשִׁי֙ku.ShiH3569changeהֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְha.ya.ha.FokhH2015hisskinעוֹר֔וֹo.RoH5785, or theleopardוְנָמֵ֖רve.na.MerH5246hisspotsחֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑יוcha.var.bu.ro.TavH2272? thenmayתּוּכְל֣וּtu.khe.LuH3201ye also dogoodלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190, that areaccustomedלִמֻּדֵ֖יli.mu.DeiH3928to doevilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489.

24Therefore will Iscatterוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327them as thestubbleכְּקַשׁ־ke.kash-H7179that passethawayעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674by thewindלְר֖וּחַle.Ru.achH7307of thewildernessמִדְבָּֽר׃mid.BarH4057.

25This is thylotגוֹרָלֵ֧ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486, theportionH4490of thymeasuresמִדַּ֛יִךְmi.Da.yikhH4055from me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; because thou hastforgottenשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911me, andtrustedוַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖יva.tiv.te.ChiH982infalsehoodבַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃ba.Sha.kerH8267.

26Therefore will Iuncoverחָשַׂ֥פְתִּיcha.Saf.tiH2834thyskirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757upon thyfaceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440, that thyshameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036mayappearוְנִרְאָ֖הve.nir.'AhH7200.

27I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thyadulteriesנִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְni.'u.Fa.yikhH5004, and thyneighingsוּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.mitz.ha.lo.Ta.yikhH4684, thelewdnessזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of thyharlotryזְנוּתֵ֔ךְze.nu.TekhH2184, and thyabominationsשִׁקּוּצָ֑יִךְshi.ku.Tza.yikhH8251on thehillsגְּבָעוֹת֙ge.va.'OtH1389in thefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188to thee, OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389! wilt thou not be madecleanתִטְהֲרִ֔יtit.ha.RiH2891? when shall itonceאַחֲרֵ֥י עֹֽד׃ פ'a.cha.Rei 'OdH5750 H310be ?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13

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