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Jeremiah 16

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came also to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thou shalt nottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947thee awifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, neither shalt thou havesonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121nordaughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

3For thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning thesonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121and concerning thedaughtersהַבָּנ֔וֹתha.ba.NotH1323that arebornהַיֹּלְד֣וֹתhai.yo.le.DotH3205in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, and concerning theirmothersאִמֹּתָ֞ם'i.mo.TamH517thatboreהַמּוֹלִדִ֥יםha.mo.li.DimH3205them, and concerning theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1thatbegatהַיִּלּוֹדִ֖יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209them in thislandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;

4They shalldieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191bygrievousתַחֲלֻאִ֜יםta.cha.lu.'ImH8463deathsמְמוֹתֵ֨יme.mo.TeiH4463; they shall not belamentedיִסָּֽפְדוּ֙yi.sa.fe.DuH5594; neither shall they beburiedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912; but they shall be asrefuseלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127: and they shall beconsumedיִכְל֔וּyikh.LuH3615by theswordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719, and byfamineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458; and their deadbodiesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038shall befoodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for thefowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and for thebeastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

5For thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Enterתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935not into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmourningמַרְזֵ֔חַmar.Ze.achH4798, neithergoH3212tolamentלִסְפּ֔וֹדlis.PodH5594norbemoanתָּנֹ֖דta.NodH5110them: for I have takenawayאָסַ֨פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiH622mypeaceשְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.MiH7965from thispeopleהָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-H5971,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, evenlovingkindnessהַחֶ֖סֶדha.Che.sedH2617andmerciesהָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃Ha.ra.cha.MimH7356.

6Both thegreatגְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419and thesmallוּקְטַנִּ֛יםu.ke.ta.NimH6996shalldieוּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuH4191in thislandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776: they shall not beburiedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912, neither shall menlamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for them, norcutיִתְגֹּדַ֔דyit.go.DadH1413themselves, nor make themselvesbaldיִקָּרֵ֖חַyi.ka.Re.achH7139for them:

7Neither shall mentearיִפְרְס֥וּyif.re.SuH6536themselves for them inmourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60, tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162them for thedeadמֵ֑תMetH4191; neither shall men give them thecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563ofconsolationתַּנְחוּמִ֔יםtan.chu.MimH8575todrinkיַשְׁק֤וּyash.KuH8248for theirfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1or for theirmotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

8Also, thou shalt notgoתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935into thehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960, tositלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with them toeatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.TotH8354.

9For thussaithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Behold, I will cause toceaseמַשְׁבִּ֜יתmash.BitH7673out of thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725in youreyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869, and in yourdaysוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םu.vi.mei.KhemH3117, thevoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963ofmirthשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342, and thevoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057, thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of thebridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860, and thevoiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of thebrideכַּלָּֽה׃ka.LahH3618.

10And it shall come to pass, when thou shaltshowתַגִּיד֙ta.GidH5046thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697, and they shallsayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559to thee, Why hath theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068pronouncedדִבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696all thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451against us? or what is ouriniquityעֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771? or what is oursinחַטָּאתֵ֔נוּcha.ta.Te.nuH2403that we havecommittedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against theLORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

11Then shalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Because yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1haveforsakenעָזְב֨וּ'a.ze.VuH5800me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and havewalkedH3212afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, and haveservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them, and haveworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812them, and haveforsakenעָזָ֔בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800me, and have notkeptשָׁמָֽרוּ׃sha.Ma.ruH8104mylawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451;

12And ye havedoneלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213worseהֲרֵעֹתֶ֥םha.re.'o.TemH7489than yourfathersמֵאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םme.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1; for,beholdH2009, yewalkהֹלְכִ֗יםho.le.KhimH1980everyoneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310theimaginationשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of hisevilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820, that they may nothearkenשְׁמֹ֥עַshe.Mo.a'H8085to me:

13Therefore will Icastוְהֵטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904you out of thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776into alandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776that yeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045not, neither ye nor yourfathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1; and there shall yeserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915; where I will notshowאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414youfavourחֲנִינָֽה׃ סcha.ni.NahH2594.

14Therefore, behold, thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that it shall no more besaidיֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.MerH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, thatbroughtהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

15But, TheLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, thatbroughtהֶעֱלָ֜הhe.'e.LahH5927thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828, and from all thelandsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776where he haddrivenהִדִּיחָ֖םhi.di.ChamH5080them: and I will bring themagainוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725into theirlandאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127that Igaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סla.'a.vo.TamH1.

16Behold, I willsendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971formanyרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227fishermenלְדַיָּגִ֥יםle.da.va.gimH1771 H1728,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and they shallfishוְדִיג֑וּםve.di.GumH1770them; andafterwardsוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310will Isendאֶשְׁלַח֙'esh.LachH7971formanyלְרַבִּ֣יםle.ra.BimH7227huntersצַיָּדִ֔יםtzai.ya.DimH6719, and they shallhuntוְצָד֞וּםve.tza.DumH6679them from everymountainהַר֙harH2022, and from everyhillגִּבְעָ֔הgiv.'AhH1389, and out of thecleftsוּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖יu.mi.ne.ki.KeiH5357of therocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553.

17For myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869are upon all theirwaysדַּרְכֵיהֶ֔םdar.khei.HemH1870: they are nothidנִסְתְּר֖וּnis.te.RuH5641from myfaceמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440, neither is theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771hidנִצְפַּ֥ןnitz.PanH6845fromמִנֶּ֥גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048myeyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869.

18Andfirstרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הri.sho.NahH7223I willrecompenseוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣יve.shi.lam.TiH7999theiriniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771and theirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֔םve.cha.ta.TamH2403doubleמִשְׁנֵ֤הmish.NehH4932; because they havedefiledחַלְּלָ֣םcha.le.LamH2490mylandאַרְצִ֑י'ar.TziH776, they havefilledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390myinheritanceנַחֲלָתִֽי׃ סna.cha.la.TiH5159with the deadbodiesבְּנִבְלַ֤תbe.niv.LatH5038of theirdetestableשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251and abominablethingsוְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םve.to.'a.Vo.tei.HemH8441.

19OLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, mystrengthעֻזִּ֧י'u.ZiH5797, and myfortressוּמָעֻזִּ֛יu.ma.'u.ZiH4581, and myrefugeוּמְנוּסִ֖יu.me.nu.SiH4498in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofafflictionצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869, theGentilesגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471shallcomeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935to thee from theendsמֵֽאַפְסֵי־me.'af.sei-H657of theearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776, and shallsayוְיֹאמְר֗וּve.yo.me.RuH559, Surely ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1haveinheritedנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157liesשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267,vanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892, and things in which there is noprofitמוֹעִֽיל׃mo.'IlH3276.

20Shall amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120makeהֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ha.ya.'a.seh-H6213godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430to himself, and they are nogodsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430?

21Therefore, behold, I will thisonceבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471cause them toknowמֽוֹדִיעָ֔םmo.di.'AmH3045, I will cause them toknowאוֹדִיעֵ֥ם'o.di.'EmH3045myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027and mymightגְּבֽוּרָתִ֑יge.vu.ra.TiH1369; and they shallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034is TheLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16

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