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Jeremiah 17

1Thesinחַטַּ֣אתcha.TatH2403ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063iswrittenכְּתוּבָ֛הke.tu.VahH3789with apenבְּעֵ֥טbe.'EtH5842ofironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270, and with thepointבְּצִפֹּ֣רֶןbe.tzi.Po.renH6856of adiamondשָׁמִ֑ירsha.MirH8068: it isgravenחֲרוּשָׁה֙cha.ru.ShahH2790upon thetabletל֣וּחַLu.achH3871of theirheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820, and upon thehornsוּלְקַרְנ֖וֹתu.le.kar.NotH7161of youraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃miz.be.cho.tei.KhemH4196;

2While theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121rememberכִּזְכֹּ֤רkiz.KorH2142theiraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196and theirgrovesוַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.she.rei.HemH842by thegreenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086upon thehighהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364hillsגְּבָע֥וֹתge.va.'otH1389.

3O mymountainהֲרָרִי֙ha.ra.RiH2042in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, I willgiveאֶתֵּ֑ן'e.TenH5414thysubstanceחֵילְךָ֥chei.le.KhaH2428and all thytreasuresאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214to thespoilלָבַ֣זla.VazH957, and thy highplacesבָּמֹתֶ֕יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116forsinבְּחַטָּ֖אתbe.cha.TatH2403, throughout all thybordersגְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ge.vu.Lei.khaH1366.

4And thou, even thyself, shalldiscontinueוְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗הve.sha.ma.TahH8058from thyheritageמִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙mi.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159that Igaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee; and I will cause thee toserveוְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.ha.'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thyenemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341in thelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776which thouknowestיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045not: for ye havekindledקְדַחְתֶּ֥םke.dach.TemH6919afireאֵ֛שׁ'eshH784in myangerבְּאַפִּ֖יbe.'a.PiH639, which shallburnתּוּקָֽד׃ סtu.KadH3344forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769.

5Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779be themanהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397thattrustethיִבְטַ֣חyiv.TachH982inmanבָּֽאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120, andmakethוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320hisarmזְרֹע֑וֹze.ro.'OH2220, and whoseheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820departethיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

6For he shall be like theheathH6199in thedesertבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160, and shall notseeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200whengoodט֑וֹבTovH2896comethיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935; but shallinhabitוְשָׁכַ֤ןve.sha.KhanH7931the parchedplacesחֲרֵרִים֙cha.re.RimH2788in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, in asaltמְלֵחָ֖הme.le.ChahH4420landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776and notinhabitedתֵשֵֽׁב׃ סte.ShevH3427.

7Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288is themanהַגֶּ֔בֶרha.Ge.verH1397thattrustethיִבְטַ֖חyiv.TachH982in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068, and whosehopeמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is.

8For he shall be as atreeכְּעֵ֣ץ׀ke.'EtzH6086plantedשָׁת֣וּלsha.TulH8362by thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325, and that spreadethoutיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971herrootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֔יוsha.ra.ShavH8328by theriverיוּבַל֙yu.ValH3105, and shall notseeיִרְאֶה֙yi.raH7200whenheatחֹ֔םChomH2527comethיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935, but herleafעָלֵ֖הוּ'a.Le.huH5929shall begreenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488; and shall not beanxiousיִדְאָ֔גyid.'AgH1672in theyearוּבִשְׁנַ֤תu.vish.NatH8141ofdroughtבַּצֹּ֙רֶת֙ba.Tzo.retH1226, neither shallceaseיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185fromyieldingמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213fruitפֶּֽרִי׃Pe.riH6529.

9Theheartהַלֵּ֛בha.LevH3820isdeceitfulעָקֹ֥בa.KoH6121above all things, and desperatelywickedוְאָנֻ֣שׁve.'a.NushH605: who canknowיֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ye.da.'E.nuH3045it?

10I theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068searchחֹקֵ֥רcho.KerH2713theheartלֵ֖בlevH3820, Itryבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974thereinsכְּלָי֑וֹתke.la.YotH3629, even togiveוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414everymanלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376according to hiswaysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוke.dar.kovH1870, and according to thefruitכִּפְרִ֖יkif.RiH6529of hisdoingsמַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ סma.'a.la.LavH4611.

11As thepartridgeקֹרֵ֤אko.Re'H7124sittethדָגַר֙da.GarH1716on eggs, andhatchethיָלָ֔דya.LadH3205them not; so he thatgettethעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213richesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239, and not byrightבְמִשְׁפָּ֑טve.mish.PatH4941, shallleaveיַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800them in themidstבַּחֲצִ֤יba.cha.TziH2677of hisdaysיָמָיו֙yo.movH3117, and at hisendוּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹu.ve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319shall be afoolנָבָֽל׃na.ValH5036.

12Agloriousכָב֔וֹדkha.VodH3519highמָר֖וֹםma.RomH4791throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678from thebeginningמֵֽרִאשׁ֑וֹןme.ri.ShonH7223is theplaceמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of oursanctuaryמִקְדָּשֵֽׁנוּ׃mik.da.She.nuH4720.

13OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thehopeמִקְוֵ֤הmik.VehH4723ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, all thatforsakeעֹזְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ze.Vei.khaH5800thee shall beashamedיֵבֹ֑שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954, and they thatdepartH3249frommeH5493shall bewrittenיִכָּתֵ֔בוּyi.ka.Te.vuH3789in theearthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, because they haveforsakenעָזְב֛וּ'a.ze.VuH5800theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068, thefountainמְק֥וֹרme.KorH4726oflivingחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416watersמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325.

14Healרְפָאֵ֤נִיre.fa.'E.niH7495me, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and I shall behealedוְאֵ֣רָפֵ֔אve.'E.ra.Fe'H7495;saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me, and I shall besavedוְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָהve.'i.va.She.'ahH3467: for thou art mypraiseתְהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

15Behold, theysayאֹמְרִ֖ים'o.me.RimH559to me, Where is thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068? let itcomeיָ֥בוֹאYa.Vo'H935now.

16As for me, I have nothastenedאַ֣צְתִּי׀'Atz.tiH213from being ashepherdמֵרֹעֶ֣הme.ro.'EhH7462tofollowאַחֲרֶ֗יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee: neither have Idesiredהִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִיhit.'a.Vei.tiH183thewoefulאָנ֛וּשׁ'a.NushH605dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117; thouknowestיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045: that which was utteredbyמוֹצָ֣אmo.Tza'H4161mylipsשְׂפָתַ֔יse.fa.TaiH8193was rightbeforeנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227theeפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

17Be not aterrorלִמְחִתָּ֑הlim.chi.TahH4288to me: thou art myhopeמַֽחֲסִי־ma.cha.si-H4268in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

18Let them beconfoundedיֵבֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954thatpersecuteרֹדְפַי֙ro.de.FaiH7291me, but let not me beconfoundedאֵבֹ֣שָׁה'e.Vo.shahH954: let them bedismayedיֵחַ֣תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865, but let not me bedismayedאֵחַ֖תָּה'e.Cha.tahH2865:bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935upon them thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451, anddestroyשָׁבְרֵֽם׃ סsha.ve.RemH7665them withdoubleוּמִשְׁנֶ֥הu.mish.NehH4932destructionשִׁבָּר֖וֹןshi.ba.RonH7670.

19Thussaidאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068to me;Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980andstandוְעָֽמַדְתָּ֙ve.'a.mad.TaH5975in thegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.amH5971, by which thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063comeinיָבֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935, and by which they gooutיֵ֣צְאוּYe.tze.'uH3318, and in all thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

20Andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them,Hearשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, yekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and allJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thatenterהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935by thesegatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179:

21Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; Takeheedהִשָּׁמְר֖וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104toyourselvesבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbe.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315, andbearתִּשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375noburdenמַשָּׂא֙ma.Sa'H4853on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, norbringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935it in by thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

22Neither carryforthתוֹצִ֨יאוּto.Tzi.'uH3318aburdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853out of yourhousesמִבָּֽתֵּיכֶם֙mi.ba.tei.KhemH1004on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, neitherdoתַֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213ye anyworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399, buthallowוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.ki.dash.TemH6942ye thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, as Icommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

23But theyobeyedשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085not, neitherinclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241, but made theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203stiffוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185, that they might nothearשְׁמ֔וֹעַsho.me.a'H8085, norreceiveקַ֥חַתKa.chatH3947instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.

24And it shall come to pass, if yediligentlyשָׁמֹ֨עַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֤וּןtish.me.'UnH8085to me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, tobringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935in noburdenמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853through thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, buthallowוּלְקַדֵּשׁ֙u.le.ka.DeshH6942thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, todoעֲשֽׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213noH1115workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399in it;

25Then shall thereenterוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935into thegatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892kingsמְלָכִ֣ים׀me.la.KhimH4428andprincesוְשָׂרִ֡יםve.sa.RimH8269sittingיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,ridingרֹכְבִ֣ים׀ro.khe.VimH7392inchariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and onhorsesוּבַסּוּסִ֗יםu.va.su.SimH5483, they, and theirprincesוְשָׂ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.Sa.rei.HemH8269, themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: and thiscityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shallremainוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

26And they shallcomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935from thecitiesמֵעָרֵֽי־me.'a.rei-H5892ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063, and from the placesaboutוּמִסְּבִיב֨וֹתu.mi.se.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and from thelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, and from theplainהַשְּׁפֵלָ֤הha.she.fe.LahH8219, and from themountainsהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022, and from thesouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,bringingמְבִאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935burntofferingsעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930, andsacrificesוְזֶ֖בַחve.Ze.vachH2077, and meatofferingsוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503, andincenseוּלְבוֹנָ֑הu.le.vo.NahH3828, andbringingוּמְבִאֵ֥יu.me.vi.'EiH935sacrifices ofpraiseתוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426, to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27But if ye will nothearkenתִשְׁמְע֜וּtish.me.'UH8085to me tohallowלְקַדֵּשׁ֙le.ka.DeshH6942thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, and not tobearשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH5375aburdenמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853, evenenteringוּבֹ֛אu.Vo'H935at thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117; then will Ikindleוְהִצַּ֧תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784in itsgatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָbish.'a.Rei.haH8179, and it shalldevourוְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.LahH398thepalacesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and it shall not bequenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ פtikh.BehH3518.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17

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