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Jeremiah 21

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697which came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, whenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sentבִּשְׁלֹ֨חַbish.Lo.achH7971to himPashurפַּשְׁחוּר֙pash.ChurH6583thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMelchiahמַלְכִּיָּ֔הmal.ki.YahH4441, andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֧הtze.fan.YahH6846thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Enquireדְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-H1875, I pray thee, of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068forusבַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙va.'a.De.nuH1157; forNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894makethwarנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898against us; it may be that theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068willdealיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213with us according to all his wondrousworksנִפְלְאֹתָ֔יוnif.le.'o.TavH6381, that he may goupוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from us.

3Thensaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414to them, Thus shall yesayתֹאמְרֻ֖ןtom.RunH559toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667:

4Thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Behold, I will turnbackמֵסֵב֮me.SevH5437theweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֮ha.mil.cha.MahH4421that are in yourhandsבְּיֶדְכֶם֒be.yed.KhemH3027, with which yefightנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898against thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894, and against theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778, whobesiegeהַצָּרִ֣יםha.tza.RimH6696yououtsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351thewallsלַֽחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346, and I willassembleוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622them into themidstתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

5And I myself willfightוְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤יve.nil.cham.TiH3898against you with anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027and with astrongחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, even inangerוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639, and infuryוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534, and ingreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419wrathוּבְקֶ֥צֶףu.ve.Ke.tzefH7110.

6And I willsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֗יve.hi.kei.TiH5221theinhabitantsיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, bothmanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120andbeastהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929: they shalldieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191by agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419pestilenceבְּדֶ֥בֶרbe.De.verH1698.

7Andafterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, I willdeliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063, and hisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו׀'a.va.DavH5650, and thepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971, and such as areleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֩ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thiscityבָּעִ֨ירba.'IrH5892from thepestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶר׀ha.De.verH1698, from theswordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719, and from thefamineהָרָעָ֗בha.ra.'AvH7458, into thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and into thehandוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, and into thehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of those thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315: and he shallsmiteוְהִכָּ֣םve.hi.KamH5221them with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719; he shall notspareיָח֣וּסya.ChusH2347them, neither havepityיַחְמֹ֖לyach.MolH2550, nor havemercyיְרַחֵֽם׃ye.ra.ChemH7355.

8And to thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971thou shaltsayתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; Behold, Isetנֹתֵן֙no.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870oflifeהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416, and thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofdeathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.

9He thatabidethהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427in thiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892shalldieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698: but he that goethoutוְהַיּוֹצֵא֩ve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318, andfallethוְנָפַ֨לve.na.FalH5307to theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778thatbesiegeהַצָּרִ֤יםha.tza.RimH6696you, he shallliveוְחָיָ֔הve.cha.yahH2421, and hislifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315shall be to him for aprizeלְשָׁלָֽל׃le.sha.LalH7998.

10For I havesetשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760myfaceפָ֠נַיFa.naiH6440against thiscityבָּעִ֨ירba.'IrH5892forevilלְרָעָ֛הle.ra.'AhH7451, and not forgoodלְטוֹבָ֖הle.to.VahH2896,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: it shall begivenתִּנָּתֵ֔ןti.na.TenH5414into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894, and he shallburnוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּu.se.ra.FahH8313it withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ סba.'EshH784.

11And concerning thehouseוּלְבֵית֙u.le.VeitH1004of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, say,Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

12Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Executeדִּ֤ינוּDi.nuH1777judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941in themorningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242, anddeliverוְהַצִּ֥ילוּve.ha.Tzi.luH5337him that is madedesolateגָז֖וּלga.ZulH1497out of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theoppressorעוֹשֵׁ֑קo.ShekH6231, lest myfuryחֲמָתִ֗יcha.ma.TiH2534gooutתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318likefireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784, andburnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197that none canquenchמְכַבֶּ֔הme.kha.BehH3518it,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theevilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.khemH4611.

13Behold, I am against thee, Oinhabitantיֹשֶׁ֧בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of thevalleyהָעֵ֛מֶקha.'E.mekH6010, androckצ֥וּרtzurH6697of theplainהַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.ShorH4334,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; whosayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559, Who shall comedownיֵחַ֣תye.ChatH5181against us? or who shallenterיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into ourhabitationsבִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃bim.'o.no.Tei.nuH4585?

14But I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֧יu.fa.kad.TiH6485you according to thefruitכִּפְרִ֥יkif.RiH6529of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and I willkindleוְהִצַּ֤תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784in itsforestבְּיַעְרָ֔הּbe.ya'.RahH3293, and it shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398all things on every sideofסְבִיבֶֽיהָ׃ סse.vi.Vei.haH5439it.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 21

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