Revised Webster's Bible

Jeremiah 22

1Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; Godownרֵ֖דredH3381to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696there thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,

2Andsayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Okingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, thatsittestהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732, thou, and thyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֔ve.'a.me.KhaH5971thatenterהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935by thesegatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179:

3Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Executeעֲשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213yejudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666, anddeliverוְהַצִּ֥ילוּve.ha.Tzi.luH5337him that is laidwasteגָז֖וּלga.ZulH1497out of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theoppressorעָשׁ֑וֹקa.ShokH6216: and do nowrongתֹּנוּ֙to.NuH3238, do noviolenceתַּחְמֹ֔סוּtach.Mo.suH2554to thestrangerוְגֵר֩ve.GerH1616, thefatherlessיָת֨וֹםya.TomH3490, nor thewidowוְאַלְמָנָ֤הve.'al.ma.NahH490, neithershedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4For if yedoעָשׂוֹ֙a.SoH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697indeedתַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213, then shall thereenterוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935by thegatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thishouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004kingsמְלָכִים֩me.la.KhimH4428sittingיֹשְׁבִ֨יםyo.she.VimH3427upon thethroneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678ofDavidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732,ridingרֹֽכְבִים֙ro.khe.VimH7392inchariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and onhorsesוּבַסּוּסִ֔יםu.va.su.SimH5483, he, and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוve.'av.davH5650, and hispeopleוְעַמּֽוֹ׃ve.'a.MoH5971.

5But if ye will nothearתִשְׁמְע֔וּtish.me.'UH8085thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697, Iswearנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650by myself,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall become adesolationלְחָרְבָּ֥הle.cha.re.BahH2723.

6For thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to theking’sמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428houseבֵּית֙beitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; Thou artGileadגִּלְעָ֥דgil.'AdH1568to me, and theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844: yet surely I willmakeאֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙'a.shi.te.KhaH7896thee awildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057, andcitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892which are notinhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבוּ׃no.sha.vahH3427.

7And I willprepareוְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥יve.ki.dash.TiH6942destroyersמַשְׁחִתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843against thee, everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with hisweaponsוְכֵלָ֑יוve.khe.LavH3627: and they shall cutdownוְכָֽרְתוּ֙ve.kha.re.TuH3772thychoiceמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005cedarsאֲרָזֶ֔יךָ'a.ra.Zei.khaH730, andcastוְהִפִּ֖ילוּve.hi.Pi.luH5307them into thefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

8Andmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471shallpassוְעָֽבְרוּ֙ve.'a.ve.RuH5674by thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, and they shallsayוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to hisneighbourרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, Why hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus to thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityלָעִ֥ירla.'IrH5892?

9Then they shallanswerוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559, Because they haveforsakenעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800thecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, andworshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430, andservedוַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ סvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them.

10Weepתִּבְכּ֣וּtiv.KuH1058ye not for thedeadלְמֵ֔תle.MetH4191, neitherbemoanתָּנֻ֖דוּta.Nu.duH5110him: butweepבְּכ֤וּbe.KhuH1058bitterlyבָכוֹ֙va.KhoH1058for him that goethawayלַֽהֹלֵ֔ךְla.ho.LekhH1980: for he shallreturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725no more, norseeוְרָאָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7200hisnativeמוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃ סmo.lad.ToH4138countryאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

11For thussaithאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068concerningאֶל־'el-H413Shallumשַׁלֻּ֨םsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, whoreignedהַמֹּלֵךְ֙ha.mo.leKhH4427instead ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, who wentforthיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318from thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725; He shall notreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725there any more:

12But he shalldieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191in theplaceבִּמְק֛וֹםbim.KomH4725where they have led himcaptiveהִגְל֥וּhig.LuH1540, and shallseeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776no more.

13Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to him thatbuildethבֹּנֶ֤הbo.NehH1129hishouseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004byH3808unrighteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, and hischambersוַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944bywrongמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941; that useth hisneighbour’sבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453serviceיַעֲבֹ֣דya.'a.VodH5647withoutwagesחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600, andgivethיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him not for hisworkוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467;

14Thatsaithהָאֹמֵ֗רha.'o.MerH559, I willbuildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129me awideמִדּ֔וֹתmi.DotH4060houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004andlargeמְרֻוָּחִ֑יםme.ru.va.ChimH7304chambersוַעֲלִיּ֖וֹתva.'a.li.YotH5944, and cutteth himoutוְקָ֤רַֽעve.Ka.ra'H7167windowsחַלּוֹנָ֔יcha.lo.NaiH2474; and it ispanelledוְסָפ֣וּןve.sa.FunH5603withcedarבָּאָ֔רֶזba.'A.rezH730, andpaintedוּמָשׁ֖וֹחַu.ma.Sho.achH4886withvermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350.

15Shalt thoureignהֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְha.tim.LokhH4427, because thouclosestמְתַחֲרֶ֣הme.ta.cha.RehH8474thyself incedarבָאָ֑רֶזva.'A.rezH730? did not thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1eatאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֗הve.sha.TahH8354, anddoוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941andjusticeוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666, and then it waswellH2896with him?

16Hejudgedדָּ֛ןdanH1777thecauseדִּין־din-H1779of thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34; then it waswellH2896with him: was not this toknowהַדַּ֥עַתha.Da.'atH1847me?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17But thyeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869and thyheartוְלִבְּךָ֔ve.li.be.KhaH3820are only for thycovetousnessבִּצְעֶ֑ךָbitz.'E.khaH1215, and forsheddingלִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְlish.PokhH8210innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818, and foroppressionהָעֹ֥שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233, and forviolenceהַמְּרוּצָ֖הha.me.ru.TzahH4835, todoלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ סla.'a.SotH6213it .

18Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerningJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; They shall notlamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him, saying,Ahה֥וֹיHoH1945mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251! or,Ahוְה֣וֹיve.HoH1945sisterאָח֑וֹת'a.ChotH269! they shall notlamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him, saying,Ahה֥וֹיHoH1945lordאָד֖וֹן'a.DonH113! or,Ahוְה֥וֹיve.HoH1945hisgloryהֹדֽוֹ׃ho.DoH1935!

19He shall beburiedיִקָּבֵ֑רyi.ka.VerH6912with theburialקְבוּרַ֥תke.vu.RatH6900of adonkeyחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543,drawnסָח֣וֹבsa.ChovH5498and castforthוְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְve.hash.LekhH7993beyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH1973thegatesלְשַׁעֲרֵ֥יle.sha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20Goupעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927toLebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844, andcryוּֽצְעָ֔קִיu.tze.'A.kiH6817; and liftupתְּנִ֣יte.NiH5414thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963inBashanוּבַבָּשָׁ֖ןu.va.ba.ShanH1316, andcryוְצַֽעֲקִי֙ve.tza.'a.KiH6817from thepassesH5676: for all thyloversמְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157aredestroyedנִשְׁבְּר֖וּnish.be.RuH7665.

21Ispokeדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to thee in thyprosperityבְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְbe.shal.vo.Ta.yikhH7962; but thousaidstאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559, I will nothearאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085. This hath been thymannerדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870from thyyouthמִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, that thou didstobeyשָׁמַ֖עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085not myvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

22Thewindר֔וּחַRu.achH7307shall eatupרֹעַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikhH7462all thyshepherdsתִּרְעֶה־tir.'eh-H7462, and thyloversוּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְu.me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157shallgoH3212intocaptivityבַּשְּׁבִ֣יba.she.ViH7628: surely then shalt thou beashamedתֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙te.Vo.shiH954andconfoundedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637for all thywickednessרָעָתֵֽךְ׃ra.'a.TekhH7451.

23Oinhabitantיֹשַׁבְתְּ֙yo.shav.tiH3427ofLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844, that makest thynestמְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּme.ku.nan.tiH7077in thecedarsבָּֽאֲרָזִ֑יםba.'a.ra.ZimH730, howgraciousH2603shalt thou be whenpangsחֲבָלִ֔יםcha.va.LimH2256comeבְּבֹא־be.vo'-H935upon thee, thepainחִ֖ילchilH2427as of a woman intravailכַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205!

24As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, thoughConiahכָּנְיָ֤הוּka.ne.Ya.huH3659thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063were thesignetחוֹתָ֖םcho.TamH2368upon myrightיְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NiH3225handיַ֣דyadH3027, yet would Ipluckאֶתְּקֶֽנְךָּ׃'e.te.Ken.kaH5423thee from there;

25And I willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֗יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee into thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of them thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315, and into thehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027of them whosefaceמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440thoufearestיָג֖וֹרya.GorH3016, even into thehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027ofNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, and into thehandוּבְיַ֥דu.ve.YadH3027of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ha.kas.DimH3778.

26And I will cast theeoutוְהֵֽטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904, and thymotherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517thatboreיְלָדַ֔תְךָye.la.Dat.khaH3205thee, intoanotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312countryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, where ye were notbornיֻלַּדְתֶּ֖םyu.lad.TemH3205; and there shall yedieתָּמֽוּתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191.

27But to thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776where theydesireמְנַשְּׂאִ֥ים נַפְשָׁ֖םme.na.se.'Im naf.ShamH5375 H5315toreturnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725, there shall they notreturnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ סya.Shu.vuH7725.

28Is thismanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376Coniahכָּנְיָ֔הוּka.ne.Ya.huH3659adespisedנִבְזֶ֜הniv.ZehH959brokenנָפ֗וּץna.FutzH5310idolהַעֶ֨צֶבha.'E.tzevH6089? is he avesselכְּלִ֔יke.LiH3627in which is nopleasureחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656? why are they castoutוְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּve.Hush.le.KhuH7993, he and hisseedוְזַרְע֔וֹve.zar.'OH2233, and arecastהֽוּטֲלוּ֙hu.ta.LuH2904into alandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which theyknowיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045not?

29Oearthאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776,earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

30Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Writeכִּתְב֞וּkit.VuH3789ye thismanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376childlessעֲרִירִ֔י'a.ri.RiH6185, amanגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397that shall notprosperיִצְלַ֣חyitz.LachH6743in hisdaysבְּיָמָ֑יוbe.ya.MavH3117: for nomanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of hisseedמִזַּרְע֗וֹmi.zar.'OH2233shallprosperיִצְלַ֜חyitz.LachH6743,sittingיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andrulingוּמֹשֵׁ֥לu.mo.ShelH4910any more inJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22

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