Revised Webster's Bible
Jeremiah 23
2Therefore thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478against theshepherdsהָרֹעִים֮ha.ro.'ImH7462thatfeedהָרֹעִ֣יםha.ro.'ImH7462mypeopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971; Ye havescatteredהֲפִצֹתֶ֤םha.fi.tzo.TemH6327myflockצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629, and driven themawayוַתַּדִּח֔וּםva.ta.di.ChumH5080, and have notvisitedפְקַדְתֶּ֖םfe.kad.TemH6485them: behold, I willvisitפֹקֵ֧דfo.KedH6485upon you theevilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
3And I willgatherאֲקַבֵּץ֙'a.ka.BetzH6908theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of myflockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629from allcountriesהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776where I havedrivenהִדַּ֥חְתִּיhi.Dach.tiH5080them, and will bring themagainוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725to theirfoldsנְוֵהֶ֖ןne.ve.HenH5116; and they shall befruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509andincreaseוְרָבֽוּ׃ve.ra.VuH7235.
4And I willsetוַהֲקִמֹתִ֧יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462over them who shallfeedוְרָע֑וּםve.ra.'UmH7462them: and they shallfearיִֽירְא֨וּyi.re.'UH3372no more, nor bedismayedיֵחַ֛תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865, neither shall they belackingיִפָּקֵ֖דוּyi.pa.Ke.duH6485,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
5Behold, thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that I willraiseוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732arighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662Branchצֶ֣מַחTze.machH6780, and aKingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428shallreignוּמָ֤לַךְu.Ma.lakhH4427andprosperוְהִשְׂכִּ֔ילve.his.KilH7919, and shallexecuteוְעָשָׂ֛הve.'a.SahH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941andjusticeוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666upon theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
6In hisdaysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shall besavedתִּוָּשַׁ֣עti.va.Sha'H3467, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shalldwellיִשְׁכֹּ֣ןyish.KonH7931insafetyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983: and this is hisnameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034by which he shall becalledיִקְרְא֖וֹyik.re.'OH7121, THE LORD OURRIGHTEOUSNESSH3072.
7Therefore, behold, thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that they shall no moresayיֹ֤אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, whobroughtהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;
8But, TheLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, whobroughtהֶעֱלָה֩he.'e.LahH5927and wholedהֵבִ֜יאhe.Vi'H935theseedזֶ֨רַעZe.ra'H2233of thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478out of thenorthצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, and from allcountriesהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776where I havedrivenהִדַּחְתִּ֖יםhi.dach.TimH5080them; and they shalldwellוְיָשְׁב֖וּve.ya.she.VuH3427in their ownlandאַדְמָתָֽם׃ ס'ad.ma.TamH127.
9Myheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820withinבְקִרְבִּ֗יve.kir.BiH7130me isbrokenנִשְׁבַּ֧רnish.BarH7665because of theprophetsלַנְּבִאִ֞יםla.ne.vi.'ImH5030; all mybonesעַצְמוֹתַ֔יatz.mo.TaiH6106shakeרָֽחֲפוּ֙ra.cha.FuH7363; I am like adrunkenשִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.KorH7910manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376, and like amanוּכְגֶ֖בֶרu.khe.Ge.verH1397whomwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196hathovercomeעֲבָ֣רוֹ'a.Va.rovH5674,becauseH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and because of thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of hisholinessקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944.
10For thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390ofadulterersמְנָֽאֲפִים֙me.na.'a.FimH5003; forbecauseמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofswearingאָלָה֙'a.LahH423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournethאָבְלָ֣ה'a.ve.LahH56; the pleasantplacesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of thewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057are driedupיָבְשׁ֖וּya.ve.ShuH3001, and theircourseמְרֽוּצָתָם֙me.ru.tza.TamH4794isevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451, and theirforceוּגְבוּרָתָ֖םu.ge.vu.ra.TamH1369is not right.
12Therefore theirwayדַרְכָּ֜םdar.KamH1870shall be to them asslipperyכַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙ka.cha.lak.la.kOtH2519paths in thedarknessבָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653: they shall be drivenonיִדַּ֖חוּyi.Da.chuH1760, andfallוְנָ֣פְלוּve.Na.fe.luH5307in it: for I willbringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451upon them, even theyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of theirpunishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
13And I haveseenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200follyתִפְלָ֑הtif.LahH8604in theprophetsוּבִנְבִיאֵ֥יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; theyprophesiedהִנַּבְּא֣וּhi.na.be.'UH5012inBaalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168, and caused mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478toerrוַיַּתְע֥וּvai.yat.'UH8582.
14I haveseenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200also in theprophetsוּבִנְבִאֵ֨יu.vin.vi.'EiH5030ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389an horriblethingשַׁעֲרוּרָ֗הsha.'a.ru.RahH8186: they commitadulteryנָא֞וֹףna.'ofH5003, andwalkוְהָלֹ֤ךְve.ha.LokhH1980inliesבַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ba.She.kerH8267: theystrengthenוְחִזְּקוּ֙ve.chi.ze.KuH2388also thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofevildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489, thatnoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376dothreturnשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725from hiswickednessמֵרָֽעָת֑וֹme.ra.'a.ToH7451: they are all of them to me asSodomכִּסְדֹ֔םkis.DomH5467, and itsinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427asGomorrahכַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ סka.'a.mo.RahH6017.
15Therefore thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635concerning theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030; Behold, I willfeedמַאֲכִ֤ילma.'a.KhilH398them withwormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֔הla.'a.NahH3939, and make themdrinkוְהִשְׁקִתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248thewaterמֵי־mei-H4325ofgallרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7219: for from theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389isprofanenessחֲנֻפָּ֖הcha.nu.PahH2613goneforthיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318into all thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.
16Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085not to thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you: they make youvainמַהְבִּלִ֥יםmah.bi.LimH1891: theyspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696avisionחֲז֤וֹןcha.ZonH2377of their ownheartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820, and not from themouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
17Theysayאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559stillאָמוֹר֙'a.mOrH559to them thatdespiseלִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔יlim.na.'a.TzaiH5006me, TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathsaidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, Ye shall havepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965; and theysayאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559to every one thatwalkethהֹלֵ֞ךְho.LekhH1980after theimaginationבִּשְׁרִר֤וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of his ownheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820, Noevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451shallcomeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon you.
18For who hathstoodעָמַד֙'a.MadH5975in thecounselבְּס֣וֹדbe.SodH5475of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and hathperceivedוְיֵ֖רֶאve.Ye.re'H7200andheardוְיִשְׁמַ֣עve.yish.Ma'H8085hiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697? who hathmarkedהִקְשִׁ֥יבhik.ShivH7181hiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.roH1697, andheardוַיִּשְׁמָֽע׃ סvai.yish.Ma'H8085it ?
19Behold, awhirlwindסַעֲרַ֣תsa.'a.RatH5591of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is goneforthיָֽצְאָ֔הya.tze.'AhH3318infuryחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534, even agrievousמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342whirlwindוְסַ֖עַרve.Sa.'arH5591: it shall fallgrievouslyיָחֽוּל׃ya.ChulH2342upon theheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
20Theangerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall notreturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725, until he shall haveexecutedעֲשֹׂת֥וֹa.so.ToH6213, and till he shall haveperformedהֲקִימ֖וֹha.ki.MoH6965thethoughtsמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209of hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820: in thelatterבְּאַֽחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117ye shallconsiderתִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּtit.Bo.nuH995itperfectlyבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
22But if they hadstoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975in mycounselבְּסוֹדִ֑יbe.so.DiH5475, and had caused mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971tohearוְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּve.yash.Mi.'uH8085mywordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697, then they should haveturnedוִֽישִׁבוּם֙vi.shi.VumH7725them from theirevilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870, and from theevilוּמֵרֹ֖עַu.me.Ro.a'H7455of theirdoingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.
24Cananyאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376hideיִסָּתֵ֨רyi.sa.TerH5641himself in secretplacesבַּמִּסְתָּרִ֛יםba.mis.ta.RimH4565that I shall notseeאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ'er.'E.nuH7200him?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Do not IfillH4392heavenהַשָּׁמַ֧יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
25I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085what theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, thatprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012liesשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֛יbish.MiH8034,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, I havedreamedחָלַ֖מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492, I havedreamedחָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.tiH2492.
27Whothinkהַחֹשְׁבִ֗יםha.cho.she.VimH2803to cause mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971toforgetלְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַle.hash.Ki.achH7911mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034by theirdreamsבַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔םba.cha.Lo.mo.TamH2472which theytellיְסַפְּר֖וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to hisneighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453, as theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1haveforgottenשָׁכְח֧וּsha.khe.ChuH7911mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034forBaalבַּבָּֽעַל׃ba.Ba.'alH1168.
28Theprophetהַנָּבִ֞יאha.na.Vi'H5030that hath adreamחֲלוֹם֙cha.lOmH2472, let himtellיְסַפֵּ֣רye.sa.PerH5608adreamחֲל֔וֹםcha.LomH2472; and he that hath mywordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697, let himspeakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696mywordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697faithfullyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571. What is thechaffלַתֶּ֥בֶןla.Te.venH8401to thewheatהַבָּ֖רha.BarH1250?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
32Behold, I am against them thatprophesyנִבְּאֵ֞יni.be.'EiH5012falseשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267dreamsחֲלֹמ֥וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and dotellוַֽיְסַפְּרוּם֙vay.sa.pe.RumH5608them, and cause mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971toerrוַיַּתְע֣וּvai.yat.'UH8582by theirliesבְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶ֖םbe.shik.rei.HemH8267, and by their recklessboastingוּבְפַחֲזוּתָ֑םu.ve.fa.cha.zu.TamH6350; yet Isentשְׁלַחְתִּ֜יםshe.lach.TimH7971them not, norcommandedצִוִּיתִ֗יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them: therefore they shall notprofitוְהוֹעֵ֛ילve.ho.'EilH3276thispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971atallיוֹעִ֥ילוּyo.'I.luH3276,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
33And when thispeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971, or theprophetהַנָּבִ֤יאha.na.Vi'H5030, or apriestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548, shallaskיִשְׁאָלְךָ֩yish.'a.le.KhaH7592thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, What is theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? thou shalt thensayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Whatburdenמַשָּׂ֔אma.Sa'H4853? I will evenforsakeוְנָטַשְׁתִּ֥יve.na.tash.TiH5203you,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
34And as for theprophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030, and thepriestוְהַכֹּהֵן֙ve.ha.ko.HenH3548, and thepeopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971, that shallsayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559, Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, I will evenpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֛יu.fa.kad.TiH6485thatmanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376and hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.
36And theburdenוּמַשָּׂ֥אu.ma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall yementionתִזְכְּרוּ־tiz.ke.ru-H2142no more: for everyman’sלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376wordדְּבָר֔וֹde.va.RoH1697shall be hisburdenהַמַּשָּׂ֗אha.ma.Sa'H4853; for ye havepervertedוַהֲפַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.fakh.TemH2015thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thelivingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.
38Butוְאִם־ve.'im-H518since yesayתֹּאמֵרוּ֒to.me.RuH559, Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068; therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; Because yesayאֲמָרְכֶ֛ם'a.ma.re.KhemH559thiswordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697, Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and I havesentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971to you,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shall notsayתֹאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559, Theburdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;
39Therefore, behold, I, even I, willutterlyH5377forgetוְנָשִׁ֥יתִיve.na.Shi.tiH5382you, and I willforsakeוְנָטַשְׁתִּ֣יve.na.tash.TiH5203you, and thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892that Igaveנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to you and yourfathersוְלַאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, and cast you out of mypresenceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440:
Commentaries on Jeremiah 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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