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Jeremiah 34

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697which came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, whenNebuchadnezzarוּנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רu.ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֣ל׀ba.VelH894, and all hisarmyחֵיל֡וֹchei.LoH2428, and all thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of hisdominionמֶמְשֶׁ֨לֶת יָד֜וֹmem.She.let ya.DoH3027 H4475, and all thepeopleהָעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971,foughtנִלְחָמִ֧יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and against all itscitiesעָרֶ֖יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Goהָלֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980andspeakוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andtellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559him, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; Behold, I willgiveנֹתֵ֜ןno.TenH5414thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892into thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and he shallburnוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּu.se.ra.FahH8313it withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784:

3And thou shalt not escapefromתִמָּלֵט֙ti.ma.LetH4422hishandמִיָּד֔וֹmi.ya.DoH3027, but shaltsurelyתָּפֹ֣שׂta.FosH8610betakenתִּתָּפֵ֔שׂti.ta.FesH8610, anddeliveredתִּנָּתֵ֑ןti.na.TenH5414into hishandוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027; and thyeyesוְֽ֠עֵינֶיךָVe.'ei.nei.khaH5869shallbeholdתִּרְאֶ֗ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200theeyesעֵינֵ֨י'ei.NeiH5869of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894, and he shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696with theemouthוּפִ֛יהוּu.Fi.huH6310tomouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310, and thou shaltgoתָּבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935toBabylonוּבָבֶ֥לu.va.VelH894.

4Yethearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, OZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068concerning thee, Thou shalt notdieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191by theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719:

5But thou shaltdieתָּמ֗וּתta.MutH4191inpeaceבְּשָׁל֣וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965: and with theburningsוּֽכְמִשְׂרְפ֣וֹתu.khe.mis.re.FotH4955of thyfathersאֲ֠בוֹתֶיךָ'A.vo.tei.khaH1, theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223kingsהַמְּלָכִ֨יםha.me.la.KhimH4428who werebeforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, so shall theyburnיִשְׂרְפוּ־yis.re.fu-H8313incense for thee; and they willlamentיִסְפְּדוּ־yis.pe.du-H5594thee, saying,Ahוְה֥וֹיve.HoH1945lordאָד֖וֹן'a.DonH113! for I havepronouncedדִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696thewordדָבָ֥רda.VarH1697,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

6ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030spokeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,

7When thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894armyוְחֵ֣ילve.CheilH2428foughtנִלְחָמִים֙nil.cha.MimH3898againstJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and against all thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063that wereleftהַנּֽוֹתָר֑וֹתha.no.ta.RotH3498, againstLachishלָכִישׁ֙la.KhishH3923, and againstAzekahעֲזֵקָ֔ה'a.ze.KahH5825: for thesefortifiedמִבְצָֽר׃ פmiv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892remainedנִשְׁאֲר֛וּnish.'a.RuH7604of thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

8This is thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,afterאַחֲרֵ֡י'a.cha.ReiH310kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667hadmadeכְּרֹת֩ke.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֗יתbe.RitH1285with all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971who were atJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, toproclaimלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְּרֽוֹר׃de.RorH1865to them;

9That everymanH376shouldreleaseלְ֠שַׁלַּח חָפְשִׁ֑יםLe.sha.lach cha.fe.ShimH7971 H2670his maleservantעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650, and everymanH376his femaleservantשִׁפְחָת֛וֹshif.cha.ToH8198, being a Hebrewmanהָעִבְרִ֥יha.'iv.RiH5680orwomanוְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖הve.ha.'iv.ri.YahH5680; that none shouldretainעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647them in service, that is, aJewבִּיהוּדִ֥יbi.hu.DiH3064hisbrotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251.

10Now when all theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֨יםha.sa.RimH8269, and all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971, who hadenteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into thecovenantבַבְּרִ֗יתva.be.RitH1285,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376shouldreleaseלְ֠שַׁלַּח חָפְשִׁ֔יםLe.sha.lach cha.fe.ShimH7971 H2670his maleservantsעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650, and everyoneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376his femaleservantsשִׁפְחָתוֹ֙shif.cha.ToH8198, that none shouldretainעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647them in service any more, then theyobeyedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085, and let themgoוַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃vay.sha.Le.chuH7971.

11Butafterwardsאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310theyturnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, and caused themaleהָֽעֲבָדִים֙ha.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleservantsהַשְּׁפָח֔וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198, whom they hadreleasedשִׁלְּח֖וּ חָפְשִׁ֑יםshi.le.Chu cha.fe.ShimH7971 H2670toreturnוַיָּשִׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725, and brought them intosubjectionוַֽיִּכְבְּשׁ֔וּםvai.yakh.bi.shumH3533formaleלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleservantsוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198.

12Therefore thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Thussaithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Imadeכָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285with yourfathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in thedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that I brought themforthהוֹצִאִ֤יho.tzi.'IH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, out of thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

14At theendמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093ofsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141releaseyeתְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971everymanאִישׁ֩'ishH376hisbrotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251anHebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680, who hath beensoldיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376to thee; and when he hathservedוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, thou shalt let himgoוְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹve.shi.lach.ToH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from thee: but yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1hearkenedשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085not to me, neitherinclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241.

15And ye hadnowהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117turnedוַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725, and haddoneוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213rightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in mysightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, inproclaimingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְר֖וֹרde.RorH1865everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to hisneighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453; and ye hadmadeוַתִּכְרְת֤וּva.tikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me in thehouseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004which iscalledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034:

16But yeturnedוַתָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙va.ta.Shu.vuH7725andprofanedוַתְּחַלְּל֣וּva.te.cha.le.LuH2490mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034, and caused everymanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376his maleservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650, and everymanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376his femaleservantשִׁפְחָת֔וֹshif.cha.ToH8198, whom he hadsetשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םshi.lach.TemH7971atlibertyחָפְשִׁ֖יםcha.fe.ShimH2670at theirpleasureלְנַפְשָׁ֑םle.naf.ShamH5315, toreturnוַתָּשִׁ֗בוּva.ta.Shi.vuH7725, and brought them intosubjectionוַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּva.tikh.be.ShuH3533, to be to you formaleלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleservantsוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198.

17Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068; Ye have nothearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085to me, inproclaimingלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְר֔וֹרde.RorH1865, everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hisbrotherלְאָחִ֖יוle.'a.ChivH251, and everymanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376to hisneighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453: behold, Iproclaimקֹרֵא֩ko.Re'H7121alibertyדְּר֜וֹרde.RorH1865for you,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, to theswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719, to thepestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶרha.De.verH1698, and to thefamineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458; and I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414you to beremovedלְזַעֲוָ֔הliz.va.'ahH2189 H2113into all thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that havetransgressedהָעֹֽבְרִים֙ha.'oe.RimH5674mycovenantבְּרִתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285, who have notperformedהֵקִ֙ימוּ֙he.Ki.muH6965thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285which they hadmadeכָּרְת֖וּka.re.TuH3772beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me, when theycutכָּרְת֣וּka.re.TuH3772thecalfהָעֵ֙גֶל֙ha.'E.gelH5695intwoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147, andpassedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674between thepartsבְּתָרָֽיו׃be.ta.RavH1335of it,

19Theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, and theprincesוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, theeunuchsהַסָּֽרִסִים֙ha.sa.ri.SimH5631, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, and all thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whopassedהָעֹ֣בְרִ֔יםha.'oe.RimH5674between thepartsבִּתְרֵ֥יbit.ReiH1335of thecalfהָעֵֽגֶל׃ha.'E.gelH5695;

20I will evengiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414them into thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, and into thehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of them thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315: and their deadbodiesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038shall be forfoodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978to thefowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and to thebeastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

21AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and hisprincesשָׂרָ֗יוsa.RavH8269I willgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414into thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, and into thehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of them thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315, and into thehandוּבְיַדu.ve.yadH3027of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894armyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428, which are goneupהָעֹלִ֖יםha.'o.LimH5927from you.

22Behold, I willcommandמְצַוֶּ֜הme.tza.VehH6680,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and cause them toreturnוַהֲשִׁ֨בֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725to thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892; and they shallfightוְנִלְחֲמ֣וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against it, andtakeוּלְכָד֖וּהָu.le.kha.Du.haH3920it, andburnוּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it withfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784: and I willmakeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thecitiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063adesolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077without aninhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 34

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