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Jeremiah 35

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697which came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in thedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֧יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Goהָלוֹךְ֮ha.loKhH1980to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theRechabitesהָרֵכָבִים֒ha.re.kha.VimH7397, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to them, andbringוַהֲבִֽאוֹתָם֙va.ha.vi.'o.TamH935them into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, intooneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259of thechambersהַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957, and give themwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196todrinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248.

3Then Itookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947Jaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֤הya.'a.zan.YahH2970thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHabaziniahחֲבַצִּנְיָ֔הcha.va.tzin.YahH2262, and hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, and all hissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121, and the wholehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theRechabitesהָרֵכָבִֽים׃ha.re.kha.VimH7397;

4And Ibroughtוָאָבִ֤אva.'a.Vi'H935them into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, into thechamberלִשְׁכַּ֗תlish.KatH3957of thesonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121ofHananחָנָ֥ןcha.NanH2605, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIgdaliahיִגְדַּלְיָ֖הוּyig.dal.Ya.huH3012, amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, who wasbyאֵ֙צֶל֙'e.tzelH681thechamberלִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.KatH3957of theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269, which wasaboveמִמַּ֗עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605thechamberלְלִשְׁכַּ֛תle.lish.KatH3957ofMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֥הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShallumשַׁלֻּ֖םsha.LumH7967, thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104of thedoorהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592:

5And Isetוָאֶתֵּ֞ןva.'e.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theRechabitesהָרֵכָבִ֗יםha.re.kha.VimH7397potsגְּבִעִ֛יםge.vi.'ImH1375fullמְלֵאִ֥יםme.le.'ImH4392ofwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196, andcupsוְכֹס֑וֹתve.kho.SotH3563, and Isaidוָאֹמַ֥רva.'o.MarH559to them,Drinkשְׁתוּ־she.tu-H8354yewineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

6But theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We willdrinkנִשְׁתֶּה־nish.teh-H8354nowineיָּ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: forJonadabיוֹנָדָ֨בyo.na.DavH3122thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֜בre.KhavH7394ourfatherאָבִ֗ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680us,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shalldrinkתִשְׁתּוּ־tish.tu-H8354nowineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196, neither ye, nor yoursonsוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

7Neither shall yebuildתִבְנ֗וּtiv.NuH1129houseוּבַ֣יִתu.Va.yitH1004, norsowתִזְרָ֙עוּ֙tiz.Ra.'uH2232seedוְזֶ֤רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233, norplantתִטָּ֔עוּti.Ta.'uH5193vineyardוְכֶ֣רֶםve.Khe.remH3754, nor have any : but all yourdaysיְמֵיכֶ֔םye.mei.KhemH3117ye shalldwellתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427intentsבָּאֳהָלִ֤יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168; that ye mayliveתִּֽחְי֜וּtich.YuH2421manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117inפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440thelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127where ye arestrangersגָּרִ֥יםga.RimH1481.

8Thus have weobeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֗עva.nish.Ma'H8085thevoiceבְּק֨וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֤בye.ho.na.DavH3082thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָב֙re.KhavH7394ourfatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1in all that he hathchargedצִוָּ֑נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us, todrinkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354nowineיַ֙יִן֙ya.yinH3196all ourdaysיָמֵ֔ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117, we, ourwivesנָשֵׁ֔ינוּna.Shei.nuH802, oursonsבָּנֵ֖ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121, nor ourdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃u.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323;

9Nor tobuildבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1129housesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for us to dwellinלְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּle.shiv.Te.nuH3427: neither have wevineyardוְכֶ֧רֶםve.Khe.remH3754, norfieldוְשָׂדֶ֛הve.sa.DehH7704, norseedוָזֶ֖רַעva.Ze.ra'H2233:

10But we have dweltinוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427tentsבָּֽאֳהָלִ֑יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168, and haveobeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֣עva.nish.Ma'H8085, anddoneוַנַּ֔עַשׂva.Na.'asH6213according to all thatJonadabיוֹנָדָ֥בyo.na.DavH3122ourfatherאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1commandedצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.

11But it came to pass, whenNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894cameupבַּעֲל֨וֹתba.'a.LotH5927into thelandהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776, that wesaidוַנֹּ֗אמֶרva.No.merH559,Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935, and let usgoוְנָב֣וֹאve.na.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389forfearמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of thearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778, and forfearוּמִפְּנֵ֖יu.mi.pe.NeiH6440of thearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of theSyriansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758: so wedwellוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

12Then came thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980andtellוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559themenלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and theinhabitantsוּלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.le.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, Will ye notreceiveתִקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947instructionמוּסָ֛רmu.SarH4148tohearkenלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to mywordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵ֠כָבre.khoH7394, that hecommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680hissonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121not todrinkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196, areperformedהוּקַ֡םhu.KamH6965; for to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117theydrinkשָׁתוּ֙sha.TuH8354none, butobeyשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085theirfather’sאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687: however I havespokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you, risingearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925andspeakingוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696; but yehearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085not to me.

15I havesentוָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva.'esh.LachH7971also to you all myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֣ים׀ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, risingearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣יםhash.KeimH7925andsendingוְשָׁלֹ֣חַ׀ve.sha.Lo.achH7971them,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Returnשֻׁבוּ־shu.vu-H7725ye now everymanאִישׁ֩'ishH376from hisevilהָרָעָ֜הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֨וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, andamendוְהֵיטִ֣יבוּve.hei.Ti.vuH3190yourdoingsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֗םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, andgoH3212notafterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָ֔םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them, and ye shall dwellinוּשְׁבוּ֙u.she.VuH3427thelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which I havegivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to you and to yourfathersוְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1: but ye have notinclinedהִטִּיתֶם֙hi.ti.TemH5186yourearאָזְנְכֶ֔ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241, norhearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085to me.

16Because thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofJonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֔בre.KhavH7394haveperformedהֵקִ֗ימוּhe.Ki.muH6965thecommandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1, which hecommandedצִוָּ֑םtzi.VamH6680them; but thispeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971hath nothearkenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085to me:

17Therefore thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Behold, I willbringמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935uponJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and upon all theinhabitantsיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389all theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that I havepronouncedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696against them: because I havespokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to them, but they have notheardשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085; and I havecalledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121to them, but they have notansweredעָנֽוּ׃'a.NuH6030.

18AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to thehouseוּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.VeitH1004of theRechabitesהָרֵכָבִ֜יםha.re.kha.VimH7397, Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Because ye haveobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085thecommandmentמִצְוַ֖תmitz.VatH4687ofJonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֑ם'a.vi.KhemH1, andkeptוַֽתִּשְׁמְרוּ֙va.tish.me.RuH8104all hispreceptsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687, anddoneוַֽתַּעֲשׂ֔וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213according to all that he hathcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680you:

19Therefore thussaithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Jonadabלְיוֹנָדָ֧בle.yo.na.DavH3122thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֛בre.KhavH7394shall notlackיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376tostandעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 35

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