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Jeremiah 4

1If thou wiltreturnתָּשׁ֨וּבta.ShuvH7725, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,returnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725to me: and if thou wilt putawayתָּסִ֧ירta.SirH5493thyabominationsשִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָshi.ku.Tzei.chaH8251out of mysightמִפָּנַ֖יmi.pa.NaiH6440, then shalt thou not beremovedתָנֽוּד׃ta.NudH5110.

2And thou shaltswearוְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ve.nish.Ba'.taH7650, TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571, injudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941, and inrighteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.KahH6666; and thenationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shallblessוְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּve.hit.Ba.re.khuH1288themselves in him, and in him shall theygloryיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ סyit.ha.La.luH1984.

3For thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to themenלְאִ֤ישׁle.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, Breakupנִ֥ירוּNi.ruH5214your fallowgroundנִ֑ירNirH5215, andsowתִּזְרְע֖וּtiz.re.'UH2232not amongthornsקוֹצִֽים׃ko.TzimH6975.

4Circumciseהִמֹּ֣לוּhi.Mo.luH4135yourselves to theLORDלַיהֹוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, and takeawayוְהָסִ֙רוּ֙ve.ha.Si.ruH5493theforeskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190of yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824, yemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: lest myfuryחֲמָתִ֗יcha.ma.TiH2534comeforthתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318likefireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784, andburnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197that none canquenchמְכַבֶּ֔הme.kha.BehH3518it,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theevilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611.

5Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye inJudahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063, andproclaimהַשְׁמִ֔יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389; andsayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559,Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628ye thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:cryקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121,confirmמַלְאוּ֙mal.'UH4390, andsayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559,Assembleהֵאָסְפ֥וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and let usgoוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935into thefortifiedהַמִּבְצָֽר׃ha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

6Setupשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375thestandardנֵ֣סnesH5251towardZionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726:retireהָעִ֖יזוּha.'I.zuH5756,stayתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975not: for I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451from thenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, and agreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7Thelionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738is comeupעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from histhicketמִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹmi.su.be.KhoH5441, and thedestroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843of theGentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471is on hiswayנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265; he is goneforthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318from hisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thylandאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776desolateלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047; thycitiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892shall be laidwasteתִּצֶּ֖ינָהti.Tzei.nahH5327, without aninhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

8For thisgirdחִגְר֥וּchig.RuH2296yourselves withsackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,lamentסִפְד֣וּsif.DuH5594andwailוְהֵילִ֑ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213: for thefierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is not turnedbackשָׁ֛בshavH7725from us.

9And it shall come to pass at thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that theheartלֵב־lev-H3820of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallperishיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6, and theheartוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820of theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֑יםha.sa.RimH8269; and thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shall beastonishedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074, and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallwonderיִתְמָֽהוּ׃yit.Ma.huH8539.

10Thensaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I,Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069!surelyאָכֵן֩'a.KhenH403thou hastgreatlyהַשֵּׁ֨אha.She'H5377deceivedהִשֵּׁ֜אתָhi.She.taH5377thispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971andJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shall havepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965; though theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719reachethוְנָגְעָ֥הve.na.ge.'AhH5060to thesoulהַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃ha.Na.feshH5315.

11At thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256shall it besaidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559to thispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971and toJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, Adryצַ֤חtzachH6703windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the highplacesשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057towardדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971, not tofanלִזְר֖וֹתliz.RotH2219, nor tocleanseלְהָבַֽר׃le.ha.VarH1305,

12Even afullמָלֵ֛אma.Le'H4392windר֧וּחַRu.achH7307from those places shallcomeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935to me: now also will Igiveאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696sentenceמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941against them.

13Behold, he shall comeupיַעֲלֶ֗הya.'a.LehH5927ascloudsכַּעֲנָנִ֣יםka.'a.na.NimH6051, and hischariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818shall be as awhirlwindוְכַסּוּפָה֙ve.kha.su.FahH5492: hishorsesסוּסָ֑יוsu.SavH5483areswifterקַלּ֥וּka.LuH7043thaneaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֖יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188to us! for we are laidwasteשֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃shu.Da.de.nuH7703.

14OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,washכַּבְּסִ֨יka.be.SiH3526thyheartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820fromwickednessמֵרָעָ֤הme.ra.'AhH7451, that thou mayest besavedתִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִיti.va.She.'iH3467. How long shall thyvainאוֹנֵֽךְ׃'o.NekhH205thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284lodgeתָּלִ֥יןta.LinH3885withinבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130thee?

15For avoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963declarethמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046fromDanמִדָּ֑ןmi.DanH1835, andproclaimethוּמַשְׁמִ֥יעַu.mash.Mi.a'H8085afflictionאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205frommountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16Make yementionהַזְכִּ֣ירוּhaz.Ki.ruH2142to thenationsלַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471; behold,proclaimהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thatwatchersנֹצְרִ֥יםno.tze.RimH5341comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from afarהַמֶּרְחָ֑קha.mer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, and giveoutוַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414theirvoiceקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963against thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

17Askeepersכְּשֹׁמְרֵ֣יke.sho.me.ReiH8104of afieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704, they are against her on allsidesמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439; because she hath beenrebelliousמָרָ֖תָהma.Ra.tahH4784against me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18Thywayדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870and thydoingsוּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְu.Ma.'a.la.La.yikhH4611haveprocuredעָשׂ֥וֹa.SoH6213these things to thee; this is thywickednessרָעָתֵךְ֙ra.'a.teKhH7451, because it isbitterH4751, because itreachethנָגַ֖עna.Ga'H5060to thyheartלִבֵּֽךְ׃ סli.BekhH3820.

19Myheartמֵעַ֣י׀me.'AiH4578, myheartמֵעַ֨י׀me.'AiH4578! I ampainedאוֹחִ֜ילָה'a.chu.lahH2342 H3176at myveryקִיר֥וֹתki.RotH7023heartלִבִּ֛יli.BiH3820; myheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820maketh anoiseהֹֽמֶה־ho.meh-H1993in me; I cannot hold mypeaceאַחֲרִ֑ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790, because thou hastheardשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.ma'.tiH8085, O mysoulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315, thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782, thealarmתְּרוּעַ֖תte.ru.'AtH8643ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

20Destructionשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667upondestructionשֶׁ֙בֶר֙she.verH7667iscriedנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121; for the wholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is laidwasteשֻׁדְּדָ֖הshu.de.DahH7703:suddenlyפִּתְאֹם֙pit.'OmH6597are mytentsאֹהָלַ֔י'o.ha.LaiH168ruinedשֻׁדְּד֣וּshu.de.DuH7703, and mycurtainsיְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407in amomentרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281.

21How long shall Iseeאֶרְאֶה־'er.'eh-H7200thestandardנֵּ֑סNesH5251, andhearאֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה'esh.me.'AhH8085thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃ סsho.FarH7782?

22For mypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971arefoolishאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191, they have notknownיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045me; they aresillyסְכָלִים֙se.kha.LimH5530childrenבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121, and they have nounderstandingנְבוֹנִ֖יםne.vo.NimH995: they arewiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450to doevilלְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'H7489, but to dogoodוּלְהֵיטִ֖יבu.le.hei.TivH3190they have noknowledgeיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045.

23Ibeheldרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and, lo, it was withoutformתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414, andvoidוָבֹ֑הוּva.Vo.huH922; and theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and they had nolightאוֹרָֽם׃'o.RamH216.

24Ibeheldרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and, lo, theytrembledרֹעֲשִׁ֑יםro.'a.ShimH7493, and all thehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389movedlightlyהִתְקַלְקָֽלוּ׃hit.kal.Ka.luH7043.

25Ibeheldרָאִ֕יתִיra.'I.tiH7200, and, lo, there was nomanהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120, and all thefowlsע֥וֹףofH5775of theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064hadfledנָדָֽדוּ׃na.Da.duH5074.

26Ibeheldרָאִ֕יתִיra.'I.tiH7200, and, lo, the fruitfulplaceהַכַּרְמֶ֖לha.kar.MelH3759was awildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057, and all itscitiesעָרָ֗יו'a.RavH5892were brokendownנִתְּצוּ֙ni.te.TzuH5422at thepresenceH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and by hisfierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

27For thus hath theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, The wholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall bedesolateשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077; yet will I notmakeאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213a fullendוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3617.

28For this shall theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, and theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605beblackוְקָדְר֥וּve.ka.de.RuH6937: because I havespokenדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696it, I havepurposedזַמֹּ֔תִיza.Mo.tiH2161it, and will notrepentנִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162, neither will I turnbackאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725from it.

29The wholecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892shallfleeבֹּרַ֙חַת֙bo.Ra.chatH1272for thenoiseמִקּ֨וֹלmi.KolH6963of thehorsemenפָּרָ֜שׁpa.RashH6571andbowmenוְרֹ֣מֵה קֶ֗שֶׁתve.Ro.meh Ke.shetH7198 H7411; they shallgoבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935intothicketsבֶּעָבִ֔יםbe.'a.VimH5645, and climbupעָל֑וּ'a.LuH5927upon therocksוּבַכֵּפִ֖יםu.va.ke.FimH3710: everycityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shall beforsakenעֲזוּבָ֔ה'a.zu.VahH5800, and not amanאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376dwellיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427initH2004.

30And when thou art laidwasteשָׁד֜וּדsha.DudH7703, what wilt thoudoתַּעֲשִׂ֗יta.'a.SiH6213? Though thouclothestתִלְבְּשִׁ֨יtil.be.ShiH3847thyself withcrimsonשָׁנִ֜יsha.NiH8144, though thoudeckestתַעְדִּ֣יta'.DiH5710thee withornamentsעֲדִי־'a.di-H5716ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, though thouenlargeתִקְרְעִ֤יtik.re.'IH7167thyeyesעֵינַ֔יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869withpaintingבַפּוּךְ֙va.puKhH6320, invainלַשָּׁ֖וְאla.Shav'H7723shalt thou make thyselffairתִּתְיַפִּ֑יtit.ya.PiH3302; thyloversעֹגְבִ֖ים'o.ge.VimH5689willdespiseמָאֲסוּ־ma.'a.su-H3988thee, they willseekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245thylifeנַפְשֵׁ֥ךְnaf.ShekhH5315.

31For I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085avoiceק֨וֹלKolH6963as of a woman intravailכְּחוֹלָ֜הke.cho.LahH2470, and theanguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869as of her that bringeth forth her firstchildכְּמַבְכִּירָ֔הke.mav.ki.RahH1069, thevoiceק֧וֹלKolH6963of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726, thatbewailethתִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַtit.ya.Pe.achH3306herself, thatspreadethתְּפָרֵ֣שׂte.fa.ResH6566herhandsכַּפֶּ֑יהָka.Pei.haH3709, saying,Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188is me now! for mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315isweariedעָיְפָ֥ה'a.ye.FahH5888because ofmurderersלְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פle.ho.re.GimH2026.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 4

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