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Jeremiah 40

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697which came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,afterאַחַ֣ר׀'a.CharH310thatNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֛ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876had let himgoשַׁלַּ֣חsha.LachH7971fromRamahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414, when he hadtakenבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947him beingboundאָס֤וּר'a.SurH631inchainsבָּֽאזִקִּים֙ba.zi.KimH246amongבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432all that were carried awaycaptiveגָּל֤וּתga.LutH1546ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063, who were carried awaycaptiveהַמֻּגְלִ֖יםha.mug.LimH1540toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

2And thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathpronouncedדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thisevilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451upon thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

3Now theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathbroughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935it, anddoneוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according as he hathsaidדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696: because ye havesinnedחֲטָאתֶ֤םcha.ta.TemH2398against theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, and have notobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085hisvoiceבְּקוֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, therefore thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.varH1697is come upon you.

4And now, behold, Ilooseפִתַּחְתִּ֣יךָfi.tach.Ti.khaH6605thee thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from thechainsהָאזִקִּים֮ha.zi.KimH246which were upon thyhandיָדֶךָ֒ya.de.KhaH3027. If it seemethgoodבְּעֵינֶ֜יךָ ט֨וֹבbe.'ei.Nei.kha TovH2896 H5869to thee tocomeלָב֧וֹאla.Vo'H935with me intoBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894,comeבֹּ֚אbo'H935; and I will lookwellוְאָשִׂ֤ים עֵינִי֙ve.'a.Sim 'ei.NiH7760 H5869to thee: but if it seemethillרַ֧ע בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָra' be.'ei.Nei.khaH7489 H5869to thee tocomeלָבֽוֹא־la.Vo'-H935with me intoBabylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894,forbearחֲדָ֑לcha.DalH2308:beholdרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200, all thelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776isbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: where itseemethH413goodH2896andconvenientהַיָּשָׁ֧ר בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָhai.ya.Shar be.'ei.Nei.khaH3477 H5869for thee togoH3212, theregoH3212.

5Now while he had not yet gonebackיָשׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725, he said, Gobackוְשֻׁ֡בָהve.Shu.vahH7725also toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֣הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֡ןsha.FanH8227, whom thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894had madegovernorהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485over thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, anddwellוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with himamongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971: orgoH3212wherever it seemethconvenientהַיָּשָׁ֧ר בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָhai.ya.Shar be.'ei.Nei.khaH3477 H5869to thee togoH3212. So thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himprovisionsאֲרֻחָ֥ה'a.ru.ChahH737and arewardוּמַשְׂאֵ֖תu.mas.'EtH4864, and let himgoוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.

6ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414wentוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296toMizpahH4708; anddweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with himamongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that wereleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

7Now when all thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֜יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428who were in thefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, even they and theirmenוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םve.'an.shei.HemH582,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894had madeGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296governorהִפְקִ֧ידhif.KidH6485in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and hadcommittedהִפְקִ֣ידhif.KidH6485to himmenאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582, andwomenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802, andchildrenוָטָ֔ףva.TafH2945, and of thepoorוּמִדַּלַּ֣תu.mi.da.LatH1803of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, of them that were not carried awaycaptiveהָגְל֖וּha.ge.LuH1540toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894;

8Then theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הge.dal.YahH1436toMizpahH4708, evenIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418, andJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofKareahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143, andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofTanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576, and thesonsוּבְנֵ֣י׀u.ve.NeiH1121ofEphaiעֵיפַ֣יo.faiH5778theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200, andJezaniahH3153thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of aMaachathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602, they and theirmenוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ve.'an.shei.HemH582.

9AndGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֤ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָן֙sha.FanH8227sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to them and to theirmenוּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣םu.le.'an.shei.HemH582,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Fearתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372not toserveמֵעֲב֣וֹדme.'a.VodH5647theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778: dwellinשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427thelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776, andserveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, and it shall bewellוְיִיטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190with you.

10As for me, behold, I willdwellיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709toserveלַֽעֲמֹד֙ לִפְנֵ֣יla.'a.Mod lif.NeiH5975 H6440theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778, who willcomeיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935to us: but ye,gatherאִסְפוּ֩'is.FuH622yewineיַ֨יִןYa.yinH3196, and summerfruitsוְקַ֜יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019, andoilוְשֶׁ֗מֶןve.She.menH8081, andputוְשִׂ֙מוּ֙ve.Si.muH7760them in yourvesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627, anddwellוּשְׁב֖וּu.she.VuH3427in yourcitiesבְּעָרֵיכֶ֥םbe.'a.rei.KhemH5892that ye havetakenתְּפַשְׂתֶּֽם׃te.fas.TemH8610.

11Likewise when all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were inMoabבְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀be.mo.'AvH4124, and among theAmmonitesעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983, and inEdomוּבֶאֱד֜וֹםu.ve.'e.DomH123, and that were in all thecountriesהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776,heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hadleftנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414aremnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, and that he hadsetהִפְקִ֣ידhif.KidH6485over themGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonH1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonH1121ofShaphanשָׁפָֽן׃sha.FanH8227;

12Even all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064returnedoutוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725of allplacesהַמְּקֹמוֹת֙ha.me.ko.mOtH4725where they weredrivenנִדְּחוּ־ni.de.chu-H5080, andcameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, toMizpahH4708, andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֛וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196and summerfruitsוָקַ֖יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019inabundanceהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ פhar.Beh me.'OdH3966 H7235.

13MoreoverJohananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, and all thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were in thefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436toMizpahH4708,

14Andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Dost thoucertainlyהֲיָדֹ֤עַha.ya.Do.a'H3045knowתֵּדַע֙te.Da'H3045thatBaalisבַּעֲלִ֣יס׀ba.'a.LisH1185thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmmonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּ֗וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983hathsentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418toslayלְהַכֹּתְךָ֖ נָ֑פֶשׁle.ha.ko.te.Kha Na.feshH5221 H5315thee? ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃'a.chi.KamH296believedהֶאֱמִ֣יןhe.'e.MinH539them not.

15ThenJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֡חַka.Re.achH7143spokeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ge.dal.ya.HuH1436inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הba.mitz.PahH4709secretlyבַסֵּ֨תֶרva.Se.terH5643,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Let megoH3212, I pray thee, and I willslayוְאַכֶּה֙ve.'a.KehH5221Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418, and nomanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376shallknowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it : why should heslayיַכֶּ֣כָּה נֶּ֗פֶשׁya.Ke.kah Ne.feshH5221 H5315thee, that all theJewsH3064who aregatheredהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםha.nik.ba.TzimH6908to thee should bescatteredוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ve.na.Fo.tzuH6327, and theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahH3063perishוְאָבְדָ֖הve.'a.ve.DahH6?

16ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֤הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָם֙'a.chi.KamH296saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJohananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, Thou shalt notdoתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'asH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697: for thouspeakestדֹבֵ֖רdo.VerH1696falselyשֶׁ֛קֶרShe.kerH8267ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyish.ma.'ElH3458.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 40

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