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Jeremiah 5

1Run ye to andfroשׁוֹטְט֞וּsho.TuH7751through thestreetsבְּחוּצ֣וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andseeוּרְאוּ־u.re.'u-H7200now, andknowוּדְעוּ֙u.de.'UH3045, andseekוּבַקְשׁ֣וּu.vak.ShuH1245in her broadplacesבִרְחוֹבוֹתֶ֔יהָvir.cho.o.Tei.haH7339, if ye canfindתִּמְצְא֣וּtim.tze.'UH4672amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, if thereisיֵ֛שׁyeshH3426any thatexecutethעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941, thatseekethמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245thetruthאֱמוּנָ֑ה'e.mu.NahH530; and I willpardonוְאֶסְלַ֖חve.'es.LachH5545it.

2And though theysayיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559, TheLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416; surely theyswearיִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267.

3OLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, are not thyeyesעֵינֶיךָ֮'ei.nei.KhaH5869upon thetruthלֶאֱמוּנָה֒le.'e.mu.NahH530? thou haststrickenהִכִּ֤יתָהhi.Ki.tahH5221them, but they have notgrievedחָ֔לוּCha.luH2342; thou hastconsumedכִּלִּיתָ֕םki.li.TamH3615them, but they haverefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985toreceiveקַ֣חַתKa.chatH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148: they have made theirfacesפְנֵיהֶם֙fe.nei.HemH6440harderחִזְּק֤וּchi.ze.KuH2388than arockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553; they haverefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985toreturnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

4Therefore Isaidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Surely these arepoorדַּלִּ֖יםda.LimH1800; they arefoolishנוֹאֲל֕וּno.'a.LuH2973: for theyknowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, nor thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5I willgoH3212to the greatmenהַגְּדֹלִים֙ha.ge.do.LimH1419, and willspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696to them; for they haveknownיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430: but these havealtogetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162brokenשָׁ֣בְרוּSha.ve.ruH7665theyokeעֹ֔ל'OlH5923, andburstנִתְּק֖וּni.te.KuH5423thebondsמוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃mo.se.RotH4147.

6Therefore alionאַרְיֵ֜ה'ar.YehH738from theforestמִיַּ֗עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293shallslayהִכָּ֨םhi.KamH5221them, and awolfזְאֵ֤בze.'EvH2061of theeveningsעֲרָבוֹת֙a.ra.VotH6160shallspoilיְשָׁדְדֵ֔םye.sha.de.DemH7703them, aleopardנָמֵ֤רna.MerH5246shallwatchשֹׁקֵד֙sho.KedH8245over theircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892: every one that goethoutהַיּוֹצֵ֥אhai.yo.Tze'H3318from thereshallH2007be torn inpiecesיִטָּרֵ֑ףyi.ta.RefH2963: because theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םpish.'ei.HemH6588aremanyרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231, and theirbackslidingsמְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.shu.vo.tei.hemH4878areincreasedעָצְמ֖וּ'a.tze.MuH6105.

7Howאֵ֤י'eiH335shall Ipardonאֶֽסְלַֽח'es.lo.ach-H5545thee forthisלָזֹאת֙la.zoTH2063? thychildrenבָּנַ֣יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121haveforsakenעֲזָב֔וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, andswornוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650by them that arenoבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430: when I had fed them to thefullH7650, then they committedadulteryוַיִּנְאָ֔פוּvai.yin.'A.fuH5003, and assembled themselves bytroopsיִתְגֹּדָֽדוּ׃yit.go.Da.duH1413in theharlotsזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181’housesוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

8They were asfedמְיֻזָּנִ֖יםme.yu.za.NimH2109horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483in themorningמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7904: everyoneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376neighedיִצְהָֽלוּ׃yitz.Ha.luH6670after hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

9Shall I notpunishאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485for these things ?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and shall not mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358on such anationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

10Go yeupעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927upon herwallsבְשָׁרוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sha.ro.Tei.haH8284, anddestroyוְשַׁחֵ֔תוּve.sha.Che.tuH7843; butmakeתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213not a fullendוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3617: takeawayהָסִ֙ירוּ֙ha.Si.ruH5493herbattlementsנְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָne.Ti.sho.Tei.haH5189; for they are not theLORD’Sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

11For thehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063have dealtveryבָג֨וֹדva.GodH898treacherouslyבָּגְד֜וּba.ge.DuH898against me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12They havedeniedכִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ki.cha.ShuH3584theLORDבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, It is not he; neither shallevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451comeתָב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935upon us; neither shall weseeנִרְאֶֽה׃nir.'EhH7200swordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719norfamineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458:

13And theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shall becomewindלְר֔וּחַle.Ru.achH7307, and thewordH1696is not in them: thus shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to them.

14Therefore thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Because yespeakדַּבֶּרְכֶ֔םda.ber.KhemH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697, behold, I willmakeנֹתֵן֩no.TenH5414mywordsדְּבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697in thymouthבְּפִ֜יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310fireלְאֵ֗שׁle.'EshH784, and thispeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086, and it shalldevourוַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃va.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

15Lo, I willbringמֵבִיא֩me.Vi'H935anationגּ֧וֹיGoyH1471upon you fromfarמִמֶּרְחָ֛קmi.mer.ChakH4801, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: it is amightyאֵיתָ֣ן'ei.TanH386nationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471, it is anancientמֵעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471, anationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471whoselanguageלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956thouknowestתֵדַ֣עte.Da'H3045not, neitherunderstandestתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085what theysayיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696.

16Theirquiverאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827is as anopenפָּת֑וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605sepulchreכְּקֶ֣בֶרke.Ke.verH6913, they are all mightymenגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368.

17And they shall eatupוְאָכַ֨לve.'a.KhalH398thyharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֜ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105, and thybreadוְלַחְמֶ֗ךָve.lach.Me.khaH3899, which thysonsבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shouldeatיֹאכְלוּ֙yo.khe.LuH398: they shall eatupיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398thyflocksצֹאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629and thyherdsוּבְקָרֶ֔ךָu.ve.ka.Re.chaH1241: they shall eatupיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398thyvinesגַּפְנְךָ֖gaf.ne.KhaH1612and thy figtreesוּתְאֵנָתֶ֑ךָu.te.'e.na.Te.khaH8384: they shallimpoverishיְרֹשֵׁ֞שׁye.ro.SheshH7567with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719thyfortifiedמִבְצָרֶ֗יךָmiv.tza.Rei.khaH4013citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892, in whichthouH2007didsttrustבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982.

18Nevertheless in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, I will notmakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213a fullendכָּלָֽה׃ka.LahH3617with you.

19And it shall come to pass, when ye shallsayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559,Whyתַּ֣חַת מֶ֗הTa.chat MehH8478 H4100doethעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213theLORDיְהֹוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430all these things to us? then shalt thouanswerוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, As ye haveforsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֤ם'a.zav.TemH5800me, andservedוַתַּעַבְד֞וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647foreignנֵכָר֙ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430in yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776, so shall yeserveתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114in alandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that is not yours.

20Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046this in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, andproclaimוְהַשְׁמִיע֥וּהָve.hash.mi.'U.haH8085it inJudahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now this, Ofoolishסָכָ֖לsa.KhalH5530peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971, and withoutunderstandingלֵ֑בLevH3820; who haveeyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, andseeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200not; who haveearsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241, andhearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085not:

22Fearתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372ye not me?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: will ye nottrembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342at mypresenceמִפָּנַי֙mi.pa.NaiH6440, who haveplacedשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760thesandחוֹל֙chOlH2344for theboundגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of theseaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220by aperpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769decreeחָק־chok-H2706, that it cannotpassיַעַבְרֶ֑נְהוּya.'av.Ren.huH5674it: and though itswavesגַלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530tossוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙vai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607themselves, yet can they notprevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201; though theyroarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993, yet can they not passoverיַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ׃ya.'av.Run.huH5674it?

23But thispeopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971have arevoltingסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and arebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartלֵ֖בlevH3820; they haverevoltedסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493andgoneH3212.

24Neithersayאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559they in theirheartבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824, Let us nowfearנִ֤ירָאNi.ra'H3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, thatgivethהַנֹּתֵ֗ןha.no.TenH5414rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653, both theformerיוֹרֶ֥הve.yo.rehH3138and thelatterוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456, in itsseasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256: hereservethיִשְׁמָר־yish.mor-H8104to us theappointedחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708weeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620ofharvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.

25Youriniquitiesעֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771have turnedawayהִטּוּ־hi.tu-H5186these things, and yoursinsוְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םve.cha.To.tei.KhemH2403havewithheldמָנְע֥וּma.ne.'UH4513goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896things from you.

26For among mypeopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971arefoundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563men : they lie inwaitיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789, as he thatsettethכְּשַׁ֣ךְke.ShakhH7918snaresיְקוּשִׁ֔יםye.ku.ShimH3353; theysetהִצִּ֥יבוּhi.Tzi.vuH5324atrapמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH4889, theycatchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582.

27As acageכִּכְלוּב֙kikh.LuvH3619isfullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392ofbirdsע֔וֹףofH5775, so are theirhousesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392ofdeceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820: therefore they have becomegreatגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431, and have grownrichוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.

28They have becomefatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080, theyshineעָשְׁת֗וּ'a.she.TuH6245: yea, theyexceedעָֽבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674thedeedsדִבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of thewickedרָ֔עRa'H7451: theyjudgeדָ֔נוּDa.nuH1777not thecauseH1779, the cause of thefatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490, yet theyprosperוְיַצְלִ֑יחוּve.yatz.Li.chuH6743; and therightוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of theneedyאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34do they notjudgeשָׁפָֽטוּ׃sha.Fa.tuH8199.

29Shall I notpunishאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485for these things ?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: shall not mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358on such anationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

30Awonderfulשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8047and horriblethingוְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔הve.Sha.'a.ru.RahH8186iscommittedנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776;

31Theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּא֣וּ־ni.be.'U-H5012falselyבַשֶּׁ֗קֶרva.She.kerH8267, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearruleיִרְדּ֣וּyir.DuH7287by theirmeansיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027; and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157to have it so: and what will yedoתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in itsendלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 5

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