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Jeremiah 6

1O yechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִניָמִ֗ןvi.n.ya.MinH1144, gather yourselves tofleeהָעִ֣זוּ׀ha.'I.zuH5756out of themidstמִקֶּ֙רֶב֙mi.Ke.revH7130ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, andblowתִּקְע֣וּtik.'UH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֔רsho.FarH7782inTekoaוּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙u.vit.Ko.a'H8620, and setupשְׂא֣וּse.'UH5375asignמַשְׂאֵ֑תmas.'EtH4864of fire inBethhacceremH1021: forevilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451appearethנִשְׁקְפָ֥הnish.ke.FahH8259out of thenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, andgreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

2I havelikenedH1820thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726to acomelyH5116anddelicateוְהַמְּעֻנָּגָ֔הve.ha.me.'u.na.GahH6026woman .

3Theshepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462with theirflocksוְעֶדְרֵיהֶ֑םve.'ed.rei.HemH5739shallcomeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to her; they shallpitchתָּקְע֨וּta.ke.'UH8628theirtentsאֹהָלִים֙'o.ha.LimH168against her on everysideסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439; they shallfeedרָע֖וּra.'UH7462everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376in hisplaceיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027.

4Prepareקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942yewarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421against her;ariseק֖וּמוּKu.muH6965, and let us goupוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927atnoonבַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188to us! for thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117departethפָנָ֣הfa.NahH6437, for theshadowsצִלְלֵי־tzi.lei-H6752of theeveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153arelengthenedיִנָּט֖וּyi.na.TuH5186.

5Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965, and let usgoוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927bynightבַלָּ֔יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915, and let usdestroyוְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָהve.nash.Chi.tahH7843herpalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759.

6For thus hath theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, Hew yedownכִּרְת֣וּkir.TuH3772treesעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6097, andcastוְשִׁפְכ֥וּve.shif.KhuH8210amountסֹלְלָ֑הso.le.LahH5550againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: this is thecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892to bevisitedהָפְקַ֔דha.fe.KadH6485; she is whollyoppressionעֹ֥שֶׁק'O.shekH6233in themidstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130of her.

7As afountainH953castethoutכְּהָקִ֥ירke.ha.KirH6979herwatersמֵימֶ֔יהָmei.Mei.haH4325, so she castethoutהֵקֵ֣רָהhe.Ke.rahH6979herwickednessרָעָתָ֑הּra.'a.TahH7451:violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555anddestructionוָ֠שֹׁדVa.shodH7701isheardיִשָּׁ֨מַעyi.Sha.ma'H8085in her; beforemeפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548aregriefחֳלִ֥יcho.LiH2483andwoundsוּמַכָּֽה׃u.ma.KahH4347.

8Be thouinstructedהִוָּסְרִי֙hi.va.se.RiH3256, OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, lest mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315departתֵּקַ֥עte.Ka'H3363from thee; lest Imakeאֲשִׂימֵ֣ךְ'a.si.MekhH7760theedesolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, alandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776notinhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבָה׃ פno.Sha.vahH3427.

9Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהֹוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, They shallthoroughlyעוֹלֵ֛לo.LelH5953gleanיְעוֹלְל֥וּye.'o.LuH5953theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478as avineכַגֶּ֖פֶןkha.Ge.fenH1612: turnbackהָשֵׁב֙ha.ShevH7725thyhandיָדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027as agrapegathererכְּבוֹצֵ֖רke.vo.TzerH1219into thebasketsסַלְסִלּֽוֹת׃sal.si.LotH5552.

10To whom shall Ispeakאֲדַבְּרָ֤ה'a.da.be.RahH1696, and givewarningוְאָעִ֙ידָה֙ve.'a.'I.dahH5749, that they mayhearוְיִשְׁמָ֔עוּve.yish.Ma.'uH8085? behold, theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241isuncircumcisedעֲרֵלָ֣ה'a.re.LahH6189, and theycannotיוּכְל֖וּyu.khe.LuH3201hearkenלְהַקְשִׁ֑יבle.hak.ShivH7181: behold, thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is to them areproachלְחֶרְפָּ֖הle.cher.PahH2781; they have nodelightיַחְפְּצוּ־yach.pe.tzu-H2654in it.

11Therefore I amfullמְלֵ֥אme.Le'H4392of thefuryחֲמַ֨תcha.MatH2534of theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068; I amwearyנִלְאֵ֣יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811with holdinginהָכִ֔ילha.KhilH3557: I will pour itoutשְׁפֹ֤ךְshe.FokhH8210upon thechildrenעוֹלָל֙o.LalH5768abroadבַּח֔וּץba.ChutzH2351, and upon theassemblyס֥וֹדSodH5475of youngmenבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: for even thehusbandאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376with thewifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802shall betakenיִלָּכֵ֔דוּyi.la.Khe.duH3920, theagedזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205with him that isfullמָלֵ֙אתִי֙ma.Le.tiH4390ofdaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

12And theirhousesבָֽתֵּיהֶם֙va.tei.HemH1004shall beturnedוְנָסַ֤בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437toothersלַאֲחֵרִ֔יםla.'a.che.RimH312, with theirfieldsשָׂד֥וֹתsa.DotH7704andwivesוְנָשִׁ֖יםve.na.ShimH802togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: for I will stretchoutאַטֶּ֧ה'a.TehH5186myhandיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027upon theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13For from theleastמִקְּטַנָּם֙mi.ke.ta.NamH6996of them even to thegreatestגְּדוֹלָ֔םge.do.LamH1419of them every one isgivenבּוֹצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214tocovetousnessבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215; and from theprophetוּמִנָּבִיא֙u.mi.na.Vi'H5030even to thepriestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548every onedealethעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213falselyשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

14They havehealedוַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּvay.ra.pe.'UH7495also thehurtשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667of thedaughterH1323of mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971slightlyנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965; when there is nopeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

15Were theyashamedH3001when they hadcommittedעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441?nayגַּם־gam-H1571, they were not atallH954ashamedH954,neitherגַּם־gam-H1571couldיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045theyblushהַכְלִים֙hakh.LimH3637: therefore they shallfallיִפְּל֧וּyi.pe.LuH5307among them thatfallבַנֹּפְלִ֛יםva.no.fe.LimH5307: at thetimeבְּעֵת־be.'et-H6256that Ivisitפְּקַדְתִּ֥יםpe.kad.TimH6485them they shall be castdownיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

16Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,Standעִמְדוּ֩'im.DuH5975ye in thewaysדְּרָכִ֨יםde.ra.KhimH1870, andseeוּרְא֜וּu.re.'UH7200, andaskוְשַׁאֲל֣וּ׀ve.sha.'a.LuH7592for theoldעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769pathsלִנְתִב֣וֹתlin.ti.VotH5410, where is thegoodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896wayדֶ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, andwalkH3212in it, and ye shallfindוּמִצְא֥וּu.mitz.'UH4672restמַרְגּ֖וֹעַmar.Go.a'H4771for yoursoulsלְנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םle.naf.she.KhemH5315. But theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We will notwalkH3212in it .

17Also Isetוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965watchmenצֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimH6822over you, saying,Hearkenהַקְשִׁ֖יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181to thesoundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782. But theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We will nothearkenנַקְשִֽׁיב׃nak.ShivH7181.

18Thereforehearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085, yenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471, andknowוּדְעִ֥יu.de.'IH3045, Ocongregationעֵדָ֖ה'e.DahH5712, what is among them.

19Hearשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8085, Oearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776: behold, I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451upon thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971, even thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of theirthoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑םmach.she.vo.TamH4284, because they have nothearkenedהִקְשִׁ֔יבוּhik.Shi.vuH7181to mywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697, nor to mylawוְתוֹרָתִ֖יve.to.ra.TiH8451, but haverejectedוַיִּמְאֲסוּ־vai.yim.'a.su-H3988it.

20To what purposecomethתָב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935there to meincenseלְבוֹנָה֙le.vo.NahH3828fromShebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'H7614, and thesweetהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896caneוְקָנֶ֥הve.ka.NehH7070from adistantמֶרְחָ֑קmer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776? your burntofferingsעֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙o.lo.tei.KhemH5930are notacceptableלְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522, nor yoursacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077sweetעָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH6149to me.

21Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Behold, I willlayנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414stumblingblocksמִכְשֹׁלִ֑יםmikh.sho.LimH4383before thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971, and thefathersאָב֨וֹת'a.VotH1and thesonsוּבָנִ֥יםu.va.NimH1121togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162shallfallוְכָ֣שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782upon them; theneighbourשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934and hisfriendוְרֵע֖וֹve.re.'OH7453shallperishוְאָבָֽדוּ׃ פve.'a.Ba.duH6.

22Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Behold, apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971comethבָּ֖אba'H935from thenorthצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, and agreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471shall beraisedיֵע֖וֹרye.'orH5782from thesidesמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

23They shall layholdיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onbowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andspearוְכִיד֞וֹןve.khi.DonH3591; they arecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394, and have nomercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355; theirvoiceקוֹלָם֙ko.LamH6963roarethיֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.MehH1993like theseaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220; and theyrideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392uponhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483, set inarrayעָר֗וּךְ'a.RukhH6186asmenכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376forwarלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thee, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

24We haveheardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085thereportשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089of it: ourhandsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027becomefeebleרָפ֣וּra.FuH7503:anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869hath takenholdהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhe.che.zi.Kat.nuH2388of us, andpainחִ֖ילchilH2427, as of a woman intravailכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.

25Go notforthתֵּֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'iH3318into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704, norwalkH3212by thewayוּבַדֶּ֖רֶךְu.va.De.rekhH1870; for theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of theenemyלְאֹיֵ֔בle.'o.YevH341andfearמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032is on everysideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

26Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971,girdחִגְרִי־chig.ri-H2296thee withsackclothשָׂק֙sakH8242, andwallowוְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣יve.hit.pa.le.ShiH6428thyself inashesבָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665:makeעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213theemourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60, as for an onlysonיָחִיד֙ya.ChidH3173, mostbitterתַּמְרוּרִ֑יםtam.ru.RimH8563lamentationמִסְפַּ֖דmis.PadH4553: for thespoilerהַשֹּׁדֵ֖דha.sho.DedH7703shallsuddenlyפִתְאֹ֔םfit.'OmH6597comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935upon us.

27I havesetנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for atowerבָּח֛וֹןba.ChonH969and afortressמִבְצָ֑רmiv.TzarH4013among mypeopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971, that thou mayestknowוְתֵדַ֕עve.te.Da'H3045andtryוּבָחַנְתָּ֖u.va.chan.TaH974theirwayדַּרְכָּֽם׃dar.KamH1870.

28They are allgrievousסָרֵ֣יsa.ReiH5493revoltersסֽוֹרְרִ֔יםso.RimH5637,walkingהֹלְכֵ֥יho.le.KheiH1980withslandersרָכִ֖ילra.KhilH7400: they arebrassנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178andironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270; they are allcorruptersמַשְׁחִיתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843.

29Thebellowsמַפֻּ֔חַma.Pu.achH4647areburnedנָחַ֣רna.CharH2787, theleadעֹפָ֑רֶת'o.Fa.retH5777isconsumedH8552by thefireמֵאֵ֖שׁ תַּ֣םme.'ishme./'ish/ /tamtamH800 H784; thefounderצָרַ֣ףtza.RafH6884meltethצָר֔וֹףtza.RofH6884invainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723: for thewickedוְרָעִ֖יםve.ra.'ImH7451are not pluckedawayנִתָּֽקוּ׃ni.Ta.kuH5423.

30Rejectedנִמְאָ֔סnim.'AsH3988silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701shall mencallקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121them, because theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathrejectedמָאַ֥סma.'AsH3988them.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6

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