Revised Webster's Bible

Jeremiah 7

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Standעֲמֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975in thegateבְּשַׁ֙עַר֙be.Sha.'arH8179of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andproclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121there thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, all ye ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, that enterinהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935at thesegatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179toworshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

3Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Amendהֵיטִ֥יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and yourdoingsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םu.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, and I will cause you todwellוַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣הva.'a.sha.ke.NahH7931in thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiv.te.ChuH982ye not inlyingהַשֶּׁ֖קֶרha.She.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thetempleהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, Thetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Thetempleהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, are these.

5For if yethoroughlyהֵיטֵיב֙hei.TeivH3190amendתֵּיטִ֔יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190yourwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and yourdoingsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611; if yethoroughlyעָשׂ֤וֹa.SoH6213executeתַֽעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941between amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and hisneighbourרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453;

6If yeoppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231not thestrangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616, thefatherlessיָת֤וֹםya.TomH3490, and thewidowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490, andshedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210notinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, neitherwalkH3212afterוְאַחֲרֵ֨יve.'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430to yourharmלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451:

7Then will I cause you todwellוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.shi.kan.TiH7931in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776that Igaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to yourfathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,forוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769andeverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

8Behold, yetrustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982inlyingהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697, that cannotprofitהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276.

9Will yestealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀ha.ga.NoH1589,murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙ra.Tzo.achH7523, and commitadulteryוְֽנָאֹ֔ףve.na.'OfH5003, andswearוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַve.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267, and burnincenseוְקַטֵּ֣רve.ka.TerH6999toBaalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, andwalkוְהָלֹ֗ךְve.ha.LokhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430whom yeknowיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045not;

10Andcomeוּבָאתֶ֞םu.va.TemH935andstandוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mad.TemH5975beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me in thishouseבַּבַּ֤יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, which iscalledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, We aredeliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּni.Tzal.nuH5337todoעֲשׂ֔וֹתa.SotH6213all theseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441?

11Is thishouseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, which iscalledנִקְרָֽא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034, become adenהַמְעָרַ֣תham.'a.RatH4631ofrobbersפָּרִצִ֗יםpa.ri.TzimH6530in youreyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869? Behold, even I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200it,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12ButgoH3212ye now to myplaceמְקוֹמִי֙me.ko.MiH4725which was inShilohבְּשִׁיל֔וֹbe.shi.LoH7887, where Isetשִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיshi.Kan.tiH7931mynameשְׁמִ֛יshe.MiH8034at thefirstבָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223, andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200what Ididעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to itforמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH6440thewickednessרָעַ֖תra.'AtH7451of mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And now, because ye havedoneעֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛ם'a.sot.KhemH6213all theseworksהַמַּֽעֲשִׂ֥יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and Ispokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֨רva.'a.da.BerH1696to you, risingearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925andspeakingוְדַבֵּר֙ve.da.BerH1696, but yeheardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085not; and Icalledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121you, but yeansweredעֲנִיתֶֽם׃'a.ni.TemH6030not;

14Therefore will Idoוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213to thishouseלַבַּ֣יִת׀la.Ba.yitH1004, which iscalledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034, in which yetrustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982, and to theplaceוְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹםve.La.ma.KomH4725which Igaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to you and to yourfathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, as I havedoneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213toShilohלְשִׁלֽוֹ׃le.shi.LoH7887.

15And I will cast yououtוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993of mysightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440, as I have castoutהִשְׁלַ֙כְתִּי֙hish.Lakh.tiH7993all yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם'a.chei.KhemH251, even the wholeseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16Thereforeprayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀tit.pa.LelH6419not thou for thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, neither liftupתִּשָּׂ֧אti.Sa'H5375cryרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440norprayerוּתְפִלָּ֖הu.te.fi.LahH8605forthemH1157, neither makeintercessionתִּפְגַּע־tif.ga'-H6293to me: for I will nothearשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085thee.

17Seestרֹאֶ֔הro.'EhH7200thou not what theydoעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

18Thechildrenהַבָּנִ֞יםha.ba.NimH1121gatherמְלַקְּטִ֣יםme.la.ke.TimH3950woodעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086, and thefathersוְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ve.ha.'a.VotH1kindleמְבַעֲרִ֣יםme.va.'a.RimH1197thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784, and thewomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802kneadלָשׁ֣וֹתla.ShotH3888doughבָּצֵ֑קba.TzekH1217, tomakeלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213cakesכַּוָּנִ֜יםka.va.NimH3561to thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and to pouroutוְהַסֵּ֤ךְve.ha.SekhH5258drinkofferingsנְסָכִים֙ne.sa.KhimH5262tootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, that they may provoke me toangerהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃hakh.'i.Se.niH3707.

19Do they provoke me toangerמַכְעִסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: do they not provoke themselves to theconfusionבֹּ֥שֶׁתBo.shetH1322of their ownfacesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ סpe.nei.HemH6440?

20Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; Behold, myangerאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639and myfuryוַֽחֲמָתִי֙va.cha.ma.TiH2534shall be pouredoutנִתֶּ֙כֶת֙ni.Te.khetH5413upon thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, uponmanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120, and uponbeastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929, and upon thetreesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and upon thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127; and it shallburnוּבָעֲרָ֖הu.va.'a.RahH1197, and shall not bequenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ סtikh.BehH3518.

21Thussaithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;PutH5595your burntofferingsעֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930to yoursacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םziv.chei.KhemH2077, andeatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398fleshבָשָֽׂר׃va.SarH1320.

22For Ispokeדִבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696not to yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, norcommandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them in thedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that I brought themoutהוֹצִיאִ֥יho.tzi'H3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,concerningדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697burntofferingsעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930orsacrificesוָזָֽבַח׃va.Za.vachH2077:

23But thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697Icommandedצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Obeyשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085myvoiceבְקוֹלִ֔יve.ko.LiH6963, and I will be yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, and ye shall be mypeopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971: andwalkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980ye in all thewaysהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that I havecommandedאֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehH6680you, that it may bewellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190to you.

24But theyhearkenedשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not, norinclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241, butwalkedH3212in thecounselsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156and in theimaginationבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of theirevilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820, and wentbackwardלְאָח֖וֹרle.'a.ChorH268, and notforwardלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440.

25Since thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1came forthfromיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117I have evensentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971to you all myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,dailyי֖וֹםYomH3117risingearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925andsendingוְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃ve.sha.Lo.achH7971them :

26Yet theyhearkenedשָׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not to me, norinclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241, buthardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203: they didworseהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489than theirfathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1.

27Therefore thou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697to them; but they will nothearkenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to thee: thou shalt alsocallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121to them; but they will notanswerיַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ya.'a.Nu.khahH6030thee.

28But thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, This is anationהַגּוֹי֙ha.goyH1471thatobeyethשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085not thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, norreceivethלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:truthהָֽאֱמוּנָ֔הha.'e.mu.NahH530hathperishedאָֽבְדָה֙'a.ve.DahH6, and is cutoffוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from theirmouthמִפִּיהֶֽם׃ סmi.pi.HemH6310.

29Cutoffגָּזִּ֤יga.ZiH1494thyhairנִזְרֵךְ֙niz.reKhH5145, O Jerusalem, and cast itawayוְֽהַשְׁלִ֔יכִיve.hash.Li.khiH7993, and takeupוּשְׂאִ֥יu.se.'IH5375alamentationקִינָ֑הki.NahH7015on highplacesשְׁפָיִ֖םshe.fa.YimH8205; for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathrejectedמָאַ֣סma.'AsH3988andforsakenוַיִּטֹּ֖שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203thegenerationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755of hiswrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.

30For thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063havedoneעָשׂ֨וּ'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in mysightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,saithנְאֻום־ne.'u.vm-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: they havesetשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760theirabominationsשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶ֗םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251in thehouseבַּבַּ֛יִתba.Ba.yitH1004which iscalledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034, topolluteלְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃le.ta.me.'OH2930it.

31And they havebuiltוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129the highplacesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116ofTophetהַתֹּ֗פֶתha.To.fetH8612, which is in thevalleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011, toburnלִשְׂרֹ֛ףlis.RofH8313theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323in thefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; which Icommandedצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them not, neithercameעָלְתָ֖ה'al.TahH5927it into myheartלִבִּֽי׃ סli.BiH3820.

32Therefore, behold, thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that it shall no more becalledיֵאָמֵ֨רye.'a.MerH559Tophetהַתֹּ֙פֶת֙ha.To.fetH8612, nor thevalleyוְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'H1516of thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011, but thevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofslaughterהַהֲרֵגָ֑הha.ha.re.GahH2028: for they shallburyוְקָבְר֥וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912inTophetבְתֹ֖פֶתve.To.fetH8612, till there shall benoמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369placeמָקֽוֹם׃ma.KomH4725.

33And the deadbodiesנִבְלַ֨תniv.LatH5038of thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971shall befoodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for thefowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and for thebeastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and none shall frighten themawayמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

34Then will I cause toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֣י׀ve.hish.ba.TiH7673from thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, and from thestreetsוּמֵֽחֻצוֹת֙u.me.chu.tzOtH2351ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, thevoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963ofmirthשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342, and thevoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057, thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of thebridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860, and thevoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of thebrideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618: for thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall bedesolateלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 7

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