Jeremiah 14 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jeremiah 15

¹Then Yahweh said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not turn toward this people. Cast them out of my sight, and let them go out!

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068 unto me, Though Moses^H4872 and Samuel^H8050 stood^H5975^(H8799) before^H6440 me, yet my mind^H5315 could not be toward this people^H5971: cast them out^H7971^(H8761) of my sight^H6440, and let them go forth^H3318^(H8799).

² It will happen when they ask you, ‘Where shall we go out?’ then you shall tell them, ‘Yahweh says: “Such as are for death, to death; such as are for the sword, to the sword; such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity.”’

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, if they say^H559^(H8799) unto thee, Whither shall we go forth^H3318^(H8799)? then thou shalt tell^H559^(H8804) them, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Such as are for death^H4194, to death^H4194; and such as are for the sword^H2719, to the sword^H2719; and such as are for the famine^H7458, to the famine^H7458; and such as are for the captivity^H7628, to the captivity^H7628.

³ “I will appoint over them four kinds,” says Yahweh: “the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, the birds of the sky, and the animals of the earth, to devour and to destroy.

KJVAnd I will appoint^H6485^(H8804) over them four^H702 kinds^H4940, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068: the sword^H2719 to slay^H2026^(H8800), and the dogs^H3611 to tear^H5498^(H8800), and the fowls^H5775 of the heaven^H8064, and the beasts^H929 of the earth^H776, to devour^H398^(H8800) and destroy^H7843^(H8687).

⁴ I will cause them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.

KJVAnd I will cause^H5414^(H8804) them to be removed^H2189^(H8675)^H2113 into all kingdoms^H4467 of the earth^H776, because^H1558 of Manasseh^H4519 the son^H1121 of Hezekiah^H3169 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, for that which he did^H6213^(H8804) in Jerusalem^H3389.

⁵ For who will have pity on you, Jerusalem? Who will mourn you? Who will come to ask of your welfare?

KJVFor who shall have pity^H2550^(H8799) upon thee, O Jerusalem^H3389? or who shall bemoan^H5110^(H8799) thee? or who shall go aside^H5493^(H8799) to ask^H7592^(H8800) how thou doest^H7965?

⁶ You have rejected me,” says Yahweh. “You have gone backward. Therefore I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you. I am weary of showing compassion.

KJVThou hast forsaken^H5203^(H8804) me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, thou art gone^H3212^(H8799) backward^H268: therefore will I stretch out^H5186^(H8686) my hand^H3027 against thee, and destroy^H7843^(H8686) thee; I am weary^H3811^(H8738) with repenting^H5162^(H8736).

⁷ I have winnowed them with a fan in the gates of the land. I have bereaved them of children. I have destroyed my people. They didn’t return from their ways.

KJVAnd I will fan^H2219^(H8799) them with a fan^H4214 in the gates^H8179 of the land^H776; I will bereave^H7921^(H8765) them of children, I will destroy^H6^(H8765) my people^H5971, since they return^H7725^(H8804) not from their ways^H1870.

⁸ Their widows are increased more than the sand of the seas. I have brought on them against the mother of the young men a destroyer at noonday. I have caused anguish and terrors to fall on her suddenly.

KJVTheir widows^H490 are increased^H6105^(H8804) to me above the sand^H2344 of the seas^H3220: I have brought^H935^(H8689) upon them against the mother^H517 of the young men^H970 a spoiler^H7703^(H8802) at noonday^H6672: I have caused him to fall^H5307^(H8689) upon it suddenly^H6597, and terrors^H928 upon the city^H5892.

⁹ She who has borne seven languishes. She has given up the spirit. Her sun has gone down while it was yet day. She has been disappointed and confounded. I will deliver their residue to the sword before their enemies,” says Yahweh.

KJVShe that hath borne^H3205^(H8802) seven^H7651 languisheth^H535^(H8797): she hath given up^H5301^(H8804) the ghost^H5315; her sun^H8121 is gone^H935^(H8804) down while it was yet day^H3119^(H8676)^H3117: she hath been ashamed^H954^(H8804) and confounded^H2659^(H8804): and the residue^H7611 of them will I deliver^H5414^(H8799) to the sword^H2719 before^H6440 their enemies^H341^(H8802), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

¹⁰ Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife, and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet every one of them curses me.

KJVWoe^H188 is me, my mother^H517, that thou hast borne^H3205^(H8804) me a man^H376 of strife^H7379 and a man^H376 of contention^H4066 to the whole earth^H776! I have neither lent on usury^H5383^(H8804), nor men have lent to me on usury^H5383^(H8804); yet every one of them doth curse^H7043^(H8764) me.

¹¹ Yahweh said, “Most certainly I will strengthen you for good. Most certainly I will cause the enemy to make supplication to you in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8804), Verily^H3808^H518 it shall be well^H2896 with thy remnant^H8281^(H8765)^(H8675)^H8293; verily^H518 I will cause the enemy^H341^(H8802) to entreat^H6293^(H8689) thee well in the time^H6256 of evil^H7451 and in the time^H6256 of affliction^H6869.

¹² Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and bronze?

KJVShall iron^H1270 break^H7489^(H8799) the northern^H6828 iron^H1270 and the steel^H5178?

¹³ I will give your substance and your treasures for a plunder without price, and that for all your sins, even in all your borders.

KJVThy substance^H2428 and thy treasures^H214 will I give^H5414^(H8799) to the spoil^H957 without price^H4242, and that for all thy sins^H2403, even in all thy borders^H1366.

¹⁴ I will make them to pass with your enemies into a land which you don’t know; for a fire is kindled in my anger, which will burn on you.”

KJVAnd I will make thee to pass^H5674^(H8689) with thine enemies^H341^(H8802) into a land^H776 which thou knowest^H3045^(H8804) not: for a fire^H784 is kindled^H6919^(H8804) in mine anger^H639, which shall burn^H3344^(H8714) upon you.

¹⁵ Yahweh, you know. Remember me, visit me, and avenge me of my persecutors. You are patient, so don’t take me away. Know that for your sake I have suffered reproach.

KJVO LORD^H3068, thou knowest^H3045^(H8804): remember^H2142^(H8798) me, and visit^H6485^(H8798) me, and revenge^H5358^(H8734) me of my persecutors^H7291^(H8802); take me not away^H3947^(H8799) in thy longsuffering^H639^H750: know^H3045^(H8798) that for thy sake I have suffered^H5375^(H8800) rebuke^H2781.

¹⁶ Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of Armies.

KJVThy words^H1697 were found^H4672^(H8738), and I did eat^H398^(H8799) them; and thy word^H1697 was unto me the joy^H8342 and rejoicing^H8057 of mine heart^H3824: for I am called^H7121^(H8738) by thy name^H8034, O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635.

¹⁷ I didn’t sit in the assembly of those who make merry and rejoice. I sat alone because of your hand, for you have filled me with indignation.

KJVI sat^H3427^(H8804) not in the assembly^H5475 of the mockers^H7832^(H8764), nor rejoiced^H5937^(H8799); I sat^H3427^(H8804) alone^H910 because^H6440 of thy hand^H3027: for thou hast filled^H4390^(H8765) me with indignation^H2195.

¹⁸ Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuses to be healed? Will you indeed be to me as a deceitful brook, like waters that fail?

KJVWhy is my pain^H3511 perpetual^H5331, and my wound^H4347 incurable^H605^(H8803), which refuseth^H3985^(H8765) to be healed^H7495^(H8736)? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar^H391, and as waters^H4325 that fail^H539^(H8738)?

¹⁹ Therefore Yahweh says, “If you return, then I will bring you again, that you may stand before me; and if you take out the precious from the vile, you will be as my mouth. They will return to you, but you will not return to them.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, If thou return^H7725^(H8799), then will I bring thee again^H7725^(H8686), and thou shalt stand^H5975^(H8799) before^H6440 me: and if thou take forth^H3318^(H8686) the precious^H3368 from the vile^H2151^(H8802), thou shalt be as my mouth^H6310: let them return^H7725^(H8799) unto thee; but return^H7725^(H8799) not thou unto them.

²⁰ I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall. They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you to save you and to deliver you,” says Yahweh.

KJVAnd I will make^H5414^(H8804) thee unto this people^H5971 a fenced^H1219^(H8803) brasen^H5178 wall^H2346: and they shall fight^H3898^(H8738) against thee, but they shall not prevail^H3201^(H8799) against thee: for I am with thee to save^H3467^(H8687) thee and to deliver^H5337^(H8687) thee, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

²¹ “I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible.”

KJVAnd I will deliver^H5337^(H8689) thee out of the hand^H3027 of the wicked^H7451, and I will redeem^H6299^(H8804) thee out of the hand^H3709 of the terrible^H6184.

WEB·Jeremiah 14

¹This is Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

KJVThe word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 that came to Jeremiah^H3414 concerning^H1697 the dearth^H1226.

² “Judah mourns, and its gates languish. They sit in black on the ground. The cry of Jerusalem goes up.

KJVJudah^H3063 mourneth^H56^(H8804), and the gates^H8179 thereof languish^H535^(H8797); they are black^H6937^(H8804) unto the ground^H776; and the cry^H6682 of Jerusalem^H3389 is gone up^H5927^(H8804).

³ Their nobles send their little ones to the waters. They come to the cisterns, and find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads.

KJVAnd their nobles^H117 have sent^H7971^(H8804) their little ones^H6810 to the waters^H4325: they came^H935^(H8804) to the pits^H1356^(H8676)^H1360, and found^H4672^(H8804) no water^H4325; they returned^H7725^(H8804) with their vessels^H3627 empty^H7387; they were ashamed^H954^(H8804) and confounded^H3637^(H8717), and covered^H2645^(H8804) their heads^H7218.

⁴ Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed. They cover their heads.

KJVBecause the ground^H127 is chapt^H2865^(H8804), for there was no rain^H1653 in the earth^H776, the plowmen^H406 were ashamed^H954^(H8804), they covered^H2645^(H8804) their heads^H7218.

⁵ Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.

KJVYea, the hind^H365 also calved^H3205^(H8804) in the field^H7704, and forsook^H5800^(H8800) it, because there was no grass^H1877.

⁶ The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail, because there is no vegetation.

KJVAnd the wild asses^H6501 did stand^H5975^(H8804) in the high places^H8205, they snuffed up^H7602^(H8804) the wind^H7307 like dragons^H8577; their eyes^H5869 did fail^H3615^(H8804), because there was no grass^H6212.

⁷ Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name’s sake, Yahweh; for our rebellions are many. We have sinned against you.

KJVO LORD^H3068, though our iniquities^H5771 testify^H6030^(H8804) against us, do^H6213^(H8798) thou it for thy name's^H8034 sake: for our backslidings^H4878 are many^H7231^(H8804); we have sinned^H2398^(H8804) against thee.

⁸ You hope of Israel, its Savior in the time of trouble, why should you be as a foreigner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?

KJVO the hope^H4723 of Israel^H3478, the saviour^H3467^(H8688) thereof in time^H6256 of trouble^H6869, why shouldest thou be as a stranger^H1616 in the land^H776, and as a wayfaring man^H732^(H8802) that turneth aside^H5186^(H8804) to tarry for a night^H3885^(H8800)?

⁹ Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who can’t save? Yet you, Yahweh, are in the middle of us, and we are called by your name. Don’t leave us.

KJVWhy shouldest thou be as a man^H376 astonied^H1724^(H8737), as a mighty man^H1368 that cannot^H3201^(H8799) save^H3467^(H8687)? yet thou, O LORD^H3068, art in the midst^H7130 of us, and we are called^H7121^(H8738) by thy name^H8034; leave^H3240^(H8686) us not.

¹⁰ Yahweh says to this people: “Even so they have loved to wander. They have not restrained their feet. Therefore Yahweh does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish them for their sins.”

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 unto this people^H5971, Thus have they loved^H157^(H8804) to wander^H5128^(H8800), they have not refrained^H2820^(H8804) their feet^H7272, therefore the LORD^H3068 doth not accept^H7521^(H8804) them; he will now remember^H2142^(H8799) their iniquity^H5771, and visit^H6485^(H8799) their sins^H2403.

¹¹ Yahweh said to me, “Don’t pray for this people for their good.

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068 unto me, Pray^H6419^(H8691) not for this people^H5971 for their good^H2896.

¹² When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”

KJVWhen they fast^H6684^(H8799), I will not hear^H8085^(H8802) their cry^H7440; and when they offer^H5927^(H8686) burnt offering^H5930 and an oblation^H4503, I will not accept^H7521^(H8802) them: but I will consume^H3615^(H8764) them by the sword^H2719, and by the famine^H7458, and by the pestilence^H1698.

¹³ Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) I, Ah^H162, Lord^H136 GOD^H3069! behold, the prophets^H5030 say^H559^(H8802) unto them, Ye shall not see^H7200^(H8799) the sword^H2719, neither shall ye have famine^H7458; but I will give^H5414^(H8799) you assured^H571 peace^H7965 in this place^H4725.

¹⁴ Then Yahweh said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in my name. I didn’t send them. I didn’t command them. I didn’t speak to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.

KJVThen the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto me, The prophets^H5030 prophesy^H5012^(H8737) lies^H8267 in my name^H8034: I sent^H7971^(H8804) them not, neither have I commanded^H6680^(H8765) them, neither spake^H1696^(H8765) unto them: they prophesy^H5012^(H8693) unto you a false^H8267 vision^H2377 and divination^H7081, and a thing of nought^H457^(H8675)^H434, and the deceit^H8649 of their heart^H3820.

¹⁵ Therefore Yahweh says concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, but I didn’t send them, yet they say, ‘Sword and famine will not be in this land.’ Those prophets will be consumed by sword and famine.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 concerning the prophets^H5030 that prophesy^H5012^(H8737) in my name^H8034, and I sent^H7971^(H8804) them not, yet they say^H559^(H8802), Sword^H2719 and famine^H7458 shall not be in this land^H776; By sword^H2719 and famine^H7458 shall those prophets^H5030 be consumed^H8552^(H8735).

¹⁶ The people to whom they prophesy will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. They will have no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters, for I will pour their wickedness on them.

KJVAnd the people^H5971 to whom they prophesy^H5012^(H8737) shall be cast out^H7993^(H8716) in the streets^H2351 of Jerusalem^H3389 because^H6440 of the famine^H7458 and the sword^H2719; and they shall have none to bury^H6912^(H8764) them^H1992, them, their wives^H802, nor their sons^H1121, nor their daughters^H1323: for I will pour^H8210^(H8804) their wickedness^H7451 upon them.

¹⁷ “You shall say this word to them: “‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.

KJVTherefore thou shalt say^H559^(H8804) this word^H1697 unto them; Let mine eyes^H5869 run down^H3381^(H8799) with tears^H1832 night^H3915 and day^H3119, and let them not cease^H1820^(H8799): for the virgin^H1330 daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971 is broken^H7665^(H8738) with a great^H1419 breach^H7667, with a very^H3966 grievous^H2470^(H8737) blow^H4347.

¹⁸ If I go out into the field, then behold, the slain with the sword! If I enter into the city, then behold, those who are sick with famine! For both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.’”

KJVIf I go forth^H3318^(H8804) into the field^H7704, then behold the slain^H2491 with the sword^H2719! and if I enter^H935^(H8804) into the city^H5892, then behold them that are sick^H8463 with famine^H7458! yea, both the prophet^H5030 and the priest^H3548 go about^H5503^(H8804) into a land^H776 that they know^H3045^(H8804) not.

¹⁹ Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!

KJVHast thou utterly^H3988^(H8800) rejected^H3988^(H8804) Judah^H3063? hath thy soul^H5315 lothed^H1602^(H8804) Zion^H6726? why hast thou smitten^H5221^(H8689) us, and there is no healing^H4832 for us? we looked^H6960^(H8763) for peace^H7965, and there is no good^H2896; and for the time^H6256 of healing^H4832, and behold trouble^H1205!

²⁰ We acknowledge, Yahweh, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.

KJVWe acknowledge^H3045^(H8804), O LORD^H3068, our wickedness^H7562, and the iniquity^H5771 of our fathers^H1: for we have sinned^H2398^(H8804) against thee.

²¹ Do not abhor us, for your name’s sake. Do not disgrace the throne of your glory. Remember, and don’t break your covenant with us.

KJVDo not abhor^H5006^(H8799) us, for thy name's^H8034 sake, do not disgrace^H5034^(H8762) the throne^H3678 of thy glory^H3519: remember^H2142^(H8798), break^H6565^(H8686) not thy covenant^H1285 with us.

²² Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, Yahweh our God? Therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.

KJVAre there^H3426 any among the vanities^H1892 of the Gentiles^H1471 that can cause rain^H1652^(H8688)? or can the heavens^H8064 give^H5414^(H8799) showers^H7241? art not thou he, O LORD^H3068 our God^H430? therefore we will wait^H6960^(H8762) upon thee: for thou hast made^H6213^(H8804) all these things.

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