Jeremiah 16 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jeremiah 17

¹“The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond. It is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of your altars.

KJVThe sin^H2403 of Judah^H3063 is written^H3789^(H8803) with a pen^H5842 of iron^H1270, and with the point^H6856 of a diamond^H8068: it is graven^H2790^(H8803) upon the table^H3871 of their heart^H3820, and upon the horns^H7161 of your altars^H4196;

² Even their children remember their altars and their Asherah poles by the green trees on the high hills.

KJVWhilst their children^H1121 remember^H2142^(H8800) their altars^H4196 and their groves^H842 by the green^H7488 trees^H6086 upon the high^H1364 hills^H1389.

³ My mountain in the field, I will give your substance and all your treasures for a plunder, and your high places, because of sin, throughout all your borders.

KJVO my mountain^H2042 in the field^H7704, I will give^H5414^(H8799) thy substance^H2428 and all thy treasures^H214 to the spoil^H957, and thy high places^H1116 for sin^H2403, throughout all thy borders^H1366.

⁴ You, even of yourself, will discontinue from your heritage that I gave you. I will cause you to serve your enemies in the land which you don’t know, for you have kindled a fire in my anger which will burn forever.”

KJVAnd thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue^H8058^(H8804) from thine heritage^H5159 that I gave^H5414^(H8804) thee; and I will cause thee to serve^H5647^(H8689) thine enemies^H341^(H8802) in the land^H776 which thou knowest^H3045^(H8804) not: for ye have kindled^H6919^(H8804) a fire^H784 in mine anger^H639, which shall burn^H3344^(H8714) for^H5704 ever^H5769.

⁵ Yahweh says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, relies on strength of flesh, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Cursed^H779^(H8803) be the man^H1397 that trusteth^H982^(H8799) in man^H120, and maketh^H7760^(H8804) flesh^H1320 his arm^H2220, and whose heart^H3820 departeth^H5493^(H8799) from the LORD^H3068.

⁶ For he will be like a bush in the desert, and will not see when good comes, but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, an uninhabited salt land.

KJVFor he shall be like the heath^H6199 in the desert^H6160, and shall not see^H7200^(H8799) when good^H2896 cometh^H935^(H8799); but shall inhabit^H7931^(H8804) the parched places^H2788 in the wilderness^H4057, in a salt^H4420 land^H776 and not inhabited^H3427^(H8799).

⁷ “Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh.

KJVBlessed^H1288^(H8803) is the man^H1397 that trusteth^H982^(H8799) in the LORD^H3068, and whose hope^H4009 the LORD^H3068 is.

⁸ For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.

KJVFor he shall be as a tree^H6086 planted^H8362^(H8803) by the waters^H4325, and that spreadeth out^H7971^(H8762) her roots^H8328 by the river^H3105, and shall not see^H7200^(H8799) when heat^H2527 cometh^H935^(H8799), but her leaf^H5929 shall be green^H7488; and shall not be careful^H1672^(H8799) in the year^H8141 of drought^H1226, neither shall cease^H4185^(H8686) from yielding^H6213^(H8800) fruit^H6529.

⁹ The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

KJVThe heart^H3820 is deceitful^H6121 above all things, and desperately wicked^H605^(H8803): who can know^H3045^(H8799) it?

¹⁰ “I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”

KJVI the LORD^H3068 search^H2713^(H8802) the heart^H3820, I try^H974^(H8802) the reins^H3629, even to give^H5414^(H8800) every man^H376 according to his ways^H1870, and according to the fruit^H6529 of his doings^H4611.

¹¹ As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right. In the middle of his days, they will leave him. At his end, he will be a fool.

KJVAs the partridge^H7124 sitteth^H1716^(H8804) on eggs, and hatcheth^H3205^(H8804) them not; so he that getteth^H6213^(H8802) riches^H6239, and not by right^H4941, shall leave^H5800^(H8799) them in the midst^H2677 of his days^H3117, and at his end^H319 shall be a fool^H5036.

¹² A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.

KJVA glorious^H3519 high^H4791 throne^H3678 from the beginning^H7223 is the place^H4725 of our sanctuary^H4720.

¹³ Yahweh, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will be disappointed. Those who depart from me will be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Yahweh, the spring of living waters.

KJVO LORD^H3068, the hope^H4723 of Israel^H3478, all that forsake^H5800^(H8802) thee shall be ashamed^H954^(H8799), and they that depart^H3249 from me^H5493^(H8803) shall be written^H3789^(H8735) in the earth^H776, because they have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, the fountain^H4726 of living^H2416 waters^H4325.

¹⁴ Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.

KJVHeal^H7495^(H8798) me, O LORD^H3068, and I shall be healed^H7495^(H8735); save^H3467^(H8685) me, and I shall be saved^H3467^(H8735): for thou art my praise^H8416.

¹⁵ Behold, they ask me, “Where is Yahweh’s word? Let it be fulfilled now.”

KJVBehold, they say^H559^(H8802) unto me, Where is the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068? let it come^H935^(H8799) now.

¹⁶ As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you. I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know. That which came out of my lips was before your face.

KJVAs for me, I have not hastened^H213^(H8804) from being a pastor^H7462^(H8802) to follow^H310 thee: neither have I desired^H183^(H8694) the woeful^H605^(H8803) day^H3117; thou knowest^H3045^(H8804): that which came out^H4161 of my lips^H8193 was right before^H5227 thee^H6440.

¹⁷ Don’t be a terror to me. You are my refuge in the day of evil.

KJVBe not a terror^H4288 unto me: thou art my hope^H4268 in the day^H3117 of evil^H7451.

¹⁸ Let them be disappointed who persecute me, but don’t let me be disappointed. Let them be dismayed, but don’t let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

KJVLet them be confounded^H954^(H8799) that persecute^H7291^(H8802) me, but let not me be confounded^H954^(H8799): let them be dismayed^H2865^(H8735), but let not me be dismayed^H2865^(H8735): bring^H935^(H8687) upon them the day^H3117 of evil^H7451, and destroy^H7665^(H8798) them with double^H4932 destruction^H7670.

¹⁹ Yahweh said this to me: “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, through which the kings of Judah come in and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.

KJVThus said^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 unto me; Go^H1980^(H8800) and stand^H5975^(H8804) in the gate^H8179 of the children^H1121 of the people^H5971, whereby the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 come in^H935^(H8799), and by the which they go out^H3318^(H8799), and in all the gates^H8179 of Jerusalem^H3389;

²⁰ Tell them, ‘Hear Yahweh’s word, you kings of Judah, all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:

KJVAnd say^H559^(H8804) unto them, Hear^H8085^(H8798) ye the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, ye kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and all Judah^H3063, and all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389, that enter in^H935^(H8802) by these gates^H8179:

²¹ Yahweh says, “Be careful, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Take heed^H8104^(H8734) to yourselves^H5315, and bear^H5375^(H8799) no burden^H4853 on the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, nor bring^H935^(H8689) it in by the gates^H8179 of Jerusalem^H3389;

²² Don’t carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day. Don’t do any work, but make the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers.

KJVNeither carry forth^H3318^(H8686) a burden^H4853 out of your houses^H1004 on the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, neither do^H6213^(H8799) ye any work^H4399, but hallow^H6942^(H8765) ye the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, as I commanded^H6680^(H8765) your fathers^H1.

²³ But they didn’t listen. They didn’t turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.

KJVBut they obeyed^H8085^(H8804) not, neither inclined^H5186^(H8689) their ear^H241, but made their neck^H6203 stiff^H7185^(H8686), that they might not hear^H8085^(H8800), nor receive^H3947^(H8800) instruction^H4148.

²⁴ It will happen, if you diligently listen to me,” says Yahweh, “to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but to make the Sabbath day holy, to do no work therein;

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, if ye diligently^H8085^(H8800) hearken^H8085^(H8799) unto me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, to bring^H935^(H8687) in no burden^H4853 through the gates^H8179 of this city^H5892 on the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, but hallow^H6942^(H8763) the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, to do^H6213^(H8800) no^H1115 work^H4399 therein;

²⁵ then there will enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on David’s throne, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city will remain forever.

KJVThen shall there enter^H935^(H8804) into the gates^H8179 of this city^H5892 kings^H4428 and princes^H8269 sitting^H3427^(H8802) upon the throne^H3678 of David^H1732, riding^H7392^(H8802) in chariots^H7393 and on horses^H5483, they, and their princes^H8269, the men^H376 of Judah^H3063, and the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389: and this city^H5892 shall remain^H3427^(H8804) for ever^H5769.

²⁶ They will come from the cities of Judah, and from the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the lowland, from the hill country, and from the South, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, meal offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to Yahweh’s house.

KJVAnd they shall come^H935^(H8804) from the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063, and from the places about^H5439 Jerusalem^H3389, and from the land^H776 of Benjamin^H1144, and from the plain^H8219, and from the mountains^H2022, and from the south^H5045, bringing^H935^(H8688) burnt offerings^H5930, and sacrifices^H2077, and meat offerings^H4503, and incense^H3828, and bringing^H935^(H8688) sacrifices of praise^H8426, unto the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

²⁷ But if you will not listen to me to make the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem. It will not be quenched.”’”

KJVBut if ye will not hearken^H8085^(H8799) unto me to hallow^H6942^(H8763) the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, and not to bear^H5375^(H8800) a burden^H4853, even entering in^H935^(H8800) at the gates^H8179 of Jerusalem^H3389 on the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117; then will I kindle^H3341^(H8689) a fire^H784 in the gates^H8179 thereof, and it shall devour^H398^(H8804) the palaces^H759 of Jerusalem^H3389, and it shall not be quenched^H3518^(H8799).

WEB·Jeremiah 16

¹Then Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

KJVThe word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came also unto me, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.”

KJVThou shalt not take^H3947^(H8799) thee a wife^H802, neither shalt thou have sons^H1121 or daughters^H1323 in this place^H4725.

³ For Yahweh says concerning the sons and concerning the daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them, and concerning their fathers who became their father in this land:

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 concerning the sons^H1121 and concerning the daughters^H1323 that are born^H3205^(H8688) in this place^H4725, and concerning their mothers^H517 that bare^H3205^(H8802) them, and concerning their fathers^H1 that begat^H3209 them in this land^H776;

⁴ “They will die grievous deaths. They will not be lamented, neither will they be buried. They will be as dung on the surface of the ground. They will be consumed by the sword and by famine. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.”

KJVThey shall die^H4191^(H8799) of grievous^H8463 deaths^H4463; they shall not be lamented^H5594^(H8735); neither shall they be buried^H6912^(H8735); but they shall be as dung^H1828 upon the face^H6440 of the earth^H127: and they shall be consumed^H3615^(H8799) by the sword^H2719, and by famine^H7458; and their carcases^H5038 shall be meat^H3978 for the fowls^H5775 of heaven^H8064, and for the beasts^H929 of the earth^H776.

⁵ For Yahweh says, “Don’t enter into the house of mourning. Don’t go to lament. Don’t bemoan them, for I have taken away my peace from this people,” says Yahweh, “even loving kindness and tender mercies.

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Enter^H935^(H8799) not into the house^H1004 of mourning^H4798, neither go^H3212^(H8799) to lament^H5594^(H8800) nor bemoan^H5110^(H8799) them: for I have taken away^H622^(H8804) my peace^H7965 from this people^H5971, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, even lovingkindness^H2617 and mercies^H7356.

⁶ Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried. Men won’t lament for them, cut themselves, or make themselves bald for them.

KJVBoth the great^H1419 and the small^H6996 shall die^H4191^(H8804) in this land^H776: they shall not be buried^H6912^(H8735), neither shall men lament^H5594^(H8799) for them, nor cut^H1413^(H8704) themselves, nor make themselves bald^H7139^(H8735) for them:

⁷ Men won’t break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead. Men won’t give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.

KJVNeither shall men tear^H6536^(H8799) themselves for them in mourning^H60, to comfort^H5162^(H8763) them for the dead^H4191^(H8801); neither shall men give them the cup^H3563 of consolation^H8575 to drink^H8248^(H8686) for their father^H1 or for their mother^H517.

⁸ “You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.”

KJVThou shalt not also go^H935^(H8799) into the house^H1004 of feasting^H4960, to sit^H3427^(H8800) with them to eat^H398^(H8800) and to drink^H8354^(H8800).

⁹ For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Behold, I will cause to cease^H7673^(H8688) out of this place^H4725 in your eyes^H5869, and in your days^H3117, the voice^H6963 of mirth^H8342, and the voice^H6963 of gladness^H8057, the voice^H6963 of the bridegroom^H2860, and the voice^H6963 of the bride^H3618.

¹⁰ It will happen, when you tell this people all these words, and they ask you, ‘Why has Yahweh pronounced all this great evil against us?’ or ‘What is our iniquity?’ or ‘What is our sin that we have committed against Yahweh our God?’

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew^H5046^(H8686) this people^H5971 all these words^H1697, and they shall say^H559^(H8804) unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD^H3068 pronounced^H1696^(H8765) all this great^H1419 evil^H7451 against us? or what is our iniquity^H5771? or what is our sin^H2403 that we have committed^H2398^(H8804) against the LORD^H3068 our God^H430?

¹¹ then you shall tell them, ‘Because your fathers have forsaken me,’ says Yahweh, ‘and have walked after other gods, have served them, have worshiped them, have forsaken me, and have not kept my law.

KJVThen shalt thou say^H559^(H8804) unto them, Because your fathers^H1 have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, and have walked^H3212^(H8799) after^H310 other^H312 gods^H430, and have served^H5647^(H8799) them, and have worshipped^H7812^(H8691) them, and have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) me, and have not kept^H8104^(H8804) my law^H8451;

¹² You have done evil more than your fathers, for behold, you each walk after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you don’t listen to me.

KJVAnd ye have done^H6213^(H8800) worse^H7489^(H8689) than your fathers^H1; for, behold^H2009, ye walk^H1980^(H8802) every one^H376 after^H310 the imagination^H8307 of his evil^H7451 heart^H3820, that they may not hearken^H8085^(H8800) unto me:

¹³ Therefore I will cast you out of this land into the land that you have not known, neither you nor your fathers. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.’

KJVTherefore will I cast^H2904^(H8689) you out of this land^H776 into a land^H776 that ye know^H3045^(H8804) not, neither ye nor your fathers^H1; and there shall ye serve^H5647^(H8804) other^H312 gods^H430 day^H3119 and night^H3915; where I will not shew^H5414^(H8799) you favour^H2594.

¹⁴ “Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that it will no more be said, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;’

KJVTherefore, behold, the days^H3117 come^H935^(H8802), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, that it shall no more be said^H559^(H8735), The LORD^H3068 liveth^H2416, that brought up^H5927^(H8689) the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714;

¹⁵ but, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the countries where he had driven them.’ I will bring them again into their land that I gave to their fathers.

KJVBut, The LORD^H3068 liveth^H2416, that brought up^H5927^(H8689) the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 from the land^H776 of the north^H6828, and from all the lands^H776 whither he had driven^H5080^(H8689) them: and I will bring them again^H7725^(H8689) into their land^H127 that I gave^H5414^(H8804) unto their fathers^H1.

¹⁶ “Behold, I will send for many fishermen,” says Yahweh, “and they will fish them up. Afterward I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain, from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.

KJVBehold, I will send^H7971^(H8802) for many^H7227 fishers^H1771^(H8675)^H1728, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, and they shall fish^H1770^(H8804) them; and after^H310 will I send^H7971^(H8799) for many^H7227 hunters^H6719, and they shall hunt^H6679^(H8804) them from every mountain^H2022, and from every hill^H1389, and out of the holes^H5357 of the rocks^H5553.

¹⁷ For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from my face. Their iniquity isn’t concealed from my eyes.

KJVFor mine eyes^H5869 are upon all their ways^H1870: they are not hid^H5641^(H8738) from my face^H6440, neither is their iniquity^H5771 hid^H6845^(H8738) from^H5048 mine eyes^H5869.

¹⁸ First I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations.”

KJVAnd first^H7223 I will recompense^H7999^(H8765) their iniquity^H5771 and their sin^H2403 double^H4932; because they have defiled^H2490^(H8763) my land^H776, they have filled^H4390^(H8804) mine inheritance^H5159 with the carcases^H5038 of their detestable^H8251 and abominable things^H8441.

¹⁹ Yahweh, my strength, my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and will say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, vanity and things in which there is no profit.

KJVO LORD^H3068, my strength^H5797, and my fortress^H4581, and my refuge^H4498 in the day^H3117 of affliction^H6869, the Gentiles^H1471 shall come^H935^(H8799) unto thee from the ends^H657 of the earth^H776, and shall say^H559^(H8799), Surely our fathers^H1 have inherited^H5157^(H8804) lies^H8267, vanity^H1892, and things wherein there is no profit^H3276^(H8688).

²⁰ Should a man make to himself gods which yet are no gods?”

KJVShall a man^H120 make^H6213^(H8799) gods^H430 unto himself, and they are no gods^H430?

²¹ “Therefore behold, I will cause them to know, this once I will cause them to know my hand and my might. Then they will know that my name is Yahweh.”

KJVTherefore, behold, I will this once^H6471 cause them to know^H3045^(H8688), I will cause them to know^H3045^(H8686) mine hand^H3027 and my might^H1369; and they shall know^H3045^(H8804) that my name^H8034 is The LORD^H3068.

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