Jeremiah 19 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jeremiah 20

¹Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in Yahweh’s house, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.

KJVNow Pashur^H6583 the son^H1121 of Immer^H564 the priest^H3548, who was also chief^H6496 governor^H5057 in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, heard^H8085^(H8799) that Jeremiah^H3414 prophesied^H5012^(H8738) these things^H1697.

² Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in Yahweh’s house.

KJVThen Pashur^H6583 smote^H5221^(H8686) Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet^H5030, and put^H5414^(H8799) him in the stocks^H4115 that were in the high^H5945 gate^H8179 of Benjamin^H1144, which was by the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

³ On the next day, Pashhur released Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, “Yahweh has not called your name Pashhur, but Magormissabib.

KJVAnd it came to pass on the morrow^H4283, that Pashur^H6583 brought forth^H3318^(H8686) Jeremiah^H3414 out of the stocks^H4115. Then said^H559^(H8799) Jeremiah^H3414 unto him, The LORD^H3068 hath not called^H7121^(H8804) thy name^H8034 Pashur^H6583, but Magormissabib^H4036.

⁴ For Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They will fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes will see it. I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them captive to Babylon, and will kill them with the sword.

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Behold, I will make^H5414^(H8802) thee a terror^H4032 to thyself, and to all thy friends^H157^(H8802): and they shall fall^H5307^(H8804) by the sword^H2719 of their enemies^H341^(H8802), and thine eyes^H5869 shall behold^H7200^(H8802) it: and I will give^H5414^(H8799) all Judah^H3063 into the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, and he shall carry them captive^H1540^(H8689) into Babylon^H894, and shall slay^H5221^(H8689) them with the sword^H2719.

⁵ Moreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all its gains, and all its precious things, yes, I will give all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hand of their enemies. They will make them captives, take them, and carry them to Babylon.

KJVMoreover I will deliver^H5414^(H8804) all the strength^H2633 of this city^H5892, and all the labours^H3018 thereof, and all the precious things^H3366 thereof, and all the treasures^H214 of the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 will I give^H5414^(H8799) into the hand^H3027 of their enemies^H341^(H8802), which shall spoil^H962^(H8804) them, and take^H3947^(H8804) them, and carry^H935^(H8689) them to Babylon^H894.

⁶ You, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house will go into captivity. You will come to Babylon, and there you will die, and there you will be buried, you, and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely.’”

KJVAnd thou, Pashur^H6583, and all that dwell^H3427^(H8802) in thine house^H1004 shall go^H3212^(H8799) into captivity^H7628: and thou shalt come^H935^(H8799) to Babylon^H894, and there thou shalt die^H4191^(H8799), and shalt be buried^H6912^(H8735) there, thou, and all thy friends^H157^(H8802), to whom thou hast prophesied^H5012^(H8738) lies^H8267.

⁷ Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded. You are stronger than I, and have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day. Everyone mocks me.

KJVO LORD^H3068, thou hast deceived^H6601^(H8765) me, and I was deceived^H6601^(H8735): thou art stronger^H2388^(H8804) than I, and hast prevailed^H3201^(H8799): I am in derision^H7814 daily^H3117, every one mocketh^H3932^(H8802) me.

⁸ For as often as I speak, I cry out; I cry, “Violence and destruction!” because Yahweh’s word has been made a reproach to me, and a derision, all day.

KJVFor since^H1767 I spake^H1696^(H8762), I cried out^H2199^(H8799), I cried^H7121^(H8799) violence^H2555 and spoil^H7701; because the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 was made a reproach^H2781 unto me, and a derision^H7047, daily^H3117.

⁹ If I say that I will not make mention of him, or speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones. I am weary with holding it in. I can’t.

KJVThen I said^H559^(H8804), I will not make mention^H2142^(H8799) of him, nor speak^H1696^(H8762) any more in his name^H8034. But his word was in mine heart^H3820 as a burning^H1197^(H8802) fire^H784 shut up^H6113^(H8803) in my bones^H6106, and I was weary^H3811^(H8738) with forbearing^H3557^(H8771), and I could^H3201^(H8799) not stay.

¹⁰ For I have heard the defaming of many: “Terror on every side! Denounce, and we will denounce him!” say all my familiar friends, those who watch for my fall. “Perhaps he will be persuaded, and we will prevail against him, and we will take our revenge on him.”

KJVFor I heard^H8085^(H8804) the defaming^H1681 of many^H7227, fear^H4032 on every side^H5439. Report^H5046^(H8685), say they, and we will report^H5046^(H8686) it. All my familiars^H582^H7965 watched^H8104^(H8802) for my halting^H6763^(H8676)^H6761, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed^H6601^(H8792), and we shall prevail^H3201^(H8799) against him, and we shall take^H3947^(H8799) our revenge^H5360 on him.

¹¹ But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which will never be forgotten.

KJVBut the LORD^H3068 is with me as a mighty^H1368 terrible one^H6184: therefore my persecutors^H7291^(H8802) shall stumble^H3782^(H8735), and they shall not prevail^H3201^(H8799): they shall be greatly^H3966 ashamed^H954^(H8804); for they shall not prosper^H7919^(H8689): their everlasting^H5769 confusion^H3639 shall never be forgotten^H7911^(H8735).

¹² But Yahweh of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for I have revealed my cause to you.

KJVBut, O LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, that triest^H974^(H8802) the righteous^H6662, and seest^H7200^(H8802) the reins^H3629 and the heart^H3820, let me see^H7200^(H8799) thy vengeance^H5360 on them: for unto thee have I opened^H1540^(H8765) my cause^H7379.

¹³ Sing to Yahweh! Praise Yahweh, for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.

KJVSing^H7891^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068, praise^H1984^(H8761) ye the LORD^H3068: for he hath delivered^H5337^(H8689) the soul^H5315 of the poor^H34 from the hand^H3027 of evildoers^H7489^(H8688).

¹⁴ Cursed is the day in which I was born. Don’t let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be the day^H3117 wherein I was born^H3205^(H8795): let not the day^H3117 wherein my mother^H517 bare^H3205^(H8804) me be blessed^H1288^(H8803).

¹⁵ Cursed is the man who brought news to my father, saying, “A boy is born to you,” making him very glad.

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be the man^H376 who brought tidings^H1319^(H8765) to my father^H1, saying^H559^(H8800), A man^H2145 child^H1121 is born^H3205^(H8795) unto thee; making him very^H8055^(H8763) glad^H8055^(H8765).

¹⁶ Let that man be as the cities which Yahweh overthrew, and didn’t repent. Let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime,

KJVAnd let that man^H376 be as the cities^H5892 which the LORD^H3068 overthrew^H2015^(H8804), and repented^H5162^(H8738) not: and let him hear^H8085^(H8804) the cry^H2201 in the morning^H1242, and the shouting^H8643 at noontide^H6256^H6672;

¹⁷ because he didn’t kill me from the womb. So my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.

KJVBecause he slew^H4191^(H8790) me not from the womb^H7358; or that my mother^H517 might have been my grave^H6913, and her womb^H7358 to be always^H5769 great^H2030 with me.

¹⁸ Why did I come out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

KJVWherefore came I forth^H3318^(H8804) out of the womb^H7358 to see^H7200^(H8800) labour^H5999 and sorrow^H3015, that my days^H3117 should be consumed^H3615^(H8799) with shame^H1322?

WEB·Jeremiah 19

¹Thus said Yahweh, “Go, and buy a potter’s earthen container, and take some of the elders of the people and of the elders of the priests;

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Go^H1980^(H8800) and get^H7069^(H8804) a potter's^H3335^(H8802) earthen^H2789 bottle^H1228, and take of the ancients^H2205 of the people^H5971, and of the ancients^H2205 of the priests^H3548;

² and go out to the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Harsith, and proclaim there the words that I will tell you.

KJVAnd go forth^H3318^(H8804) unto the valley^H1516 of the son^H1121 of Hinnom^H2011, which is by the entry^H6607 of the east^H2777 gate^H8179, and proclaim^H7121^(H8804) there the words^H1697 that I shall tell^H1696^(H8762) thee,

³ Say, ‘Hear Yahweh’s word, kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says, “Behold, I will bring evil on this place, which whoever hears, his ears will tingle.

KJVAnd say^H559^(H8804), Hear^H8085^(H8798) ye the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, O kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389; Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Behold, I will bring^H935^(H8688) evil^H7451 upon this place^H4725, the which whosoever heareth^H8085^(H8802), his ears^H241 shall tingle^H6750^(H8799).

⁴ Because they have forsaken me, and have defiled this place, and have burned incense in it to other gods that they didn’t know—they, their fathers, and the kings of Judah—and have filled this place with the blood of innocents,

KJVBecause they have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) me, and have estranged^H5234^(H8762) this place^H4725, and have burned incense^H6999^(H8762) in it unto other^H312 gods^H430, whom neither they nor their fathers^H1 have known^H3045^(H8804), nor the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and have filled^H4390^(H8804) this place^H4725 with the blood^H1818 of innocents^H5355;

⁵ and have built the high places of Baal to burn their children in the fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I didn’t command, nor speak, which didn’t even enter into my mind.

KJVThey have built^H1129^(H8804) also the high places^H1116 of Baal^H1168, to burn^H8313^(H8800) their sons^H1121 with fire^H784 for burnt offerings^H5930 unto Baal^H1168, which I commanded^H6680^(H8765) not, nor spake^H1696^(H8765) it, neither came^H5927^(H8804) it into my mind^H3820:

⁶ Therefore, behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that this place will no more be called ‘Topheth’, nor ‘The Valley of the son of Hinnom’, but ‘The valley of Slaughter’.

KJVTherefore, behold, the days^H3117 come^H935^(H8802), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, that this place^H4725 shall no more be called^H7121^(H8735) Tophet^H8612, nor The valley^H1516 of the son^H1121 of Hinnom^H2011, but The valley^H1516 of slaughter^H2028.

⁷ “‘“I will make the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem void in this place. I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those who seek their life. I will give their dead bodies to be food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.

KJVAnd I will make void^H1238^(H8804) the counsel^H6098 of Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem^H3389 in this place^H4725; and I will cause them to fall^H5307^(H8689) by the sword^H2719 before^H6440 their enemies^H341^(H8802), and by the hands^H3027 of them that seek^H1245^(H8764) their lives^H5315: and their carcases^H5038 will I give^H5414^(H8804) to be meat^H3978 for the fowls^H5775 of the heaven^H8064, and for the beasts^H929 of the earth^H776.

⁸ I will make this city an astonishment and a hissing. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.

KJVAnd I will make^H7760^(H8804) this city^H5892 desolate^H8047, and an hissing^H8322; every one that passeth^H5674^(H8802) thereby shall be astonished^H8074^(H8799) and hiss^H8319^(H8799) because of all the plagues^H4347 thereof.

⁹ I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters. They will each eat the flesh of his friend in the siege and in the distress with which their enemies, and those who seek their life, will distress them.”’

KJVAnd I will cause them to eat^H398^(H8689) the flesh^H1320 of their sons^H1121 and the flesh^H1320 of their daughters^H1323, and they shall eat^H398^(H8799) every one^H376 the flesh^H1320 of his friend^H7453 in the siege^H4692 and straitness^H4689, wherewith their enemies^H341^(H8802), and they that seek^H1245^(H8764) their lives^H5315, shall straiten^H6693^(H8686) them.

¹⁰ “Then you shall break the container in the sight of the men who go with you,

KJVThen shalt thou break^H7665^(H8804) the bottle^H1228 in the sight^H5869 of the men^H582 that go^H1980^(H8802) with thee,

¹¹ and shall tell them, ‘Yahweh of Armies says: “Even so I will break this people and this city as one breaks a potter’s vessel, that can’t be made whole again. They will bury in Topheth until there is no place to bury.

KJVAnd shalt say^H559^(H8804) unto them, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635; Even so^H3602 will I break^H7665^(H8799) this people^H5971 and this city^H5892, as one breaketh^H7665^(H8799) a potter's^H3335^(H8802) vessel^H3627, that cannot^H3201^(H8799) be made whole again^H7495^(H8736): and they shall bury^H6912^(H8799) them in Tophet^H8612, till there be no place^H4725 to bury^H6912^(H8800).

¹² This is what I will do to this place,” says Yahweh, “and to its inhabitants, even making this city as Topheth.

KJVThus will I do^H6213^(H8799) unto this place^H4725, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, and to the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) thereof, and even make^H5414^(H8800) this city^H5892 as Tophet^H8612:

¹³ The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, will be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses on whose roofs they have burned incense to all the army of the sky and have poured out drink offerings to other gods.”’”

KJVAnd the houses^H1004 of Jerusalem^H3389, and the houses^H1004 of the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063, shall be defiled^H2931 as the place^H4725 of Tophet^H8612, because of all the houses^H1004 upon whose roofs^H1406 they have burned incense^H6999^(H8765) unto all the host^H6635 of heaven^H8064, and have poured out^H5258^(H8687) drink offerings^H5262 unto other^H312 gods^H430.

¹⁴ Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where Yahweh had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the court of Yahweh’s house, and said to all the people:

KJVThen came^H935^(H8799) Jeremiah^H3414 from Tophet^H8612, whither the LORD^H3068 had sent^H7971^(H8804) him to prophesy^H5012^(H8736); and he stood^H5975^(H8799) in the court^H2691 of the LORD'S^H3068 house^H1004; and said^H559^(H8799) to all the people^H5971,

¹⁵ “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says, ‘Behold, I will bring on this city and on all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have made their neck stiff, that they may not hear my words.’”

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Behold, I will bring^H935^(H8688) upon this city^H5892 and upon all her towns^H5892 all the evil^H7451 that I have pronounced^H1696^(H8765) against it, because they have hardened^H7185^(H8689) their necks^H6203, that they might not hear^H8085^(H8800) my words^H1697.

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