Jeremiah 34 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jeremiah 35

¹The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

KJVThe word^H1697 which came unto Jeremiah^H3414 from the LORD^H3068 in the days^H3117 of Jehoiakim^H3079 the son^H1121 of Josiah^H2977 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into Yahweh’s house, into one of the rooms, and give them wine to drink.”

KJVGo^H1980^(H8800) unto the house^H1004 of the Rechabites^H7397, and speak^H1696^(H8765) unto them, and bring^H935^(H8689) them into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, into one^H259 of the chambers^H3957, and give them wine^H3196 to drink^H8248^(H8689).

³ Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, with his brothers, all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

KJVThen I took^H3947^(H8799) Jaazaniah^H2970 the son^H1121 of Jeremiah^H3414, the son^H1121 of Habaziniah^H2262, and his brethren^H251, and all his sons^H1121, and the whole house^H1004 of the Rechabites^H7397;

⁴ and I brought them into Yahweh’s house, into the room of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the room of the princes, which was above the room of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

KJVAnd I brought^H935^(H8686) them into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, into the chamber^H3957 of the sons^H1121 of Hanan^H2605, the son^H1121 of Igdaliah^H3012, a man^H376 of God^H430, which was by^H681 the chamber^H3957 of the princes^H8269, which was above^H4605 the chamber^H3957 of Maaseiah^H4641 the son^H1121 of Shallum^H7967, the keeper^H8104^(H8802) of the door^H5592:

⁵ I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”

KJVAnd I set^H5414^(H8799) before^H6440 the sons^H1121 of the house^H1004 of the Rechabites^H7397 pots^H1375 full^H4392 of wine^H3196, and cups^H3563, and I said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Drink^H8354^(H8798) ye wine^H3196.

⁶ But they said, “We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink no wine, neither you nor your children, forever.

KJVBut they said^H559^(H8799), We will drink^H8354^(H8799) no wine^H3196: for Jonadab^H3122 the son^H1121 of Rechab^H7394 our father^H1 commanded^H6680^(H8765) us, saying^H559^(H8800), Ye shall drink^H8354^(H8799) no wine^H3196, neither ye, nor your sons^H1121 for^H5704 ever^H5769:

⁷ You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, or have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, that you may live many days in the land in which you live as nomads.’

KJVNeither shall ye build^H1129^(H8799) house^H1004, nor sow^H2232^(H8799) seed^H2233, nor plant^H5193^(H8799) vineyard^H3754, nor have any: but all your days^H3117 ye shall dwell^H3427^(H8799) in tents^H168; that ye may live^H2421^(H8799) many^H7227 days^H3117 in^H6440 the land^H127 where ye be strangers^H1481^(H8802).

⁸ We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;

KJVThus have we obeyed^H8085^(H8799) the voice^H6963 of Jonadab^H3082 the son^H1121 of Rechab^H7394 our father^H1 in all that he hath charged^H6680^(H8765) us, to drink^H8354^(H8800) no wine^H3196 all our days^H3117, we, our wives^H802, our sons^H1121, nor our daughters^H1323;

⁹ and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;

KJVNor to build^H1129^(H8800) houses^H1004 for us to dwell in^H3427^(H8800): neither have we vineyard^H3754, nor field^H7704, nor seed^H2233:

¹⁰ but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

KJVBut we have dwelt in^H3427^(H8799) tents^H168, and have obeyed^H8085^(H8799), and done^H6213^(H8799) according to all that Jonadab^H3122 our father^H1 commanded^H6680^(H8765) us.

¹¹ But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, we said, ‘Come! Let’s go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we will dwell at Jerusalem.’”

KJVBut it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 came up^H5927^(H8800) into the land^H776, that we said^H559^(H8799), Come^H935^(H8798), and let us go^H935^(H8799) to Jerusalem^H3389 for fear^H6440 of the army^H2428 of the Chaldeans^H3778, and for fear^H6440 of the army^H2428 of the Syrians^H758: so we dwell^H3427^(H8799) at Jerusalem^H3389.

¹² Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,

KJVThen came the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 unto Jeremiah^H3414, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹³ “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Will you not receive instruction to listen to my words?” says Yahweh.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Go^H1980^(H8800) and tell^H559^(H8804) the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 and the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389, Will ye not receive^H3947^(H8799) instruction^H4148 to hearken^H8085^(H8800) to my words^H1697? saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

¹⁴ “The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment; but I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking, and you have not listened to me.

KJVThe words^H1697 of Jonadab^H3082 the son^H1121 of Rechab^H7394, that he commanded^H6680^(H8765) his sons^H1121 not to drink^H8354^(H8800) wine^H3196, are performed^H6965^(H8717); for unto this day^H3117 they drink^H8354^(H8804) none, but obey^H8085^(H8804) their father's^H1 commandment^H4687: notwithstanding I have spoken^H1696^(H8765) unto you, rising early^H7925^(H8687) and speaking^H1696^(H8763); but ye hearkened^H8085^(H8804) not unto me.

¹⁵ I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, ‘Every one of you must return now from his evil way, amend your doings, and don’t go after other gods to serve them. Then you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers;’ but you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to me.

KJVI have sent^H7971^(H8799) also unto you all my servants^H5650 the prophets^H5030, rising up early^H7925^(H8687) and sending^H7971^(H8800) them, saying^H559^(H8800), Return^H7725^(H8798) ye now every man^H376 from his evil^H7451 way^H1870, and amend^H3190^(H8685) your doings^H4611, and go^H3212^(H8799) not after^H310 other^H312 gods^H430 to serve^H5647^(H8800) them, and ye shall dwell in^H3427^(H8798) the land^H127 which I have given^H5414^(H8804) to you and to your fathers^H1: but ye have not inclined^H5186^(H8689) your ear^H241, nor hearkened^H8085^(H8804) unto me.

¹⁶ The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to me.”’

KJVBecause the sons^H1121 of Jonadab^H3082 the son^H1121 of Rechab^H7394 have performed^H6965^(H8689) the commandment^H4687 of their father^H1, which he commanded^H6680^(H8765) them; but this people^H5971 hath not hearkened^H8085^(H8804) unto me:

¹⁷ “Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.’”

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Behold, I will bring^H935^(H8688) upon Judah^H3063 and upon all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389 all the evil^H7451 that I have pronounced^H1696^(H8765) against them: because I have spoken^H1696^(H8765) unto them, but they have not heard^H8085^(H8804); and I have called^H7121^(H8799) unto them, but they have not answered^H6030^(H8804).

¹⁸ Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all that he commanded you,’

KJVAnd Jeremiah^H3414 said^H559^(H8804) unto the house^H1004 of the Rechabites^H7397, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Because ye have obeyed^H8085^(H8804) the commandment^H4687 of Jonadab^H3082 your father^H1, and kept^H8104^(H8799) all his precepts^H4687, and done^H6213^(H8799) according unto all that he hath commanded^H6680^(H8765) you:

¹⁹ therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jonadab the son of Rechab will not lack a man to stand before me forever.’”

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Jonadab^H3122 the son^H1121 of Rechab^H7394 shall not want^H3772^(H8735) a man^H376 to stand^H5975^(H8802) before^H6440 me for ever^H3117.

WEB·Jeremiah 34

¹The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, with all his army, all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all its cities, saying:

KJVThe word^H1697 which came unto Jeremiah^H3414 from the LORD^H3068, when Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, and all his army^H2428, and all the kingdoms^H4467 of the earth^H776 of his dominion^H3027^H4475, and all the people^H5971, fought^H3898^(H8737) against Jerusalem^H3389, and against all the cities^H5892 thereof, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Yahweh says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Go^H1980^(H8800) and speak^H559^(H8804) to Zedekiah^H6667 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and tell^H559^(H8804) him, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Behold, I will give^H5414^(H8802) this city^H5892 into the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, and he shall burn^H8313^(H8804) it with fire^H784:

³ You won’t escape out of his hand, but will surely be taken and delivered into his hand. Your eyes will see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he will speak with you mouth to mouth. You will go to Babylon.”’

KJVAnd thou shalt not escape out^H4422^(H8735) of his hand^H3027, but shalt surely^H8610^(H8800) be taken^H8610^(H8735), and delivered^H5414^(H8735) into his hand^H3027; and thine eyes^H5869 shall behold^H7200^(H8799) the eyes^H5869 of the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, and he shall speak^H1696^(H8762) with thee mouth^H6310 to mouth^H6310, and thou shalt go^H935^(H8799) to Babylon^H894.

⁴ “Yet hear Yahweh’s word, O Zedekiah king of Judah. Yahweh says concerning you, ‘You won’t die by the sword.

KJVYet hear^H8085^(H8798) the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, O Zedekiah^H6667 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063; Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of thee, Thou shalt not die^H4191^(H8799) by the sword^H2719:

⁵ You will die in peace; and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they will make a burning for you. They will lament you, saying, “Ah Lord!” for I have spoken the word,’ says Yahweh.”

KJVBut thou shalt die^H4191^(H8799) in peace^H7965: and with the burnings^H4955 of thy fathers^H1, the former^H7223 kings^H4428 which were before^H6440 thee, so shall they burn^H8313^(H8799) odours for thee; and they will lament^H5594^(H8799) thee, saying, Ah^H1945 lord^H113! for I have pronounced^H1696^(H8765) the word^H1697, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

⁶ Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

KJVThen Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet^H5030 spake^H1696^(H8762) all these words^H1697 unto Zedekiah^H6667 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 in Jerusalem^H3389,

⁷ when the king of Babylon’s army was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these alone remained of the cities of Judah as fortified cities.

KJVWhen the king^H4428 of Babylon's^H894 army^H2428 fought^H3898^(H8737) against Jerusalem^H3389, and against all the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063 that were left^H3498^(H8737), against Lachish^H3923, and against Azekah^H5825: for these defenced^H4013 cities^H5892 remained^H7604^(H8738) of the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063.

⁸ The word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them,

KJVThis is the word^H1697 that came unto Jeremiah^H3414 from the LORD^H3068, after^H310 that the king^H4428 Zedekiah^H6667 had made^H3772^(H8800) a covenant^H1285 with all the people^H5971 which were at Jerusalem^H3389, to proclaim^H7121^(H8800) liberty^H1865 unto them;

⁹ that every man should let his male servant, and every man his female servant, who is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free, that no one should make bondservants of them, of a Jew his brother.

KJVThat every man^H376 should let his manservant^H5650, and every man^H376 his maidservant^H8198, being an Hebrew^H5680 or an Hebrewess^H5680, go^H7971^(H8763) free^H2670; that none should serve^H5647^(H8800) himself of them, to wit, of a Jew^H3064 his brother^H251.

¹⁰ All the princes and all the people obeyed who had entered into the covenant, that everyone should let his male servant and everyone his female servant go free, that no one should make bondservants of them any more. They obeyed and let them go,

KJVNow when all the princes^H8269, and all the people^H5971, which had entered^H935^(H8804) into the covenant^H1285, heard^H8085^(H8799) that every one^H376 should let his manservant^H5650, and every one^H376 his maidservant^H8198, go^H7971^(H8763) free^H2670, that none should serve^H5647^(H8800) themselves of them any more, then they obeyed^H8085^(H8799), and let them go^H7971^(H8762).

¹¹ but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids whom they had let go free to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

KJVBut afterward^H310 they turned^H7725^(H8799), and caused the servants^H5650 and the handmaids^H8198, whom they had let go^H7971^(H8765) free^H2670, to return^H7725^(H8686), and brought them into subjection^H3533^(H8799)^(H8675)^H3533^(H8686) for servants^H5650 and for handmaids^H8198.

¹² Therefore Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

KJVTherefore the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came to Jeremiah^H3414 from the LORD^H3068, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹³ “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: ‘I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying:

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; I made^H3772^(H8804) a covenant^H1285 with your fathers^H1 in the day^H3117 that I brought them forth^H3318^(H8687) out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, out of the house^H1004 of bondmen^H5650, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹⁴ At the end of seven years, every man of you shall release his brother who is a Hebrew, who has been sold to you, and has served you six years. You shall let him go free from you. But your fathers didn’t listen to me, and didn’t incline their ear.

KJVAt the end^H7093 of seven^H7651 years^H8141 let ye go^H7971^(H8762) every man^H376 his brother^H251 an Hebrew^H5680, which hath been sold^H4376^(H8735) unto thee; and when he hath served^H5647^(H8804) thee six^H8337 years^H8141, thou shalt let him go^H7971^(H8765) free^H2670 from thee: but your fathers^H1 hearkened^H8085^(H8804) not unto me, neither inclined^H5186^(H8689) their ear^H241.

¹⁵ You had now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor. You had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name;

KJVAnd ye were now^H3117 turned^H7725^(H8799), and had done^H6213^(H8799) right^H3477 in my sight^H5869, in proclaiming^H7121^(H8800) liberty^H1865 every man^H376 to his neighbour^H7453; and ye had made^H3772^(H8799) a covenant^H1285 before^H6440 me in the house^H1004 which is called^H7121^(H8738) by my name^H8034:

¹⁶ but you turned and profaned my name, and every man caused his servant and every man his handmaid, whom you had let go free at their pleasure, to return. You brought them into subjection, to be to you for servants and for handmaids.’”

KJVBut ye turned^H7725^(H8799) and polluted^H2490^(H8762) my name^H8034, and caused every man^H376 his servant^H5650, and every man^H376 his handmaid^H8198, whom ye had set^H7971^(H8765) at liberty^H2670 at their pleasure^H5315, to return^H7725^(H8686), and brought them into subjection^H3533^(H8799), to be unto you for servants^H5650 and for handmaids^H8198.

¹⁷ Therefore Yahweh says: “You have not listened to me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim to you a liberty,” says Yahweh, “to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine. I will make you be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Ye have not hearkened^H8085^(H8804) unto me, in proclaiming^H7121^(H8800) liberty^H1865, every one^H376 to his brother^H251, and every man^H376 to his neighbour^H7453: behold, I proclaim^H7121^(H8802) a liberty^H1865 for you, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, to the sword^H2719, to the pestilence^H1698, and to the famine^H7458; and I will make^H5414^(H8804) you to be removed^H2189^(H8675)^H2113 into all the kingdoms^H4467 of the earth^H776.

¹⁸ I will give the men who have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me when they cut the calf in two and passed between its parts:

KJVAnd I will give^H5414^(H8804) the men^H582 that have transgressed^H5674^(H8802) my covenant^H1285, which have not performed^H6965^(H8689) the words^H1697 of the covenant^H1285 which they had made^H3772^(H8804) before^H6440 me, when they cut^H3772^(H8804) the calf^H5695 in twain^H8147, and passed^H5674^(H8799) between the parts^H1335 thereof,

¹⁹ the princes of Judah, the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land, who passed between the parts of the calf.

KJVThe princes^H8269 of Judah^H3063, and the princes^H8269 of Jerusalem^H3389, the eunuchs^H5631, and the priests^H3548, and all the people^H5971 of the land^H776, which passed^H5674^(H8802) between the parts^H1335 of the calf^H5695;

²⁰ I will even give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.

KJVI will even give^H5414^(H8804) them into the hand^H3027 of their enemies^H341^(H8802), and into the hand^H3027 of them that seek^H1245^(H8764) their life^H5315: and their dead bodies^H5038 shall be for meat^H3978 unto the fowls^H5775 of the heaven^H8064, and to the beasts^H929 of the earth^H776.

²¹ “I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes into the hands of their enemies, into the hands of those who seek their life and into the hands of the king of Babylon’s army, who has gone away from you.

KJVAnd Zedekiah^H6667 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 and his princes^H8269 will I give^H5414^(H8799) into the hand^H3027 of their enemies^H341^(H8802), and into the hand^H3027 of them that seek^H1245^(H8764) their life^H5315, and into the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Babylon's^H894 army^H2428, which are gone up^H5927^(H8802) from you.

²² Behold, I will command,” says Yahweh, “and cause them to return to this city. They will fight against it, take it, and burn it with fire. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”

KJVBehold, I will command^H6680^(H8764), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, and cause them to return^H7725^(H8689) to this city^H5892; and they shall fight^H3898^(H8738) against it, and take^H3920^(H8804) it, and burn^H8313^(H8804) it with fire^H784: and I will make^H5414^(H8799) the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063 a desolation^H8077 without an inhabitant^H3427^(H8802).

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