Jeremiah 15 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Yahweh Appoints Four Kinds of Doom

1 Then Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559 to me, “Even though ^H518 Moses ^H4872 and Samuel ^H8050 were to stand ^H5975 before ^H6440 Me, My soul ^H5315 would not be [fn]with this ^H2088 people ^H5971; send ^H7971 them away ^H7971 from My presence ^H6440 and let them go ^H3318!

2 And it will be that when ^H3588 they say ^H559 to you, ‘Where ^H575 should we go ^H3318?’ then you are to tell ^H559 them, ‘Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068:

“Those destined for death ^H4194, to death ^H4194;

And those destined for the sword ^H2719, to the sword ^H2719;

And those destined for famine ^H7458, to famine ^H7458;

And those destined for captivity ^H7628, to captivity ^H7628.”’

3 I will appoint ^H6485 over ^H5921 them four ^H702 kinds ^H4940 of doom,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068: “the sword ^H2719 to kill ^H2026, the dogs ^H3611 to drag ^H5498 off, and the birds ^H5775 of the sky ^H8064 and the beasts ^H929 of the earth ^H776 to devour ^H398 and bring ^H7843 to ruin ^H7843. 4 I will give ^H5414 them over to be an example ^H2113 of ^H2113 terror ^H2113 among all ^H3605 the kingdoms ^H4467 of the earth ^H776 because ^H1558 of Manasseh ^H4519, the son ^H1121 of Hezekiah ^H2396, the king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, for what ^H834 he did ^H6213 in Jerusalem ^H3389.

5 “Indeed ^H3588, who ^H4310 will spare ^H2550 you, O Jerusalem ^H3389,

Or who ^H4310 will console ^H5110 you,

Or who ^H4310 will turn ^H5493 aside ^H5493 to ask ^H7592 about your well-being ^H7965?

6 “You who have abandoned ^H5203 Me,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068,

“You keep going ^H1980 backward ^H268.

So I will stretch ^H5186 out ^H5186 My hand ^H3027 against ^H5921 you and bring ^H7843 you to ruin ^H7843;

I am ^H3811 tired ^H3811 of [fn]relenting ^H5162!

7 “And I will winnow ^H2219 them with a winnowing ^H4214 fork ^H4214

At the gates ^H8179 of the land ^H776;

I will bereave ^H7921 them of ^H7921 children ^H7921; I will make ^H6 My people ^H5971 perish ^H6;

They did not [fn]repent ^H7725 of their ways ^H1870.

8 “Their widows ^H490 will be ^H6105 more ^H4480 numerous ^H6105 before Me

Than ^H4480 the sand ^H2344 of the seas ^H3220;

I will bring ^H935 against them, against ^H5921 the mother ^H517 of a choice ^H970 man ^H970,

A destroyer ^H7703 at noonday ^H6672;

I will suddenly ^H6597 bring ^H5307 down ^H5307 on her

Anguish ^H5892 and terror ^H928.

9 “She who bore ^H3205 seven ^H7651 sons languishes ^H535;

[fn]Her breathing ^H5315 is ^H5301 labored ^H5301.

Her sun ^H8121 has set ^H935 while it was yet ^H5750 day ^H3119;

She has been shamed ^H954 and humiliated ^H2659.

So I will give ^H5414 over their survivors ^H7611 to the sword ^H2719

Before ^H6440 their enemies ^H340,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.

Jeremiah Pleads for Vengeance

10 Woe ^H188 to me, my mother ^H517, that you have borne ^H3205 me

As a man ^H376 of strife ^H7379 and a man ^H376 of contention ^H4066 to all ^H3605 the land ^H776!

I have not lent ^H5383, nor ^H3808 have men lent ^H5383 money to me,

Yet everyone ^H3605 curses ^H7043 me.

11 Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559, “Surely ^H518 H3808 I will set ^H8281 you free ^H8281 for purposes of good ^H2896;

Surely ^H518 H3808 I will cause the enemy ^H340 to intercede ^H6293 with you

In a time ^H6256 of disaster ^H7451 and a time ^H6256 of distress ^H6869.

12 “Can anyone smash ^H7489 iron ^H1270,

Iron ^H1270 from the north ^H6828, or bronze ^H5178?

13 “Your wealth ^H2428 and your treasures ^H214

I will give ^H5414 for plunder ^H957 without ^H3808 cost ^H4242,

Even for all ^H3605 your sins ^H2403

And within all ^H3605 your borders ^H1366.

14 “Then I will cause your enemies ^H340 to pass ^H5674 [fn]it over ^H5674

Into a land ^H776 you do not know ^H3045,

For a fire ^H784 has been ^H6919 kindled ^H6919 in My anger ^H639;

It will burn ^H3344 upon you.”

15 You who know ^H3045, O Yahweh ^H3068,

Remember ^H2142 me, take ^H6485 notice ^H6485 of me,

And take ^H5358 vengeance ^H5358 for me on my persecutors ^H7291.

Do not, in view of Your patience ^H750, take ^H3947 me away;

Know ^H3045 that for ^H5921 Your sake ^H5921 I endure ^H5375 reproach ^H2781.

16 Your words ^H1697 were found ^H4672, and I ate ^H398 them,

And Your words ^H1697 became ^H1961 for me joy ^H8342 and gladness ^H8057 in my heart ^H3824,

For I have been called ^H7121 by Your name ^H8034,

O Yahweh ^H3068 God ^H430 of hosts ^H6635.

17 I did not sit ^H3427 in the circle ^H5475 of merrymakers ^H7832,

Nor ^H3808 did I exult ^H5937.

Because ^H4480 H6440 of Your hand ^H3027 upon me I sat ^H3427 alone ^H910,

For You filled ^H4390 me with indignation ^H2195.

18 Why ^H4100 has my pain ^H3511 been ^H1961 perpetual ^H5331

And my wound ^H4347 incurable ^H605, refusing ^H3985 to be healed ^H7495?

Will You indeed ^H1961 be to me like ^H3644 a deceptive ^H391 stream

With water ^H4325 that is unreliable ^H539 H3808?

Yahweh’s Answer

19 Therefore ^H3651 thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

“If ^H518 you return ^H7725, then I will cause you to return ^H7725—

Before ^H6440 Me you will stand ^H5975;

And if ^H518 you extract ^H3318 the precious ^H3368 from the worthless ^H2151,

You will become ^H1961 [fn]My mouthpiece ^H6310.

They for their part ^H1992 may turn ^H7725 to you,

But as for you, you must not turn ^H7725 to them.

20 “Then I will make ^H5414 you to this ^H2088 people ^H5971

A fortified ^H1219 wall ^H2346 of bronze ^H5178;

And they will fight ^H3898 against ^H413 you,

But they will not prevail ^H3201 against you,

For I am with you to save ^H3467 you

And deliver ^H5337 you,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.

21 “So I will deliver ^H5337 you from the hand ^H3027 of the evil ^H7451 ones,

And I will redeem ^H6299 you from the [fn]grasp ^H3709 of the ruthless ^H6184 ones.”