Focused Passage

Jeremiah 6:9-15

Stand at the Crossroads: False Peace and Rejected Silver

The chapter moves from urgent flight before northern invasion, to Jerusalem's ripeness for siege, to the LORD's grief over a people who refuse warning, to the rejection of false peace and empty worship, and finally to the image of Judah as rejected silver after failed refining.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

9 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.”

10 To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.

11 But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.

12 Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.

13 “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

14 They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.

15 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

This is what כֹּ֤ה H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהֹוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָא֔וֹת H6635 Noun - common plural says אָמַר֙ H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular {Glean} the remnant שְׁאֵרִ֣ית H7611 Noun - feminine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular as thoroughly עוֹלֵ֛ל H5953 Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute . . . יְעוֹלְל֥וּ H5953 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural as a vine כַגֶּ֖פֶן H1612 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular Pass your hand יָדְךָ֔ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular once more הָשֵׁב֙ H7725 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular like a grape gatherer כְּבוֹצֵ֖ר H1219 Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular over עַל־ H5921 Preposition the branches סַלְסִלּֽוֹת׃ H5552 Noun - feminine plural
Verse 10

Original words

To עַל־ H5921 Preposition whom מִ֨י H4310 Interrogative can I give אֲדַבְּרָ֤ה H1696 Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular this warning וְאָעִ֙ידָה֙ H5749 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Who will listen [to me] וְיִשְׁמָ֔עוּ H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Look הִנֵּה֙ H2009 Interjection their ears אָזְנָ֔ם H241 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural are closed עֲרֵלָ֣ה H6189 Adjective - feminine singular so they cannot וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle . . . יוּכְל֖וּ H3201 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural hear לְהַקְשִׁ֑יב H7181 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct See הִנֵּ֣ה H2009 Interjection the word דְבַר־ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has become הָיָ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular offensive לְחֶרְפָּ֖ה H2781 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular to them לָהֶ֛ם Preposition | third person masculine plural they find no לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle pleasure יַחְפְּצוּ־ H2654 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in it בֽוֹ׃ Preposition | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew uncircumcised
Verse 11

Original words

- וְאֵת֩ H854 Conjunctive waw | Preposition But I am full of מָלֵ֙אתִי֙ H4390 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular the LORD’s יְהוָ֤ה׀ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular wrath חֲמַ֨ת H2534 Noun - feminine singular construct I am tired נִלְאֵ֣יתִי H3811 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular of holding it back הָכִ֔יל H3557 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Pour it out שְׁפֹ֤ךְ H8210 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the children עוֹלָל֙ H5768 Noun - masculine singular in the street בַּח֔וּץ H2351 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and on וְעַ֛ל H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the young men בַּחוּרִ֖ים H970 Noun - masculine plural gathered ס֥וֹד H5475 Noun - masculine singular construct together יַחְדָּ֑ו H3162 Adverb For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction both גַם־ H1571 Conjunction husband אִ֤ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular and עִם־ H5973 Preposition wife אִשָּׁה֙ H802 Noun - feminine singular will be captured יִלָּכֵ֔דוּ H3920 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural the old זָקֵ֖ן H2205 Adjective - masculine singular and עִם־ H5973 Preposition the very old [alike] מְלֵ֥א H4392 Adjective - masculine singular construct . . . יָמִֽים׃ H3117 Noun - masculine plural
Verse 12

Original words

Their houses בָֽתֵּיהֶם֙ H1004 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural will be turned over וְנָסַ֤בּוּ H5437 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural to others לַאֲחֵרִ֔ים H312 Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural their fields שָׂד֥וֹת H7704 Noun - masculine plural and wives וְנָשִׁ֖ים H802 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural as well יַחְדָּ֑ו H3162 Adverb for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction I will stretch out אַטֶּ֧ה H5186 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker My hand יָדִ֛י H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular against עַל־ H5921 Preposition the inhabitants יֹשְׁבֵ֥י H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct of the land הָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

For כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction from the least of them מִקְּטַנָּם֙ H6996 Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural to וְעַד־ H5704 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the greatest גְּדוֹלָ֔ם H1419 Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural all כֻּלּ֖וֹ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular are greedy בּוֹצֵ֣עַ H1214 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular for gain בָּ֑צַע H1215 Noun - masculine singular from prophet וּמִנָּבִיא֙ H5030 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular to וְעַד־ H5704 Conjunctive waw | Preposition priest כֹּהֵ֔ן H3548 Noun - masculine singular all כֻּלּ֖וֹ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular practice עֹ֥שֶׂה H6213 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular deceit שָּֽׁקֶר׃ H8267 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

They dress וַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּ H7495 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural אֶת־ אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the wound שֶׁ֤בֶר H7667 Noun - masculine singular construct of My people עַמִּי֙ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular עַל־ עַל־ H5921 Preposition with very little care נְקַלָּ֔ה H7043 Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular saying לֵאמֹ֖ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Peace שָׁל֣וֹם׀ H7965 Noun - masculine singular peace שָׁל֑וֹם H7965 Noun - masculine singular when there is no וְאֵ֖ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb peace [at all] שָׁלֽוֹם׃ H7965 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 15

Original words

Are they ashamed הֹבִ֕ישׁוּ H954 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural of the abomination תוֹעֵבָ֖ה H8441 Noun - feminine singular - כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction they have committed עָשׂ֑וּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural No גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction they have no לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle shame יֵב֗וֹשׁוּ H954 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural at all בּ֣וֹשׁ H954 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction they do not even לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle know יָדָ֔עוּ H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural how to blush הַכְלִים֙ H3637 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct So לָכֵ֞ן H3651 Adverb they will fall יִפְּל֧וּ H5307 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural among the fallen בַנֹּפְלִ֛ים H5307 Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural when בְּעֵת־ H6256 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular I punish them פְּקַדְתִּ֥ים H6485 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural they will collapse יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ H3782 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural says אָמַ֥ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ס H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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