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Jeremiah 1

1Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֑הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,ofthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatwereinAnathothבַּעֲנָת֔וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144:

2towhomthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameinthedaysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,inthethirteenthyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

3Itcamealsointhedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, untotheendH8552oftheeleventhyearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofZedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, untothecarryingawayofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389captiveinthefifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ סha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

4Nowthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5BeforeIformedאֶצָּרְךָ֤'e.tzor.khaH3335theeinthebellyבַבֶּ֙טֶן֙va.Be.tenH990IknewH3045thee,andbeforethou camestforthתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318outofthewombH990IsanctifiedH6942thee;Ihaveappointedtheeaprophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030untothenationsלַגּוֹיִ֖םla.go.YimH1471.

6ThensaidH559I,Ah,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah!behold,Iknowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045nothowtospeakדַּבֵּ֑רda.BerH1696;forIamachild.

7ButJehovahsaidH559untome,SayH559not,Iamachild;fortowhomsoeverIshallsendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee thou shaltgoH7971,andwhatsoeverIshallcommandאֲצַוְּךָ֖'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

8Benotafraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372becauseofthem;forIamwiththeetodeliverלְהַצִּלֶ֖ךָle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee, saithJehovah.

9ThenJehovahputנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414forthH7971hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,andtouchedוַיַּגַּ֖עvai.ya.Ga'H5060mymouthפִּ֑יPiH6310;andJehovahsaidH559untome,Behold,IhaveputH5414mywordsדְבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697inthymouthבְּפִֽיךָ׃be.Fi.khaH6310:

10seeרְאֵ֞הre.'EhH7200,Ihavethisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117settheeoverthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471andoverthekingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467,topluckלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428upandtobreakH2040downוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422andtodestroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6andtooverthrow,tobuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129andtoplantוְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃ פve.lin.To.a'H5193.

11Moreoverthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingH559,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,whatseest thou?AndIsaidH559,IseeH7200arodofanalmond-tree.

12ThensaidH559Jehovahuntome, Thou hastwellהֵיטַ֣בְתָּhei.Tav.taH3190seenלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200:forIwatchovermywordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697toperformit.

13Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntomethesecondשֵׁנִ֣יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,sayingH559,Whatseest thou?AndIsaidH559,IseeH7200aboilingcaldron;andthefaceH6440thereofisfromthenorthצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.

14ThenJehovahsaidH559untome,Outofthenorthמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828evilH7451shallbreak forthuponalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15For,lo,IwillcallH7121allthefamiliesH4940ofthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofthenorthצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, saithJehovah;andtheyshallcomeוּבָ֡אוּu.Va.'uH935,andtheyshallsetוְֽנָתְנוּ֩ve.na.te.NuH5414everyoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376histhroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678attheentranceפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607ofthegatesH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andagainstallthewallsחוֹמֹתֶ֙יהָ֙cho.mo.Tei.haH2346thereofroundH5439about,andagainstallthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

16AndIwilluttermyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַי֙mish.pa.TaiH4941againstthemtouchingalltheirwickednessרָעָתָ֑םra.'a.TamH7451,inthattheyhaveforsakenme,andhaveburnedincenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,andworshippedtheworksH4639oftheirownhandsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027.

17Thouthereforegirdתֶּאְזֹ֣רte'.ZorH247upthyloinsמָתְנֶ֔יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,andariseוְקַמְתָּ֙ve.kam.TaH6965,andspeakH1696untothemallthatIcommandאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee:benotdismayedתֵּחַת֙te.ChatH2865atthem,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435Idismayאֲחִתְּךָ֖'a.chi.te.KhaH2865theebeforethem.

18For,behold,IhavemadeH5414theethisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117afortifiedcityלְעִ֨ירle.'IrH5892,andanironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270pillarוּלְעַמּ֥וּדu.le.'a.MudH5982,andbrazenwallsוּלְחֹמ֥וֹתu.le.cho.MotH2346,againstthewholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,againstthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֤יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,againsttheprincesH8269thereof,againstthepriestsלְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָle.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548thereof,andagainstthepeopleוּלְעַ֥םu.le.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

19Andtheyshallfightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstthee;buttheyshallnotprevailי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201againstthee:forIamwiththee, saithJehovah,todeliverלְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ פle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee.

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