Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 1

1These arethe wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֑הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,one ofמִן־min-H4480the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Anathothבַּעֲנָת֔וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068in the territoryבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

2אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961toאֵלָ֔יו בִּימֵ֛י'e.Lav bi.MeiH413 H3117Jeremiahin the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הbish.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141of the reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,

3andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961through the daysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,untilעַד־ תֹּם֙'ad- tomH5704 H8552the fifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ סha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whenעַד־'ad-H5704the people of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389went into exileגְּל֥וֹתge.LotH1540.

4The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

5“Beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I formedאֶצָּרְךָ֤'e.tzor.khaH3335you in the wombבַבֶּ֙טֶן֙va.Be.tenH990I knew youיְדַעְתִּ֔יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045,and beforeוּבְטֶ֛רֶםu.ve.Te.remH2962you were bornתֵּצֵ֥א מֵרֶ֖חֶםte.Tze' me.Re.chemH3318 H7358I set you apartהִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָhik.dash.Ti.chaH6942andappointed youנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414as a prophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֖םla.go.YimH1471.”

6“Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,”I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “I surelyהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009do notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045how to speakדַּבֵּ֑רda.BerH1696,forכִּי־ki-H3588Iאָנֹֽכִי׃ פ'a.No.khiH595amonly a childנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288!”

7But the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413: “Do notאַל־'al-H408sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559, ‘Iאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595amonly a childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288.’Forכִּ֠יkiH3588toעַֽל־'al-H5921everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I send youאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971,you must goתֵּלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I command youאֲצַוְּךָ֖'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680,you must speakתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

8Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589amwith youאִתְּךָ֥'i.te.KhaH854to deliver youלְהַצִּלֶ֖ךָle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853reached outוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971His handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,touchedוַיַּגַּ֖ע עַל־vai.ya.Ga' 'al-H5060 H5921my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙vai.Yo.mer Yah.wehH559 H3068to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413: “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,I have putנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414My wordsדְבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697in your mouthבְּפִֽיךָ׃be.Fi.khaH6310.

10Seeרְאֵ֞הre.'EhH7200,I have appointedהִפְקַדְתִּ֣יךָ׀hif.kad.Ti.chaH6485you todayהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088overעַל־'al-H5921nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ וְעַל־ha.go.Yim ve.'al-H1471 H5921and kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467to uprootלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428and tear downוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422,to destroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6and overthrowוְלַהֲר֑וֹסve.la.ha.RosH2040,to buildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129and plantוְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃ פve.lin.To.a'H5193.”

11And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413,askingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,whatמָה־mah-H4100do youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859seeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200?” “Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589seeרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200a branchמַקֵּ֥לma.KelH4731of an almond treeשָׁקֵ֖דsha.KedH8247,”I repliedוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559.

12“You have observedלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200correctlyהֵיטַ֣בְתָּhei.Tav.taH3190,”saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413, “forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589am watchingשֹׁקֵ֥דsho.KedH8245overעַל־'al-H5921My wordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697to accomplish itלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ פla.'a.so.ToH6213.”

13Againשֵׁנִ֣יתshe.NitH8145the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,askingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100do youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200?” “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589seeרֹאֶ֔הro.'EhH7200a boilingנָפ֙וּחַ֙na.Fu.achH5301potסִ֤ירsirH5518,”I repliedוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “and it is tilting toward usוּפָנָ֖יוu.fa.NavH6440fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the northצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.”

14Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “Disasterהָרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451from the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828will be poured outתִּפָּתַ֣חti.pa.TachH6605onעַ֥ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605who liveיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15Forכִּ֣י׀ הִנְנִ֣יki hi.NiH3588 H2005I am about to summonקֹרֵ֗אko.Re'H7121allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605the clansמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940and kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Their kingswill comeוּבָ֡אוּ אִ֨ישׁu.Va.'u 'ishH935 H376and set upוְֽנָתְנוּ֩ve.na.te.NuH5414their thronesכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678at the entranceפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607of the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.They will attackוְעַ֤לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605her surroundingסָבִ֔יב וְעַ֖לsa.Viv ve.'AlH5439 H5921wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֙יהָ֙cho.mo.Tei.haH2346and allכָּל־kol-H3605the other citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

16I will pronounceוְדִבַּרְתִּ֤יve.di.bar.TiH1696My judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַי֙mish.pa.TaiH4941against themאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH854forעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605their wickednessרָעָתָ֑םra.'a.TamH7451,becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have forsaken Meעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800,and they have burned incenseוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙vay.ka.te.RuH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430and worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812the worksלְמַעֲשֵׂ֥יle.ma.'a.SeiH4639of their own handsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027.

17Get yourselfוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859readyתֶּאְזֹ֣ר מָתְנֶ֔יךָte'.Zor ma.te.Nei.khaH247 H4975.Stand upוְקַמְתָּ֙ve.kam.TaH6965and tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔םve.di.bar.Ta 'a.lei.HemH1696 H413themאֵ֛ת'etH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595command youאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680.Do notאַל־'al-H408be intimidatedתֵּחַת֙te.ChatH2865by themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435I will terrify youאֲחִתְּךָ֖'a.chi.te.KhaH2865before themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440.

18Now beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009,this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589have made youנְתַתִּ֣יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414like a fortifiedמִבְצָ֜רmiv.TzarH4013cityלְעִ֨ירle.'IrH5892,an ironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270pillarוּלְעַמּ֥וּדu.le.'a.MudH5982,and bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178wallsוּלְחֹמ֥וֹתu.le.cho.MotH2346againstעַל־'al-H5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776—against the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֤יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,its officialsלְשָׂרֶ֔יהָle.sa.Rei.haH8269,its priestsלְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָle.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548,and the peopleוּלְעַ֥םu.le.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

19They will fightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413but will neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808overcomeי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201you,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589am with youאִתְּךָ֥'i.te.KhaH854to deliver youלְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ פle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

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