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Jeremiah 1:1-10

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.”

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