Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 45

1This is the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030spokeדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵֽרִיָּ֑הne.ri.YahH5374when he wroteבְּכָתְבוֹ֩be.kha.te.VoH3789אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֤לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֨יםha.de.va.RimH1697onעַל־'al-H5921a scrollסֵ֙פֶר֙se.ferH5612at the dictationמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the fourthהָֽרְבִעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֧יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ סye.hu.Dah le.MorH3063 H559:

2“This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,Baruchבָּרֽוּךְ׃ba.RukhH1263:

3You have saidאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, ‘Woe isאֽוֹי־ נָ֣א'o- na'H188 H4994mebecauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has addedיָסַ֧ףya.SafH3254sorrowיָג֖וֹןya.GonH3015toעַל־'al-H5921my painמַכְאֹבִ֑יmakh.'o.ViH4341!I am worn outיָגַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Ga'.tiH3021with groaningבְּאַנְחָתִ֔יbe.'an.cha.TiH585and have foundמָצָֽאתִי׃ סma.Tza.tiH4672noלֹ֥אlo'H3808restוּמְנוּחָ֖הu.me.nu.ChahH4496.’”

4Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541Jeremiahwas to sayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559to Baruchאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413: “This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֤הYah.weh hi.NehH3068 H2009saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Throughoutכָּל־kol-H3605the landהָאָ֖רֶץ הִֽיא׃ha.'A.retz Hi'H776 H1931Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589will demolishהֹרֵ֔סho.ResH2040whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have builtבָּנִ֙יתִי֙ba.Ni.tiH1129and uprootנֹתֵ֑שׁno.TeshH5428וְאֵ֥תve.'EtH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have plantedנָטַ֖עְתִּיna.Ta'.tiH5193אֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.

5But as for youוְאַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH859,do you seekתְּבַקֶּשׁ־te.va.kesh-H1245great thingsגְדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419for yourself?Stopאַל־'al-H408seekingתְּבַקֵּ֑שׁte.va.KeshH1245!Forכִּ֡י הִנְנִי֩ki hi.NiH3588 H2005I will bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935disasterרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451onעַל־'al-H5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605living creatureבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but whereverכָּל־ הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתkol- ha.me.ko.MotH3605 H4725אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you goתֵּֽלֶךְ־te.lekh-H1980,I will grantוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶֽת־'et-H853your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315as a spoil of warלְשָׁלָ֔ל עַ֥ל שָֽׁם׃ סle.sha.Lal 'al ShamH7998 H5921 H8033.”

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