New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 1:1-10

1The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֑הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were inAnathothבַּעֲנָת֔וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144,

2to whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961in the daysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977the sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, in thethirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הbish.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141of his reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

3It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961also in the daysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,untilעַד־'ad-H5704the endתֹּם֙tomH8552of the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofZedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,untilעַד־'ad-H5704the exileגְּל֥וֹתge.LotH1540of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in the fifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ סha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

4Now the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5“Beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962Iformedאֶצָּרְךָ֤'e.tzor.khaH3335you in the wombבַבֶּ֙טֶן֙va.Be.tenH990I knewיְדַעְתִּ֔יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045you, Andbeforeוּבְטֶ֛רֶםu.ve.Te.remH2962you were bornתֵּצֵ֥א מֵרֶ֖חֶםte.Tze' me.Re.chemH3318 H7358I consecratedהִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָhik.dash.Ti.chaH6942you; I haveappointedנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you a prophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֖םla.go.YimH1471.”

6ThenI saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “Alasאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I do not knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045how to speakדַּבֵּ֑רda.BerH1696,Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588I am a youthנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288.”

7But the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Do not sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559, ‘I am a youthנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288,’Becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588everywhereעַֽל־ כָּל־'al- kol-H5921 H3605 H834I sendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971you, you shall goתֵּלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980, Andallכָּל־kol-H3605that I commandאֲצַוְּךָ֖'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680you, you shall speakתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

8Do not be afraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of them, ForI am with you to deliverלְהַצִּלֶ֖ךָle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971out His handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027andtouchedוַיַּגַּ֖עvai.ya.Ga'H5060my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310,and the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, I haveputנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414My wordsדְבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697in your mouthבְּפִֽיךָ׃be.Fi.khaH6310.

10Seeרְאֵ֞הre.'EhH7200,I have appointedהִפְקַדְתִּ֣יךָ׀hif.kad.Ti.chaH6485you thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117overעַל־'al-H5921the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471and overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467,To pluckלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428up and to breakH5422downH5422,To destroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6and to overthrowוְלַהֲר֑וֹסve.la.ha.RosH2040,To buildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129and to plantוְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃ פve.lin.To.a'H5193.”

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