New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 1:2-6

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.”

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