New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 1:5-10

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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