New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 1:11-16

11And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whatמָה־mah-H4100do you seeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414?”And I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, “I seeרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200a branchמַקֵּ֥לma.KelH4731of analmondשָׁקֵ֖דsha.KedH8247treeH8247.”

12Then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “You have seenלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200wellהֵיטַ֣בְתָּhei.Tav.taH3190, for I amwatchingשֹׁקֵ֥דsho.KedH8245overעַל־'al-H5921My wordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697to performלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ פla.'a.so.ToH6213it.”

13And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961to me a secondשֵׁנִ֣יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100do you seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200?”And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “I seeרֹאֶ֔הro.'EhH7200a boilingנָפ֙וּחַ֙na.Fu.achH5301potסִ֤ירsirH5518,facingH6440away from the northצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.”

14Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Out of the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828the evilH7463will be unleashedתִּפָּתַ֣חti.pa.TachH6605on allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15For, beholdH2009,I am callingקֹרֵ֗אko.Re'H7121allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; “and they will comeוּבָ֡אוּu.Va.'uH935andplaceוְֽנָתְנוּ֩ve.na.te.NuH5414,eachH376oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of them,his throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678at the entranceפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607of the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and againstוְעַ֤לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֙יהָ֙cho.mo.Tei.haH2346aroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439,and againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

16And I willpronounceוְדִבַּרְתִּ֤יve.di.bar.TiH1696My judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַי֙mish.pa.TaiH4941againstאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH854them concerningעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605their wickednessH7463,sinceאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they haveabandonedעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800Me and haveofferedH6999sacrificesH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,and worshipedH2331theworksלְמַעֲשֵׂ֥יle.ma.'a.SeiH4639of their own handsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027.

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