Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 1

1The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֑הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548that werein Anathothבַּעֲנָת֔וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144:

2To whom the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came in the daysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,in the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הbish.losh- 'es.RehH6240 H7969yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141of his reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

3It came also in the daysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,unto the endתֹּם֙tomH8552of the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6240 H6249yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,unto the carrying awayH1540of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389captiveH1540in the fifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ סha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

4Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5BeforeH2962I formedאֶצָּרְךָ֤'e.tzor.khaH3335thee in the bellyבַבֶּ֙טֶן֙va.Be.tenH990I knewיְדַעְתִּ֔יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045thee; and before thou camest forthתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318out of the wombמֵרֶ֖חֶםme.Re.chemH7358I sanctifiedהִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָhik.dash.Ti.chaH6942thee, andI ordainedנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee a prophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030unto the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֖םla.go.YimH1471.

6Then saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559I, Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069!behold, I cannotיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045speakדַּבֵּ֑רda.BerH1696: for I ama childנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288.

7But Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559not, I ama childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288:for thou shalt goH3212to all that I shall sendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee, and whatsoever I commandאֲצַוְּךָ֖'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thou shalt speakתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

8Be not afraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of their facesמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440: for I amwith thee to deliverלְהַצִּלֶ֖ךָle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9Then Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,and touchedוַיַּגַּ֖עvai.ya.Ga'H5060my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310.And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Behold, I have putנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my wordsדְבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697in thy mouthבְּפִֽיךָ׃be.Fi.khaH6310.

10Seeרְאֵ֞הre.'EhH7200,I have this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117setהִפְקַדְתִּ֣יךָ׀hif.kad.Ti.chaH6485thee over the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471and over the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467,to root outלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428,and to pull downוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422,and to destroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6,and to throw downוְלַהֲר֑וֹסve.la.ha.RosH2040,to buildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129,and to plantוְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃ פve.lin.To.a'H5193.

11Moreover the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,what seestרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200thou? And I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559,I seeרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200a rodמַקֵּ֥לma.KelH4731of an almond treeשָׁקֵ֖דsha.KedH8247.

12Then saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068unto me, Thou hast wellהֵיטַ֣בְתָּhei.Tav.taH3190seenלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200:for I will hastenשֹׁקֵ֥דsho.KedH8245my wordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697to performלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ פla.'a.so.ToH6213it.

13And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068came unto me the second timeשֵׁנִ֣יתshe.NitH8145,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,What seestרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200thou? And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,I seeרֹאֶ֔הro.'EhH7200a seethingנָפ֙וּחַ֙na.Fu.achH5301potסִ֤ירsirH5518;and the faceוּפָנָ֖יוu.fa.NavH6440thereof istowardמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the northצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.

14Then Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Out of the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828an evilהָרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451shall break forthתִּפָּתַ֣חti.pa.TachH6605upon all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15For, lo, I will callקֹרֵ֗אko.Re'H7121all the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and they shall comeוּבָ֡אוּu.Va.'uH935,and they shall setוְֽנָתְנוּ֩ve.na.te.NuH5414every oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376his throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678at the enteringפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607of the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and against all the wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֙יהָ֙cho.mo.Tei.haH2346thereof round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439,and against all the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

16And I will utterוְדִבַּרְתִּ֤יve.di.bar.TiH1696my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַי֙mish.pa.TaiH4941against them touchingעַ֖ל'alH5921all their wickednessרָעָתָ֑םra.'a.TamH7451,who have forsakenעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and have burned incenseוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙vay.ka.te.RuH6999unto otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,and worshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812the worksלְמַעֲשֵׂ֥יle.ma.'a.SeiH4639of their own handsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027.

17Thou therefore gird upתֶּאְזֹ֣רte'.ZorH247thy loinsמָתְנֶ֔יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,and ariseוְקַמְתָּ֙ve.kam.TaH6965,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto them all that I commandאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee: be not dismayedתֵּחַת֙te.ChatH2865at their facesמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,lest I confoundאֲחִתְּךָ֖'a.chi.te.KhaH2865thee beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

18For, behold, Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589have madeנְתַתִּ֣יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117a defencedמִבְצָ֜רmiv.TzarH4013cityלְעִ֨ירle.'IrH5892,and an ironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270pillarוּלְעַמּ֥וּדu.le.'a.MudH5982,and brasenנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178wallsוּלְחֹמ֥וֹתu.le.cho.MotH2346against the whole landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,against the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֤יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,against the princesלְשָׂרֶ֔יהָle.sa.Rei.haH8269thereof, against the priestsלְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָle.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548thereof, and against the peopleוּלְעַ֥םu.le.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

19And they shall fightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against thee; but they shall not prevailי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201against thee; for I amwith thee, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to deliverלְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ פle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 1