Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 1:1-10

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.

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