Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 1:2-6

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.

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