Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 24

1Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068shewedהִרְאַנִי֮hir.'a.NiH7200me, and, behold, twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147basketsH1736of figsתְאֵנִ֔יםte.'e.NimH8384weresetמוּעָדִ֕יםmu.'a.DimH3259beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310that Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֡לba.VelH894had carried away captiveהַגְל֣וֹתhag.LotH1540Jeconiahיְכָנְיָ֣הוּye.kha.ne.Ya.huH3204the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063,and the princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,with the carpentersהֶחָרָ֤שׁhe.cha.RashH2796and smithsהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ha.mas.GerH4525,from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and had broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935them to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

2Oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259basketהַדּ֣וּדha.DudH1731hadveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodטֹב֣וֹתto.VotH2896figsתְּאֵנִים֙te.'e.NimH8384, evenlike the figsכִּתְאֵנֵ֖יkit.'e.NeiH8384that arefirst ripeH1073:and the otherאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259basketוְהַדּ֣וּדve.ha.DudH1731hadveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966naughtyרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451figsתְּאֵנִים֙te.'e.NimH8384,which could not be eatenתֵֽאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398,they were so badמֵרֹֽעַ׃ סme.Ro.a'H7455.

3Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068unto me, What seestרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200thou, Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414?And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,Figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384;the goodהַטֹּבוֹת֙ha.tOtH2896figsהַתְּאֵנִ֤יםha.te.'e.NimH8384,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodטֹב֣וֹתto.VotH2896;and the evilוְהָֽרָעוֹת֙ve.ha.ra.'OtH7451,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966evilרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451,that cannot be eatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398,they are so evilמֵרֹֽעַ׃ פme.Ro.a'H7455.

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

5Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Like these goodהַטֹּב֖וֹתha.to.VotH2896figsכַּתְּאֵנִ֥יםka.te.'e.NimH8384,so will I acknowledgeאַכִּ֞יר'a.KirH5234them that are carried away captiveגָּל֣וּתga.LutH1546of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whom I have sentשִׁלַּ֜חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971out of this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725into the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778for theirgoodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

6For I will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760mine eyesעֵינִ֤י'ei.NiH5869upon them for goodלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896,and I will bring them againוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֖יםva.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725to this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and I will buildוּבְנִיתִים֙u.ve.ni.TimH1129them, and not pull themdownאֶהֱרֹ֔ס'e.he.RosH2040;and I will plantוּנְטַעְתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta'.TimH5193them, and not pluck themupאֶתּֽוֹשׁ׃'e.To.oshH5428.

7And I will giveוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414them an heartלֵ֜בlevH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045me, that I amYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:and they shall be my peopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,and I will be their Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430:for they shall returnיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725unto me with their whole heartלִבָּֽם׃ סli.BamH3820.

8And as the evilהָֽרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451figsוְכַתְּאֵנִים֙ve.kha.te.'e.NimH8384,which cannot be eatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398,they are so evilמֵרֹ֑עַme.Ro.a'H7455;surely thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,So will I giveאֶ֠תֵּן'E.tenH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063,and his princesשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269,and the residueשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,that remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in this landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and them that dwellוְהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםve.hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

9And I will deliverוּנְתַתִּים֙u.ne.ta.TimH5414them to be removedלְזַעֲוָ֣הliz.va.'ahH2113 H2189into all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776for theirhurtלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451, to bea reproachלְחֶרְפָּ֤הle.cher.PahH2781and a proverbוּלְמָשָׁל֙u.le.ma.ShalH4912,a tauntלִשְׁנִינָ֣הlish.ni.NahH8148and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045,in all placesהַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whither I shall driveאַדִּיחֵ֥ם'a.di.ChemH5080them.

10And I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719,the famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458,and the pestilenceהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698,among them, till they be consumedתֻּמָּם֙tu.MamH8552from off the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127that I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414unto them and to their fathersוְלַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פve.la.'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 24