Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 32:1-25

1The wordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697that came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414from Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in the tenthהָעֲשִׂרִ֔יתha.'a.si.RitH6224yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙bish.natH8141of Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, which wasthe eighteenthהַשָּׁנָ֛ה שְׁמֹנֶֽה־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הha.sha.Nah she.mo.neh- 'es.RehH8141 H6240 H8083yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141of Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּֽר׃lin.Vu.khad.re.TzarH5019.

2For then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylon’sבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894armyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428besiegedצָרִ֖יםtza.RimH6696Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:and Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030was shut upכָלוּא֙kha.Lu'H3607in the courtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of the prisonהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307, which wasin the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judah’sיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004.

3For Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063had shut him upכְּלָא֔וֹke.la.'OH3607,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Wherefore dost thou prophesyנִבָּ֜אni.Ba'H5012,and sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will giveנֹתֵ֜ןno.TenH5414this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and he shall takeוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it;

4And Zedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ve.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shall not escapeיִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.LetH4422out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778,but shall surelyהִנָּתֹ֤ןhi.na.TonH5414be deliveredיִנָּתֵן֙yi.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and shall speakוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696with him mouthפִּ֣יוpivH6310to mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,and his eyesוְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869shall beholdתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahH7200his eyesעֵינָ֥יוei.novH5869;

5And he shall leadH3212Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667to Babylonוּבָבֶ֞לu.va.VelH894,and there shall he be until I visitפָּקְדִ֥יpa.ke.DiH6485him, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:though ye fightתִֽלָּחֲמ֛וּti.la.cha.MuH3898with the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778,ye shall not prosperתַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פtatz.Li.chuH6743.

6And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Behold, Hanameelחֲנַמְאֵ֗לcha.nam.'ElH2601the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shallumשַׁלֻּם֙sha.LumH7967thine uncleדֹּֽדְךָ֔do.de.KhaH1730shall comeבָּ֥אba'H935unto thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Buyקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069thee my fieldשָׂדִי֙sa.DiH7704that isin Anathothבַּעֲנָת֔וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068:for the rightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of redemptionהַגְּאֻלָּ֖הha.ge.'u.LahH1353isthine to buyלִקְנֽוֹת׃lik.NotH7069it.

8So Hanameelחֲנַמְאֵ֨לcha.nam.'ElH2601mine uncle’sדֹּדִ֜יdo.DiH1730sonבֶּן־ben-H1121cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to me in the courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the prisonהַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.RahH4307according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Buyקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069my fieldשָׂדִ֨יsa.DiH7704, I pray thee, that isin Anathothבַּעֲנָת֜וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068, which isin the countryבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗יןbin.ya.MinH1144:for the rightמִשְׁפַּ֧טmish.PatH4941of inheritanceהַיְרֻשָּׁ֛הhay.ru.ShahH3425isthine, and the redemptionהַגְּאֻלָּ֖הha.ge.'u.LahH1353isthine; buyקְנֵה־ke.neh-H7069itfor thyself. Then I knewוָאֵדַ֕עva.'e.Da'H3045that this wasthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

9And I boughtוָֽאֶקְנֶה֙va.'ek.NehH7069the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704of Hanameelחֲנַמְאֵ֥לcha.nam.'ElH2601my uncle’sדֹּדִ֖יdo.DiH1730sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, that wasin Anathothבַּעֲנָת֑וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068,and weighedוָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־va.'esh.ka.lah-H8254him the moneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, evenseventeenשִׁבְעָ֥ה וַעֲשָׂרָ֥הshiv.'Ah va.'a.sa.RahH6235 H7651shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.

10And I subscribedוָאֶכְתֹּ֤בva.'ekh.ToH3789the evidenceבַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙ba.Se.ferH5612,and sealedוָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔םva.'ech.TomH2856it,and tookוָאָעֵ֖דva.'a.'EdH5749witnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707,and weighedוָאֶשְׁקֹ֥לva.'esh.KolH8254himthe moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701in the balancesבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976.

11So I tookוָאֶקַּ֖חva.'e.KachH3947the evidenceסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֑הha.mik.NahH4736, boththat which was sealedהֶֽחָת֛וּםhe.cha.TumH2856accordingto the lawהַמִּצְוָ֥הha.mitz.VahH4687and customוְהַחֻקִּ֖יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706,and that which was openהַגָּלֽוּי׃ha.ga.LuiH1540:

12And I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֞ןva.'e.TenH5414the evidenceהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612of the purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֗הha.mik.NahH4736unto Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּה֮ne.ri.YahH5374,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Maaseiahמַחְסֵיָה֒mach.se.YahH4271,in the sightלְעֵינֵי֙le.'ei.NeiH5869of Hanameelחֲנַמְאֵ֣לcha.nam.'ElH2601mine uncle’sדֹּדִ֔יdo.DiH1730son,and in the presenceוּלְעֵינֵי֙u.le.'ei.NeiH5869of the witnessesהָֽעֵדִ֔יםha.'e.DimH5707that subscribedהַכֹּתְבִ֖יםha.ko.te.VimH3789the bookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֑הha.mik.NahH4736,beforeלְעֵינֵי֙le.'ei.NeiH5869all the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that satהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the courtבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of the prisonהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

13And I chargedוָֽאֲצַוֶּה֙va.'a.tza.VehH6680Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263beforeלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869them, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

14Thus saithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Takeלָק֣וֹחַla.Ko.achH3947these evidencesהַסְּפָרִ֣יםha.se.fa.RimH5612,this evidenceסֵפֶר֩se.FerH5612of the purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֨הha.mik.NahH4736,both which is sealedהֶחָת֗וּםhe.cha.TumH2856,and this evidenceסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612which is openהַגָּלוּי֙ha.ga.LuiH1540;and putוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them in an earthenחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789vesselבִּכְלִי־bikh.li-H3627,that they may continueיַעַמְד֖וּya.'am.DuH5975manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

15For thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Housesבָתִּ֛יםva.TimH1004and fieldsוְשָׂד֥וֹתve.sa.DotH7704and vineyardsוּכְרָמִ֖יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754shall be possessed againיִקָּנ֥וּyi.ka.NuH7069in this landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.

16Now whenאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310I had deliveredתִתִּי֙ti.TiH5414the evidenceסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֔הha.mik.NahH4736unto Baruchבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּ֖הne.ri.YahH5374,I prayedוָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֖לva.'et.pa.LelH6419unto Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17Ahאֲהָהּ֮'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069!behold, thou hast madeעָשִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776by thy greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹֽחֲךָ֙be.kho.cha.KhaH3581and stretched outהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.viz.ro.'a.KhaH2220, andthere is nothingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697too hardיִפָּלֵ֥אyi.pa.Le'H6381for thee:

18Thou shewestעֹ֤שֶׂה'O.sehH6213lovingkindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617unto thousandsלַֽאֲלָפִ֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505,and recompensestוּמְשַׁלֵּם֙u.me.sha.LemH7999the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1into the bosomחֵ֥יקcheikH2436of their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them: the Greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419,the Mightyהַגִּבּ֔וֹרha.gi.BorH1368Godהָאֵ֤לha.'ElH410,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034,

19Greatגְּדֹל֙ge.DolH1419in counselהָֽעֵצָ֔הha.'e.TzahH6098,and mightyוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227in workהָעֲלִֽילִיָּ֑הha.'a.li.li.YahH5950:for thine eyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869areopenפְקֻח֗וֹתfe.ku.ChotH6491upon all the waysדַּרְכֵי֙dar.KheiH1870of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120:to giveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414every oneלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוkid.ra.KhavH1870,and according to the fruitוְכִפְרִ֖יve.khif.RiH6529of his doingsמַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ma.'a.la.LavH4611:

20Which hast setשַׂ֠מְתָּSam.taH7760signsאֹת֨וֹת'o.TotH226and wondersוּמֹפְתִ֤יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, evenunto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,and in Israelוּבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and among othermenוּבָֽאָדָ֑םu.va.'a.DamH120;and hast madeוַתַּעֲשֶׂה־va.ta.'a.seh-H6213thee a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034,as at this dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117;

21And hast brought forthוַתֹּצֵ֛אva.to.Tze'H3318thy peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with signsבְּאֹת֣וֹתbe.'o.TotH226,and with wondersוּבְמוֹפְתִ֗יםu.ve.mof.TimH4159,and with a strongחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֤דu.ve.YadH3027,and with a stretched outנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבְאֶזְר֣וֹעַu.ve.'ez.Ro.a'H248,and with greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419terrorוּבְמוֹרָ֖אu.ve.mo.Ra'H4172;

22And hast givenוַתִּתֵּ֤ןva.ti.TenH5414them this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,which thou didst swearנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them, a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

23And they came inוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,and possessedוַיִּֽרְשׁ֣וּvai.yir.ShuH3423it; but they obeyedשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085not thy voiceבְקוֹלֶ֙ךָ֙ve.ko.Le.chaH6963,neither walkedהָלָ֔כוּha.La.khuH1980in thy lawוּבְתוֹרָתְךָ֣u.ve.to.ro.te.khaH8451;they have doneלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213nothing of all that thou commandedstצִוִּ֧יתָהtzi.Vi.tahH6680them to doעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213:therefore thou hast caused all this evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451to comeוַתַּקְרֵ֣אva.tak.Re'H7122upon them:

24Behold the mountsהַסֹּלְל֗וֹתha.so.le.LotH5550,they are comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935unto the cityהָעִיר֮ha.'IrH5892to takeלְלָכְדָהּ֒le.la.khe.DahH3920it; and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892is givenנִתְּנָ֗הni.te.NahH5414into the handבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778,that fightהַנִּלְחָמִ֣יםha.nil.cha.MimH3898against it, becauseמִפְּנֵ֛יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the swordהַחֶ֥רֶבha.Che.revH2719,and of the famineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458,and of the pestilenceוְהַדָּ֑בֶרve.ha.Da.verH1698:and what thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֛רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696is come to pass; and, behold, thou seestרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200it.

25And thou hast saidאָמַ֤רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559unto me, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,Buyקְנֵֽה־ke.neh-H7069thee the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הha.sa.DehH7704for moneyבַּכֶּ֖סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701,and takeוְהָעֵ֣דve.ha.'EdH5749witnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707;for the cityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892is givenנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ha.kas.DimH3778.

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