Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 45

1The wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030spakeדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696unto Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵֽרִיָּ֑הne.ri.YahH5374,when he had writtenבְּכָתְבוֹ֩be.kha.te.VoH3789these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֨יםha.de.va.RimH1697in a bookסֵ֙פֶר֙se.ferH5612at the mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,in the fourthהָֽרְבִעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֧יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2Thus saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,unto thee, O Baruchבָּרֽוּךְ׃ba.RukhH1263;

3Thou didst sayאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559,Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188is me now! for Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath addedיָסַ֧ףya.SafH3254griefיָג֖וֹןya.GonH3015to my sorrowמַכְאֹבִ֑יmakh.'o.ViH4341;I faintedיָגַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Ga'.tiH3021in my sighingבְּאַנְחָתִ֔יbe.'an.cha.TiH585,and I findמָצָֽאתִי׃ סma.Tza.tiH4672no restוּמְנוּחָ֖הu.me.nu.ChahH4496.

4Thus shalt thou sayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559unto him, Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thus; Behold, thatwhich I have builtבָּנִ֙יתִי֙ba.Ni.tiH1129will I break downהֹרֵ֔סho.ResH2040,and that which I have plantedנָטַ֖עְתִּיna.Ta'.tiH5193I will pluck upנֹתֵ֑שׁno.TeshH5428,even this whole landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

5And seekestתְּבַקֶּשׁ־te.va.kesh-H1245thou great thingsגְדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419for thyself? seekתְּבַקֵּ֑שׁte.va.KeshH1245themnot: for, behold, I will bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451upon all fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:but thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315will I giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414unto thee for a preyלְשָׁלָ֔לle.sha.LalH7998in all placesהַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whither thou goestH3212.

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