Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 1

1Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֑הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518, of thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548that were inAnathothבַּעֲנָת֔וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144:

2towhomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961in thedaysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, in the thirteenthyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

3Itcameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961also in thedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, unto theendתֹּם֙tomH8552of theeleventhעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofZedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; unto the carryingawayH1540ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389captiveH1540in thefifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ סha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

4NowH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962Iformedאֶצָּרְךָ֤'e.tzor.khaH3335thee in thebellyבַבֶּ֙טֶן֙va.Be.tenH990Iknewיְדַעְתִּ֔יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045thee, andbeforeוּבְטֶ֛רֶםu.ve.Te.remH2962thou camestforthתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318outH3318of thewombH990Isanctifiedהִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָhik.dash.Ti.chaH6942thee; I haveappointedנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee aprophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030unto thenationsלַגּוֹיִ֖םla.go.YimH1471.

6Thensaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559I,Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136!beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, Icannotלֹא־lo'-H3808speakדַּבֵּ֑רda.BerH1696: for I am achildנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288.

7But theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,Sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559notאַל־'al-H408, I am achildנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288: for to whomsoever I shallsendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee thou shaltgoH7971, andwhatsoeverH3605I shallcommandאֲצַוְּךָ֖'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

8Benotאַל־'al-H408afraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588of them: for I am with thee todeliverלְהַצִּלֶ֖ךָle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9Then theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068putנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027, andtouchedוַיַּגַּ֖עvai.ya.Ga'H5060mymouthפִּ֑יPiH6310; and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, I haveputH5414mywordsדְבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697in thymouthבְּפִֽיךָ׃be.Fi.khaH6310:

10seeרְאֵ֞הre.'EhH7200, I have thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117setH1129thee over thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471and over thekingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467, topluckלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428upH7200and tobreakH2040downוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422, and todestroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6and tooverthrowH2040; tobuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129, and toplantוְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃ פve.lin.To.a'H5193.

11MoreoverH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameH1961untomeאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,whatמָה־mah-H4100seest thou? And Isaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, IseeH7200arodמַקֵּ֥לma.KelH4731of analmondשָׁקֵ֖דsha.KedH8247treeH8247.

12Thensaidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413, Thou hastwellהֵיטַ֣בְתָּhei.Tav.taH3190seenלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200: for IwatchH7200over mywordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697toperformלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ פla.'a.so.ToH6213it.

13And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413thesecondשֵׁנִ֣יתshe.NitH8145time,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatמָ֥הmahH4100seest thou? And Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, IseeH7200a seething caldron; and thefaceH6440thereof is from thenorthצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.

14Then theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413,OutH5921of thenorthמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828evilהָרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451shall break forthuponH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15For,loהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willcallקֹרֵ֗אko.Re'H7121allH3605thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thenorthצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and they shallcomeוּבָ֡אוּu.Va.'uH935, and they shallsetוְֽנָתְנוּ֩ve.na.te.NuH5414everyH3605one histhroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678at theenteringH935of thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andagainstוְעַ֤לve.'AlH5921allH3605thewallsחוֹמֹתֶ֙יהָ֙cho.mo.Tei.haH2346thereofroundH5439aboutH5439, andagainstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

16And I willutterוְדִבַּרְתִּ֤יve.di.bar.TiH1696myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַי֙mish.pa.TaiH4941againstH5921them touchingallכָּל־kol-H3605theirwickednessרָעָתָ֑םra.'a.TamH7451; in that they have forsakenmeH5921, and haveburnedH6999incenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, and worshipped theworksלְמַעֲשֵׂ֥יle.ma.'a.SeiH4639of their ownhandsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027.

17Thou thereforegirdתֶּאְזֹ֣רte'.ZorH247upH6965thyloinsמָתְנֶ֔יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andariseוְקַמְתָּ֙ve.kam.TaH6965, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto themallכָּל־kol-H3605that Icommandאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee: benotאַל־'al-H408dismayedתֵּחַת֙te.ChatH2865at them,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435Idismayאֲחִתְּךָ֖'a.chi.te.KhaH2865theebeforeH6440them.

18For,beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, I havemadeנְתַתִּ֣יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117a defencedcityלְעִ֨ירle.'IrH5892, and anironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270pillarוּלְעַמּ֥וּדu.le.'a.MudH5982, and brasenwallsוּלְחֹמ֥וֹתu.le.cho.MotH2346,againstH5921thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,againstH5921thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֤יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,againstH5921theprincesלְשָׂרֶ֔יהָle.sa.Rei.haH8269thereof,againstH5921thepriestsלְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָle.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548thereof, andagainstH5921thepeopleוּלְעַ֥םu.le.'AmH5971of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

19And they shallfightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstH413thee; but they shallnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808prevailי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201againstH413thee: for I am with thee, saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, todeliverלְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ פle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 1

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