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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:

2To whom thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came in thedaysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, in thethirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הbish.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

3It came also in thedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, to theendתֹּם֙tomH8552of theeleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofZedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, to the carryingawayH1540ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389captiveH1540in thefifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ סha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

4Then thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5BeforeH2962Iformedאֶצָּרְךָ֤'e.tzor.khaH3335thee in thewombבַבֶּ֙טֶן֙va.Be.tenH990Iknewיְדַעְתִּ֔יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045thee; and before thou wastbornתֵּצֵ֥א מֵרֶ֖חֶםte.Tze' me.Re.chemH3318 H7358Isanctifiedהִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָhik.dash.Ti.chaH6942thee, and Iordainedנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee aprophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030to thenationsלַגּוֹיִ֖םla.go.YimH1471.

6Thensaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559I,Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069! behold, Icannotיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045speakדַּבֵּ֑רda.BerH1696: for I am achildנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288.

7But theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559not, I am achildנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288: for thou shaltgoH3212to all that I shallsendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee, and whatever Icommandאֲצַוְּךָ֖'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

8Be notafraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of theirfacesמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440: for I am with thee todeliverלְהַצִּלֶ֖ךָle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9Then theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068putforthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027, andtouchedוַיַּגַּ֖עvai.ya.Ga'H5060mymouthפִּ֑יPiH6310. And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Behold, I haveputנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mywordsדְבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697in thymouthבְּפִֽיךָ׃be.Fi.khaH6310.

10Seeרְאֵ֞הre.'EhH7200, I have thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117setהִפְקַדְתִּ֣יךָ׀hif.kad.Ti.chaH6485thee over thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471and over thekingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467, to rootoutלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428, and to pulldownוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422, and todestroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6, and to throwdownוְלַהֲר֑וֹסve.la.ha.RosH2040, tobuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129, and toplantוְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃ פve.lin.To.a'H5193.

11Moreover thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, whatseestרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200thou? And Isaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, Iseeרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200arodמַקֵּ֥לma.KelH4731of an almondtreeשָׁקֵ֖דsha.KedH8247.

12Thensaidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068to me, Thou hastwellהֵיטַ֣בְתָּhei.Tav.taH3190seenלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200: for I willhastenשֹׁקֵ֥דsho.KedH8245mywordדְּבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697toperformלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ פla.'a.so.ToH6213it.

13And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068came to me the secondtimeשֵׁנִ֣יתshe.NitH8145,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Whatseestרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200thou? And Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, Iseeרֹאֶ֔הro.'EhH7200aboilingנָפ֙וּחַ֙na.Fu.achH5301potסִ֤ירsirH5518; and itsfaceוּפָנָ֖יוu.fa.NavH6440istowardמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440thenorthצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.

14Then theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Out of thenorthמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828anevilהָרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451shall breakforthתִּפָּתַ֣חti.pa.TachH6605upon all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15For, lo, I willcallקֹרֵ֗אko.Re'H7121all thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thenorthצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and they shallcomeוּבָ֡אוּu.Va.'uH935, and they shallsetוְֽנָתְנוּ֩ve.na.te.NuH5414everyoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376histhroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678at theentranceפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607of thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and against all itswallsחוֹמֹתֶ֙יהָ֙cho.mo.Tei.haH2346on everysideסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439, and against all thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

16And I willutterוְדִבַּרְתִּ֤יve.di.bar.TiH1696myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַי֙mish.pa.TaiH4941against themconcerningעַ֖ל'alH5921all theirwickednessרָעָתָ֑םra.'a.TamH7451, who haveforsakenעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and have burnedincenseוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙vay.ka.te.RuH6999tootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, andworshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812theworksלְמַעֲשֵׂ֥יle.ma.'a.SeiH4639of their ownhandsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027.

17Thou therefore girdupתֶּאְזֹ֣רte'.ZorH247thyloinsמָתְנֶ֔יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andariseוְקַמְתָּ֙ve.kam.TaH6965, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to them all that Icommandאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee: be notdismayedתֵּחַת֙te.ChatH2865at theirfacesמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440, lest Iconfoundאֲחִתְּךָ֖'a.chi.te.KhaH2865theebeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

18For, behold,Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589havemadeנְתַתִּ֣יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117afortifiedמִבְצָ֜רmiv.TzarH4013cityלְעִ֨ירle.'IrH5892, and anironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270pillarוּלְעַמּ֥וּדu.le.'a.MudH5982, andbrasenנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178wallsוּלְחֹמ֥וֹתu.le.cho.MotH2346against the wholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, against thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֤יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, against itsprincesלְשָׂרֶ֔יהָle.sa.Rei.haH8269, against itspriestsלְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָle.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548, and against thepeopleוּלְעַ֥םu.le.'AmH5971of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

19And they shallfightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against thee; but they shall notprevailי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201against thee; for I am with thee,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, todeliverלְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ פle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 1

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