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Jeremiah 46:15
מַדּ֖וּעַ נִסְחַ֣ף אַבִּירֶ֑יךָ לֹ֣א עָמַ֔ד כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה הֲדָפֹֽו׃ Why has your mighty one been swept away? He did not stand, for YHWH has thrust him down. Morphology מַדּוּעַ (madduaʿ) – Root: ידע (semantic root of “knowing” in interrogatives); Form: … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:14
הַגִּ֤ידוּ בְמִצְרַ֨יִם֙ וְהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ בְמִגְדֹּ֔ול וְהַשְׁמִ֥יעוּ בְנֹ֖ף וּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑ס אִמְר֗וּ הִתְיַצֵּב֙ וְהָכֵ֣ן לָ֔ךְ כִּֽי־אָכְלָ֥ה חֶ֖רֶב סְבִיבֶֽיךָ׃ “Declare in Mitsrayim and make heard in Migdol, and make heard in Nof and in Taḥpanḥes. Say, ‘Stand firm and prepare yourself, for the sword has … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:13
הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ הַנָּבִ֑יא לָבֹ֗וא נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל לְהַכֹּ֖ות אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ The word that YHWH spoke to Yirmeyahu the prophet about the coming of Nevukhadretstsar king of Bavel to strike the land of Mitsrayim. Morphology הַדָּבָר (ha-davar) … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:12
שָׁמְע֤וּ גֹויִם֙ קְלֹונֵ֔ךְ וְצִוְחָתֵ֖ךְ מָלְאָ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־גִבֹּ֤ור בְּגִבֹּור֙ כָּשָׁ֔לוּ יַחְדָּ֖יו נָפְל֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ פ Nations have heard your disgrace, and your cry has filled the land, for warrior against warrior they stumbled, together they fell both of them.” Morphology שָׁמְעוּ … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:11
עֲלִ֤י גִלְעָד֙ וּקְחִ֣י צֳרִ֔י בְּתוּלַ֖ת בַּת־מִצְרָ֑יִם לַשָּׁוְא֙ הִרְבֵּית רְפֻאֹ֔ות תְּעָלָ֖ה אֵ֥ין לָֽךְ׃ Go up to Gileʿad and take balm, virgin daughter of Mitsrayim; in vain you have multiplied remedies, there is no healing for you. Morphology עֲלִי (ʿali) – … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:10
וְֽהַיֹּ֨ום הַה֜וּא לַאדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֣ה צְבָאֹ֗ות יֹ֤ום נְקָמָה֙ לְהִנָּקֵ֣ם מִצָּרָ֔יו וְאָכְלָ֥ה חֶ֨רֶב֙ וְשָׂ֣בְעָ֔ה וְרָוְתָ֖ה מִדָּמָ֑ם כִּ֣י זֶ֠בַח לַאדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֧ה צְבָאֹ֛ות בְּאֶ֥רֶץ צָפֹ֖ון אֶל־נְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃ And that day is for the Lord YHWH of Hosts, a day of vengeance, to avenge himself from … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:9
עֲל֤וּ הַסּוּסִים֙ וְהִתְהֹלְל֣וּ הָרֶ֔כֶב וְיֵצְא֖וּ הַגִּבֹּורִ֑ים כּ֤וּשׁ וּפוּט֙ תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י מָגֵ֔ן וְלוּדִ֕ים תֹּפְשֵׂ֖י דֹּ֥רְכֵי קָֽשֶׁת׃ Go up, horses, and rage, chariot, and let the mighty men go out, Kush and Put, holders of shield, and Ludim, holders, benders of bow. … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:8
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ כַּיְאֹ֣ר יַֽעֲלֶ֔ה וְכַנְּהָרֹ֖ות יִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּ מָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַֽעֲלֶה֙ אֲכַסֶּה־אֶ֔רֶץ אֹבִ֥ידָה עִ֖יר וְיֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃ Mitsrayim rises like the Nile, and like the rivers its waters surge. And he said, ‘I will rise, I will cover the earth; I will destroy city … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:7
מִי־זֶ֖ה כַּיְאֹ֣ר יַֽעֲלֶ֑ה כַּנְּהָרֹ֕ות יִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ מֵימָֽיו׃ Who is this that rises like the Nile, whose waters surge like the rivers? Morphology מִי־ (mī-) – Root: מי; Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “Who?”; Notes: Opens the rhetorical question. זֶ֖ה (zeh) – … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:6
אַל־יָנ֣וּס הַקַּ֔ל וְאַל־יִמָּלֵ֖ט הַגִּבֹּ֑ור צָפֹ֨ונָה֙ עַל־יַ֣ד נְהַר־פְּרָ֔ת כָּשְׁל֖וּ וְנָפָֽלוּ׃ “Let not the swift flee, and let not the mighty escape; northward, by the River Perat, they stumble and fall. Morphology אַל־יָנ֣וּס (ʾal-yānūs) – Root: נוס; Form: Qal imperfect jussive … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:5
מַדּ֣וּעַ רָאִ֗יתִי הֵ֣מָּה חַתִּים֮ נְסֹגִ֣ים אָחֹור֒ וְגִבֹּורֵיהֶ֣ם יֻכַּ֔תּוּ וּמָנֹ֥וס נָ֖סוּ וְלֹ֣א הִפְנ֑וּ מָגֹ֥ור מִסָּבִ֖יב נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Why have I seen them terrified, turning back? Even their warriors are beaten down, they flee in panic, and do not turn around; terror is … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:4
אִסְר֣וּ הַסּוּסִ֗ים וַֽעֲלוּ֙ הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ בְּכֹ֥ובָעִ֑ים מִרְקוּ֙ הָֽרְמָחִ֔ים לִבְשׁ֖וּ הַסִּרְיֹנֹֽת׃ Bind the horses, and mount, O horsemen; and take your stand with helmets on! Polish the spears, put on the coats of armor. Morphology אִסְרוּ (ʾisru) – Root: אסר; … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:3
עִרְכ֤וּ מָגֵן֙ וְצִנָּ֔ה וּגְשׁ֖וּ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ “Arrange shield and buckler, and draw near for battle. Morphology עִרְכ֤וּ (ʿirkhu) – Root: ערך; Form: Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “Arrange”; Notes: Military term, often used for preparing ranks or equipment … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:2
לְמִצְרַ֗יִם עַל־חֵ֨יל פַּרְעֹ֤ה נְכֹו֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה עַל־נְהַר־פְּרָ֖ת בְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכָּ֗ה נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל בִּשְׁנַת֙ הָֽרְבִיעִ֔ית לִיהֹויָקִ֥ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ Concerning Mitsrayim. About the army of Parʿo Nekho, king of Mitsrayim, who was by the River Perat at Karkemish, whom … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 46:1
אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֧ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא עַל־הַגֹּויִֽם׃ Which was the word of YHWH to Yirmeyahu the prophet concerning the nations. Morphology אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause modifying “the word.” הָיָה … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 45:5
וְאַתָּ֛ה תְּבַקֶּשׁ־לְךָ֥ גְדֹלֹ֖ות אַל־תְּבַקֵּ֑שׁ כִּ֡י הִנְנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא רָעָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־בָּשָׂר֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְנָתַתִּ֨י לְךָ֤ אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֙ לְשָׁלָ֔ל עַ֥ל כָּל־הַמְּקֹמֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּֽלֶךְ־שָֽׁם׃ ס But you, do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them! For behold, I am bringing evil upon all … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 45:4
כֹּ֣ה תֹּאמַ֣ר אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־בָּנִ֨יתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י הֹרֵ֔ס וְאֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־נָטַ֖עְתִּי אֲנִ֣י נֹתֵ֑שׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ הִֽיא׃ Thus you shall say to him: ‘Thus said YHWH, “Behold, what I have built, I am tearing down, and what I have planted, I … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 45:3
אָמַ֨רְתָּ֙ אֹֽוי־נָ֣א לִ֔י כִּֽי־יָסַ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה יָגֹ֖ון עַל־מַכְאֹבִ֑י יָגַ֨עְתִּי֙ בְּאַנְחָתִ֔י וּמְנוּחָ֖ה לֹ֥א מָצָֽאתִי׃ ס ‘You said, “Woe is me now, for YHWH has added sorrow to my pain. I am weary with my groaning, and rest I have not found.”’ … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 45:2
כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עָלֶ֖יךָ בָּרֽוּךְ׃ “Thus said YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, concerning you, Barukh: Morphology כֹּֽה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: Introduces a direct quotation from YHWH, typical of prophetic speech. אָמַר (ʾamar) … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 45:1
הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּר֙ יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֶל־בָּר֖וּךְ בֶּֽן־נֵֽרִיָּ֑ה בְּכָתְבֹו֩ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֨ים הָאֵ֤לֶּה עַל־סֵ֨פֶר֙ מִפִּ֣י יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הָֽרְבִעִ֔ית לִיהֹויָקִ֧ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ ס The word that Yirmeyahu the prophet spoke to Barukh son of Neriyya, when he wrote these words in a … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 44:30
כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִ֣י נֹ֠תֵן אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֨ה חָפְרַ֤ע מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ בְּיַ֣ד אֹֽיְבָ֔יו וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשֹׁ֑ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֜תִּי אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה בְּיַ֨ד נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֹיְבֹ֖ו וּמְבַקֵּ֥שׁ נַפְשֹֽׁו׃ ס Thus said YHWH: ‘Behold, I am giving Parʿo Ḥofraʿ, king of Mitsrayim, into the hand of … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 44:29
וְזֹאת־לָכֶ֤ם הָאֹות֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־פֹקֵ֥ד אֲנִ֛י עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בַּמָּקֹ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה לְמַ֨עַן֙ תֵּֽדְע֔וּ כִּי֩ קֹ֨ום יָק֧וּמוּ דְבָרַ֛י עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם לְרָעָֽה׃ ס And this is the sign for you,’ declares YHWH, ‘that I will punish you in this place, in order that you may know … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 44:28
וּפְלִיטֵ֨י חֶ֜רֶב יְשֻׁב֨וּן מִן־אֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֛יִם אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָ֖ה מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֑ר וְֽיָדְע֞וּ כָּל־שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יְהוּדָ֗ה הַבָּאִ֤ים לְאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לָג֣וּר שָׁ֔ם דְּבַר־מִ֥י יָק֖וּם מִמֶּ֥נִּי וּמֵהֶֽם׃ And those who escape the sword shall return from the land of Mitsrayim to the land of Yehuda, few in … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 44:27
הִנְנִ֨י שֹׁקֵ֧ד עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָעָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א לְטֹובָ֑ה וְתַמּוּ֩ כָל־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֛יִם בַּחֶ֥רֶב וּבָרָעָ֖ב עַד־כְּלֹותָֽם׃ Behold, I am watching over them for evil and not for good; and every man of Yehuda who is in the land of Mitsrayim shall be … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 44:26
לָכֵן֙ שִׁמְע֣וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־יְהוּדָ֕ה הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הִנְנִ֨י נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּי בִּשְׁמִ֤י הַגָּדֹול֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אִם־יִהְיֶה֩ עֹ֨וד שְׁמִ֜י נִקְרָ֣א בְּפִ֣י כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֗ה אֹמֵ֛ר חַי־אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ Therefore hear the word of YHWH, all Yehuda who dwell in the land of Mitsrayim: … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 44:25
כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָֽה־צְבָאֹות֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לֵאמֹ֗ר אַתֶּ֨ם וּנְשֵׁיכֶ֜ם וַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָה בְּפִיכֶם֮ וּבִידֵיכֶ֣ם מִלֵּאתֶ֣ם לֵאמֹר֒ עָשֹׂ֨ה נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה אֶת־נְדָרֵ֗ינוּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָדַ֨רְנוּ֙ לְקַטֵּר֙ לִמְלֶ֣כֶת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְ לָ֖הּ נְסָכִ֑ים הָקֵ֤ים תָּקִ֨ימְנָה֙ אֶת־נִדְרֵיכֶ֔ם וְעָשֹׂ֥ה תַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה אֶת־נִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ פ Thus said YHWH of Hosts, the God of Yisraʾel, saying: … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 44:24
וַיֹּאמֶר יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶל־כָּל־הָעָם וְאֶל כָּל־הַנָּשִׁים שִׁמְעוּ דְּבַר־יְהוָה כָּל־יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃ ס And Yirmeyahu said to all the people and to all the women, “Hear the word of YHWH, all Yehuda who are in the land of Mitsrayim! Morphology … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 44:23
מִפְּנֵי אֲשֶׁר קִטַּרְתֶּם וַאֲשֶׁר חֲטָאתֶם לַיהוָה וְלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם בְּקֹול יְהוָה וּבְתֹרָתֹו וּבְחֻקֹּתָיו וּבְעֵדְוֹתָיו לֹא הֲלַכְתֶּם עַל־כֵּן קָרָאת אֶתְכֶם הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת כַּיֹּום הַזֶּה׃ ס Because you burned incense and because you sinned against YHWH and did not listen to the voice … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 44:22
וְלֹא־יוּכַל יְהוָה עֹוד לָשֵׂאת מִפְּנֵי רֹעַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶם מִפְּנֵי הַתֹּועֵבֹת אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם וַתְּהִי אַרְצְכֶם לְחָרְבָּה וּלְשַׁמָּה וְלִקְלָלָה מֵאֵין יֹושֵׁב כְּהַיֹּום הַזֶּה׃ And YHWH could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your deeds, because of the abominations that you … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 44:21
הֲלֹ֣וא אֶת־הַקִּטֵּ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר קִטַּרְתֶּ֜ם בְּעָרֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ וּבְחֻצֹ֣ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם אַתֶּ֧ם וַאֲבֹותֵיכֶ֛ם מַלְכֵיכֶ֥ם וְשָׂרֵיכֶ֖ם וְעַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ אֹתָם֙ זָכַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וַתַּעֲלֶ֖ה עַל־לִבֹּֽו׃ “Did not the incense-burning that you burned in the cities of Yehuda and in the streets of Yerushalayim, you and your … Continue reading
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