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Jeremiah 17:14

רְפָאֵ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ וְאֵ֣רָפֵ֔א הֹושִׁיעֵ֖נִי וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה כִּ֥י תְהִלָּתִ֖י אָֽתָּה׃ Heal me, YHWH, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for You are my praise.   Morphology רְפָאֵ֤נִי (refaʾeni) – Root: רפא; Form: Qal imperative masculine singular … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:13

מִקְוֵ֤ה יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־עֹזְבֶ֖יךָ יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ יִסֻּ֙רוּ֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ יִכָּתֵ֔בוּ כִּ֥י עָזְב֛וּ מְקֹ֥ור מַֽיִם־חַיִּ֖ים אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ ס Hope of Yisraʾel is YHWH, all who forsake You shall be put to shame. Those who turn aside in the land shall be written down, for … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:12

כִּסֵּ֣א כָבֹ֔וד מָרֹ֖ום מֵֽרִאשֹׁ֑ון מְקֹ֖ום מִקְדָּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ A throne of glory, exalted from the beginning, the place of our sanctuary.   Morphology כִּסֵּ֣א (kisse) – Root: כסה; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “throne”; Notes: Symbol of royal authority or divine rule. … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:11

קֹרֵ֤א דָגַר֙ וְלֹ֣א יָלָ֔ד עֹ֥שֶׂה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְלֹ֣א בְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּחֲצִ֤י יָמָיו֙ יַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּ וּבְאַחֲרִיתֹ֖ו יִהְיֶ֥ה נָבָֽל׃ As the partridge broods but does not bring forth, so is he who makes riches and not with justice; half of his days he shall leave … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:10

אֲנִ֧י יְהוָ֛ה חֹקֵ֥ר לֵ֖ב בֹּחֵ֣ן כְּלָיֹ֑ות וְלָתֵ֤ת לְאִישׁ֙ כדרכו כִּפְרִ֖י מַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ ס I, YHWH, search the heart, I test the kidneys, to give to a man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.   Morphology אֲנִ֧י … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:9

עָקֹ֥ב הַלֵּ֛ב מִכֹּ֖ל וְאָנֻ֣שׁ ה֑וּא מִ֖י יֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ Crooked is the heart above all things, and incurable it is; who can know it?   Morphology עָקֹ֥ב (ʿaqov) – Root: עקב; Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “crooked” or “deceitful”; Notes: Describes the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:8

וְהָיָ֞ה כְּעֵ֣ץ שָׁת֣וּל עַל־מַ֗יִם וְעַל־יוּבַל֙ יְשַׁלַּ֣ח שָֽׁרָשָׁ֔יו וְלֹ֤א יִרְאֶה֙ כִּֽי־יָבֹ֣א חֹ֔ם וְהָיָ֥ה עָלֵ֖הוּ רַֽעֲנָ֑ן וּבִשְׁנַ֤ת בַּצֹּ֨רֶת֙ לֹ֣א יִדְאָ֔ג וְלֹ֥א יָמִ֖ישׁ מֵעֲשֹׂ֥ות פֶּֽרִי׃ And he shall be like a tree planted by waters, and by a stream he sends out its … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:7

בָּר֣וּךְ הַגֶּ֔בֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְטַ֖ח בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וְהָיָ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה מִבְטַחֹֽו׃ Blessed is the man who trusts in YHWH, and YHWH shall be his trust.   Morphology בָּר֣וּךְ (barukh) – Root: ברך; Form: Qal passive participle masculine singular; Translation: “Blessed”; Notes: Pronounces divine … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:6

וְהָיָה֙ כְּעַרְעָ֣ר בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יִרְאֶ֖ה כִּי־יָבֹ֣וא טֹ֑וב וְשָׁכַ֤ן חֲרֵרִים֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר אֶ֥רֶץ מְלֵחָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תֵשֵֽׁב׃ ס And he shall be like a juniper in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, and he shall dwell in parched places in … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:5

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אָר֤וּר הַגֶּ֨בֶר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִבְטַ֣ח בָּֽאָדָ֔ם וְשָׂ֥ם בָּשָׂ֖ר זְרֹעֹ֑ו וּמִן־יְהוָ֖ה יָס֥וּר לִבֹּֽו׃ Thus said YHWH: “Cursed is the man who trusts in humankind and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart turns away from YHWH.   Morphology כֹּ֣ה … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:4

וְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗ה וּבְךָ֙ מִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָתַ֣תִּי לָ֔ךְ וְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֨יךָ֙ אֶת־אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ בָּאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־יָדָ֑עְתָּ כִּֽי־אֵ֛שׁ קְדַחְתֶּ֥ם בְּאַפִּ֖י עַד־עֹולָ֥ם תּוּקָֽד׃ ס And you shall let go, even of yourself, from your inheritance that I gave to you, and I will make you serve your … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:3

הֲרָרִי֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה חֵילְךָ֥ כָל־אֹוצְרֹותֶ֖יךָ לָבַ֣ז אֶתֵּ֑ן בָּמֹתֶ֕יךָ בְּחַטָּ֖את בְּכָל־גְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ My mountain in the field—your wealth, all your treasures—I will give for spoil, your high places for sin, in all your borders.   Morphology הֲרָרִי (harari) – Root: הרר; Form: Noun … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:2

כִּזְכֹּ֤ר בְּנֵיהֶם֙ מִזְבְּחֹותָ֔ם וַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־עֵ֣ץ רַֽעֲנָ֑ן עַ֖ל גְּבָעֹ֥ות הַגְּבֹהֹֽות׃ Like their sons remember their altars and their ʾAsherim beside every green tree, upon the high hills.   Morphology כִּזְכֹּ֤ר (kizkor) – Root: זכר; Form: Preposition כְּ + Qal infinitive construct; … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:1

חַטַּ֣את יְהוּדָ֗ה כְּתוּבָ֛ה בְּעֵ֥ט בַּרְזֶ֖ל בְּצִפֹּ֣רֶן שָׁמִ֑יר חֲרוּשָׁה֙ עַל־ל֣וּחַ לִבָּ֔ם וּלְקַרְנֹ֖ות מִזְבְּחֹותֵיכֶֽם׃ The sin of Yehuda is written with an iron pen, with a diamond point it is engraved upon the tablet of their heart and upon the horns of … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:21

לָכֵן֙ הִנְנִ֣י מֹֽודִיעָ֔ם בַּפַּ֣עַם הַזֹּ֔את אֹודִיעֵ֥ם אֶת־יָדִ֖י וְאֶת־גְּבֽוּרָתִ֑י וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־שְׁמִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס Therefore, behold, I am making them know, at this time I will make them know My hand and My might, and they shall know that My name is … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:20

הֲיַעֲשֶׂה־לֹּ֥ו אָדָ֖ם אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְהֵ֖מָּה לֹ֥א אֱלֹהִֽים׃ Shall a man make gods for himself? But they are not gods.   Morphology הֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ (ha-yaʿaseh) – Root: עשׂה (ʿasah); Form: Interrogative particle הֲ + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Shall he … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:19

יְהוָ֞ה עֻזִּ֧י וּמָעֻזִּ֛י וּמְנוּסִ֖י בְּיֹ֣ום צָרָ֑ה אֵלֶ֗יךָ גֹּויִ֤ם יָבֹ֨אוּ֙ מֵֽאַפְסֵי־אָ֔רֶץ וְיֹאמְר֗וּ אַךְ־שֶׁ֨קֶר֙ נָחֲל֣וּ אֲבֹותֵ֔ינוּ הֶ֖בֶל וְאֵֽין־בָּ֥ם מֹועִֽיל׃ YHWH, my strength and my stronghold and my refuge in the day of distress, to You nations will come from the ends of … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:18

וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣י רִֽאשֹׁונָ֗ה מִשְׁנֵ֤ה עֲוֹנָם֙ וְחַטָּאתָ֔ם עַ֖ל חַלְּלָ֣ם אֶת־אַרְצִ֑י בְּנִבְלַ֤ת שִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙ וְתֹועֲבֹ֣ותֵיהֶ֔ם מָלְא֖וּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתִֽי׃ ס And I will repay first double for their iniquity and their sin, because they have profaned My land; with the carcasses of their detestable things and … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:17

כִּ֤י עֵינַי֙ עַל־כָּל־דַּרְכֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א נִסְתְּר֖וּ מִלְּפָנָ֑י וְלֹֽא־נִצְפַּ֥ן עֲוֹנָ֖ם מִנֶּ֥גֶד עֵינָֽי׃ For My eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hidden from before Me, and their iniquity is not concealed from before My eyes.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:16

הִנְנִ֨י שֹׁלֵ֜חַ לְדוּגִים רַבִּ֛ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה וְדִיג֑וּם וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן אֶשְׁלַח֙ לְרַבִּ֣ים צַיָּדִ֔ים וְצָד֞וּם מֵעַ֤ל כָּל־הַר֙ וּמֵעַ֣ל כָּל־גִּבְעָ֔ה וּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖י הַסְּלָעִֽים׃ Behold, I am sending for many fishers,” declares YHWH, “and they shall fish them; and after that I will send for many hunters, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:15

כִּ֣י אִם־חַי־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶעֱלָ֜ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צָפֹ֔ון וּמִכֹּל֙ הָֽאֲרָצֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִדִּיחָ֖ם שָׁ֑מָּה וַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙ עַל־אַדְמָתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לַאֲבֹותָֽם׃ ס But rather, ‘As YHWH lives, who brought up the children of Yisraʾel from the land of the north and from all … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:14

לָכֵ֛ן הִנֵּֽה־יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־יֵאָמֵ֥ר עֹוד֙ חַי־יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר הֶעֱלָ֛ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ Therefore, behold, days are coming,” declares YHWH, “when it shall no longer be said, ‘As YHWH lives, who brought up the children of Yisraʾel from the land … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:13

וְהֵטַלְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֗ם מֵעַל֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את עַל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם אַתֶּ֖ם וַאֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֑ם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם־שָׁ֞ם אֶת־אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֲחֵרִים֙ יֹומָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֥ן לָכֶ֖ם חֲנִינָֽה׃ ס And I will hurl you from upon this land to the land that you have not known, you nor … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:12

וְאַתֶּ֛ם הֲרֵעֹתֶ֥ם לַעֲשֹׂ֖ות מֵאֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֑ם וְהִנְּכֶ֣ם הֹלְכִ֗ים אִ֚ישׁ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ שְׁרִר֣וּת לִבֹּֽו־הָרָ֔ע לְבִלְתִּ֖י שְׁמֹ֥עַ אֵלָֽי׃ But you have done worse than your fathers, and behold, you are walking each man after the stubbornness of his evil heart, not to listen to Me. … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:11

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם עַל֩ אֲשֶׁר־עָזְב֨וּ אֲבֹותֵיכֶ֤ם אֹותִי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וַיַּעַבְד֖וּם וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וְאֹתִ֣י עָזָ֔בוּ וְאֶת־תֹּורָתִ֖י לֹ֥א שָׁמָֽרוּ׃ And you shall say to them, ‘Because your fathers forsook Me,’ declares YHWH, ‘and they went after other gods and served … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:10

וְהָיָ֗ה כִּ֤י תַגִּיד֙ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְאָמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ עַל־מֶה֩ דִבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֤ה הַגְּדֹולָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את וּמֶ֤ה עֲוֹנֵ֨נוּ֙ וּמֶ֣ה חַטָּאתֵ֔נוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָ֖אנוּ לַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ And it shall be, when you declare to this people all these words, and … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:9

כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִ֨י מַשְׁבִּ֜ית מִן־הַמָּקֹ֥ום הַזֶּ֛ה לְעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם וּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑ם קֹ֤ול שָׂשֹׂון֙ וְקֹ֣ול שִׂמְחָ֔ה קֹ֥ול חָתָ֖ן וְקֹ֥ול כַּלָּֽה׃ For thus said YHWH of Hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: “Behold, I am causing to cease from this place … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:8

וּבֵית־מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה לֹא־תָבֹ֖וא לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אֹותָ֑ם לֶאֱכֹ֖ל וְלִשְׁתֹּֽות׃ ס And into a house of feasting you shall not go, to sit with them, to eat and to drink.   Morphology וּבֵית־ (u-veit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Conjunction וְ + construct noun … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:7

וְלֹֽא־יִפְרְס֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם עַל־אֵ֖בֶל לְנַחֲמֹ֣ו עַל־מֵ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁק֤וּ אֹותָם֙ כֹּ֣וס תַּנְחוּמִ֔ים עַל־אָבִ֖יו וְעַל־אִמֹּֽו׃ And they shall not break bread for them in mourning, to comfort him for the dead; and they shall not give them the cup of consolations to drink for … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:6

וּמֵ֨תוּ גְדֹלִ֧ים וּקְטַנִּ֛ים בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את לֹ֣א יִקָּבֵ֑רוּ וְלֹֽא־יִסְפְּד֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א יִתְגֹּדַ֔ד וְלֹ֥א יִקָּרֵ֖חַ לָהֶֽם׃ And great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, and none shall lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves … Continue reading

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