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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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Jeremiah 16:5

כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תָּבֹוא֙ בֵּ֣ית מַרְזֵ֔חַ וְאַל־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ לִסְפֹּ֔וד וְאַל־תָּנֹ֖ד לָהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אָסַ֨פְתִּי אֶת־שְׁלֹומִ֜י מֵאֵ֨ת הָעָ֤ם־הַזֶּה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־הַחֶ֖סֶד וְאֶת־הָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃ For thus says YHWH: Do not enter the house of mourning, and do not go to lament, and do not show sympathy to … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:4

מְמֹותֵ֨י תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים יָמֻ֗תוּ לֹ֤א יִסָּֽפְדוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִקָּבֵ֔רוּ לְדֹ֛מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה יִֽהְי֑וּ וּבַחֶ֤רֶב וּבָֽרָעָב֙ יִכְל֔וּ וְהָיְתָ֤ה נִבְלָתָם֙ לְמַאֲכָ֔ל לְעֹ֥וף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס “With deaths of diseases they shall die; they shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried; they … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:3

כִּי־כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עַל־הַבָּנִים֙ וְעַל־הַבָּנֹ֔ות הַיִּלֹּודִ֖ים בַּמָּקֹ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה וְעַֽל־אִמֹּתָ֞ם הַיֹּלְדֹ֣ות אֹותָ֗ם וְעַל־אֲבֹותָ֛ם הַמֹּולִדִ֥ים אֹותָ֖ם בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃ For thus says YHWH concerning the sons and concerning the daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bear them, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:2

לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח לְךָ֖ אִשָּׁ֑ה וְלֹֽא־יִהְי֤וּ לְךָ֙ בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנֹ֔ות בַּמָּקֹ֖ום הַזֶּֽה׃ “You shall not take for yourself a wife, and you shall not have sons or daughters in this place.”   Morphology לֹא (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 16:1

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass” or “And it was”; Notes: Narrative … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:21

וְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ מִיַּ֣ד רָעִ֑ים וּפְדִתִ֖יךָ מִכַּ֥ף עָרִצִֽים׃ And I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you from the palm of the ruthless.   Morphology וְהִצַּלְתִּיךָ (ve-hitsaltikha) – Root: נצל (natsal); Form: Hifil perfect 1st … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:20

וּנְתַתִּ֜יךָ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה לְחֹומַ֤ת נְחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ בְּצוּרָ֔ה וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְלֹא־י֣וּכְלוּ לָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ֥ אֲנִ֛י לְהֹושִֽׁיעֲךָ֥ וּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; and they shall fight against you, but they shall not prevail against … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:19

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִם־תָּשׁ֤וּב וַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙ לְפָנַ֣י תַּֽעֲמֹ֔ד וְאִם־תֹּוצִ֥יא יָקָ֛ר מִזֹּולֵ֖ל כְּפִ֣י תִֽהְיֶ֑ה יָשֻׁ֤בוּ הֵ֨מָּה֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹֽא־תָשׁ֥וּב אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ Therefore thus says YHWH: If you return, then I will restore you—you shall stand before Me. And if you bring out the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:18

לָ֣מָּה הָיָ֤ה כְאֵבִי֙ נֶ֔צַח וּמַכָּתִ֖י אֲנוּשָׁ֑ה֙ מֵֽאֲנָה֙ הֵֽרָפֵ֔א הָיֹ֨ו תִֽהְיֶ֥ה לִי֙ כְּמֹ֣ו אַכְזָ֔ב מַ֖יִם לֹ֥א נֶאֱמָֽנוּ׃ ס Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Would You indeed be to me like a deceitful stream, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:17

לֹֽא־יָשַׁ֥בְתִּי בְסֹוד־מְשַׂחֲקִ֖ים וָֽאֶעְלֹ֑ז מִפְּנֵ֤י יָֽדְךָ֙ בָּדָ֣ד יָשַׁ֔בְתִּי כִּֽי־זַ֖עַם מִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃ ס I did not sit in the assembly of revelers and exult; because of Your hand I sat alone, for with indignation You have filled me.   Morphology לֹא (lo) – … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:16

נִמְצְא֤וּ דְבָרֶ֨יךָ֙ וָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔ם וַיְהִ֤י דְבָרֶיךָ לִ֔י לְשָׂשֹׂ֖ון וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת לְבָבִ֑י כִּֽי־נִקְרָ֤א שִׁמְךָ֙ עָלַ֔י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י צְבָאֹֽות׃ ס Your words were found, and I ate them; and Your words became to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for Your … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:15

אַתָּ֧ה יָדַ֣עְתָּ יְהוָ֗ה זָכְרֵ֤נִי וּפָקְדֵ֨נִי֙ וְהִנָּ֤קֶם לִי֙ מֵרֹ֣דְפַ֔י אַל־לְאֶ֥רֶךְ אַפְּךָ֖ תִּקָּחֵ֑נִי דַּ֕ע שְׂאֵתִ֥י עָלֶ֖יךָ חֶרְפָּֽה׃ You have known, YHWH; remember me and visit me, and take vengeance for me on my pursuers. Do not take me away in the length … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:14

וְהַֽעֲבַרְתִּי֙ אֶת־אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ בְּאֶ֖רֶץ לֹ֣א יָדָ֑עְתָּ כִּֽי־אֵ֛שׁ קָדְחָ֥ה בְאַפִּ֖י עֲלֵיכֶ֥ם תּוּקָֽד׃ ס And I will make your enemies pass over into a land that you have not known, for a fire is kindled in My anger, it shall burn upon you. … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:13

חֵילְךָ֧ וְאֹוצְרֹותֶ֛יךָ לָבַ֥ז אֶתֵּ֖ן לֹ֣א בִמְחִ֑יר וּבְכָל־חַטֹּאותֶ֖יךָ וּבְכָל־גְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ Your wealth and your treasures I will give as plunder, not for a price, because of all your sins and in all your borders.   Morphology חֵילְךָ (ḥeilkha) – Root: חיל (ḥayil); … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:12

הֲיָרֹ֨עַ בַּרְזֶ֧ל בַּרְזֶ֛ל מִצָּפֹ֖ון וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ Can iron break iron from the north and bronze?   Morphology הֲיָרֹעַ (ha-yaroaʿ) – Root: רוע (roaʿ); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with interrogative prefix; Translation: “Can it break?”; Notes: Interrogative introducing a … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:11

אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אִם־לֹ֥א שֶׂרותך לְטֹ֑וב אִם־לֹ֣וא הִפְגַּ֣עְתִּֽי בְךָ֗ בְּעֵ֥ת־רָעָ֛ה וּבְעֵ֥ת צָרָ֖ה אֶת־הָאֹיֵֽב׃ YHWH has said, “Surely I have set you free for good; surely I have afflicted you in the time of evil and in the time of distress the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:10

אֹֽוי־לִ֣י אִמִּ֔י כִּ֣י יְלִדְתִּ֗נִי אִ֥ישׁ רִ֛יב וְאִ֥ישׁ מָדֹ֖ון לְכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־נָשִׁ֥יתִי וְלֹא־נָֽשׁוּ־בִ֖י כֻּלֹּ֥ה מְקַלְלַֽונִי׃ ס Woe is me, my mother, for you have borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to all the land. I have not … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:9

אֻמְלְלָ֞ה יֹלֶ֣דֶת הַשִּׁבְעָ֗ה נָפְחָ֥ה נַפְשָׁ֛הּ בָּאָה שִׁמְשָׁ֛הּ בְּעֹ֥ד יֹומָ֖ם בֹּ֣ושָׁה וְחָפֵ֑רָה וּשְׁאֵֽרִיתָ֗ם לַחֶ֧רֶב אֶתֵּ֛ן לִפְנֵ֥י אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס “Wretched is she who bore seven; her soul has breathed out. Her sun has gone down while it is yet day; she … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:8

עָֽצְמוּ־לִ֤י אַלְמְנֹתָו֙ מֵחֹ֣ול יַמִּ֔ים הֵבֵ֨אתִי לָהֶ֥ם עַל־אֵ֛ם בָּח֖וּר שֹׁדֵ֣ד בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם הִפַּ֤לְתִּי עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ פִּתְאֹ֔ם עִ֖יר וּבֶהָלֹֽות׃ Her widows have become numerous for Me more than the sand of the seas; I brought against them, against the mother of the young man, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:7

וָאֶזְרֵ֥ם בְּמִזְרֶ֖ה בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ שִׁכַּ֤לְתִּי אִבַּ֨דְתִּי֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י מִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖ם לֹוא־שָֽׁבוּ׃ And I winnowed them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land—I bereaved, I destroyed My people; from their ways they did not return.   Morphology וָאֶזְרֵם (va-ezrem) – … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:6

אַ֣תְּ נָטַ֥שְׁתְּ אֹתִ֛י נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה אָחֹ֣ור תֵּלֵ֑כִי וָאַ֨ט אֶת־יָדִ֤י עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ וָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְ נִלְאֵ֖יתִי הִנָּחֵֽם׃ You have forsaken Me,” declares YHWH, “you shall go backward; and I stretched out My hand against you and I destroyed you; I was weary of relenting.   … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:5

כִּ֠י מִֽי־יַחְמֹ֤ל עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וּמִ֖י יָנ֣וּד לָ֑ךְ וּמִ֣י יָס֔וּר לִשְׁאֹ֥ל לְשָׁלֹ֖ם לָֽךְ׃ For who will have compassion on you, Yerushalayim, and who will bemoan you, and who will turn aside to ask of your welfare?   Morphology כִּי (ki) – … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 15:4

וּנְתַתִּ֣ים לזועה לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכֹ֣ות הָאָ֑רֶץ בִּ֠גְלַל מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה בֶן־יְחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה עַ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Menashshe son of Ḥizqiyahu, king of Yehuda, for what he did … Continue reading

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