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Jeremiah 12:9
הַעַ֨יִט צָב֤וּעַ נַחֲלָתִי֙ לִ֔י הַעַ֖יִט סָבִ֣יב עָלֶ֑יהָ לְכ֗וּ אִסְפ֛וּ כָּל־חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה הֵתָ֥יוּ לְאָכְלָֽה׃ Is My inheritance to Me a speckled bird of prey? The bird of prey is all around her. Come, gather every beast of the field, bring them … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 12:8
הָיְתָה־לִּ֥י נַחֲלָתִ֖י כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה בַיָּ֑עַר נָתְנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י בְּקֹולָ֖הּ עַל־כֵּ֥ן שְׂנֵאתִֽיהָ׃ My inheritance was to Me like a lion in the forest; she gave against Me her voice, therefore I hated her. Morphology הָיְתָה (hayetah) – Root: היה; Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 12:7
עָזַ֨בְתִּי֙ אֶת־בֵּיתִ֔י נָטַ֖שְׁתִּי אֶת־נַחֲלָתִ֑י נָתַ֛תִּי אֶת־יְדִד֥וּת נַפְשִׁ֖י בְּכַ֥ף אֹיְבֶֽיהָ׃ “I have forsaken My house, I have abandoned My inheritance, I have given the beloved of My soul into the hand of her enemies. Morphology עָזַ֨בְתִּי (ʿazavti) – Root: עזב; … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 12:6
כִּ֧י גַם־אַחֶ֣יךָ וּבֵית־אָבִ֗יךָ גַּם־הֵ֨מָּה֙ בָּ֣גְדוּ בָ֔ךְ גַּם־הֵ֛מָּה קָרְא֥וּ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ מָלֵ֑א אַל־תַּאֲמֵ֣ן בָּ֔ם כִּֽי־יְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ טֹובֹֽות׃ ס For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you. Even they have called after you with … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 12:5
כִּ֣י אֶת־רַגְלִ֥ים רַ֨צְתָּה֙ וַיַּלְא֔וּךָ וְאֵ֥יךְ תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖ה אֶת־הַסּוּסִ֑ים וּבְאֶ֤רֶץ שָׁלֹום֙ אַתָּ֣ה בֹוטֵ֔חַ וְאֵ֥יךְ תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בִּגְאֹ֥ון הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ For if you have run with footmen and they have wearied you, then how will you compete with horses? And in a land of peace … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 12:4
עַד־מָתַי֙ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְעֵ֥שֶׂב כָּל־הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִיבָ֑שׁ מֵרָעַ֣ת יֹֽשְׁבֵי־בָ֗הּ סָפְתָ֤ה בְהֵמֹות֙ וָעֹ֔וף כִּ֣י אָמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א יִרְאֶ֖ה אֶת־אַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃ Until when shall the land mourn and the grass of every field dry up? Because of the evil of those who dwell in it, … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 12:3
וְאַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ יְדַעְתָּ֔נִי תִּרְאֵ֕נִי וּבָחַנְתָּ֥ לִבִּ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ הַתִּקֵם֙ כְּצֹ֣אן לְטִבְחָ֔ה וְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖ם לְיֹ֥ום הֲרֵגָֽה׃ ס But You, YHWH, You know me, You see me, and You examine my heart with You. Drag them out like sheep for slaughter, and set them … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 12:2
נְטַעְתָּם֙ גַּם־שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ גַּם־עָ֣שׂוּ פֶ֑רִי קָרֹ֤וב אַתָּה֙ בְּפִיהֶ֔ם וְרָחֹ֖וק מִכִּלְיֹותֵיהֶֽם׃ You planted them, also they took root, they go on, also they bear fruit; near are You in their mouth, but far from their kidneys. Morphology נְטַעְתָּם (netaʿtam) – … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 12:1
צַדִּ֤יק אַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אָרִ֖יב אֵלֶ֑יךָ אַ֤ךְ מִשְׁפָּטִים֙ אֲדַבֵּ֣ר אֹותָ֔ךְ מַדּ֗וּעַ דֶּ֤רֶךְ רְשָׁעִים֙ צָלֵ֔חָה שָׁל֖וּ כָּל־בֹּ֥גְדֵי בָֽגֶד׃ Righteous are You, YHWH, when I contend with You; yet of judgments I will speak with You: Why does the way of the … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:23
וּשְׁאֵרִ֕ית לֹ֥א תִֽהְיֶ֖ה לָהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אָבִ֥יא רָעָ֛ה אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י עֲנָתֹ֖ות שְׁנַ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ ס And a remnant shall not be to them, for I will bring evil upon the men of ʿAnatot, the year of their visitation.” Morphology וּשְׁאֵרִית (u-sheʾerit) – Root: … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:22
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות הִנְנִ֥י פֹקֵ֖ד עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם הַבַּֽחוּרִים֙ יָמֻ֣תוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב בְּנֵיהֶם֙ וּבְנֹ֣ותֵיהֶ֔ם יָמֻ֖תוּ בָּרָעָֽב׃ Therefore, thus said YHWH of hosts: “Behold, I will attend to them. The young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:21
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ עַל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י עֲנָתֹ֔ות הַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א תִנָּבֵא֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א תָמ֖וּת בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ ס Therefore, thus said YHWH concerning the men of ʿAnatot who seek your life, saying, “Do not prophesy in the name of YHWH, or you … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:20
וַֽיהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ שֹׁפֵ֣ט צֶ֔דֶק בֹּחֵ֥ן כְּלָיֹ֖ות וָלֵ֑ב אֶרְאֶ֤ה נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙ מֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֖יךָ גִּלִּ֥יתִי אֶת־רִיבִֽי׃ ס But YHWH of Hosts judges righteously, tests kidneys and heart. Let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have revealed my case. … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:19
וַאֲנִ֕י כְּכֶ֥בֶשׂ אַלּ֖וּף יוּבַ֣ל לִטְבֹ֑וחַ וְלֹֽא־יָדַ֜עְתִּי כִּֽי־עָלַ֣י חָשְׁב֣וּ מַחֲשָׁבֹ֗ות נַשְׁחִ֨יתָה עֵ֤ץ בְּלַחְמֹו֙ וְנִכְרְתֶ֨נּוּ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּ֔ים וּשְׁמֹ֖ו לֹֽא־יִזָּכֵ֥ר עֹֽוד׃ But I was like a gentle lamb being led to slaughter, and I did not know that they had devised schemes against … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:18
וַֽיהוָ֥ה הֹֽודִיעַ֖נִי וָֽאֵדָ֑עָה אָ֖ז הִרְאִיתַ֥נִי מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ And YHWH made it known to me, and I knew; then You showed me their deeds. Morphology וַֽיהוָ֥ה (va-YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “And YHWH”; Notes: Subject of … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:17
וַיהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ הַנֹּוטֵ֣עַ אֹותָ֔ךְ דִּבֶּ֥ר עָלַ֖יִךְ רָעָ֑ה בִּ֠גְלַל רָעַ֨ת בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּבֵ֣ית יְהוּדָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם לְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִי לְקַטֵּ֥ר לַבָּֽעַל׃ ס And YHWH of Hosts, who planted you, has spoken evil against you, because of the evil of the house of Yisraʾel … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:16
זַ֤יִת רַֽעֲנָן֙ יְפֵ֣ה פְרִי־תֹ֔אַר קָרָ֥א יְהוָ֖ה שְׁמֵ֑ךְ לְקֹ֣ול הֲמוּלָּ֣ה גְדֹלָ֗ה הִצִּ֥ית אֵשׁ֙ עָלֶ֔יהָ וְרָע֖וּ דָּלִיֹּותָֽיו׃ “An olive tree, leafy, beautiful in fruit and form,” YHWH has called your name. With the sound of a great uproar, He has kindled fire … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:15
מֶ֣ה לִֽידִידִ֞י בְּבֵיתִ֗י עֲשֹׂותָ֤הּ הַֽמְזִמָּ֨תָה֙ הָֽרַבִּ֔ים וּבְשַׂר־קֹ֖דֶשׁ יַעַבְר֣וּ מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְ כִּ֥י רָעָתֵ֖כִי אָ֥ז תַּעֲלֹֽזִי׃ “What to My beloved in My house is the doing of her many wicked schemes? Can consecrated flesh pass over you? For when you do evil, then … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:14
וְאַתָּ֗ה אַל־תִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ בְּעַד־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְאַל־תִּשָּׂ֥א בַעֲדָ֖ם רִנָּ֣ה וּתְפִלָּ֑ה כִּ֣י אֵינֶ֣נִּי שֹׁמֵ֗עַ בְּעֵ֛ת קָרְאָ֥ם אֵלַ֖י בְּעַ֥ד רָעָתָֽם׃ ס “But you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up for them a cry or prayer, for I am not … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:13
כִּ֚י מִסְפַּ֣ר עָרֶ֔יךָ הָי֥וּ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יְהוּדָ֑ה וּמִסְפַּ֞ר חֻצֹ֣ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם שַׂמְתֶּ֤ם מִזְבְּחֹות֙ לַבֹּ֔שֶׁת מִזְבְּחֹ֖ות לְקַטֵּ֥ר לַבָּֽעַל׃ ס For as numerous as your cities were your gods, O Yehuda, and as numerous as the streets of Yerushalayim you have set up altars … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:12
וְהָֽלְכ֞וּ עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה וְיֹשְׁבֵי֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥ם מְקַטְּרִ֖ים לָהֶ֑ם וְהֹושֵׁ֛עַ לֹֽא־יֹושִׁ֥יעוּ לָהֶ֖ם בְּעֵ֥ת רָעָתָֽם׃ And the cities of Yehuda and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim will go and cry out to the gods to whom they offer incense, but … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:11
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י מֵבִ֤יא אֲלֵיהֶם֙ רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יוּכְל֖וּ לָצֵ֣את מִמֶּ֑נָּה וְזָעֲק֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְלֹ֥א אֶשְׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ Therefore thus said YHWH: “Behold, I am bringing upon them evil from which they will not be able to escape, and they will … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:10
שָׁ֩בוּ֩ עַל־עֲוֹנֹ֨ת אֲבֹותָ֜ם הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר מֵֽאֲנוּ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣ועַ אֶת־דְּבָרַ֔י וְהֵ֣מָּה הָלְכ֗וּ אַחֲרֵ֛י אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים לְעָבְדָ֑ם הֵפֵ֤רוּ בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וּבֵ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֕י אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּרַ֖תִּי אֶת־אֲבֹותָֽם׃ ס They have returned to the iniquities of their first fathers, who refused to hear My words, and … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:9
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י נִֽמְצָא־קֶ֨שֶׁר֙ בְּאִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה וּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And YHWH said to me, “A conspiracy has been found among the men of Yehudah and among the inhabitants of Yerushalayim. Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:8
וְלֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ וְלֹֽא־הִטּ֣וּ אֶת־אָזְנָ֔ם וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ אִ֕ישׁ בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּת לִבָּ֣ם הָרָ֑ע וָאָבִ֨יא עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם אֶֽת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֧י הַבְּרִית־הַזֹּ֛את אֲשֶׁר־צִוִּ֥יתִי לַעֲשֹׂ֖ות וְלֹ֥א עָשֽׂוּ׃ ס But they did not listen, and they did not incline their ear, and each man walked in the stubbornness of his evil … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:7
כִּי֩ הָעֵ֨ד הַעִדֹ֜תִי בַּאֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֗ם בְּיֹום֩ הַעֲלֹותִ֨י אֹותָ֜ם מֵאֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ וְעַד־הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וְהָעֵ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר שִׁמְע֖וּ בְּקֹולִֽי׃ For I earnestly warned your fathers on the day I brought them up from the land of Mitsrayim and until this day, rising early … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:6
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י קְרָ֨א אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וּבְחֻצֹ֥ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר שִׁמְע֗וּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי֙ הַבְּרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֔את וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹותָֽם׃ And YHWH said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Yehuda and in the streets of Yerushalayim, saying: Hear the … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:5
לְמַעַן֩ הָקִ֨ים אֶת־הַשְּׁבוּעָ֜ה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי לַאֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֗ם לָתֵ֤ת לָהֶם֙ אֶ֣רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֛ב וּדְבַ֖שׁ כַּיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה וָאַ֥עַן וָאֹמַ֖ר אָמֵ֥ן יְהוָֽה׃ ס In order to establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:4
אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּ֣יתִי אֶת־אֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֡ם בְּיֹ֣ום הֹוצִיאִֽי־אֹותָ֣ם מֵאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַיִם֩ מִכּ֨וּר הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל לֵאמֹ֗ר שִׁמְע֤וּ בְקֹולִי֙ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם אֹותָ֔ם כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־אֲצַוֶּ֖ה אֶתְכֶ֑ם וִהְיִ֤יתֶם לִי֙ לְעָ֔ם וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ which I commanded your fathers on the day I brought them out from the land of Mitsrayim, … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 11:3
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אָר֣וּר הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יִשְׁמַ֔ע אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַבְּרִ֥ית הַזֹּֽאת׃ And you shall say to them, ‘Thus said YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel: “Cursed is the man who does not hear the words of this covenant … Continue reading
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