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Jeremiah 8:15
קַוֵּ֥ה לְשָׁלֹ֖ום וְאֵ֣ין טֹ֑וב לְעֵ֥ת מַרְפֵּ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה בְעָתָֽה׃ One hoped for peace, but there is no good; for a time of healing, but behold, terror. Morphology קַוֵּה (qaveh) – Root: קוה (qavah); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular or infinitive … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:14
עַל־מָה֙ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ יֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים הֵֽאָסְפ֗וּ וְנָבֹ֛וא אֶל־עָרֵ֥י הַמִּבְצָ֖ר וְנִדְּמָה־שָּׁ֑ם כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ הֲדִמָּ֨נוּ֙ וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּ מֵי־רֹ֔אשׁ כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אנוּ לַיהוָֽה׃ Why are we sitting still? Gather yourselves and let us go into the fortified cities and let us be silent there, for YHWH … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:13
אָסֹ֥ף אֲסִיפֵ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה אֵין֩ עֲנָבִ֨ים בַּגֶּ֜פֶן וְאֵ֧ין תְּאֵנִ֣ים בַּתְּאֵנָ֗ה וְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ נָבֵ֔ל וָאֶתֵּ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם יַעַבְרֽוּם׃ “Gathering, I will gather them,” declares YHWH. “There are no grapes on the vine, and no figs on the fig tree, and the leaf has withered, … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:12
הֹבִ֕שׁוּ כִּ֥י תֹועֵבָ֖ה עָשׂ֑וּ גַּם־בֹּ֣ושׁ לֹֽא־יֵבֹ֗שׁוּ וְהִכָּלֵם֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ לָכֵ֞ן יִפְּל֣וּ בַנֹּפְלִ֗ים בְּעֵ֧ת פְּקֻדָּתָ֛ם יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ ס “They are put to shame, for they have done abomination; yet they do not feel shame at all, nor do they know … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:11
וַיְרַפּ֞וּ אֶת־שֶׁ֤בֶר בַּת־עַמִּי֙ עַל־נְקַלָּ֔ה לֵאמֹ֖ר שָׁלֹ֣ום שָׁלֹ֑ום וְאֵ֖ין שָׁלֹֽום׃ And they have healed the brokenness of the daughter of My people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ but there is no peace. Morphology וַיְרַפּוּ (va-yerapu) – Root: רפא (raphaʾ); Form: Piel … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:10
לָכֵן֩ אֶתֵּ֨ן אֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶ֜ם לַאֲחֵרִ֗ים שְׂדֹֽותֵיהֶם֙ לְיֹ֣ורְשִׁ֔ים כִּ֤י מִקָּטֹן֙ וְעַד־גָּדֹ֔ול כֻּלֹּ֖ה בֹּצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע מִנָּבִיא֙ וְעַד־כֹּהֵ֔ן כֻּלֹּ֖ה עֹ֥שֶׂה שָּֽׁקֶר׃ Therefore I will give their wives to others, their fields to inheritors. For from the least even to the greatest, all of them … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:9
הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ חֲכָמִ֔ים חַ֖תּוּ וַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּ הִנֵּ֤ה בִדְבַר־יְהוָה֙ מָאָ֔סוּ וְחָכְמַֽת־מֶ֖ה לָהֶֽם׃ ס The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of YHWH, so what wisdom do they have? Morphology הֹבִישׁוּ (hovishu) … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:8
אֵיכָ֤ה תֹֽאמְרוּ֙ חֲכָמִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ וְתֹורַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה אִתָּ֑נוּ אָכֵן֙ הִנֵּ֣ה לַשֶּׁ֣קֶר עָשָׂ֔ה עֵ֖ט שֶׁ֥קֶר סֹפְרִֽים׃ How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Torah of YHWH is with us’? Surely, behold, the lying pen of the scribes has made it … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:7
גַּם־חֲסִידָ֣ה בַשָּׁמַ֗יִם יָֽדְעָה֙ מֹֽועֲדֶ֔יהָ וְתֹ֤ר וְסוּס וְעָג֔וּר שָׁמְר֖וּ אֶת־עֵ֣ת בֹּאָ֑נָה וְעַמִּ֕י לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ אֵ֖ת מִשְׁפַּ֥ט יְהוָֽה׃ Even the stork in the heavens knows her appointed times, and the turtledove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:6
הִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּי וָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙ לֹוא־כֵ֣ן יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ אֵ֣ין אִ֗ישׁ נִחָם֙ עַל־רָ֣עָתֹ֔ו לֵאמֹ֖ר מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתִי כֻּלֹּ֗ה שָׁ֚ב בְּמִרְצוֹתָם כְּס֥וּס שֹׁוטֵ֖ף בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ I listened and I heard, so they do not speak rightly. No man repents of his evil, saying, ‘What have I done?’ All … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:5
מַדּ֨וּעַ שֹׁובְבָ֜ה הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֛ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מְשֻׁבָ֣ה נִצַּ֑חַת הֶחֱזִ֨יקוּ֙ בַּתַּרְמִ֔ית מֵאֲנ֖וּ לָשֽׁוּב׃ Why has this people, Yerushalayim, turned away with a perpetual turning? They hold fast to deceit, they refuse to return. Morphology מַדּוּעַ (madduaʿ) – Root: ידע (yadaʿ); Form: … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:4
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲיִפְּל֖וּ וְלֹ֣א יָק֑וּמוּ אִם־יָשׁ֖וּב וְלֹ֥א יָשֽׁוּב׃ “And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says YHWH: “Shall they fall and not rise? If one turns back, shall he not return?” Morphology וְאָמַרְתָּ (veʾamarta) – Root: … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:3
וְנִבְחַ֥ר מָ֨וֶת֙ מֵֽחַיִּ֔ים לְכֹ֗ל הַשְּׁאֵרִית֙ הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֔ים מִן־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה הָֽרָעָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את בְּכָל־הַמְּקֹמֹ֤ות הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִדַּחְתִּ֣ים שָׁ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ ס And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the remnant who remain of this evil family, in all the places … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:2
וּשְׁטָחוּם֩ לַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ וְלַיָּרֵ֜חַ וּלְכֹ֣ל צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲהֵב֜וּם וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר עֲבָדוּם֙ וַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ הָלְכ֣וּ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר דְּרָשׁ֔וּם וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם לֹ֤א יֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִקָּבֵ֔רוּ לְדֹ֛מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה יִֽהְיֽוּ׃ And they shall be spread before the sun and before the moon and to … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 8:1
בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֣יא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֡ה ויציאו אֶת־עַצְמֹ֣ות מַלְכֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֣ה וְאֶת־עַצְמֹות־שָׂרָיו֩ וְאֶת־עַצְמֹ֨ות הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים וְאֵ֣ת עַצְמֹ֣ות הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים וְאֵ֛ת עַצְמֹ֥ות יֹושְׁבֵֽי־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֖ם מִקִּבְרֵיהֶֽם׃ “At that time,” declares YHWH, “they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Yehuda, and the bones of its princes, and the … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:34
וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֣י מֵעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה וּמֵֽחֻצֹות֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם קֹ֤ול שָׂשֹׂון֙ וְקֹ֣ול שִׂמְחָ֔ה קֹ֥ול חָתָ֖ן וְקֹ֣ול כַּלָּ֑ה כִּ֥י לְחָרְבָּ֖ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And I will cause to cease from the cities of Yehuda and from the streets of Yerushalayim the voice of joy and the … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:33
וְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜ה נִבְלַ֨ת הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל לְעֹ֥וף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֣ת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְאֵ֖ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃ And the corpse of this people shall be for food to the bird of the heavens and to the beast of the earth, and no one shall frighten them … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:32
לָכֵ֞ן הִנֵּֽה־יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹא־יֵאָמֵ֨ר עֹ֤וד הַתֹּ֨פֶת֙ וְגֵ֣יא בֶן־הִנֹּ֔ם כִּ֖י אִם־גֵּ֣יא הַהֲרֵגָ֑ה וְקָבְר֥וּ בְתֹ֖פֶת מֵאֵ֥ין מָקֹֽום׃ Therefore, behold, days are coming, declares YHWH, when it will no longer be called the Tofet and the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:31
וּבָנ֞וּ בָּמֹ֣ות הַתֹּ֗פֶת אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּגֵ֣יא בֶן־הִנֹּ֔ם לִשְׂרֹ֛ף אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֥ם וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א צִוִּ֔יתִי וְלֹ֥א עָלְתָ֖ה עַל־לִבִּֽי׃ ס And they built the high places of the Tofet, which is in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:30
כִּֽי־עָשׂ֨וּ בְנֵי־יְהוּדָ֥ה הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינַ֖י נְאֻום־יְהוָ֑ה שָׂ֣מוּ שִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶ֗ם בַּבַּ֛יִת אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא־שְׁמִ֥י עָלָ֖יו לְטַמְּאֹֽו׃ For the sons of Yehuda have done the evil in My eyes,” declares YHWH. “They have set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:29
גָּזִּ֤י נִזְרֵךְ֙ וְֽהַשְׁלִ֔יכִי וּשְׂאִ֥י עַל־שְׁפָיִ֖ם קִינָ֑ה כִּ֚י מָאַ֣ס יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּטֹּ֖שׁ אֶת־דֹּ֥ור עֶבְרָתֹֽו׃ ‘Shear your crown and cast it away, and lift up lamentation on the heights, for YHWH has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’ Morphology גָּזִּ֤י … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:28
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם זֶ֤ה הַגֹּוי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽוא־שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּקֹול֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א לָקְח֖וּ מוּסָ֑ר אָֽבְדָה֙ הָֽאֱמוּנָ֔ה וְנִכְרְתָ֖ה מִפִּיהֶֽם׃ ס And you shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not listen to the voice of YHWH its God, and did … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:27
וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמְע֖וּ אֵלֶ֑יךָ וְקָרָ֥אתָ אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א יַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ “And you shall speak to them all these words, but they will not listen to you, and you shall call to them, but they will not answer you. … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:26
וְלֹ֤וא שָׁמְעוּ֙ אֵלַ֔י וְלֹ֥א הִטּ֖וּ אֶת־אָזְנָ֑ם וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־עָרְפָּ֔ם הֵרֵ֖עוּ מֵאֲבֹותָֽם׃ But they did not listen to Me, and they did not incline their ear, and they stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers. Morphology וְלֹ֤וא (ve-lo) … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:25
לְמִן־הַיֹּ֗ום אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָצְא֤וּ אֲבֹֽותֵיכֶם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח אֲלֵיכֶם֙ אֶת־כָּל־עֲבָדַ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים יֹ֖ום הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃ From the day that your fathers came out of the land of Mitsrayim until this day, I have sent to you all My servants … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:24
וְלֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ וְלֹֽא־הִטּ֣וּ אֶת־אָזְנָ֔ם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ בְּמֹ֣עֵצֹ֔ות בִּשְׁרִר֖וּת לִבָּ֣ם הָרָ֑ע וַיִּהְי֥וּ לְאָחֹ֖ור וְלֹ֥א לְפָנִֽים׃ But they did not listen, and they did not incline their ear, and they walked in the counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:23
כִּ֣י אִֽם־אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַ֠זֶּה צִוִּ֨יתִי אֹותָ֤ם לֵאמֹר֙ שִׁמְע֣וּ בְקֹולִ֔י וְהָיִ֤יתִי לָכֶם֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים וְאַתֶּ֖ם תִּֽהְיוּ־לִ֣י לְעָ֑ם וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם בְּכָל־הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲצַוֶּ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֔ם לְמַ֖עַן יִיטַ֥ב לָכֶֽם׃ Rather, this thing I commanded them, saying: ‘Listen to My voice, and I will be to you for … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:22
כִּ֠י לֹֽא־דִבַּ֤רְתִּי אֶת־אֲבֹֽותֵיכֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א צִוִּיתִ֔ים בְּיֹ֛ום הוציא אֹותָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם עַל־דִּבְרֵ֥י עֹולָ֖ה וָזָֽבַח׃ For I did not speak with your fathers, nor did I command them on the day I brought them out from the land of Mitsrayim, concerning matters … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:21
כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֹלֹותֵיכֶ֛ם סְפ֥וּ עַל־זִבְחֵיכֶ֖ם וְאִכְל֥וּ בָשָֽׂר׃ Thus said YHWH of armies, the God of Yisraʾel: “Add your burnt offerings to your slaughterings and eat flesh. Morphology כֹּ֥ה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Adverb; Translation: … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 7:20
לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה אַפִּ֤י וַֽחֲמָתִי֙ נִתֶּ֨כֶת֙ אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה עַל־הָֽאָדָם֙ וְעַל־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה וְעַל־עֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְעַל־פְּרִ֣י הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה וּבָעֲרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִכְבֶּֽה׃ ס Therefore, thus said my Lord YHWH: “Behold, My anger and My wrath are poured out upon this place, upon the … Continue reading
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