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Jeremiah 4:21
עַד־מָתַ֖י אֶרְאֶה־נֵּ֑ס אֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה קֹ֥ול שֹׁופָֽר׃ ס Until when shall I see a signal? Shall I hear the sound of the shofar? Morphology עַד־מָתַ֖י (ʿad-matai) – Root: עד + מתי; Form: Preposition + interrogative; Translation: “Until when?”; Notes: Expresses impatience … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:20
שֶׁ֤בֶר עַל־שֶׁ֨בֶר֙ נִקְרָ֔א כִּ֥י שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ פִּתְאֹם֙ שֻׁדְּד֣וּ אֹהָלַ֔י רֶ֖גַע יְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ Break upon break is called, for all the land has been plundered; suddenly my tents were plundered, in an instant my curtains. Morphology שֶׁ֤בֶר (shever) – Root: שׁבר; … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:19
מֵעַ֣י מֵעַ֨י אחולה קִירֹ֥ות לִבִּ֛י הֹֽמֶה־לִּ֥י לִבִּ֖י לֹ֣א אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ כִּ֣י קֹ֤ול שֹׁופָר֙ שֶׂמעתי נַפְשִׁ֔י תְּרוּעַ֖ת מִלְחָמָֽה׃ My insides, my insides! I writhe! The walls of my heart! My heart moans for me; I cannot keep silent, for the sound of … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:18
דַּרְכֵּךְ֙ וּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְ עָשֹׂ֥ו אֵ֖לֶּה לָ֑ךְ זֹ֤את רָעָתֵךְ֙ כִּ֣י מָ֔ר כִּ֥י נָגַ֖ע עַד־לִבֵּֽךְ׃ ס Your way and your deeds have done these things to you; this is your evil; how bitter it is, that it reaches unto your heart. Morphology … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:17
כְּשֹׁמְרֵ֣י שָׂדַ֔י הָי֥וּ עָלֶ֖יהָ מִסָּבִ֑יב כִּי־אֹתִ֥י מָרָ֖תָה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Like watchers of a field they were against her all around, for against Me she has rebelled—declares YHWH. Morphology כְּשֹׁמְרֵ֣י (ke-shomerei) – Root: שׁמר (shamar); Form: Preposition כְּ + Qal participle … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:16
הַזְכִּ֣ירוּ לַגֹּויִ֗ם הִנֵּה֙ הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם נֹצְרִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים מֵאֶ֣רֶץ הַמֶּרְחָ֑ק וַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּ עַל־עָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה קֹולָֽם׃ “Make it known among the nations, behold, proclaim concerning Yerushalayim: ‘Watchers are coming from a distant land, and they have raised their voice against the cities of … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:15
כִּ֛י קֹ֥ול מַגִּ֖יד מִדָּ֑ן וּמַשְׁמִ֥יעַ אָ֖וֶן מֵהַ֥ר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ For a voice of one bringing news from Dan, and one announcing calamity from the hill country of Efrayim. Morphology כִּ֛י (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:14
כַּבְּסִ֨י מֵרָעָ֤ה לִבֵּךְ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לְמַ֖עַן תִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִי עַד־מָתַ֛י תָּלִ֥ין בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְ מַחְשְׁבֹ֥ות אֹונֵֽךְ׃ Wash your heart from evil, Yerushalayim, so that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you? Morphology כַּבְּסִ֨י (kabbesi) – Root: כבס (kabas); … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:13
הִנֵּ֣ה כַּעֲנָנִ֣ים יַעֲלֶ֗ה וְכַסּוּפָה֙ מַרְכְּבֹותָ֔יו קַלּ֥וּ מִנְּשָׁרִ֖ים סוּסָ֑יו אֹ֥וי לָ֖נוּ כִּ֥י שֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃ “Behold, like clouds he shall ascend, and like the whirlwind are his chariots; swifter than eagles are his horses. Woe to us, for we have been plundered!” … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:12
ר֧וּחַ מָלֵ֛א מֵאֵ֖לֶּה יָ֣בֹוא לִ֑י עַתָּ֕ה גַּם־אֲנִ֛י אֲדַבֵּ֥ר מִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים אֹותָֽם׃ a wind more full than these shall come to Me; now I also will speak judgments against them.” Morphology ר֧וּחַ (ruaḥ) – Root: רוח (ruaḥ); Form: Noun feminine singular; … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:11
בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא יֵאָמֵ֤ר לָֽעָם־הַזֶּה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם ר֣וּחַ צַ֤ח שְׁפָיִים֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר דֶּ֖רֶךְ בַּת־עַמִּ֑י לֹ֥וא לִזְרֹ֖ות וְלֹ֥וא לְהָבַֽר׃ At that time it shall be said to this people and to Yerushalayim, “A clear wind from the barren heights in the wilderness is on … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:10
וָאֹמַ֞ר אֲהָ֣הּ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אָכֵן֩ הַשֵּׁ֨א הִשֵּׁ֜אתָ לָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ וְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁלֹ֖ום יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם וְנָגְעָ֥ה חֶ֖רֶב עַד־הַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃ And I said, “Ah, Lord YHWH! Surely, You have utterly deceived this people and Yerushalayim, saying, ‘Peace shall be for you,’ while the … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:9
וְהָיָ֤ה בַיֹּום־הַהוּא֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה יֹאבַ֥ד לֵב־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְלֵ֣ב הַשָּׂרִ֑ים וְנָשַׁ֨מּוּ֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וְהַנְּבִיאִ֖ים יִתְמָֽהוּ׃ “And it shall be on that day,” declares YHWH, “the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be appalled, and … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:8
עַל־זֹ֛את חִגְר֥וּ שַׂקִּ֖ים סִפְד֣וּ וְהֵילִ֑ילוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־שָׁ֛ב חֲרֹ֥ון אַף־יְהֹוָ֖ה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ פ For this, gird on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the burning anger of YHWH has not turned away from us. Morphology עַל־זֹ֛את (ʿal-zot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:7
עָלָ֤ה אַרְיֵה֙ מִֽסֻּבְּכֹ֔ו וּמַשְׁחִ֣ית גֹּויִ֔ם נָסַ֖ע יָצָ֣א מִמְּקֹמֹ֑ו לָשׂ֤וּם אַרְצֵךְ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה עָרַ֥יִךְ תִּצֶּ֖ינָה מֵאֵ֥ין יֹושֵֽׁב׃ The lion has come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of nations has set out; he has gone out from his place to make … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:6
שְׂאוּ־נֵ֣ס צִיֹּ֔ונָה הָעִ֖יזוּ אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּ כִּ֣י רָעָ֗ה אָנֹכִ֛י מֵבִ֥יא מִצָּפֹ֖ון וְשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּדֹֽול׃ Lift up a banner toward Tsiyyon; take refuge, do not stand still, for evil I am bringing from the north and great destruction. Morphology שְׂאוּ (seʾu) – Root: … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:5
הַגִּ֣ידוּ בִֽיהוּדָ֗ה וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ הַשְׁמִ֔יעוּ וְאִמְר֕וּ ותקעו שֹׁופָ֖ר בָּאָ֑רֶץ קִרְא֤וּ מַלְאוּ֙ וְאִמְר֔וּ הֵאָסְפ֥וּ וְנָבֹ֖ואָה אֶל־עָרֵ֥י הַמִּבְצָֽר׃ Declare in Yehuda, and in Yerushalayim make it heard and say, “Blow the shofar in the land! Call out, fill yourselves, and say: ‘Gather and … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:4
הִמֹּ֣לוּ לַיהֹוָ֗ה וְהָסִ֨רוּ֙ עָרְלֹ֣ות לְבַבְכֶ֔ם אִ֥ישׁ יְהוּדָ֖ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם פֶּן־תֵּצֵ֨א כָאֵ֜שׁ חֲמָתִ֗י וּבָעֲרָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין מְכַבֶּ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י רֹ֥עַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ Circumcise yourselves to YHWH, and remove the foreskins of your heart, O man of Yehuda and inhabitant of Yerushalayim, lest My wrath … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:3
כִּי־כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה לְאִ֤ישׁ יְהוּדָה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם נִ֥ירוּ לָכֶ֖ם נִ֑יר וְאַֽל־תִּזְרְע֖וּ אֶל־קֹוצִֽים׃ For thus said YHWH to a man of Yehuda and to Yerushalayim: “Break for yourselves a fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns. Morphology כִּי (ki) – … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:2
וְנִשְׁבַּ֨עְתָּ֙ חַי־יְהוָ֔ה בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט וּבִצְדָקָ֑ה וְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ בֹ֛ו גֹּויִ֖ם וּבֹ֥ו יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ ס And you shall swear ‘As YHWH lives’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, and in Him the nations shall bless themselves and in Him they shall boast.” … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 4:1
אִם־תָּשׁ֨וּב יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל נְאֻם־יְהוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖י תָּשׁ֑וּב וְאִם־תָּסִ֧יר שִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָ מִפָּנַ֖י וְלֹ֥א תָנֽוּד׃ “If you return, O Yisraʾel,” declares YHWH, “to Me you shall return; and if you remove your abominations from before Me, you shall not wander. Morphology אִם (ʾim) – … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 3:25
נִשְׁכְּבָ֣ה בְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּ וּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮ כְּלִמָּתֵנוּ֒ כִּי֩ לַיהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ חָטָ֗אנוּ אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙ וַאֲבֹותֵ֔ינוּ מִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּ וְעַד־הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה וְלֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ בְּקֹ֖ול יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס We lie down in our shame and our disgrace covers us, for we have sinned against YHWH our God, we and … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 3:24
וְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁת אָֽכְלָ֛ה אֶת־יְגִ֥יעַ אֲבֹותֵ֖ינוּ מִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּ אֶת־צֹאנָם֙ וְאֶת־בְּקָרָ֔ם אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם וְאֶת־בְּנֹותֵיהֶֽם׃ And the shame has devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth— their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. Morphology וְהַבֹּשֶׁת (ve-ha-boshet) – Root: בושׁ; Form: … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 3:23
אָכֵ֥ן לַשֶּׁ֛קֶר מִגְּבָעֹ֖ות הָמֹ֣ון הָרִ֑ים אָכֵן֙ בַּיהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ תְּשׁוּעַ֖ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Truly, for falsehood is from the hills, the multitude of mountains; truly, in YHWH our God is the salvation of Yisraʾel. Morphology אָכֵן (ʾakhen) – Root: אכן; Form: Adverb; … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 3:22
שׁ֚וּבוּ בָּנִ֣ים שֹׁובָבִ֔ים אֶרְפָּ֖ה מְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם הִנְנוּ֙ אָתָ֣נוּ לָ֔ךְ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ “Return, O backsliding sons, I will heal your backslidings.” “Behold, we have come to You, for You are YHWH our God. Morphology שׁוּבוּ (shuvu) – Root: שׁוב; … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 3:21
קֹ֚ול עַל־שְׁפָיִ֣ים נִשְׁמָ֔ע בְּכִ֥י תַחֲנוּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֤י הֶעֱוּוּ֙ אֶת־דַּרְכָּ֔ם שָׁכְח֖וּ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ A voice on the heights is heard, weeping, supplications of the sons of Yisraʾel, for they have perverted their way, they have forgotten YHWH their God. … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 3:20
אָכֵ֛ן בָּגְדָ֥ה אִשָּׁ֖ה מֵרֵעָ֑הּ כֵּ֣ן בְּגַדְתֶּ֥ם בִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Truly a woman has betrayed her companion, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Yisraʾel,” declares YHWH. Morphology אָכֵן (ʾakhen) – Root: אכן; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Truly”; Notes: … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 3:19
וְאָנֹכִ֣י אָמַ֗רְתִּי אֵ֚יךְ אֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ בַּבָּנִ֔ים וְאֶתֶּן־לָךְ֙ אֶ֣רֶץ חֶמְדָּ֔ה נַחֲלַ֥ת צְבִ֖י צִבְא֣וֹת גּוֹיִ֑ם וָאֹמַ֗ר אָבִי֙ תִּקְרְאִו־לִ֔י וּמֵאַחֲרַ֖י לֹ֥א תָשֽׁוּבִו׃ “And I said, ‘How shall I put you among the sons and give you a land of delight, a heritage, the beauty … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 3:18
בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔מָּה יֵלְכ֥וּ בֵית־יְהוּדָ֖ה עַל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְיָבֹ֤אוּ יַחְדָּו֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צָפֹ֔ון עַל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִנְחַ֖לְתִּי אֶת־אֲבֹותֵיכֶֽם׃ In those days the house of Yehuda shall walk with the house of Yisraʾel, and they shall come together from the land of the north to … Continue reading
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Jeremiah 3:17
בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא יִקְרְא֤וּ לִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ כִּסֵּ֣א יְהוָ֔ה וְנִקְוּ֨וּ אֵלֶ֧יהָ כָֽל־הַגֹּויִ֛ם לְשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה לִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלֹא־יֵלְכ֣וּ עֹ֔וד אַחֲרֵ֕י שְׁרִר֖וּת לִבָּ֥ם הָרָֽע׃ ס At that time they shall call Yerushalayim the throne of YHWH, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to … Continue reading
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