Category Archives: Jeremiah

הֲיֵ֨שׁ בְּהַבְלֵ֤י הַגֹּויִם֙ מַגְשִׁמִ֔ים וְאִם־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִתְּנ֣וּ רְבִבִ֑ים הֲלֹ֨א אַתָּה־ה֜וּא יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙ וּ֨נְקַוֶּה־לָּ֔ךְ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃ פ Is there any among the idols of the nations that cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not You—You are YHWH … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּנְאַץ֙ לְמַ֣עַן שִׁמְךָ֔ אַל־תְּנַבֵּ֖ל כִּסֵּ֣א כְבֹודֶ֑ךָ זְכֹ֕ר אַל־תָּפֵ֥ר בְּרִֽיתְךָ֖ אִתָּֽנוּ׃ Do not despise, for the sake of Your name; do not disgrace the throne of Your glory. Remember, do not break Your covenant with us.   Morphology אַל־תִּנְאַץ֙ (ʾal-tinʾats) – … Continue reading →

יָדַ֧עְנוּ יְהוָ֛ה רִשְׁעֵ֖נוּ עֲוֹ֣ן אֲבֹותֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אנוּ לָֽךְ׃ We have known, O YHWH, our wickedness, the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against You.   Morphology יָדַ֧עְנוּ (yadaʿnu) – Root: ידע; Form: Qal perfect 1st person common plural; … Continue reading →

הֲמָאֹ֨ס מָאַ֜סְתָּ אֶת־יְהוּדָ֗ה אִם־בְּצִיֹּון֙ גָּעֲלָ֣ה נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ מַדּ֨וּעַ֙ הִכִּיתָ֔נוּ וְאֵ֥ין לָ֖נוּ מַרְפֵּ֑א קַוֵּ֤ה לְשָׁלֹום֙ וְאֵ֣ין טֹ֔וב וּלְעֵ֥ת מַרְפֵּ֖א וְהִנֵּ֥ה בְעָתָֽה׃ Have You utterly rejected Yehudah? Has Your soul loathed Tsiyyon? Why have You struck us, and there is no healing for … Continue reading →

אִם־יָצָ֣אתִי הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה וְהִנֵּה֙ חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶב וְאִם֙ בָּ֣אתִי הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֖ה תַּחֲלוּאֵ֣י רָעָ֑ב כִּֽי־גַם־נָבִ֧יא גַם־כֹּהֵ֛ן סָחֲר֥וּ אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ וְלֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ׃ ס If I go out to the field, behold, the slain of the sword; and if I enter the city, behold, the diseases of … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה תֵּרַ֨דְנָה עֵינַ֥י דִּמְעָ֛ה לַ֥יְלָה וְיֹומָ֖ם וְאַל־תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה כִּי֩ שֶׁ֨בֶר גָּדֹ֜ול נִשְׁבְּרָ֗ה בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־עַמִּ֔י מַכָּ֖ה נַחְלָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ And you shall say to them this word: Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them … Continue reading →

וְהָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣מָּה נִבְּאִ֣ים לָהֶ֡ם יִֽהְי֣וּ מֻשְׁלָכִים֩ בְּחֻצֹ֨ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם מִפְּנֵ֣י הָרָעָ֣ב וְהַחֶ֗רֶב וְאֵ֤ין מְקַבֵּר֙ לָהֵ֔מָּה הֵ֣מָּה נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥י עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם אֶת־רָעָתָֽם׃ And the people to whom they are prophesying shall be thrown out in the streets of Yerushalayim because of … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עַֽל־הַנְּבִאִ֞ים הַנִּבְּאִ֣ים בִּשְׁמִי֮ וַאֲנִ֣י לֹֽא־שְׁלַחְתִּים֒ וְהֵ֨מָּה֙ אֹֽמְרִ֔ים חֶ֣רֶב וְרָעָ֔ב לֹ֥א יִהְיֶ֖ה בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֑את בַּחֶ֤רֶב וּבָֽרָעָב֙ יִתַּ֔מּוּ הַנְּבִאִ֖ים הָהֵֽמָּה׃ Therefore thus said YHWH concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, yet I did not send them, and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י שֶׁ֚קֶר הַנְּבִאִים֙ נִבְּאִ֣ים בִּשְׁמִ֔י לֹ֤א שְׁלַחְתִּים֙ וְלֹ֣א צִוִּיתִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א דִבַּ֖רְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם חֲזֹ֨ון שֶׁ֜קֶר וְקֶ֤סֶם וְאֶלִיל וּתְרֻמוֹת לִבָּ֔ם הֵ֖מָּה מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥ים לָכֶֽם׃ ס And YHWH said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name. I did not … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֞ר אֲהָ֣הּ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה הַנְּבִאִ֜ים אֹמְרִ֤ים לָהֶם֙ לֹֽא־תִרְא֣וּ חֶ֔רֶב וְרָעָ֖ב לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־שְׁלֹ֤ום אֱמֶת֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן לָכֶ֔ם בַּמָּקֹ֖ום הַזֶּֽה׃ ס Then I said, “Ah, Lord YHWH! Behold, the prophets are saying to them, ‘You shall not see sword, and famine … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י יָצֻ֗מוּ אֵינֶ֤נִּי שֹׁמֵ֨עַ֙ אֶל־רִנָּתָ֔ם וְכִ֧י יַעֲל֛וּ עֹלָ֥ה וּמִנְחָ֖ה אֵינֶ֣נִּי רֹצָ֑ם כִּ֗י בַּחֶ֨רֶב֙ וּבָרָעָ֣ב וּבַדֶּ֔בֶר אָנֹכִ֖י מְכַלֶּ֥ה אֹותָֽם׃ ס For even if they fast, I will not hear their cry; and even if they offer burnt offering and grain offering, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י אַל־תִּתְפַּלֵּ֛ל בְּעַד־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה לְטֹובָֽה׃ And YHWH said to me, “Do not pray for this people for good.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And He said”; … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה כֵּ֤ן אָֽהֲבוּ֙ לָנ֔וּעַ רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א חָשָׂ֑כוּ וַיהוָה֙ לֹ֣א רָצָ֔ם עַתָּה֙ יִזְכֹּ֣ר עֲוֹנָ֔ם וְיִפְקֹ֖ד חַטֹּאתָֽם׃ ס Thus said YHWH concerning this people: So they have loved to wander; their feet they have not restrained. Therefore YHWH does … Continue reading →

לָ֤מָּה תִֽהְיֶה֙ כְּאִ֣ישׁ נִדְהָ֔ם כְּגִבֹּ֖ור לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל לְהֹושִׁ֑יעַ וְאַתָּ֧ה בְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֗ה וְשִׁמְךָ֛ עָלֵ֥ינוּ נִקְרָ֖א אַל־תַּנִּחֵֽנוּ׃ ס Why should You be like a man stunned, like a warrior who cannot save? Yet You are in our midst, O YHWH, and Your name … Continue reading →

מִקְוֵה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֹֽושִׁיעֹ֖ו בְּעֵ֣ת צָרָ֑ה לָ֤מָּה תִֽהְיֶה֙ כְּגֵ֣ר בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּכְאֹרֵ֖חַ נָטָ֥ה לָלֽוּן׃ Hope of Yisraʾel, his Savior in time of distress, why should You be like a stranger in the land, and like a traveler who stretches out to lodge? … Continue reading →

אִם־עֲוֹנֵ֨ינוּ֙ עָ֣נוּ בָ֔נוּ יְהוָ֕ה עֲשֵׂ֖ה לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־רַבּ֥וּ מְשׁוּבֹתֵ֖ינוּ לְךָ֥ חָטָֽאנוּ׃ If our iniquities have answered against us, O YHWH, act for the sake of Your name; for many are our backslidings, to You we have sinned.   Morphology אִם־ … Continue reading →

וּפְרָאִים֙ עָמְד֣וּ עַל־שְׁפָיִ֔ם שָׁאֲפ֥וּ ר֖וּחַ כַּתַּנִּ֑ים כָּל֥וּ עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם כִּי־אֵ֥ין עֵֽשֶׂב׃ And wild donkeys stood on the bare heights; they panted for wind like jackals. Their eyes failed because there was no grass.   Morphology וּפְרָאִים (u-fraʾim) – Root: פרא; Form: … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י גַם־אַיֶּ֨לֶת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה יָלְדָ֖ה וְעָזֹ֑וב כִּ֥י לֹֽא־הָיָ֖ה דֶּֽשֶׁא׃ For even the doe in the field gave birth and abandoned, because there was no grass.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces a reason or … Continue reading →

בַּעֲב֤וּר הָאֲדָמָה֙ חַ֔תָּה כִּ֛י לֹא־הָיָ֥ה גֶ֖שֶׁם בָּאָ֑רֶץ בֹּ֥שׁוּ אִכָּרִ֖ים חָפ֥וּ רֹאשָֽׁם׃ Because of the ground the earth was dismayed, for there was no rain in the land; the farmers were ashamed, they covered their heads.   Morphology בַּעֲב֤וּר (baʿavur) – … Continue reading →

וְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם שָׁלְח֥וּ צעוריהם לַמָּ֑יִם בָּ֣אוּ עַל־גֵּבִ֞ים לֹא־מָ֣צְאוּ מַ֗יִם שָׁ֤בוּ כְלֵיהֶם֙ רֵיקָ֔ם בֹּ֥שׁוּ וְהָכְלְמ֖וּ וְחָפ֥וּ רֹאשָֽׁם׃ And their nobles sent their youths for water; they came to the cisterns, they did not find water. They returned, vessels empty, they were ashamed … Continue reading →

אָבְלָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ אֻמְלְל֖וּ קָדְר֣וּ לָאָ֑רֶץ וְצִוְחַ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עָלָֽתָה׃ Yehuda has mourned, and her gates languished; they have sunk to the ground. And the cry of Yerushalayim has gone up.   Morphology אָבְלָ֣ה (ʾavlah) – Root: אבל; Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ עַל־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַבַּצָּרֹֽות׃ That was the word of YHWH to Yirmeyahu concerning the matters of the sieges.   Morphology אֲשֶׁ֨ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause describing the event … Continue reading →

נִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְ וּמִצְהֲלֹותַ֨יִךְ֙ זִמַּ֣ת זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ עַל־גְּבָעֹות֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי שִׁקּוּצָ֑יִךְ אֹ֥וי לָךְ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לֹ֣א תִטְהֲרִ֔י אַחֲרֵ֥י מָתַ֖י עֹֽד׃ פ Your adulteries and your neighings, the lewdness of your whoredom—on the hills in the field I have seen your abominations. Woe to you, … Continue reading →

וְגַם־אֲנִ֛י חָשַׂ֥פְתִּי שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ עַל־פָּנָ֑יִךְ וְנִרְאָ֖ה קְלֹונֵֽךְ׃ And I also have uncovered your skirts upon your face, and your shame has been seen.   Morphology וְגַם־ (ve-gam) – Root: גם; Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And also”; Notes: Adds emphatic parallelism … Continue reading →

זֶ֣ה גֹורָלֵ֧ךְ מְנָת־מִדַּ֛יִךְ מֵֽאִתִּ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ שָׁכַ֣חַתְּ אֹותִ֔י וַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖י בַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃ This is your lot, the portion of your measures from Me,” declares YHWH, “for you have forgotten Me and you have trusted in falsehood.   Morphology זֶ֣ה (zeh) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם כְּקַשׁ־עֹובֵ֑ר לְר֖וּחַ מִדְבָּֽר׃ And I will scatter them like chaff passing away to the wind of the wilderness.   Morphology וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם (va-ʾafiṭsem) – Root: פוץ; Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; … Continue reading →

הֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְ כּוּשִׁי֙ עֹורֹ֔ו וְנָמֵ֖ר חֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑יו גַּם־אַתֶּם֙ תּוּכְל֣וּ לְהֵיטִ֔יב לִמֻּדֵ֖י הָרֵֽעַ׃ “Can a Kushite change his skin, or a leopard his spots? So also you—can you do good, you who are accustomed to evil?   Morphology הֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְ (ha-yahafoḵ) – Root: הפך; … Continue reading →

וְכִ֤י תֹאמְרִי֙ בִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְ מַדּ֖וּעַ קְרָאֻ֣נִי אֵ֑לֶּה בְּרֹ֧ב עֲוֹנֵ֛ךְ נִגְל֥וּ שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ נֶחְמְס֥וּ עֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃ And if you say in your heart, ‘Why have these come upon me?’ Through the greatness of your iniquity your skirts have been uncovered, your heels have been … Continue reading →

מַה־תֹּֽאמְרִי֙ כִּֽי־יִפְקֹ֣ד עָלַ֔יִךְ וְ֠אַתְּ לִמַּ֨דְתְּ אֹתָ֥ם עָלַ֛יִךְ אַלֻּפִ֖ים לְרֹ֑אשׁ הֲלֹ֤וא חֲבָלִים֙ יֹאחֱז֔וּךְ כְּמֹ֖ו אֵ֥שֶׁת לֵדָֽה׃ What will you say when He appoints over you—and you, you have taught them—chiefs to be over you? Will not pangs seize you, like a … Continue reading →

שֶׂאי עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ וּרְאִי הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצָּפֹ֑ון אַיֵּ֗ה הָעֵ֨דֶר֙ נִתַּן־לָ֔ךְ צֹ֖אן תִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃ Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, the sheep of your glory?   Morphology שֶׂאי (seʾi) – … Continue reading →