Category Archives: Jeremiah

וְנָתַתִּ֨י לָהֶ֜ם לֵ֤ב אֶחָד֙ וְדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶחָ֔ד לְיִרְאָ֥ה אֹותִ֖י כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים לְטֹ֣וב לָהֶ֔ם וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖ם אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ And I will give to them one heart and one way, to fear Me all the days, for good to them and to their sons after them. … Continue reading →

וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֖י לְעָ֑ם וַאֲנִ֕י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ And they shall be to Me for a people, and I will be to them for God.   Morphology וְהָיוּ (ve-hayu) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural with … Continue reading →

הִנְנִ֤י מְקַבְּצָם֙ מִכָּל־הָ֣אֲרָצֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִדַּחְתִּ֥ים שָׁ֛ם בְּאַפִּ֥י וּבַחֲמָתִ֖י וּבְקֶ֣צֶף גָּדֹ֑ול וַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙ אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה וְהֹשַׁבְתִּ֖ים לָבֶֽטַח׃ Behold, I am gathering them from all the lands to which I have driven them in My anger and in My wrath and in great … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֕ה לָכֵ֛ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶל־הָעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֜את אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתֶּ֣ם אֹמְרִ֗ים נִתְּנָה֙ בְּיַ֣ד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל בַּחֶ֖רֶב וּבָרָעָ֥ב וּבַדָּֽבֶר׃ And now therefore, thus says YHWH, God of Yisraʾel, concerning this city which you are saying, ‘It shall be given into the hand … Continue reading →

וַיִּבְנוּ֩ אֶת־בָּמֹ֨ות הַבַּ֜עַל אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּגֵ֣יא בֶן־הִנֹּ֗ם לְ֠הַעֲבִיר אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם וְאֶת־בְּנֹותֵיהֶם֮ לַמֹּלֶךְ֒ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִ֗ים וְלֹ֤א עָֽלְתָה֙ עַל־לִבִּ֔י לַעֲשֹׂ֖ות הַתֹּועֵבָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את לְמַ֖עַן הַחֲטִ֥יא אֶת־יְהוּדָֽה׃ ס And they built the high places of the Baʿal which are in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, to cause … Continue reading →

וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ שִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶ֗ם בַּבַּ֛יִת אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָֽא־שְׁמִ֥י עָלָ֖יו לְטַמְּאֹֽו׃ And they placed their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to defile it.   Morphology וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ (va-yasimu) – Root: שׂים; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְנ֥וּ אֵלַ֛י עֹ֖רֶף וְלֹ֣א פָנִ֑ים וְלַמֵּ֤ד אֹתָם֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְלַמֵּ֔ד וְאֵינָ֥ם שֹׁמְעִ֖ים לָקַ֥חַת מוּסָֽר׃ And they turned to Me the back of the neck and not the face, though I taught them, rising early and teaching, but they are not listening … Continue reading →

עַל֩ כָּל־רָעַ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּבְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי הֵ֤מָּה מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ שָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּהֲנֵיהֶ֖ם וּנְבִֽיאֵיהֶ֑ם וְאִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Because of all the evil of the sons of Yisraʾel and the sons of Yehuda which they have done to provoke Me, they, … Continue reading →

כִּ֧י עַל־אַפִּ֣י וְעַל־חֲמָתִ֗י הָ֤יְתָה לִּי֙ הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את לְמִן־הַיֹּום֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנ֣וּ אֹותָ֔הּ וְעַ֖ד הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה לַהֲסִירָ֖הּ מֵעַ֥ל פָּנָֽי׃ “For because of My anger and because of My wrath this city has been to Me from the day they built it and … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־הָי֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּבְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה אַ֣ךְ עֹשִׂ֥ים הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינַ֖י מִנְּעֻרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם כִּ֣י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אַ֣ךְ מַכְעִסִ֥ים אֹתִ֛י בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ For the sons of Yisraʾel and the sons of Yehuda have only been doing what is evil in My eyes from their youth, … Continue reading →

וּבָ֣אוּ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֗ים הַנִּלְחָמִים֙ עַל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְהִצִּ֜יתוּ אֶת־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את בָּאֵ֖שׁ וּשְׂרָפ֑וּהָ וְאֵ֣ת הַבָּתִּ֡ים אֲשֶׁר֩ קִטְּר֨וּ עַל־גַּגֹּֽותֵיהֶ֜ם לַבַּ֗עַל וְהִסִּ֤כוּ נְסָכִים֙ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְמַ֖עַן הַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃ And the Kasdim, who are fighting against this city, shall come and set this city on fire and … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֕ן כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנְנִ֣י נֹתֵן֩ אֶת־הָעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֜את בְּיַ֣ד הַכַּשְׂדִּ֗ים וּבְיַ֛ד נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל וּלְכָדָֽהּ׃ Therefore thus says YHWH: “Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the Kasdim and into the hand of Nevukhadretstsar king of Bavel, and … Continue reading →

הִנֵּה֙ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֱלֹהֵ֖י כָּל־בָּשָׂ֑ר הֲֽמִמֶּ֔נִּי יִפָּלֵ֖א כָּל־דָּבָֽר׃ “Behold, I am YHWH, the God of all flesh; is anything too extraordinary for Me?”   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Draws attention to the … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to Yirmeyahu, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Common narrative formula … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֞ה אָמַ֤רְתָּ אֵלַי֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה קְנֵֽה־לְךָ֧ הַשָּׂדֶ֛ה בַּכֶּ֖סֶף וְהָעֵ֣ד עֵדִ֑ים וְהָעִ֥יר נִתְּנָ֖ה בְּיַ֥ד הַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ And You said to me, Lord YHWH, “Buy for yourself the field with silver and call witnesses,” though the city has been given into the hand … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֣ה הַסֹּלְלֹ֗ות בָּ֣אוּ הָעִיר֮ לְלָכְדָהּ֒ וְהָעִ֣יר נִתְּנָ֗ה בְּיַ֤ד הַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ הַנִּלְחָמִ֣ים עָלֶ֔יהָ מִפְּנֵ֛י הַחֶ֥רֶב וְהָרָעָ֖ב וְהַדָּ֑בֶר וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֛רְתָּ הָיָ֖ה וְהִנְּךָ֥ רֹאֶֽה׃ Behold, the siege ramps have come to the city to capture it, and the city has been given into the … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ וַיִּֽרְשׁ֣וּ אֹתָ֗הּ וְלֹֽא־שָׁמְע֤וּ בְקֹולֶ֨ךָ֙ וּבְתוֹרָתְךָ לֹא־הָלָ֔כוּ אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוִּ֧יתָה לָהֶ֛ם לַעֲשֹׂ֖ות לֹ֣א עָשׂ֑וּ וַתַּקְרֵ֣א אֹתָ֔ם אֵ֥ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ And they came and possessed it, but they did not listen to Your voice, and in Your Torah they did not … Continue reading →

וַתִּתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ אֶת־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ לַאֲבֹותָ֖ם לָתֵ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ And You gave to them this land which You swore to their fathers to give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey.”   Morphology וַתִּתֵּן (va-titten) … Continue reading →

וַתֹּצֵ֛א אֶת־עַמְּךָ֥ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם בְּאֹתֹ֣ות וּבְמֹופְתִ֗ים וּבְיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ וּבְאֶזְרֹ֣ועַ נְטוּיָ֔ה וּבְמֹורָ֖א גָּדֹֽול׃ And You brought out Your people, Yisraʾel, from the land of Mitsrayim with signs and with wonders and with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁר־֠שַׂמְתָּ אֹתֹ֨ות וּמֹפְתִ֤ים בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ עַד־הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּבָֽאָדָ֑ם וַתַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ֥ שֵׁ֖ם כַּיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ who set signs and wonders in the land of Mitsrayim until this day, and in Yisraʾel and among mankind, and You made for Yourself a name as this … Continue reading →

גְּדֹל֙ הָֽעֵצָ֔ה וְרַ֖ב הָעֲלִֽילִיָּ֑ה אֲשֶׁר־עֵינֶ֣יךָ פְקֻחֹ֗ות עַל־כָּל־דַּרְכֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֔ם לָתֵ֤ת לְאִישׁ֙ כִּדְרָכָ֔יו וְכִפְרִ֖י מַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ Great in counsel and abundant in deeds, whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of man, to give to each man according … Continue reading →

עֹ֤שֶׂה חֶ֨סֶד֙ לַֽאֲלָפִ֔ים וּמְשַׁלֵּם֙ עֲוֹ֣ן אָבֹ֔ות אֶל־חֵ֥יק בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם הָאֵ֤ל הַגָּדֹול֙ הַגִּבֹּ֔ור יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹֽו׃ Showing kindness to the thousands, and repaying the iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their sons after them, the great God, the mighty one, … Continue reading →

אֲהָהּ֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ הִנֵּ֣ה אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֗יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְאֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ בְּכֹֽחֲךָ֙ הַגָּדֹ֔ול וּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה לֹֽא־יִפָּלֵ֥א מִמְּךָ֖ כָּל־דָּבָֽר׃ ‘Ah, Lord YHWH, behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm; nothing is too extraordinary … Continue reading →

וָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה אַחֲרֵ֤י תִתִּי֙ אֶת־סֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֔ה אֶל־בָּר֥וּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ And I prayed to YHWH after I gave the deed of purchase to Barukh son of Neriyya, saying,   Morphology וָאֶתְפַּלֵּל (va-etpallel) – Root: פלל (palal); Form: Hitpael wayyiqtol (narrative past) … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י כֹ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֹ֣וד יִקָּנ֥וּ בָתִּ֛ים וְשָׂדֹ֥ות וּכְרָמִ֖ים בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃ פ For thus says YHWH of hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: “Houses and fields and vineyards shall yet be bought in this land.”   Morphology כִּי … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לָקֹ֣וחַ אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֡לֶּה אֵ֣ת סֵפֶר֩ הַמִּקְנָ֨ה הַזֶּ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת הֶחָת֗וּם וְאֵ֨ת סֵ֤פֶר הַגָּלוּי֙ הַזֶּ֔ה וּנְתַתָּ֖ם בִּכְלִי־חָ֑רֶשׂ לְמַ֥עַן יַעַמְד֖וּ יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ ס ‘Thus says YHWH of hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: “Take these scrolls, this deed of … Continue reading →

וָֽאֲצַוֶּה֙ אֶת־בָּר֔וּךְ לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ And I commanded Barukh before their eyes, saying,   Morphology וָאֲצַוֶּה (va-ʾatsaveh) – Root: צוה (tsavah); Form: Piel wayyiqtol (narrative past) 1st person singular; Translation: “And I commanded”; Notes: Piel stem adds intensity, indicating a formal … Continue reading →

וָאֶתֵּ֞ן אֶת־הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֗ה אֶל־בָּר֣וּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּה֮ בֶּן־מַחְסֵיָה֒ לְעֵינֵי֙ חֲנַמְאֵ֣ל דֹּדִ֔י וּלְעֵינֵי֙ הָֽעֵדִ֔ים הַכֹּתְבִ֖ים בְּסֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֑ה לְעֵינֵי֙ כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בַּחֲצַ֥ר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ And I gave the deed of purchase to Barukh son of Neriyya, son of Maḥseiya, before the eyes of Ḥanamel my … Continue reading →

וָאֶקַּ֖ח אֶת־סֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֑ה אֶת־הֶֽחָת֛וּם הַמִּצְוָ֥ה וְהַחֻקִּ֖ים וְאֶת־הַגָּלֽוּי׃ And I took the deed of purchase, the one that was sealed, containing the command and the statutes, and the one that was open.   Morphology וָאֶקַּח (va-eqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: … Continue reading →

וָאֶכְתֹּ֤ב בַּסֵּ֨פֶר֙ וָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔ם וָאָעֵ֖ד עֵדִ֑ים וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥ל הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃ And I wrote in the scroll and sealed it, and I called witnesses, and I weighed the silver on the scales.   Morphology וָאֶכְתֹּב (va-ekhtov) – Root: כתב (katav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →