Category Archives: Jeremiah

שֹׁוטְט֞וּ בְּחוּצֹ֣ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם וּרְאוּ־נָ֤א וּדְעוּ֙ וּבַקְשׁ֣וּ בִרְחֹובֹותֶ֔יהָ אִם־תִּמְצְא֣וּ אִ֔ישׁ אִם־יֵ֛שׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה מִשְׁפָּ֖ט מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֱמוּנָ֑ה וְאֶסְלַ֖ח לָֽהּ׃ “Roam in the streets of Yerushalayim and see now, and know and seek in her broad places if you can find a man, if … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ קֹ֨ול כְּחֹולָ֜ה שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי צָרָה֙ כְּמַבְכִּירָ֔ה קֹ֧ול בַּת־צִיֹּ֛ון תִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַ תְּפָרֵ֣שׂ כַּפֶּ֑יהָ אֹֽוי־נָ֣א לִ֔י כִּֽי־עָיְפָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י לְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פ For a voice like that of a sick woman I have heard, distress like one bearing her first child, the voice of the … Continue reading →

וְאַתִּי שָׁד֜וּד מַֽה־תַּעֲשִׂ֗י כִּֽי־תִלְבְּשִׁ֨י שָׁנִ֜י כִּי־תַעְדִּ֣י עֲדִי־זָהָ֗ב כִּֽי־תִקְרְעִ֤י בַפּוּךְ֙ עֵינַ֔יִךְ לַשָּׁ֖וְא תִּתְיַפִּ֑י מָאֲסוּ־בָ֥ךְ עֹגְבִ֖ים נַפְשֵׁ֥ךְ יְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ And you, devastated one, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, though you … Continue reading →

מִקֹּ֨ול פָּרָ֜שׁ וְרֹ֣מֵה קֶ֗שֶׁת בֹּרַ֨חַת֙ כָּל־הָעִ֔יר בָּ֚אוּ בֶּעָבִ֔ים וּבַכֵּפִ֖ים עָל֑וּ כָּל־הָעִ֣יר עֲזוּבָ֔ה וְאֵין־יֹושֵׁ֥ב בָּהֵ֖ן אִֽישׁ׃ From the sound of the horseman and wielder of the bow, every city flees; they have entered into the thickets and gone up among the … Continue reading →

עַל־זֹאת֙ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְקָדְר֥וּ הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם מִמָּ֑עַל עַ֤ל כִּי־דִבַּ֨רְתִּי֙ זַמֹּ֔תִי וְלֹ֥א נִחַ֖מְתִּי וְלֹא־אָשׁ֥וּב מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ Because of this the land shall mourn, and the heavens above shall be darkened, because I have spoken, I have purposed, and I have not relented, and … Continue reading →

כִּי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שְׁמָמָ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖ה כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְכָלָ֖ה לֹ֥א אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ For thus said YHWH: “A desolation shall the whole land become, but a full end I will not make.   Morphology כִּי־כֹה (ki-koh) – Roots: כי (ki), כה (koh); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

רָאִ֕יתִי וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְכָל־עָרָ֗יו נִתְּצוּ֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י חֲרֹ֥ון אַפֹּֽו׃ ס I saw, and behold, the Karmel was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down before YHWH, before the burning of His anger.   Morphology רָאִ֕יתִי (raʾiti) … Continue reading →

רָאִ֕יתִי וְהִנֵּ֖ה אֵ֣ין הָאָדָ֑ם וְכָל־עֹ֥וף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם נָדָֽדוּ׃ I saw, and behold, there was no human, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.   Morphology רָאִ֕יתִי (raʾiti) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal perfect 1st person common singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

רָאִ֨יתִי֙ הֶֽהָרִ֔ים וְהִנֵּ֖ה רֹעֲשִׁ֑ים וְכָל־הַגְּבָעֹ֖ות הִתְקַלְקָֽלוּ׃ I saw the mountains, and behold, they were shaking, and all the hills swayed to and fro.   Morphology רָאִ֨יתִי (raʾiti) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal perfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I … Continue reading →

רָאִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִנֵּה־תֹ֖הוּ וָבֹ֑הוּ וְאֶל־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ין אֹורָֽם׃ I saw the land, and behold, it was formless and void; and to the heavens, and there was no light.   Morphology רָאִ֨יתִי (raʾiti) – Root: ראה; Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular; … Continue reading →

  כִּ֣י אֱוִ֣יל עַמִּ֗י אֹותִי֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ בָּנִ֤ים סְכָלִים֙ הֵ֔מָּה וְלֹ֥א נְבֹונִ֖ים הֵ֑מָּה חֲכָמִ֥ים הֵ֨מָּה֙ לְהָרַ֔ע וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב לֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ׃ “For my people are foolish, me they have not known. They are senseless children, and they are not understanding. Wise are … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →