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The Book of Jeremiah

Jeremiah 23:16

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֗ות אַֽל־תִּשְׁמְע֞וּ עַל־דִּבְרֵ֤י הַנְּבִאִים֙ הַנִּבְּאִ֣ים לָכֶ֔ם מַהְבִּלִ֥ים הֵ֖מָּה אֶתְכֶ֑ם חֲזֹ֤ון לִבָּם֙ יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ לֹ֖א מִפִּ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ Thus said YHWH of Hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, they are leading you to … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:15

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ עַל־הַנְּבִאִ֔ים הִנְנִ֨י מַאֲכִ֤יל אֹותָם֙ לַֽעֲנָ֔ה וְהִשְׁקִתִ֖ים מֵי־רֹ֑אשׁ כִּ֗י מֵאֵת֙ נְבִיאֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם יָצְאָ֥ה חֲנֻפָּ֖ה לְכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ Therefore thus said YHWH of Hosts concerning the prophets: “Behold, I am feeding them wormwood and making them drink poisoned water, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:14

וּבִנְבִאֵ֨י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם רָאִ֣יתִי שַׁעֲרוּרָ֗ה נָאֹ֞וף וְהָלֹ֤ךְ בַּשֶּׁ֨קֶר֙ וְחִזְּקוּ֙ יְדֵ֣י מְרֵעִ֔ים לְבִ֨לְתִּי־שָׁ֔בוּ אִ֖ישׁ מֵרָֽעָתֹ֑ו הָֽיוּ־לִ֤י כֻלָּם֙ כִּסְדֹ֔ם וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ כַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ ס And among the prophets of Yerushalayim I have seen a horrible thing: adultery and walking in falsehood. And they strengthen the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:13

וּבִנְבִיאֵ֥י שֹׁמְרֹ֖ון רָאִ֣יתִי תִפְלָ֑ה הִנַּבְּא֣וּ בַבַּ֔עַל וַיַּתְע֥וּ אֶת־עַמִּ֖י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס “And among the prophets of Shomron I have seen depravity: they prophesied by Baʿal and caused My people Yisraʾel to go astray.   Morphology וּבִנְבִיאֵי (u-vivniveʾei) – Root: נבא; Form: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:12

לָכֵן֩ יִֽהְיֶ֨ה דַרְכָּ֜ם לָהֶ֗ם כַּחֲלַקְלַקֹּות֙ בָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔ה יִדַּ֖חוּ וְנָ֣פְלוּ בָ֑הּ כִּֽי־אָבִ֨יא עֲלֵיהֶ֥ם רָעָ֛ה שְׁנַ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “Therefore their way shall be to them like slippery places in the darkness; they shall be pushed and shall fall in it. For I will … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:11

כִּֽי־גַם־נָבִ֥יא גַם־כֹּהֵ֖ן חָנֵ֑פוּ גַּם־בְּבֵיתִ֛י מָצָ֥אתִי רָעָתָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “For both prophet and priest have become profane; even in My house I have found their evil,” declares YHWH.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces a … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:10

כִּ֤י מְנָֽאֲפִים֙ מָלְאָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֤י אָלָה֙ אָבְלָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ יָבְשׁ֖וּ נְאֹ֣ות מִדְבָּ֑ר וַתְּהִ֤י מְרֽוּצָתָם֙ רָעָ֔ה וּגְבוּרָתָ֖ם לֹא־כֵֽן׃ For adulterers the land is filled. For because of a curse the land mourns, the pastures of the wilderness have dried up. And their … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:9

לַנְּבִאִ֞ים נִשְׁבַּ֧ר לִבִּ֣י בְקִרְבִּ֗י רָֽחֲפוּ֙ כָּל־עַצְמֹותַ֔י הָיִ֨יתִי֙ כְּאִ֣ישׁ שִׁכֹּ֔ור וּכְגֶ֖בֶר עֲבָ֣רֹו יָ֑יִן מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וּמִפְּנֵ֖י דִּבְרֵ֥י קָדְשֹֽׁו׃ Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me, all my bones tremble. I have become like a man drunk, and like a … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:8

כִּ֣י אִם־חַי־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶעֱלָה֩ וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵבִ֜יא אֶת־זֶ֨רַע בֵּ֤ית יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צָפֹ֔ונָה וּמִכֹּל֙ הָֽאֲרָצֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִדַּחְתִּ֖ים שָׁ֑ם וְיָשְׁב֖וּ עַל־אַדְמָתָֽם׃ ס but, ‘As YHWH lives, who brought up and who brought back the offspring of the house of Yisraʾel from the land … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:7

לָכֵ֛ן הִנֵּֽה־יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹא־יֹ֤אמְרוּ עֹוד֙ חַי־יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר הֶעֱלָ֛ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ “Therefore, behold, days are coming,” declares YHWH, “and they shall no longer say, ‘As YHWH lives, who brought up the sons of Yisraʾel from the land of … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:6

בְּיָמָיו֙ תִּוָּשַׁ֣ע יְהוּדָ֔ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִשְׁכֹּ֣ן לָבֶ֑טַח וְזֶה־שְּׁמֹ֥ו אֲֽשֶׁר־יִקְרְאֹ֖ו יְהוָ֥ה צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ ס In his days Yehuda shall be saved, and Yisraʾel shall dwell securely. And this is his name by which YHWH shall call him: YHWH is our righteousness.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:5

הִנֵּ֨ה יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וַהֲקִמֹתִ֥י לְדָוִ֖ד צֶ֣מַח צַדִּ֑יק וּמָ֤לַךְ מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ וְהִשְׂכִּ֔יל וְעָשָׂ֛ה מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ “Behold, days are coming,” declares YHWH, “when I will raise up for Dawid a righteous Branch, and a king shall reign and act wisely, and … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:4

וַהֲקִמֹתִ֧י עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם רֹעִ֖ים וְרָע֑וּם וְלֹא־יִֽירְא֨וּ עֹ֧וד וְלֹא־יֵחַ֛תּוּ וְלֹ֥א יִפָּקֵ֖דוּ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס And I will raise up over them shepherds who shall shepherd them, and they shall no longer fear, nor be dismayed, nor be missing,” declares YHWH.   Morphology וַהֲקִמֹתִ֧י … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:3

וַאֲנִ֗י אֲקַבֵּץ֙ אֶת־שְׁאֵרִ֣ית צֹאנִ֔י מִכֹּל֙ הָאֲרָצֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁר־הִדַּ֥חְתִּי אֹתָ֖ם שָׁ֑ם וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥י אֶתְהֶ֛ן עַל־נְוֵהֶ֖ן וּפָר֥וּ וְרָבֽוּ׃ “And I will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:2

לָ֠כֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עַֽל־הָרֹעִים֮ הָרֹעִ֣ים אֶת־עַמִּי֒ אַתֶּ֞ם הֲפִצֹתֶ֤ם אֶת־צֹאנִי֙ וַתַּדִּח֔וּם וְלֹ֥א פְקַדְתֶּ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם הִנְנִ֨י פֹקֵ֧ד עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם אֶת־רֹ֥עַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Therefore thus said YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd My people: “You have scattered My … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 23:1

הֹ֣וי רֹעִ֗ים מְאַבְּדִ֧ים וּמְפִצִ֛ים אֶת־צֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתִ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the flock of My pasture!” declares YHWH.   Morphology הֹ֣וי (hoy) – Root: הוי; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Woe”; Notes: A prophetic cry of judgment or … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:30

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה כִּתְב֞וּ אֶת־הָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙ עֲרִירִ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר לֹא־יִצְלַ֣ח בְּיָמָ֑יו כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יִצְלַ֜ח מִזַּרְעֹ֗ו אִ֚ישׁ יֹשֵׁב֙ עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א דָוִ֔ד וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל עֹ֖וד בִּיהוּדָֽה׃ Thus said YHWH: ‘Write this man as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days, for no … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:29

אֶ֥רֶץ אֶ֖רֶץ אָ֑רֶץ שִׁמְעִ֖י דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃ ס Land, land, land, hear the word of YHWH.   Morphology אֶ֥רֶץ (ʾerets) – Root: ארץ; Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute, with conjunctive accent; Translation: “land”; Notes: The repetition (tripling) is emphatic, a rhetorical summons … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:28

הַעֶ֨צֶב נִבְזֶ֜ה נָפ֗וּץ הָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙ כָּנְיָ֔הוּ אִ֨ם־כְּלִ֔י אֵ֥ין חֵ֖פֶץ בֹּ֑ו מַדּ֤וּעַ הֽוּטֲלוּ֙ ה֣וּא וְזַרְעֹ֔ו וְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּ עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָדָֽעוּ׃ “Is this man Konyahu a despised shattered idol, a vessel in which there is no delight? Why have he and his offspring … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:27

וְעַל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֛ם מְנַשְּׂאִ֥ים אֶת־נַפְשָׁ֖ם לָשׁ֣וּב שָׁ֑ם שָׁ֖מָּה לֹ֥א יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ ס And to the land to which they are lifting up their soul to return there, there they shall not return.”   Morphology וְעַל־ (ve-ʿal) – Root: על; Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:26

וְהֵֽטַלְתִּ֣י אֹתְךָ֗ וְאֶֽת־אִמְּךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְלָדַ֔תְךָ עַ֚ל הָאָ֣רֶץ אַחֶ֔רֶת אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יֻלַּדְתֶּ֖ם שָׁ֑ם וְשָׁ֖ם תָּמֽוּתוּ׃ And I will hurl you and your mother who bore you upon another land where you were not born, and there you shall die.   Morphology וְהֵֽטַלְתִּ֣י … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:25

וּנְתַתִּ֗יךָ בְּיַד֙ מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ וּבְיַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה יָגֹ֖ור מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וּבְיַ֛ד נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל וּבְיַ֥ד הַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ And I will give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of those from whom you are afraid, and into … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:24

חַי־אָנִי֮ נְאֻם־יְהוָה֒ כִּ֣י אִם־יִהְיֶ֞ה כָּנְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־יְהֹֽויָקִים֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה חֹותָ֖ם עַל־יַ֣ד יְמִינִ֑י כִּ֥י מִשָּׁ֖ם אֶתְּקֶֽנְךָּ׃ “As I live,” declares YHWH, “though Konyahu son of Yehoyaqim, king of Yehuda, were a signet ring on My right hand, yet from there I would … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:23

יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ בַּלְּבָנֹ֔ון מִקַּנְתִּי֙ בָּֽאֲרָזִ֑ים מַה־נֵּחַנְתְּ֙ בְּבֹא־לָ֣ךְ חֲבָלִ֔ים חִ֖יל כַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃ I dwelled in the Levanon, I nested among the cedars. How you have been pitied when pangs come upon you, anguish like a woman giving birth!   Morphology יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ (yashavti) – … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:22

כָּל־רֹעַ֨יִךְ֙ תִּרְעֶה־ר֔וּחַ וּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְ בַּשְּׁבִ֣י יֵלֵ֑כוּ כִּ֣י אָ֤ז תֵּבֹ֨שִׁי֙ וְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּ מִכֹּ֖ל רָעָתֵֽךְ׃ All your shepherds shall shepherd wind, and your lovers shall go into captivity. For then you shall be ashamed and humiliated because of all your evil.   Morphology כָּל־רֹעַ֨יִךְ֙ … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:21

דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֵלַ֨יִךְ֙ בְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְ אָמַ֖רְתְּ לֹ֣א אֶשְׁמָ֑ע זֶ֤ה דַרְכֵּךְ֙ מִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְ כִּ֥י לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֖עַתְּ בְּקֹולִֽי׃ I spoke to you in your tranquility, but you said, ‘I will not listen.’ This is your way from your youth, for you have not listened to My … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:20

עֲלִ֤י הַלְּבָנֹון֙ וּֽצְעָ֔קִי וּבַבָּשָׁ֖ן תְּנִ֣י קֹולֵ֑ךְ וְצַֽעֲקִי֙ מֵֽעֲבָרִ֔ים כִּ֥י נִשְׁבְּר֖וּ כָּל־מְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃ Go up to the Levanon and cry out, and in the Bashan give your voice, and cry out from ʿAvarim, for all your lovers have been broken.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:19

קְבוּרַ֥ת חֲמֹ֖ור יִקָּבֵ֑ר סָחֹ֣וב וְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְ מֵהָ֖לְאָה לְשַׁעֲרֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס With the burial of a donkey he shall be buried, drag away and throw beyond the gates of Yerushalayim.   Morphology קְבוּרַ֥ת (qevurat) – Root: קבר; Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:18

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־יְהֹויָקִ֤ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה לֹא־יִסְפְּד֣וּ לֹ֔ו הֹ֥וי אָחִ֖י וְהֹ֣וי אָחֹ֑ות לֹא־יִסְפְּד֣וּ לֹ֔ו הֹ֥וי אָדֹ֖ון וְהֹ֥וי הֹדֹֽה׃ Therefore thus said YHWH concerning Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyyahu, king of Yehuda: “They shall not lament for him, saying ‘Woe, my … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:17

כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין עֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ וְלִבְּךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם־עַל־בִּצְעֶ֑ךָ וְעַ֤ל דַּֽם־הַנָּקִי֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֔וךְ וְעַל־הָעֹ֥שֶׁק וְעַל־הַמְּרוּצָ֖ה לַעֲשֹֽׂות׃ ס For your eyes and your heart are not but for your gain, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence to do it.   … Continue reading

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