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The Book of Jeremiah

Jeremiah 22:16

דָּ֛ן דִּין־עָנִ֥י וְאֶבְיֹ֖ון אָ֣ז טֹ֑וב הֲלֹוא־הִ֛יא הַדַּ֥עַת אֹתִ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know Me?” declares YHWH.   Morphology דָּ֛ן (dan) – Root: דן; Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:15

הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה מְתַחֲרֶ֣ה בָאָ֑רֶז אָבִ֜יךָ הֲלֹ֧וא אָכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֗ה וְעָשָׂ֤ה מִשְׁפָּט֙ וּצְדָקָ֔ה אָ֖ז טֹ֥וב לֹֽו׃ “Shall you reign because you strive with cedar? Your father—did he not eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:14

הָאֹמֵ֗ר אֶבְנֶה־לִּי֙ בֵּ֣ית מִדֹּ֔ות וַעֲלִיֹּ֖ות מְרֻוָּחִ֑ים וְקָ֤רַֽע לֹו֙ חַלֹּונָ֔י וְסָפ֣וּן בָּאָ֔רֶז וּמָשֹׁ֖וחַ בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ The one who says, ‘I will build myself a spacious house and wide upper rooms,” and cuts out windows for it, and it is paneled with cedar … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:13

הֹ֣וי בֹּנֶ֤ה בֵיתֹו֙ בְּֽלֹא־צֶ֔דֶק וַעֲלִיֹּותָ֖יו בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּ֑ט בְּרֵעֵ֨הוּ֙ יַעֲבֹ֣ד חִנָּ֔ם וּפֹעֲלֹ֖ו לֹ֥א יִתֶּן־לֹֽו׃ “Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his fellow serve for nothing and does not give him … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:12

כִּ֗י בִּמְקֹ֛ום אֲשֶׁר־הִגְל֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו שָׁ֣ם יָמ֑וּת וְאֶת־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את לֹֽא־יִרְאֶ֥ה עֹֽוד׃ ס For in the place where they have exiled him, there he shall die, and this land he shall not see again.   Morphology כִּ֗י (ki) – Root: כי; Form: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:11

כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָֽמַר־֠יְהוָה אֶל־שַׁלֻּ֨ם בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ תַּ֚חַת יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָ֖א מִן־הַמָּקֹ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב שָׁ֖ם עֹֽוד׃ For thus said YHWH concerning Shallum son of Yoshiyyahu, king of Yehuda, who reigns in place of Yoshiyyahu his father, who went … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:10

אַל־תִּבְכּ֣וּ לְמֵ֔ת וְאַל־תָּנֻ֖דוּ לֹ֑ו בְּכ֤וּ בָכֹו֙ לַֽהֹלֵ֔ךְ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָשׁוּב֙ עֹ֔וד וְרָאָ֖ה אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ מֹולַדְתֹּֽו׃ ס Do not weep for the dead, and do not mourn for him; weep, weep for the one who goes away, for he shall not return … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:9

וְאָ֣מְר֔וּ עַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽזְב֔וּ אֶת־בְּרִ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ לֵאלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים וַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ ס And they shall say, ‘Because they forsook the covenant of YHWH their God, and bowed down to other gods and served them.’”   Morphology וְאָ֣מְר֔וּ (ve-ʾamru) – Root: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:8

וְעָֽבְרוּ֙ גֹּויִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים עַ֖ל הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֔הוּ עַל־מֶ֨ה עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ כָּ֔כָה לָעִ֥יר הַגְּדֹולָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ And many nations shall pass by this city, and each man shall say to his fellow: ‘Why has YHWH done thus to this great … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:7

וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥י עָלֶ֛יךָ מַשְׁחִתִ֖ים אִ֣ישׁ וְכֵלָ֑יו וְכָֽרְתוּ֙ מִבְחַ֣ר אֲרָזֶ֔יךָ וְהִפִּ֖ילוּ עַל־הָאֵֽשׁ׃ And I will consecrate against you destroyers, each man and his weapon, and they shall cut down the choicest of your cedars, and cast them into the fire.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:6

כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עַל־בֵּית֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה גִּלְעָ֥ד אַתָּ֛ה לִ֖י רֹ֣אשׁ הַלְּבָנֹ֑ון אִם־לֹ֤א אֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙ מִדְבָּ֔ר עָרִ֖ים לֹ֥א נושֶׂבה For thus said YHWH concerning the house of the king of Yehuda: “Gileʿad you are to Me, the head of the Levanon. Surely, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:5

וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁמְע֔וּ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה בִּ֤י נִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּי־לְחָרְבָּ֥ה יִֽהְיֶ֖ה הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃ ס But if you will not listen to these words, by Myself I have sworn,” declares YHWH, “that this house shall become a ruin.”’”   Morphology וְאִם֙ (ve-ʾim) … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:4

כִּ֤י אִם־עָשֹׂו֙ תַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה וּבָ֣אוּ בְשַׁעֲרֵ֣י הַבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּ֡ה מְלָכִים֩ יֹשְׁבִ֨ים לְדָוִ֜ד עַל־כִּסְאֹ֗ו רֹֽכְבִים֙ בָּרֶ֣כֶב וּבַסּוּסִ֔ים ה֥וּא וְעַבְדּוֹ וְעַמֹּֽו׃ For if you will indeed do this word, then there shall enter through the gates of this house kings sitting for … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:3

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עֲשׂ֤וּ מִשְׁפָּט֙ וּצְדָקָ֔ה וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ גָז֖וּל מִיַּ֣ד עָשֹׁ֑וק וְגֵר֩ יָתֹ֨ום וְאַלְמָנָ֤ה אַל־תֹּנוּ֙ אַל־תַּחְמֹ֔סוּ וְדָ֣ם נָקִ֔י אַֽל־תִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּ בַּמָּקֹ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ Thus said YHWH: “Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who is robbed from the hand of the oppressor. … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:2

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ שְׁמַ֣ע דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א דָוִ֑ד אַתָּ֤ה וַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙ וְעַמְּךָ֔ הַבָּאִ֖ים בַּשְּׁעָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס and you shall say, ‘Hear the word of YHWH, O king of Yehuda, who sits on the throne of Dawid, you and your servants and … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 22:1

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה רֵ֖ד בֵּֽית־מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ שָׁ֔ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃ Thus said YHWH: “Go down to the house of the king of Yehuda, and speak there this word,   Morphology כֹּ֚ה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:14

וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם כִּפְרִ֥י מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְהִצַּ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּיַעְרָ֔הּ וְאָכְלָ֖ה כָּל־סְבִיבֶֽיהָ׃ ס And I will visit upon you according to the fruit of your deeds,” declares YHWH, “and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall consume all … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:13

הִנְנִ֨י אֵלַ֜יִךְ יֹשֶׁ֧בֶת הָעֵ֛מֶק צ֥וּר הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ מִֽי־יֵחַ֣ת עָלֵ֔ינוּ וּמִ֥י יָבֹ֖וא בִּמְעֹונֹותֵֽינוּ׃ “Behold, I am against you, O dweller of the valley, rock of the plain,” declares YHWH, “those who say, ‘Who shall come down against us? and who … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:12

בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֗ד כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה דִּ֤ינוּ לַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ גָז֖וּל מִיַּ֣ד עֹושֵׁ֑ק פֶּן־תֵּצֵ֨א כָאֵ֜שׁ חֲמָתִ֗י וּבָעֲרָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין מְכַבֶּ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י רֹ֥עַ מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ House of Dawid, thus said YHWH: “Judge justice in the morning, and rescue the one who is robbed from … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:11

וּלְבֵית֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃ “And to the house of the king of Yehuda: ‘Hear the word of YHWH.   Morphology וּלְבֵית֙ (u-le-veit) – Root: בית; Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “And to the house … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:10

כִּ֣י שַׂ֣מְתִּי פָ֠נַי בָּעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֧את לְרָעָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א לְטֹובָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה בְּיַד־מֶ֤לֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ תִּנָּתֵ֔ן וּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ ס For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good,” declares YHWH, “it shall be given into the hand of … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:9

הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ בָּעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את יָמ֕וּת בַּחֶ֖רֶב וּבָרָעָ֣ב וּבַדָּ֑בֶר וְהַיֹּוצֵא֩ וְנָפַ֨ל עַל־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים הַצָּרִ֤ים עֲלֵיכֶם֙ יִֽחְיֶה וְהָֽיְתָה־לֹּ֥ו נַפְשֹׁ֖ו לְשָׁלָֽל׃ The one who dwells in this city shall die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence; but the one who goes out … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:8

וְאֶל־הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ תֹּאמַ֔ר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנְנִ֤י נֹתֵן֙ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת־דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַחַיִּ֖ים וְאֶת־דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַמָּֽוֶת׃ “And to this people you shall say, ‘Thus says YHWH: “Behold, I am placing before you the way of life and the way of death.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:7

וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֣ן נְאֻם־יְהוָ֡ה אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֣ה וְאֶת־עֲבָדָ֣יו וְאֶת־הָעָ֡ם וְאֶת־הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֩ בָּעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֜את מִן־הַדֶּ֣בֶר מִן־הַחֶ֣רֶב וּמִן־הָרָעָ֗ב בְּיַד֙ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל וּבְיַד֙ אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְהִכָּ֣ם לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב לֹֽא־יָח֣וּס עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א יַחְמֹ֖ל וְלֹ֥א יְרַחֵֽם׃ And after this,” declares YHWH, “I will give Tsidqiyyahu king of … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:6

וְהִכֵּיתִ֗י אֶת־יֹֽושְׁבֵי֙ הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְאֶת־הָאָדָ֖ם וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה בְּדֶ֥בֶר גָּדֹ֖ול יָמֻֽתוּ׃ And I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; by a great pestilence they shall die.   Morphology וְהִכֵּיתִ֗י (ve-hikkēti) – Root: נכה; Form: Hifil perfect 1st … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:5

וְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤י אֲנִי֙ אִתְּכֶ֔ם בְּיָ֥ד נְטוּיָ֖ה וּבִזְרֹ֣ועַ חֲזָקָ֑ה וּבְאַ֥ף וּבְחֵמָ֖ה וּבְקֶ֥צֶף גָּדֹֽול׃ And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, and in anger and in fury and in great wrath.   Morphology וְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤י … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:4

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הִנְנִ֣י מֵסֵב֮ אֶת־כְּלֵ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָה֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיֶדְכֶם֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֜ם נִלְחָמִ֣ים בָּ֗ם אֶת־מֶ֤לֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ וְאֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים הַצָּרִ֣ים עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם מִח֖וּץ לַֽחֹומָ֑ה וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י אֹותָ֔ם אֶל־תֹּ֖וךְ הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּֽאת׃ ‘Thus said YHWH, the God of Yisra’el: “Behold, I am turning back the weapons … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:3

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְרֻ֖ן אֶל־צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ And Yirmeyahu said to them, “Thus you shall say to Tsidqiyyahu.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyōmer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative continuation, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:2

דְּרָשׁ־נָ֤א בַעֲדֵ֨נוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל נִלְחָ֣ם עָלֵ֑ינוּ אוּלַי֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֹותָ֨נוּ֙ כְּכָל־נִפְלְאֹתָ֔יו וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה מֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃ ס “Inquire now for us of YHWH, for Nevukhadretstsar king of Bavel is fighting against us; perhaps YHWH will act for us according to all … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 21:1

הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה בִּשְׁלֹ֨חַ אֵלָ֜יו הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ אֶת־פַּשְׁחוּר֙ בֶּן־מַלְכִּיָּ֔ה וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָ֧ה בֶן־מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛ה הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃ The word that came to Yirmeyahu from YHWH when Tsidqiyyahu the king sent to him Pashḥur son of Malkiyyahu and Tsefanya son of Maʿaseya the … Continue reading

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