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Jeremiah 19:3

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ שִׁמְע֣וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֔ה מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הִנְנִ֨י מֵבִ֤יא רָעָה֙ עַל־הַמָּקֹ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּל־שֹׁמְעָ֖הּ תִּצַּ֥לְנָה אָזְנָֽיו׃ And you shall say: ‘Hear the word of YHWH, O kings of Yehuda and inhabitants of Yerushalayim. Thus said … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 19:2

וְיָצָ֨אתָ֙ אֶל־גֵּ֣יא בֶן־הִנֹּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֕ר פֶּ֖תַח שַׁ֣עַר הַחַרְס֑וֹת וְקָרָ֣אתָ שָּׁ֔ם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁר־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ And you shall go out to the Valley of the son of Hinnom, which is at the entrance of the Gate of the Potsherds, and you shall proclaim … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 19:1

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הָלֹ֛וךְ וְקָנִ֥יתָ בַקְבֻּ֖ק יֹוצֵ֣ר חָ֑רֶשׂ וּמִזִּקְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם וּמִזִּקְנֵ֖י הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ Thus said YHWH: “Go and buy a potter’s flask, and from the elders of the people and from the elders of the priests.   Morphology כֹּ֚ה (koh) – … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:23

וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֠הוָה יָדַ֜עְתָּ אֶֽת־כָּל־עֲצָתָ֤ם עָלַי֙ לַמָּ֔וֶת אַל־תְּכַפֵּר֙ עַל־עֲוֹנָ֔ם וְחַטָּאתָ֖ם מִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָ אַל־תֶּ֑מְחִי וְהָיוּ מֻכְשָׁלִים֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ בְּעֵ֥ת אַפְּךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֥ה בָהֶֽם׃ ס But you, YHWH, you have known all their counsel against me for death. Do not atone for their iniquity, and their … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:22

תִּשָּׁמַ֤ע זְעָקָה֙ מִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־תָבִ֧יא עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם גְּד֖וּד פִּתְאֹ֑ם כִּֽי־כָר֤וּ שֶׂיחה לְלָכְדֵ֔נִי וּפַחִ֖ים טָמְנ֥וּ לְרַגְלָֽי׃ A cry shall be heard from their houses, for you bring upon them a troop suddenly; for they have dug a pit to capture me, and snares … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:21

לָכֵן֩ תֵּ֨ן אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֜ם לָרָעָ֗ב וְהַגִּרֵם֮ עַל־יְדֵי־חֶרֶב֒ וְתִֽהְיֶ֨נָה נְשֵׁיהֶ֤ם שַׁכֻּלֹות֙ וְאַלְמָנֹ֔ות וְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם יִֽהְי֖וּ הֲרֻ֣גֵי מָ֑וֶת בַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔ם מֻכֵּי־חֶ֖רֶב בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ Therefore give their sons to the famine, and deliver them over to the hand of the sword. Let their wives become bereaved and … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:20

הַיְשֻׁלַּ֤ם תַּֽחַת־טֹובָה֙ רָעָ֔ה כִּֽי־כָר֥וּ שׁוּחָ֖ה לְנַפְשִׁ֑י זְכֹ֣ר עָמְדִ֣י לְפָנֶ֗יךָ לְדַבֵּ֤ר עֲלֵיהֶם֙ טֹובָ֔ה לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־חֲמָתְךָ֖ מֵהֶֽם׃ Shall evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember my standing before You to speak good concerning them, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:19

הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י וּשְׁמַ֖ע לְקֹ֥ול יְרִיבָֽי׃ Give heed, YHWH, to me, and hear the voice of my adversaries.   Morphology הַקְשִׁיבָה (haqshivah) – Root: קשׁב; Form: Hifil imperative masculine singular with paragogic heh; Translation: “Give heed”; Notes: A plea for … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:18

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לְכ֨וּ וְנַחְשְׁבָ֣ה עַֽל־יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ מַחֲשָׁבֹות֒ כִּי֩ לֹא־תֹאבַ֨ד תֹּורָ֜ה מִכֹּהֵ֗ן וְעֵצָה֙ מֵֽחָכָ֔ם וְדָבָ֖ר מִנָּבִ֑יא לְכוּ֙ וְנַכֵּ֣הוּ בַלָּשֹׁ֔ון וְאַל־נַקְשִׁ֖יבָה אֶל־כָּל־דְּבָרָֽיו׃ And they said, “Come, and let us devise plans against Yirmeyahu, for the Torah shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:17

כְּרֽוּחַ־קָדִ֥ים אֲפִיצֵ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י אֹויֵ֑ב עֹ֧רֶף וְלֹֽא־פָנִ֛ים אֶרְאֵ֖ם בְּיֹ֥ום אֵידָֽם׃ ס Like an east wind I will scatter them before the enemy; the back and not the face I will show them in the day of their disaster.   Morphology כְּרוּחַ … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:16

לָשׂ֥וּם אַרְצָ֛ם לְשַׁמָּ֖ה שֶׂרֻקַת עֹולָ֑ם כֹּ֚ל עֹובֵ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ יִשֹּׁ֖ם וְיָנִ֥יד בְּרֹאשֹֽׁו׃ To make their land a desolation, an everlasting hissing; everyone who passes over it shall be appalled and shall shake his head.   Morphology לָשׂוּם (la-sum) – Root: שׂים; … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:15

כִּֽי־שְׁכֵחֻ֥נִי עַמִּ֖י לַשָּׁ֣וְא יְקַטֵּ֑רוּ וַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּם בְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙ שְׁבִילֵ֣י עֹולָ֔ם לָלֶ֣כֶת נְתִיבֹ֔ות דֶּ֖רֶךְ לֹ֥א סְלוּלָֽה׃ For My people have forgotten Me; to falsehood they burn incense, and they have made them stumble in their ways, ancient paths, to walk in by-paths, a … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:14

הֲיַעֲזֹ֥ב מִצּ֛וּר שָׂדַ֖י שֶׁ֣לֶג לְבָנֹ֑ון אִם־יִנָּתְשׁ֗וּ מַ֛יִם זָרִ֥ים קָרִ֖ים נֹוזְלִֽים׃ Does the snow of Levanon forsake the rock of the field? Or are strange, cold, flowing waters uprooted?   Morphology הֲיַעֲזֹב (ha-yaʿazov) – Root: עזב; Form: Interrogative particle הֲ + … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:13

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שַֽׁאֲלוּ־נָא֙ בַּגֹּויִ֔ם מִ֥י שָׁמַ֖ע כָּאֵ֑לֶּה שַֽׁעֲרֻרִת֙ עָשְׂתָ֣ה מְאֹ֔ד בְּתוּלַ֖ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Therefore thus says YHWH: “Ask, please, among the nations, who has heard like these? A horrible thing has the virgin of Yisraʾel done exceedingly.”   Morphology … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:12

וְאָמְר֖וּ נֹואָ֑שׁ כִּֽי־אַחֲרֵ֤י מַחְשְׁבֹותֵ֨ינוּ֙ נֵלֵ֔ךְ וְאִ֛ישׁ שְׁרִר֥וּת לִבֹּֽו־הָרָ֖ע נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ ס And they said, “It is hopeless, for after our own plans we will walk, and each man will do according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.”   Morphology וְאָמְרוּ … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:11

וְעַתָּ֡ה אֱמָר־נָ֣א אֶל־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָה֩ וְעַל־יֹושְׁבֵ֨י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֜י יֹוצֵ֤ר עֲלֵיכֶם֙ רָעָ֔ה וְחֹשֵׁ֥ב עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑ה שׁ֣וּבוּ נָ֗א אִ֚ישׁ מִדַּרְכֹּ֣ו הָֽרָעָ֔ה וְהֵיטִ֥יבוּ דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם וּמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ And now, say please to the men of Yehuda and to the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:10

וְעָשָׂ֤ה הרעה בְּעֵינַ֔י לְבִלְתִּ֖י שְׁמֹ֣עַ בְּקֹולִ֑י וְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ עַל־הַטֹּובָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָמַ֖רְתִּי לְהֵיטִ֥יב אֹותֹֽו׃ ס And it does the evil in My eyes, by not listening to My voice, then I will relent of the good that I said to do good … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:9

וְרֶ֣גַע אֲדַבֵּ֔ר עַל־גֹּ֖וי וְעַל־מַמְלָכָ֑ה לִבְנֹ֖ת וְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃ And a moment I shall speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant.   Morphology וְרֶגַע (ve-regaʿ) – Root: רגע; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “And a … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:8

וְשָׁב֙ הַגֹּ֣וי הַה֔וּא מֵרָ֣עָתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי עָלָ֑יו וְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ עַל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָשַׁ֖בְתִּי לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות לֹֽו׃ ס And that nation returns from its evil which I spoke concerning it, then I will relent of the evil that I thought to do to it. … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:7

רֶ֣גַע אֲדַבֵּ֔ר עַל־גֹּ֖וי וְעַל־מַמְלָכָ֑ה לִנְתֹ֥ושׁ וְלִנְתֹ֖וץ וּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃ A moment I shall speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to uproot and to pull down and to destroy.   Morphology רֶ֣גַע (regaʿ) – Root: רגע; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:6

הֲכַיֹּוצֵ֨ר הַזֶּ֜ה לֹא־אוּכַ֨ל לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות לָכֶ֛ם בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֤ה כַחֹ֨מֶר֙ בְּיַ֣ד הַיֹּוצֵ֔ר כֵּן־אַתֶּ֥ם בְּיָדִ֖י בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס “Can I not do to you like this potter, O house of Yisraʾel?” declares YHWH. “Behold, like the clay in the hand of … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:5

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽור׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass” or “And there was”; Notes: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:4

וְנִשְׁחַ֣ת הַכְּלִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר ה֥וּא עֹשֶׂ֛ה בַּחֹ֖מֶר בְּיַ֣ד הַיֹּוצֵ֑ר וְשָׁ֗ב וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֨הוּ֙ כְּלִ֣י אַחֵ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשַׁ֛ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י הַיֹּוצֵ֖ר לַעֲשֹֽׂות׃ פ And the vessel that he was making of the clay was ruined in the hand of the potter, and he turned and … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:3

וָאֵרֵ֖ד בֵּ֣ית הַיֹּוצֵ֑ר והנהו עֹשֶׂ֥ה מְלָאכָ֖ה עַל־הָאָבְנָֽיִם׃ And I went down to the house of the potter, and behold, he was doing work upon the stones.   Morphology וָאֵרֵד (va-ʾered) – Root: ירד; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 1st person … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:2

ק֥וּם וְיָרַדְתָּ֖ בֵּ֣ית הַיֹּוצֵ֑ר וְשָׁ֖מָּה אַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥ אֶת־דְּבָרָֽי׃ “Rise and go down to the house of the potter, and there I will cause you to hear My words.”   Morphology ק֥וּם (qum) – Root: קום; Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 18:1

הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ The word that came to Yirmeyahu from YHWH, saying,   Morphology הַדָּבָר (ha-davar) – Root: דבר; Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the word”; Notes: Refers to a divine message or utterance, common … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:27

וְאִם־לֹ֨א תִשְׁמְע֜וּ אֵלַ֗י לְקַדֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־יֹ֣ום הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת וּלְבִלְתִּ֣י שְׂאֵ֣ת מַשָּׂ֗א וּבֹ֛א בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּיֹ֣ום הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת וְהִצַּ֧תִּי אֵ֣שׁ בִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָ וְאָֽכְלָ֛ה אַרְמְנֹ֥ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וְלֹ֥א תִכְבֶּֽה׃ פ But if you do not listen to Me to sanctify the day of the Shabbat, and not … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:26

וּבָ֣אוּ מֵעָרֵֽי־֠יְהוּדָה וּמִסְּבִיבֹ֨ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֗ן וּמִן־הַשְּׁפֵלָ֤ה וּמִן־הָהָר֙ וּמִן־הַנֶּ֔גֶב מְבִאִ֛ים עֹולָ֥ה וְזֶ֖בַח וּמִנְחָ֣ה וּלְבֹונָ֑ה וּמְבִאֵ֥י תֹודָ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ And they shall come from the cities of Yehudah and from the surroundings of Yerushalayim, and from the land of Binyamin, and … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:25

וּבָ֣אוּ בְשַׁעֲרֵ֣י הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֡את מְלָכִ֣ים וְשָׂרִ֡ים יֹשְׁבִים֩ עַל־כִּסֵּ֨א דָוִ֜ד רֹכְבִ֣ים בָּרֶ֣כֶב וּבַסּוּסִ֗ים הֵ֚מָּה וְשָׂ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם אִ֥ישׁ יְהוּדָ֖ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְיָשְׁבָ֥ה הָֽעִיר־הַזֹּ֖את לְעֹולָֽם׃ And there shall enter through the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of Dawid, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 17:24

וְ֠הָיָה אִם־שָׁמֹ֨עַ תִּשְׁמְע֤וּן אֵלַי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה לְבִלְתִּ֣י הָבִ֣יא מַשָּׂ֗א בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛י הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את בְּיֹ֣ום הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת וּלְקַדֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־יֹ֣ום הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת לְבִלְתִּ֥י עֲשֹֽׂות־בּוֹ כָּל־מְלָאכָֽה׃ And it shall be, if you indeed listen to Me,” declares YHWH, “not to bring a burden through the gates of … Continue reading

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