Category Archives: Jeremiah

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י מִצָּפֹון֙ תִּפָּתַ֣ח הָרָעָ֔ה עַ֥ל כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And YHWH said to me, “From the north the evil shall be unleashed upon all the inhabitants of the land.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֨י דְבַר־יְהוָ֤ה אֵלַי֙ שֵׁנִ֣ית לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֥ה אַתָּ֖ה רֹאֶ֑ה וָאֹמַ֗ר סִ֤יר נָפ֨וּחַ֙ אֲנִ֣י רֹאֶ֔ה וּפָנָ֖יו מִפְּנֵ֥י צָפֹֽונָה׃ And the word of YHWH came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖י הֵיטַ֣בְתָּ לִרְאֹ֑ות כִּֽי־שֹׁקֵ֥ד אֲנִ֛י עַל־דְּבָרִ֖י לַעֲשֹׂתֹֽו׃ פ And YHWH said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֣י לֵאמֹ֔ר מָה־אַתָּ֥ה רֹאֶ֖ה יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ וָאֹמַ֕ר מַקֵּ֥ל שָׁקֵ֖ד אֲנִ֥י רֹאֶֽה׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying, “What do you see, Yirmeyahu?” And I said, “I see a rod of almond.”   Morphology וַיְהִ֤י (va-yehi) – … Continue reading →

רְאֵ֞ה הִפְקַדְתִּ֣יךָ הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֗ה עַל־הַגֹּויִם֙ וְעַל־הַמַּמְלָכֹ֔ות לִנְתֹ֥ושׁ וְלִנְתֹ֖וץ וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד וְלַהֲרֹ֑וס לִבְנֹ֖ות וְלִנְטֹֽועַ׃ פ See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, to uproot and to tear down and to destroy and to overthrow, to … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־יָדֹ֔ו וַיַּגַּ֖ע עַל־פִּ֑י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י הִנֵּ֛ה נָתַ֥תִּי דְבָרַ֖י בְּפִֽיךָ׃ And YHWH sent forth His hand and touched my mouth, and YHWH said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.”   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (va-yishlaḥ) … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּירָ֖א מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ֥ אֲנִ֛י לְהַצִּלֶ֖ךָ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Do not fear before them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares YHWH.   Morphology אַל־תִּירָ֖א (ʾal-tira) – Root: ירא; Form: Negative particle + Qal imperfect jussive 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י אַל־תֹּאמַ֖ר נַ֣עַר אָנֹ֑כִי כִּ֠י עַֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙ תֵּלֵ֔ךְ וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲצַוְּךָ֖ תְּדַבֵּֽר׃ And YHWH said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ for to all whom I send you, you shall go, and all that I … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֗ר אֲהָהּ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה לֹא־יָדַ֖עְתִּי דַּבֵּ֑ר כִּי־נַ֖עַר אָנֹֽכִי׃ פ And I said, “Ah, my Lord YHWH! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am a youth.”   Morphology וָאֹמַ֗ר (va-omar) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

בְּטֶ֨רֶם אצורך בַבֶּ֨טֶן֙ יְדַעְתִּ֔יךָ וּבְטֶ֛רֶם תֵּצֵ֥א מֵרֶ֖חֶם הִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָ נָבִ֥יא לַגֹּויִ֖ם נְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you, and before you came out from the womb, I sanctified you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations. … Continue reading →

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

וַיְהִ֗י בִּימֵ֨י יְהֹויָקִ֤ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה עַד־תֹּם֙ עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ בֶן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה עַד־גְּלֹ֥ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ ס And it came to pass in the days of Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyahu, king of Yehuda, until the end of the … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו בִּימֵ֛י יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֖ון מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה בִּשְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה לְמָלְכֹֽו׃ which was the word of YHWH to him in the days of Yoshiyahu son of ʾAmon, king of Yehuda, in the thirteenth year of his reign.   Morphology … Continue reading →

דִּבְרֵ֥י יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֑הוּ מִן־הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּעֲנָתֹ֔ות בְּאֶ֖רֶץ בִּנְיָמִֽן׃ The words of Yirmeyahu son of Ḥilqiyahu, from the priests who were in ʿAnatot in the land of Binyamin.   Morphology דִּבְרֵ֥י (divrei) – Root: דבר; Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: … Continue reading →