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Jeremiah 48:20

הֹבִ֥ישׁ מֹואָ֛ב כִּֽי־חַ֖תָּה הילילי ׀ וזעקי הַגִּ֣ידוּ בְאַרְנֹ֔ון כִּ֥י שֻׁדַּ֖ד מֹואָֽב׃ *  כ  הֵילִ֣יליּ ׀ וּֽזְעָ֑קיּ *  ק  הֵלִילוּ ׀ וּזְעָ֖קוּ הֹבִ֥ישׁ מֹואָ֛ב כִּֽי־חַ֖תָּה הֵלִילוּ ׀ וּזְעָ֖קוּ הַגִּ֣ידוּ בְאַרְנֹ֔ון כִּ֥י שֻׁדַּ֖ד מֹואָֽב׃ Moʾav is put to shame, for she is … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:19

אֶל־דֶּ֛רֶךְ עִמְדִ֥י וְצַפִּ֖י יֹושֶׁ֣בֶת עֲרֹועֵ֑ר שַׁאֲלִי־נָ֣ס וְנִמְלָ֔טָה אִמְרִ֖י מַה־נִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃ Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of ʿAroʿer; ask him who flees and her who escapes, say, ‘What has happened?’   Morphology אֶל־דֶּרֶךְ (el-derekh) – Root: דרך; Form: Preposition … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:18

רְדִ֤י מִכָּבֹוד֙ ישב֣י בַּצָּמָ֔א יֹשֶׁ֖בֶת בַּת־דִּיבֹ֑ון כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵ֤ד מֹואָב֙ עָ֣לָה בָ֔ךְ שִׁחֵ֖ת מִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃ *  כ יּשְׁבִ֣י *  ק וּשְׁבִי רְדִ֤י מִכָּבֹוד֙ וּשְׁבִי בַּצָּמָ֔א יֹשֶׁ֖בֶת בַּת־דִּיבֹ֑ון כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵ֤ד מֹואָב֙ עָ֣לָה בָ֔ךְ שִׁחֵ֖ת מִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃ Come down from glory and sit in thirst, O inhabitant … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:17

נֻ֤דוּ לֹו֙ כָּל־סְבִיבָ֔יו וְכֹ֖ל יֹדְעֵ֣י שְׁמֹ֑ו אִמְר֗וּ אֵיכָ֤ה נִשְׁבַּר֙ מַטֵּה־עֹ֔ז מַקֵּ֖ל תִּפְאָרָֽה׃ Flee away from him, all who are around him, and all who know his name say, ‘How is the staff of strength broken, the rod of splendor?’   … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:16

קָרֹ֥וב אֵיד־מֹואָ֖ב לָבֹ֑וא וְרָ֣עָתֹ֔ו מִהֲרָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃ Near is the calamity of Moʾav to come, and his disaster hastens greatly.   Morphology קָרֹוב (qarov) – Root: קרב; Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “near”; Notes: Indicates imminent occurrence. אֵיד־ (ʾed) – Root: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:15

שֻׁדַּ֤ד מֹואָב֙ וְעָרֶ֣יהָ עָלָ֔ה וּמִבְחַ֥ר בַּֽחוּרָ֖יו יָרְד֣וּ לַטָּ֑בַח נְאֻ֨ם־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹֽו׃ Moʾav is devastated, and her cities have gone up, and her chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,” declares the King, YHWH of Hosts is His … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:14

אֵ֚יךְ תֹּֽאמְר֔וּ גִּבֹּורִ֖ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וְאַנְשֵׁי־חַ֖יִל לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ How can you say, ‘We are mighty men and men of valor for the battle’?   Morphology אֵיךְ (ʾekh) – Root: Interrogative; Form: Adverb; Translation: “how?”; Notes: Introduces rhetorical question, expressing impossibility. תֹּאמְרוּ (toʾemru) … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:13

וּבֹ֥שׁ מֹואָ֖ב מִכְּמֹ֑ושׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֨שׁוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִבֵּ֥ית אֵ֖ל מִבְטֶחָֽם׃ And Moʾav shall be put to shame because of Kemosh, just as the house of Yisraʾel was put to shame because of Beit El, their trust.   Morphology וּבֹשׁ (u-vosh) – … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:12

לָכֵ֞ן הִנֵּ֖ה־יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־לֹ֥ו צֹעִ֖ים וְצֵעֻ֑הוּ וְכֵלָ֣יו יָרִ֔יקוּ וְנִבְלֵיהֶ֖ם יְנַפֵּֽצוּ׃ Therefore, behold, days are coming,” declares YHWH, “when I will send to him pourers, and they shall pour him out; and they shall empty his vessels and break their … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:11

שַׁאֲנַ֨ן מֹואָ֜ב מִנְּעוּרָ֗יו וְשֹׁקֵ֥ט הוּא֙ אֶל־שְׁמָרָ֔יו וְלֹֽא־הוּרַ֤ק מִכְּלִי֙ אֶל־כֶּ֔לִי וּבַגֹּולָ֖ה לֹ֣א הָלָ֑ךְ עַל־כֵּ֗ן עָמַ֤ד טַעְמֹו֙ בֹּ֔ו וְרֵיחֹ֖ו לֹ֥א נָמָֽר׃ ס Moʾav has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his lees, and he has not been … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:10

אָר֗וּר עֹשֶׂ֛ה מְלֶ֥אכֶת יְהוָ֖ה רְמִיָּ֑ה וְאָר֕וּר מֹנֵ֥עַ חַרְבֹּ֖ו מִדָּֽם׃ Cursed is he who does the work of YHWH deceitfully, and cursed is he who holds back his sword from blood.   Morphology אָרוּר (ʾarur) – Root: ארר; Form: Qal passive … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:9

תְּנוּ־צִ֣יץ לְמֹואָ֔ב כִּ֥י נָצֹ֖א תֵּצֵ֑א וְעָרֶ֨יהָ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֔ינָה מֵאֵ֥ין יֹושֵׁ֖ב בָּהֵֽן׃ “Give a flower to Moʾav, for in full flight she shall go out, and her cities shall become a desolation, with none dwelling in them.   Morphology תְּנוּ (tenu) … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:8

וְיָבֹ֨א שֹׁדֵ֜ד אֶל־כָּל־עִ֗יר וְעִיר֙ לֹ֣א תִמָּלֵ֔ט וְאָבַ֥ד הָעֵ֖מֶק וְנִשְׁמַ֣ד הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ And the destroyer shall come to every city, and no city shall escape; and the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as YHWH has … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:7

כִּ֠י יַ֣עַן בִּטְחֵ֤ךְ בְּמַעֲשַׂ֨יִךְ֙ וּבְאֹ֣וצְרֹותַ֔יִךְ גַּם־אַ֖תְּ תִּלָּכֵ֑דִי וְיָצָ֤א כְמֹישׁ֙ בַּגֹּולָ֔ה כֹּהֲנָ֥יו וְשָׂרָ֖יו יַחְדָּֽ: *  כ  כְמֹישׁ֙ *  ק  כְמוֹשׁ֙ * כ יַחְדָּֽ * ק  יַחְדָּֽו For because of your trust in your works and in your treasures, you also shall … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:6

נֻ֖סוּ מַלְּט֣וּ נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וְתִֽהְיֶ֕ינָה כַּעֲרֹועֵ֖ר בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ Flee, escape with your lives, and you shall be like ʿAroʿer in the wilderness.   Morphology נֻסוּ (nusu) – Root: נוס; Form: Qal imperative 2mp; Translation: “flee”; Notes: Urgent command to escape imminent danger. … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:5

כִּ֚י מַעֲלֵ֣ה הלחות בִּבְכִ֖י יַעֲלֶה־בֶּ֑כִי כִּ֚י בְּמֹורַ֣ד חֹורֹנַ֔יִם צָרֵ֥י צַעֲקַת־שֶׁ֖בֶר שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ * כ  הַלֻּחִ֔ות * ק  הַלּוּחִית For the ascent of Luḥit with weeping they go up weeping; for on the descent of Ḥoronayim the adversaries have heard the cry … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:4

נִשְׁבְּרָ֖ה מֹואָ֑ב הִשְׁמִ֥יעוּ זְּעָקָ֖ה צעוריה׃ * כ צְעִורֶֽיהָ * ק צְעִירֶֽיהָ Moʾav is broken; they have caused a cry to be heard, her little ones. Morphology נִשְׁבְּרָה (nishberah) – Root: שׁבר; Form: Niphal perfect 3fs; Translation: “is broken”; Notes: Describes … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:3

קֹ֥ול צְעָקָ֖ה מֵחֹֽרֹונָ֑יִם שֹׁ֖ד וָשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּדֹֽול׃ A voice of crying from Ḥoronayim: devastation and great destruction.   Morphology קֹול (qol) – Root: קול; Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “voice”; Notes: Introduces the cry heard. צְעָקָה (tseʿaqah) – Root: צעק; … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:2

אֵ֣ין עֹוד֮ תְּהִלַּ֣ת מֹואָב֒ בְּחֶשְׁבֹּ֗ון חָשְׁב֤וּ עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ רָעָ֔ה לְכ֖וּ וְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּה מִגֹּ֑וי גַּם־מַדְמֵ֣ן תִּדֹּ֔מִּי אַחֲרַ֖יִךְ תֵּ֥לֶךְ חָֽרֶב׃ No longer is there praise of Moʾav; in Ḥeshbon they have planned evil against her: ‘Come, and let us cut her off from being … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 48:1

לְמֹואָ֡ב כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הֹ֤וי אֶל־נְבֹו֙ כִּ֣י שֻׁדָּ֔דָה הֹבִ֥ישָׁה נִלְכְּדָ֖ה קִרְיָתָ֑יִם הֹבִ֥ישָׁה הַמִּשְׂגָּ֖ב וָחָֽתָּה׃ Concerning Moʾav, thus says YHWH of Hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: “Woe to Nevo, for it is laid waste; Qiryatayim is put to shame, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 47:7

אֵ֣יךְ תִּשְׁקֹ֔טִי וַֽיהוָ֖ה צִוָּה־לָ֑הּ אֶֽל־אַשְׁקְלֹ֛ון וְאֶל־חֹ֥וף הַיָּ֖ם שָׁ֥ם יְעָדָֽהּ׃ ס How can you be quiet, when YHWH has commanded her? Against Ashqelon and against the seacoast, there He has appointed her.”   Morphology אֵיךְ (ʾekh) – Root: Interrogative; Form: Adverb; … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 47:6

הֹ֗וי חֶ֚רֶב לַֽיהוָ֔ה עַד־אָ֖נָה לֹ֣א תִשְׁקֹ֑טִי הֵאָֽסְפִי֙ אַל־תַּעְרֵ֔ךְ הֵרָגְעִ֖י וָדֹֽמִּי׃ Ah, sword of YHWH, how long will you not be quiet? Be gathered into your sheath, rest and be still.   Morphology הֹוי (hoi) – Root: Interjection; Form: Exclamatory particle; … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 47:5

בָּ֤אָה קָרְחָה֙ אֶל־עַזָּ֔ה נִדְמְתָ֥ה אַשְׁקְלֹ֖ון שְׁאֵרִ֣ית עִמְקָ֑ם עַד־מָתַ֖י תִּתְגֹּודָֽדִי׃ ס Baldness has come upon ʿAzza, Ashqelon is cut off, the remnant of their valley. How long will you gash yourself?   Morphology בָּאָה (baʾah) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 47:4

עַל־הַיֹּ֗ום הַבָּא֙ לִשְׁדֹ֣וד אֶת־כָּל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְהַכְרִ֤ית לְצֹר֙ וּלְצִידֹ֔ון כֹּ֖ל שָׂרִ֣יד עֹזֵ֑ר כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים שְׁאֵרִ֖ית אִ֥י כַפְתֹּֽור׃ Concerning the day that is coming to plunder all the Pelishtim, to cut off from Tsor and from Tsidon every remaining helper, for YHWH … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 47:3

מִקֹּ֗ול שַֽׁעֲטַת֙ פַּרְסֹ֣ות אַבִּירָ֔יו מֵרַ֣עַשׁ לְרִכְבֹּ֔ו הֲמֹ֖ון גַּלְגִּלָּ֑יו לֹֽא־הִפְנ֤וּ אָבֹות֙ אֶל־בָּנִ֔ים מֵֽרִפְיֹ֖ון יָדָֽיִם׃ From the sound of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, from the rumbling of his chariots, the noise of his wheels, fathers have not turned … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 47:2

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנֵּה־מַ֜יִם עֹלִ֤ים מִצָּפֹון֙ וְהָיוּ֙ לְנַ֣חַל שֹׁוטֵ֔ף וְיִשְׁטְפוּ֙ אֶ֣רֶץ וּמְלֹואָ֔הּ עִ֖יר וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָ֑הּ וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ הָֽאָדָ֔ם וְהֵילִ֕ל כֹּ֖ל יֹושֵׁ֥ב הָאָֽרֶץ׃ Thus says YHWH: “Behold, waters are rising from the north, and they shall become a torrent overflowing, and they … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 47:1

אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֧ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא אֶל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים בְּטֶ֛רֶם יַכֶּ֥ה פַרְעֹ֖ה אֶת־עַזָּֽה׃ ס The word of YHWH that came to Yirmeyahu the prophet concerning the Pelishtim, before Parʿo struck ʿAzza.   Morphology אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: Particle; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 46:28

אַ֠תָּה אַל־תִּירָ֞א עַבְדִּ֤י יַֽעֲקֹב֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אִתְּךָ֖ אָ֑נִי כִּי֩ אֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה כָלָ֜ה בְּכָֽל־הַגֹּויִ֣ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִדַּחְתִּ֣יךָ שָׁ֗מָּה וְאֹֽתְךָ֙ לֹא־אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה כָלָ֔ה וְיִסַּרְתִּ֨יךָ֙ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט וְנַקֵּ֖ה לֹ֥א אֲנַקֶּֽךָּ׃ ס But you, do not fear, my servant Yaʿaqov,” declares YHWH, “for I am with you. For … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 46:27

וְ֠אַתָּה אַל־תִּירָ֞א עַבְדִּ֤י יַֽעֲקֹב֙ וְאַל־תֵּחַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֠י הִנְנִ֤י מֹושִֽׁעֲךָ֙ מֵֽרָחֹ֔וק וְאֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֖ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ שִׁבְיָ֑ם וְשָׁ֧ב יַעֲקֹ֛וב וְשָׁקַ֥ט וְשַׁאֲנַ֖ן וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃ ס “But you, do not fear, my servant Yaʿaqov, and do not be dismayed, Yisraʾel, for behold I am saving you … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 46:26

וּנְתַתִּ֗ים בְּיַד֙ מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֔ם וּבְיַ֛ד נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל וּבְיַד־עֲבָדָ֑יו וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֛ן תִּשְׁכֹּ֥ן כִּֽימֵי־קֶ֖דֶם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס And I will give them into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of Nevukhadretstsar king of Bavel, and into the hand … Continue reading

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