Jeremiah 1

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דִּבְרֵ֥יthe words of יִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiah בֶּן־the son of חִלְקִיָּ֑הוּHilkiah מִן־one of הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙the priests אֲשֶׁ֣רwho בַּעֲנָת֔וֹתwere at Anathoth בְּאֶ֖רֶץin the land of בִּנְיָמִֽן׃Benjamin

אֲשֶׁ֨רwhom הָיָ֤הit came דְבַר־the word of יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֵלָ֔יוto him בִּימֵ֛יin the days of יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּJosiah בֶן־the son of אָמ֖וֹןAmon מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of יְהוּדָ֑הJudah בִּשְׁלֹשׁ־in thir-עֶשְׂרֵ֥הteen שָׁנָ֖הyear לְמָלְכֽוֹ׃of reigning his

וַיְהִ֥יand it came דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֵלַ֥יto me לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

בְּטֶ֨רֶםin before אֶצָּרְךָ֤I formed you בַבֶּ֙טֶן֙in the belly יְדַעְתִּ֔יךָI knew you וּבְטֶ֛רֶםand in before תֵּצֵ֥אyou came forth מֵרֶ֖חֶםfrom the womb הִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָI set apart you נָבִ֥יאa prophet לַגּוֹיִ֖םto the nations נְתַתִּֽיךָ׃I appointed you

וָאֹמַ֗רand I said אֲהָהּ֙alas!אֲדֹנָ֣יO Lord יְהֹוִ֔הYahweh הִנֵּ֥הhere!לֹא־not יָדַ֖עְתִּיI know דַּבֵּ֑רto speak כִּי־for נַ֖עַרam a youth אָנֹֽכִי׃ פI

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֵלַ֔יto me אַל־may not תֹּאמַ֖רyou say נַ֣עַרam a youth אָנֹ֑כִיI כִּ֠יfor עַֽל־to כָּל־every אֲשֶׁ֤רone whom אֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙I will send you תֵּלֵ֔ךְyou will go וְאֵ֛תand obj.כָּל־all אֲשֶׁ֥רthat אֲצַוְּךָ֖I will command you תְּדַבֵּֽר׃you will speak

אַל־may not תִּירָ֖אyou be afraid מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םof before them כִּֽי־for אִתְּךָ֥will be with you אֲנִ֛יI לְהַצִּלֶ֖ךָto deliver you נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חand he stretched out יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֶת־obj.יָד֔וֹhand his וַיַּגַּ֖עand he touched עַל־on פִּ֑יmouth my וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֵלַ֔יto me הִנֵּ֛הhere!נָתַ֥תִּיI have put דְבָרַ֖יwords my בְּפִֽיךָ׃in mouth your

רְאֵ֞הsee הִפְקַדְתִּ֣יךָ׀I appoint you הַיּ֣וֹםthe day הַזֶּ֗הthe this עַל־over הַגּוֹיִם֙the nations וְעַל־and over הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתthe kingdoms לִנְת֥וֹשׁto pluck up וְלִנְת֖וֹץand to pull down וּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידand to destroy וְלַהֲר֑וֹסand to tear down לִבְנ֖וֹתto build וְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃ פand to plant

וַיְהִ֤יand it came דְבַר־the word of יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֵלַ֣יto me לֵאמֹ֔רto saying מָה־what?אַתָּ֥הare you רֹאֶ֖הseeing יִרְמְיָ֑הוּO Jeremiah וָאֹמַ֕רand I said מַקֵּ֥לa branch of שָׁקֵ֖דan almond tree אֲנִ֥יI רֹאֶֽה׃am seeing

וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֛הYahweh אֵלַ֖יto me הֵיטַ֣בְתָּyou have done well לִרְא֑וֹתto see כִּֽי־for שֹׁקֵ֥דam watching אֲנִ֛יI עַל־over דְּבָרִ֖יword my לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ פto do it

וַיְהִ֨יand it came דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֤ה׀Yahweh אֵלַי֙to me שֵׁנִ֣יתa second time לֵאמֹ֔רto saying מָ֥הwhat?אַתָּ֖הare you רֹאֶ֑הseeing וָאֹמַ֗רand I said סִ֤ירa pot נָפ֙וּחַ֙blown upon אֲנִ֣יI רֹאֶ֔הam seeing וּפָנָ֖יוand face its מִפְּנֵ֥יis away from the face of צָפֽוֹנָה׃north -ward

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֵלָ֑יto me מִצָּפוֹן֙from the north תִּפָּתַ֣חit will be let loose הָרָעָ֔הthe calamity עַ֥לon כָּל־all יֹשְׁבֵ֖יthe inhabitants of הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land

וְדִבַּרְתִּ֤יand I will speak מִשְׁפָּטַי֙judgments my אוֹתָ֔םwith them עַ֖לon כָּל־all רָעָתָ֑םwickedness their אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich עֲזָב֗וּנִיthey have forsaken me וַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙and they have made smoke לֵאלֹהִ֣יםto gods אֲחֵרִ֔יםother וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּand they have bowed down לְמַעֲשֵׂ֥יto the products of יְדֵיהֶֽם׃hands their

וְאַתָּה֙and you תֶּאְזֹ֣רyou will gird מָתְנֶ֔יךָloins your וְקַמְתָּ֙and you will arise וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣and you will say אֲלֵיהֶ֔םto them אֵ֛תobj.כָּל־all אֲשֶׁ֥רthat אָנֹכִ֖יI אֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּI will command you אַל־may not תֵּחַת֙you be dismayed מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םfrom because of them פֶּֽן־lest אֲחִתְּךָ֖I should make dismayed you לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃to before them

וַאֲנִ֞יand I הִנֵּ֧הhere!נְתַתִּ֣יךָI have made you הַיּ֗וֹםthis day לְעִ֨ירinto a city of מִבְצָ֜רfortification וּלְעַמּ֥וּדand into a pillar of בַּרְזֶ֛לiron וּלְחֹמ֥וֹתand into walls of נְחֹ֖שֶׁתbronze עַל־on כָּל־all הָאָ֑רֶץthe land לְמַלְכֵ֤יto the kings of יְהוּדָה֙Judah לְשָׂרֶ֔יהָto officials its לְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָto priests its וּלְעַ֥םand to the people of הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land

וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּand they will fight אֵלֶ֖יךָagainst you וְלֹא־and not י֣וּכְלוּthey will prevailלָ֑ךְto the youכִּֽי־for אִתְּךָ֥will be with you אֲנִ֛יI נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֖הYahweh לְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ פto deliver you

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