Jeremiah 11
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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אֲשֶׁ֣רwhichצִוִּ֣יתִיI commandedאֶת־obj.אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡םancestors yourבְּי֣וֹםon the dayהוֹצִיאִֽי־brought out Iאוֹתָ֣םobj. themמֵאֶֽרֶץ־from the land ofמִצְרַיִם֩Egyptמִכּ֨וּרfrom the furnace ofהַבַּרְזֶ֜לthe ironלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingשִׁמְע֤וּlistenבְקוֹלִי֙to voice myוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םand you will doאוֹתָ֔םobj. themכְּכֹ֥לaccording to allאֲשֶׁר־thatאֲצַוֶּ֖הI will commandאֶתְכֶ֑םobj. youוִהְיִ֤יתֶםand you will becomeלִי֙for the meלְעָ֔םinto a peopleוְאָ֣נֹכִ֔יand Iאֶהְיֶ֥הI will becomeלָכֶ֖םfor the youלֵאלֹהִֽים׃into God
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לְמַעַן֩so asהָקִ֨יםto carry outאֶת־obj.הַשְּׁבוּעָ֜הthe oathאֲשֶׁר־whichנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיI sworeלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םto ancestors yourלָתֵ֤תto giveלָהֶם֙to the themאֶ֣רֶץa landזָבַ֥תflowing ofחָלָ֛בmilkוּדְבַ֖שׁand honeyכַּיּ֣וֹםlike the dayהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוָאַ֥עַןand I answeredוָאֹמַ֖רand I saidאָמֵ֥ן׀amenיְהוָֽה׃ סO Yahweh
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֵלַ֔יto meקְרָ֨אproclaimאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַדְּבָרִ֤יםthe wordsהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙the theseבְּעָרֵ֣יin the cities ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוּבְחֻצ֥וֹתand in the streets ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingשִׁמְע֗וּhearאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵי֙the words ofהַבְּרִ֣יתthe covenantהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םand you will doאוֹתָֽם׃obj. them
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כִּי֩forהָעֵ֨דcertainly to warnהַעִדֹ֜תִיI warnedבַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םin ancestors yourבְּיוֹם֩on the dayהַעֲלוֹתִ֨יbrought up Iאוֹתָ֜םobj. themמֵאֶ֤רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptוְעַד־and untilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֔הthe thisהַשְׁכֵּ֥םrising earlyוְהָעֵ֖דand warningלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingשִׁמְע֖וּlistenבְּקוֹלִֽי׃to voice my
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וְלֹ֤אand notשָֽׁמְעוּ֙they listenedוְלֹֽא־and notהִטּ֣וּthey inclinedאֶת־obj.אָזְנָ֔םear theirוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּand they walkedאִ֕ישׁeveryoneבִּשְׁרִיר֖וּתin the stubbornness ofלִבָּ֣םown heart theirהָרָ֑עthe evilוָאָבִ֨יאand I broughtעֲלֵיהֶ֜םon themאֶֽת־obj.כָּל־allדִּבְרֵ֧יthe words ofהַבְּרִית־the covenantהַזֹּ֛אתthe thisאֲשֶׁר־whichצִוִּ֥יתִיI commandedלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתto doוְלֹ֥אand notעָשֽׂוּ׃ סthey did
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שָׁ֩בוּ֩they have returnedעַל־toעֲוֹנֹ֨תthe iniquities ofאֲבוֹתָ֜םancestors theirהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֗יםthe formerאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoמֵֽאֲנוּ֙they refusedלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַto hearאֶת־obj.דְּבָרַ֔יwords myוְהֵ֣מָּהand theyהָלְכ֗וּthey have walkedאַחֲרֵ֛יafterאֱלֹהִ֥יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֖יםotherלְעָבְדָ֑םto serve themהֵפֵ֤רוּthey have brokenבֵֽית־the house ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelוּבֵ֣יתand the house ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahאֶת־obj.בְּרִיתִ֕יcovenant myאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichכָּרַ֖תִּיI madeאֶת־withאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סancestors their
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וְהָֽלְכ֞וּand they will goעָרֵ֣יthe cities ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahוְיֹשְׁבֵי֙and the inhabitants ofיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemוְזָֽעֲקוּ֙and they will cry outאֶל־toהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםthe godsאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichהֵ֥םtheyמְקַטְּרִ֖יםare making smokeלָהֶ֑םto the themוְהוֹשֵׁ֛עַand certainly to deliverלֹֽא־notיוֹשִׁ֥יעוּthey will deliverלָהֶ֖םto the themבְּעֵ֥תat the time ofרָעָתָֽם׃calamity their
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כִּ֚יforמִסְפַּ֣רthe number ofעָרֶ֔יךָcities yourהָי֥וּthey areאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָgods yourיְהוּדָ֑הO Judahוּמִסְפַּ֞רand the number ofחֻצ֣וֹתthe streets ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalemשַׂמְתֶּ֤םyou have madeמִזְבְּחוֹת֙altarsלַבֹּ֔שֶׁתto the shameful thingמִזְבְּח֖וֹתaltarsלְקַטֵּ֥רto make smokeלַבָּֽעַל׃ סto the Baal
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וְאַתָּ֗הand youאַל־may notתִּתְפַּלֵּל֙you prayבְּעַד־forהָעָ֣םthe peopleהַזֶּ֔הthe thisוְאַל־and may notתִּשָּׂ֥אyou lift upבַעֲדָ֖םfor themרִנָּ֣הa cry of entreatyוּתְפִלָּ֑הand a prayerכִּ֣יforאֵינֶ֣נִּיnot Iשֹׁמֵ֗עַwill be listeningבְּעֵ֛תat the timeקָרְאָ֥םcall out theyאֵלַ֖יto meבְּעַ֥דforרָעָתָֽם׃ סcalamity their
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וַיהוָ֤הand Yahwehצְבָאוֹת֙of hostsהַנּוֹטֵ֣עַwho plantedאוֹתָ֔ךְobj. youדִּבֶּ֥רhe has spokenעָלַ֖יִךְon youרָעָ֑הevilבִּ֠גְלַלon account ofרָעַ֨תthe evil ofבֵּֽית־the house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelוּבֵ֣יתand the house ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichעָשׂ֥וּthey have doneלָהֶ֛םfor the themselvesלְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִיto provoke to anger meלְקַטֵּ֥רby making smokeלַבָּֽעַל׃ סto the Baal
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וַאֲנִ֕יand Iכְּכֶ֥בֶשׂhad been like a lambאַלּ֖וּףa tame oneיוּבַ֣לwhich it is ledלִטְב֑וֹחַto slaughterוְלֹֽא־and notיָדַ֜עְתִּיI knewכִּֽי־thatעָלַ֣י׀on meחָשְׁב֣וּthey had plannedמַחֲשָׁב֗וֹתplansנַשְׁחִ֨יתָהlet us destroyעֵ֤ץthe treeבְּלַחְמוֹ֙with bread itsוְנִכְרְתֶ֙נּוּ֙and let us cut off himמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofחַיִּ֔יםthe livingוּשְׁמ֖וֹand name hisלֹֽא־notיִזָּכֵ֥רmay it be rememberedעֽוֹד׃again
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