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Jeremiah 15

Hebrew21 verses
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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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֵלַ֔יto meאִם־ifיַעֲמֹ֨דhe will standמֹשֶׁ֤הMosesוּשְׁמוּאֵל֙and Samuelלְפָנַ֔יto before meאֵ֥יןnotנַפְשִׁ֖יsoul myאֶל־will be toהָעָ֣םthe peopleהַזֶּ֑הthe thisשַׁלַּ֥חsend them awayמֵֽעַל־from onפָּנַ֖יface myוְיֵצֵֽאוּ׃so they may go out
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וְהָיָ֛הand it will beכִּֽי־thatיֹאמְר֥וּthey will sayאֵלֶ֖יךָto youאָ֣נָהwhere?נֵצֵ֑אwill we go outוְאָמַרְתָּ֨and you will sayאֲלֵיהֶ֜םto themכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֨רthose whoלַמָּ֤וֶתare for the deathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙to the deathוַאֲשֶׁ֤רand those whoלַחֶ֙רֶב֙are for the swordלַחֶ֔רֶבto the swordוַאֲשֶׁ֤רand those whoלָֽרָעָב֙are for the famineלָֽרָעָ֔בto the famineוַאֲשֶׁ֥רand those whoלַשְּׁבִ֖יare for the captivityלַשֶּֽׁבִי׃to the captivity
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וּפָקַדְתִּ֨יand I will appointעֲלֵיהֶ֜םover themאַרְבַּ֤עfourמִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙kindsנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֶת־obj.הַחֶ֣רֶבthe swordלַֽהֲרֹ֔גto killוְאֶת־and obj.הַכְּלָבִ֖יםthe dogsלִסְחֹ֑בto drag awayוְאֶת־and obj.ע֧וֹףthe birds ofהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםthe heavensוְאֶת־and obj.בֶּהֱמַ֥תthe animals ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe earthלֶאֱכֹ֥לto devourוּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃and to destroy
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וּנְתַתִּ֣יםand I will make themלְזַֽעֲוָ֔הinto a terrorלְכֹ֖לfor allמַמְלְכ֣וֹתthe kingdoms ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe earthבִּ֠גְלַלon account ofמְנַשֶּׁ֤הManassehבֶן־the son ofיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙Hezekiahמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahעַ֥לonאֲשֶׁר־that whichעָשָׂ֖הhe didבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
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כִּ֠יforמִֽי־who?יַחְמֹ֤לwill he have compassionעָלַ֙יִךְ֙on youיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םO Jerusalemוּמִ֖יand who?יָנ֣וּדwill he show sympathyלָ֑ךְto the youוּמִ֣יand who?יָס֔וּרwill he turn asideלִשְׁאֹ֥לto askלְשָׁלֹ֖םto welfareלָֽךְ׃of the you
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אַ֣תְּyouנָטַ֥שְׁתְּyou abandonedאֹתִ֛יobj. meנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאָח֣וֹרbackwardsתֵּלֵ֑כִיyou goוָאַ֨טand I have stretched outאֶת־obj.יָדִ֤יhand myעָלַ֙יִךְ֙on youוָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְand I have destroyed youנִלְאֵ֖יתִיI had wearied myselfהִנָּחֵֽם׃to relent
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וָאֶזְרֵ֥םand I have winnowed themבְּמִזְרֶ֖הwith a winnowing scoopבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יin the gates ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landשִׁכַּ֤לְתִּיI have made childlessאִבַּ֙דְתִּי֙I have destroyedאֶת־obj.עַמִּ֔יpeople myמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖םfrom ways theirלוֹא־notשָֽׁבוּ׃they have turned away
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עָֽצְמוּ־they are numerousלִ֤יto the meאַלְמְנֹתָיו֙widows itsמֵח֣וֹלmore than the sand ofיַמִּ֔יםthe seasהֵבֵ֨אתִיI have broughtלָהֶ֥םto the themעַל־onאֵ֛םa mother ofבָּח֖וּרa young manשֹׁדֵ֣דa destroyerבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםat the noonsהִפַּ֤לְתִּיI have made fallעָלֶ֙יהָ֙on herפִּתְאֹ֔םsuddenlyעִ֖ירanguishוּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃and sudden terror
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אֻמְלְלָ֞הshe has grown feebleיֹלֶ֣דֶתone who boreהַשִּׁבְעָ֗הthe seven childrenנָפְחָ֥הit has pantedנַפְשָׁ֛הּbreath herבָּ֥אit wentשִׁמְשָׁ֛הּsun herבְּעֹ֥דwhile stillיוֹמָ֖םby dayבּ֣וֹשָׁהshe is ashamedוְחָפֵ֑רָהand she is abashedוּשְׁאֵֽרִיתָ֗םand remnant theirלַחֶ֧רֶבto the swordאֶתֵּ֛ןI will giveלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖םenemies theirנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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אֽוֹי־woe!לִ֣יto the meאִמִּ֔יO mother myכִּ֣יthatיְלִדְתִּ֗נִיyou gave birth to meאִ֥ישׁa man ofרִ֛יבstrifeוְאִ֥ישׁand a man ofמָד֖וֹןcontentionלְכָל־to allהָאָ֑רֶץthe landלֹֽא־notנָשִׁ֥יתִיI have lentוְלֹא־and notנָֽשׁוּ־people have lentבִ֖יto meכֻּלֹּ֥הall of himמְקַלְלַֽונִי׃ סare cursing me
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אָמַ֣רhe saidיְהוָ֔הYahwehאִם־ifלֹ֥אnotשֵֽׁרִיתִ֖יךָI will set free youלְט֑וֹבfor goodאִם־ifל֣וֹא׀notהִפְגַּ֣עְתִּֽיI will cause to pleadבְךָ֗with the youבְּעֵ֥ת־in a timeרָעָ֛הevilוּבְעֵ֥תand in a time ofצָרָ֖הdistressאֶת־obj.הָאֹיֵֽב׃the enemy
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הֲיָרֹ֨עַ¿ will it breakבַּרְזֶ֧ל׀ironבַּרְזֶ֛לironמִצָּפ֖וֹןfrom the northוּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃and bronze
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חֵילְךָ֧wealth yourוְאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֛יךָand treasures yourלָבַ֥זto plunderאֶתֵּ֖ןI will giveלֹ֣אnotבִמְחִ֑ירfor priceוּבְכָל־and on allחַטֹּאותֶ֖יךָsins yourוּבְכָל־and in allגְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃territories your
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וְהַֽעֲבַרְתִּי֙and I will make to passאֶת־obj.אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָenemies yourבְּאֶ֖רֶץin a landלֹ֣אwhich notיָדָ֑עְתָּyou have knownכִּֽי־forאֵ֛שׁa fireקָדְחָ֥הit has been kindledבְאַפִּ֖יin anger myעֲלֵיכֶ֥םtowards youתּוּקָֽד׃ סit will burn
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אַתָּ֧הyouיָדַ֣עְתָּyou knowיְהוָ֗הO Yahwehזָכְרֵ֤נִיremember meוּפָקְדֵ֙נִי֙and visit meוְהִנָּ֤קֶםand avenge yourselfלִי֙for the meמֵרֹ֣דְפַ֔יfrom those who harass meאַל־may notלְאֶ֥רֶךְto the length ofאַפְּךָ֖anger yourתִּקָּחֵ֑נִיyou take away meדַּ֕עknowשְׂאֵתִ֥יbearing myעָלֶ֖יךָon youחֶרְפָּֽה׃reproach
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נִמְצְא֤וּthey were foundדְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙words yourוָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔םand I ate themוַיְהִ֤יand it becameדְבָֽרְךָ֙word yourלִ֔יto the meלְשָׂשׂ֖וֹןinto a joyוּלְשִׂמְחַ֣תand into the delight ofלְבָבִ֑יheart myכִּֽי־forנִקְרָ֤אit is calledשִׁמְךָ֙name yourעָלַ֔יon meיְהוָ֖הO Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סhosts
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לֹֽא־notיָשַׁ֥בְתִּיI satבְסוֹד־in the assembly ofמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםmerry makersוָֽאֶעְלֹ֑זand I rejoicedמִפְּנֵ֤יfrom because ofיָֽדְךָ֙hand yourבָּדָ֣דaloneיָשַׁ֔בְתִּיI satכִּֽי־forזַ֖עַםindignationמִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃ סyou filled me
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לָ֣מָּהto why?הָיָ֤הis itכְאֵבִי֙pain myנֶ֔צַחperpetuityוּמַכָּתִ֖יand wound myאֲנוּשָׁ֑ה֙incurableמֵֽאֲנָה֙it has refusedהֵֽרָפֵ֔אto be healedהָי֨וֹcertainly to beingתִֽהְיֶ֥הyou areלִי֙to the meכְּמ֣וֹlikeאַכְזָ֔בa deceitful thingמַ֖יִםwatersלֹ֥אwhich notנֶאֱמָֽנוּ׃ סthey are reliable
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לָכֵ֞ןto thereforeכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehאִם־ifתָּשׁ֤וּבyou will returnוַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙and I will restore youלְפָנַ֣יto before meתַּֽעֲמֹ֔דyou will standוְאִם־and ifתּוֹצִ֥יאyou will bring forthיָקָ֛רthe preciousמִזּוֹלֵ֖לfrom the worthlessכְּפִ֣יlike mouth myתִֽהְיֶ֑הyou will beיָשֻׁ֤בוּthey will returnהֵ֙מָּה֙theyאֵלֶ֔יךָto youוְאַתָּ֖הand youלֹֽא־notתָשׁ֥וּבyou must returnאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃to them
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וּנְתַתִּ֜יךָand I will make youלָעָ֣םfor the peopleהַזֶּ֗הthe thisלְחוֹמַ֤תinto a wall ofנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙bronzeבְּצוּרָ֔הfortifiedוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּand people will fightאֵלֶ֖יךָagainst youוְלֹא־and notי֣וּכְלוּthey will prevailלָ֑ךְto the youכִּֽי־forאִתְּךָ֥will be with youאֲנִ֛יIלְהוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֥to save youוּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָand to deliver youנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָand I will deliver youמִיַּ֣דfrom the hand ofרָעִ֑יםwicked peopleוּפְדִתִ֖יךָand I will ransom youמִכַּ֥ףfrom the hand ofעָרִצִֽים׃ פruthless people

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