Jeremiah 2

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

הָלֹ֡ךְgo וְקָֽרָאתָ֩and you will proclaim בְאָזְנֵ֨יin the ears of יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םJerusalem לֵאמֹ֗רto saying כֹּ֚הthus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֔הYahweh זָכַ֤רְתִּיI rememberלָךְ֙to the youחֶ֣סֶדthe covenant loyalty of נְעוּרַ֔יִךְyouths your אַהֲבַ֖תthe love of כְּלוּלֹתָ֑יִךְbetrothals your לֶכְתֵּ֤ךְwalking you אַחֲרַי֙after me בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רin the wilderness בְּאֶ֖רֶץin a land לֹ֥אnot זְרוּעָֽה׃sown

קֹ֤דֶשׁwas a holy thing יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel לַיהוָ֔הto Yahweh רֵאשִׁ֖יתthe beginning of תְּבוּאָת֑וֹproduce his כָּל־all אֹכְלָ֣יוthose who devour it יֶאְשָׁ֔מוּthey will be held guilty רָעָ֛הcalamity תָּבֹ֥אit will come אֲלֵיהֶ֖םto them נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh

שִׁמְע֥וּhear דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֖הYahweh בֵּ֣יתO house of יַעֲקֹ֑בJacob וְכָֽל־and all מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתthe clans of בֵּ֥יתthe house of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

כֹּ֣ה׀thus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֗הYahweh מַה־what?מָּצְא֨וּdid they find אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥םancestors yourבִּי֙in the meעָ֔וֶלinjustice כִּ֥יthat רָחֲק֖וּthey became distant מֵעָלָ֑יfrom with the me וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּand they walked אַחֲרֵ֥יafter הַהֶ֖בֶלthe vanity וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃and they became vain

וָאָבִ֤יאand I brought אֶתְכֶם֙obj. you אֶל־into אֶ֣רֶץthe land of הַכַּרְמֶ֔לthe orchard לֶאֱכֹ֥לto eat פִּרְיָ֖הּfruit its וְטוּבָ֑הּand good things its וַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and you came וַתְּטַמְּא֣וּand you made unclean אֶת־obj.אַרְצִ֔יland my וְנַחֲלָתִ֥יand inheritance my שַׂמְתֶּ֖םyou made לְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃into an abomination

הַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםthe priests לֹ֤אnot אָֽמְרוּ֙they said אַיֵּ֣הwhere?יְהוָ֔הis Yahweh וְתֹפְשֵׂ֤יand those who handled הַתּוֹרָה֙of the law לֹ֣אnot יְדָע֔וּנִיthey knew me וְהָרֹעִ֖יםand the shepherds פָּ֣שְׁעוּthey rebelledבִ֑יagainst the meוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙and the prophets נִבְּא֣וּthey prophesied בַבַּ֔עַלby the Baal וְאַחֲרֵ֥יand after לֹֽא־things which not יוֹעִ֖לוּthey profited הָלָֽכוּ׃they walked

לָכֵ֗ןto therefore עֹ֛דagain אָרִ֥יבI will contend אִתְּכֶ֖םwith you נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וְאֶת־and with בְּנֵ֥יthe children of בְנֵיכֶ֖םchildren your אָרִֽיב׃I will contend

כִּ֣יfor עִבְר֞וּpass over אִיֵּ֤יthe coasts of כִתִּיִּים֙Cyprus וּרְא֔וּand see וְקֵדָ֛רand Kedar שִׁלְח֥וּsend וְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּand consider carefully מְאֹ֑דexceedingly וּרְא֕וּand see הֵ֥ןthere!הָיְתָ֖הit has happened כָּזֹֽאת׃like this

הַהֵימִ֥יר¿ has it exchanged גּוֹי֙a nation אֱלֹהִ֔יםgods וְהֵ֖מָּהand they לֹ֣אnot אֱלֹהִ֑יםare gods וְעַמִּ֛יand people my הֵמִ֥ירit has exchanged כְּבוֹד֖וֹglory its בְּל֥וֹאfor that which not יוֹעִֽיל׃it profits

שֹׁ֥מּוּbe appalled שָׁמַ֖יִםO heaven עַל־on זֹ֑אתthis וְשַׂעֲר֛וּand shudder חָרְב֥וּbe desolate מְאֹ֖דexceedingly נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

כִּֽי־that שְׁתַּ֥יִםtwo רָע֖וֹתevil things עָשָׂ֣הit has done עַמִּ֑יpeople my אֹתִ֨יobj. me עָזְב֜וּthey have forsaken מְק֣וֹר׀a spring of מַ֣יִםwater חַיִּ֗יםliving לַחְצֹ֤בto digלָהֶם֙for the themselvesבֹּאר֔וֹתcisterns בֹּארֹת֙cisterns נִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםbroken אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich לֹא־not יָכִ֖לוּthey contain הַמָּֽיִם׃the water

הַעֶ֙בֶד֙¿ a slave יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לis Israel אִם־or?יְלִ֥ידone born of בַּ֖יִתthe household ה֑וּאis it מַדּ֖וּעַwhy?הָיָ֥הhas it become לָבַֽז׃into plunder

עָלָיו֙on it יִשְׁאֲג֣וּthey have been roaring כְפִרִ֔יםyoung lions נָתְנ֖וּthey have given קוֹלָ֑םvoice their וַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּand they have made אַרְצוֹ֙land its לְשַׁמָּ֔הinto a waste עָרָ֥יוcities its נִצְּת֖וּthey are burnt מִבְּלִ֥יbecause not יֹשֵֽׁב׃inhabitant

גַּם־also בְּנֵי־the people of נֹ֖ףMemphis וְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סand Tahpanhes יִרְע֖וּךְthey will graze you קָדְקֹֽד׃scalp

הֲלוֹא־¿ not זֹ֖אתthis תַּעֲשֶׂה־have you doneלָּ֑ךְto the yourselfעָזְבֵךְ֙by forsaking you אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahweh אֱלֹהַ֔יִךְGod your בְּעֵ֖תat the time of מוֹלִיכֵ֥ךְone who led you בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃in the way

וְעַתָּ֗הand therefore מַה־what?לָּךְ֙is to the youלְדֶ֣רֶךְto the journey of מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt לִשְׁתּ֖וֹתto drink מֵ֣יthe water of שִׁח֑וֹרthe Shihor וּמַה־and what?לָּךְ֙is to the youלְדֶ֣רֶךְto the journey of אַשּׁ֔וּרAssyria לִשְׁתּ֖וֹתto drink מֵ֥יthe water of נָהָֽר׃the River

וְאָֽנֹכִי֙and I נְטַעְתִּ֣יךְI had planted you שֹׂרֵ֔קa choice vine כֻּלֹּ֖הall of it זֶ֣רַעwas seed of אֱמֶ֑תreliability וְאֵיךְ֙and how?נֶהְפַּ֣כְתְּhave you changed yourselfלִ֔יto the meסוּרֵ֖יthe degenerate ones of הַגֶּ֥פֶןthe vine נָכְרִיָּֽה׃alien

כִּ֤יthat אִם־though תְּכַבְּסִי֙you will wash בַּנֶּ֔תֶרwith the soda וְתַרְבִּי־so you may increaseלָ֖ךְfor the yourselfבֹּרִ֑יתsoap נִכְתָּ֤םis stained עֲוֹנֵךְ֙iniquity your לְפָנַ֔יto before me נְאֻ֖םthe utterance of אֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lord יְהוִֽה׃Yahweh

אֵ֣יךְhow?תֹּאמְרִ֞יwill you say לֹ֣אnot נִטְמֵ֗אתִיI have made myself unclean אַחֲרֵ֤יafter הַבְּעָלִים֙the Baals לֹ֣אnot הָלַ֔כְתִּיI have walked רְאִ֤יconsider דַרְכֵּךְ֙conduct your בַּגַּ֔יְאin the valley דְּעִ֖יrecognize מֶ֣הwhat?עָשִׂ֑יתhave you done בִּכְרָ֥הa young camel קַלָּ֖הswift מְשָׂרֶ֥כֶתentwining דְּרָכֶֽיהָ׃paths its

פֶּ֣רֶה׀a wild donkey לִמֻּ֣דaccustomed to מִדְבָּ֗רa wilderness בְּאַוַּ֤תin the lust of נַפְשָׁהּ֙self its שָׁאֲפָ֣הit sniffs ר֔וּחַthe wind תַּאֲנָתָ֖הּheat its מִ֣יwho?יְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּהwill he turn back it כָּל־all מְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙those who seek it לֹ֣אnot יִיעָ֔פוּthey will grow weary בְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּin month its יִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃they will find it

מִנְעִ֤יrestrain רַגְלֵךְ֙foot your מִיָּחֵ֔ףfrom barefoot וּגְרוֹנֵ֖ךְand throat your מִצִּמְאָ֑הfrom thirst וַתֹּאמְרִ֣יand you said נוֹאָ֔שׁdespairing ל֕וֹאIn-כִּֽי־deed אָהַ֥בְתִּיI love זָרִ֖יםstrange gods וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֥םand after them אֵלֵֽךְ׃I will walk

כְּבֹ֤שֶׁתlike the shame of גַּנָּב֙a thief כִּ֣יif יִמָּצֵ֔אhe is found כֵּ֥ןso הֹבִ֖ישׁוּthey have been put to shame בֵּ֣יתthe house of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael הֵ֤מָּהthey מַלְכֵיהֶם֙kings their שָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔םofficials their וְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖םand priests their וּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃and prophets their

אֹמְרִ֨יםwho say לָעֵ֜ץto the wood אָ֣בִיare father my אַ֗תָּהyou וְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙and to the stone אַ֣תְּyou יְלִדְתָּ֔נוּyou gave birth to us כִּֽי־for פָנ֥וּthey have turned אֵלַ֛יto me עֹ֖רֶףa back וְלֹ֣אand not פָנִ֑יםa face וּבְעֵ֤תand at the time of רָֽעָתָם֙calamity their יֹֽאמְר֔וּthey will say ק֖וּמָהarise !וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃and save us

וְאַיֵּ֤הand where?אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙are gods your אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich עָשִׂ֣יתָyou madeלָּ֔ךְfor the yourselfיָק֕וּמוּlet them arise אִם־if יוֹשִׁיע֖וּךָthey will save you בְּעֵ֣תat the time of רָעָתֶ֑ךָcalamity your כִּ֚יfor מִסְפַּ֣רthe number of עָרֶ֔יךָcities your הָי֥וּthey are אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָgods your יְהוּדָֽה׃ סO Judah

לָ֥מָּהto why?תָרִ֖יבוּdo you contend אֵלָ֑יagainst me כֻּלְּכֶ֛םall of you פְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥םyou have rebelledבִּ֖יagainst the meנְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

לַשָּׁוְא֙for the vanity הִכֵּ֣יתִיI struck אֶת־obj.בְּנֵיכֶ֔םsons your מוּסָ֖רcorrection לֹ֣אnot לָקָ֑חוּthey accepted אָכְלָ֧הit devoured חַרְבְּכֶ֛םsword your נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖םprophets your כְּאַרְיֵ֥הlike a lion מַשְׁחִֽית׃destroying

הַדּ֗וֹרO generation אַתֶּם֙you רְא֣וּconsider דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֔הYahweh הֲמִדְבָּ֤ר¿ a wilderness הָיִ֙יתִי֙have I been לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לto Israel אִ֛םor?אֶ֥רֶץa land of מַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑הdarkness מַדּ֜וּעַwhy?אָמְר֤וּhave they said עַמִּי֙people my רַ֔דְנוּwe have roamed לֽוֹא־not נָב֥וֹאwe will come ע֖וֹדagain אֵלֶֽיךָ׃to you

הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח¿ will she forget בְּתוּלָה֙a virgin עֶדְיָ֔הּornaments her כַּלָּ֖הa bride קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָsashes her וְעַמִּ֣יand people my שְׁכֵח֔וּנִיthey have forgotten me יָמִ֖יםdays אֵ֥יןthere not מִסְפָּֽר׃is number

מַה־how!תֵּיטִ֥בִיyou make good דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְway your לְבַקֵּ֣שׁto seek אַהֲבָ֑הlove לָכֵן֙to therefore גַּ֣םalso אֶת־obj.הָרָע֔וֹתthe wicked women לִמַּ֖דְתְּyou have taught אֶת־obj.דְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃ways your

גַּ֤םalso בִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙on skirts your נִמְצְא֔וּthey were found דַּ֛םthe blood of נַפְשׁ֥וֹתthe lives of אֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםneedy people נְקִיִּ֑יםinnocent לֹֽא־not בַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶתin the breaking in מְצָאתִ֖יםyou found them כִּ֥יfor עַל־on כָּל־all אֵֽלֶּה׃these things

וַתֹּֽאמְרִי֙and you said כִּ֣יthat נִקֵּ֔יתִיI am innocent אַ֛ךְsurely שָׁ֥בit has turned back אַפּ֖וֹanger his מִמֶּ֑נִּיfrom me הִנְנִי֙here I נִשְׁפָּ֣טam about to enter into judgment with אוֹתָ֔ךְwith the you עַל־because אָמְרֵ֖ךְsaying you לֹ֥אnot חָטָֽאתִי׃I have sinned

מַה־why?תֵּזְלִ֥יdo you treat lightly מְאֹ֖דexceedingly לְשַׁנּ֣וֹתto change אֶת־obj.דַּרְכֵּ֑ךְway your גַּ֤םalso מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙from Egypt תֵּב֔וֹשִׁיyou will be ashamed כַּאֲשֶׁר־just as בֹּ֖שְׁתְּyou were ashamed מֵאַשּֽׁוּר׃from Assyria

גַּ֣םalso מֵאֵ֥תfrom with זֶה֙this one תֵּֽצְאִ֔יyou will go out וְיָדַ֖יִךְand hands your עַל־will be on רֹאשֵׁ֑ךְhead your כִּֽי־for מָאַ֤סhe has rejected יְהֹוָה֙Yahweh בְּמִבְטַחַ֔יִךְin objects of confidence your וְלֹ֥אand not תַצְלִ֖יחִיyou will prosperלָהֶֽם׃to the them

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