Jeremiah 20

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עand he heard פַּשְׁחוּר֙Pashhur בֶּן־the son of אִמֵּ֣רImmer הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest וְהֽוּא־and he פָקִ֥ידwas an officer נָגִ֖ידa chief בְּבֵ֣יתin the house of יְהוָ֑הYahweh אֶֽת־obj.יִרְמְיָ֔הוּJeremiah נִבָּ֖אprophesying אֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֥יםthe words הָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these

וַיַּכֶּ֣הand he struck פַשְׁח֔וּרPashhur אֵ֖תobj.יִרְמְיָ֣הוּJeremiah הַנָּבִ֑יאthe prophet וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he put אֹת֜וֹobj. him עַל־on הַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶתthe stocks אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich בְּשַׁ֤עַרwas at the gate of בִּנְיָמִן֙Benjamin הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןthe upper אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich בְּבֵ֥יתwas in the house of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וְאַתָּ֣הand you פַשְׁח֗וּרO Pashhur וְכֹל֙and all יֹשְׁבֵ֣יthose who dwell of בֵיתֶ֔ךָhouse your תֵּלְכ֖וּyou will go בַּשֶּׁ֑בִיin the captivity וּבָבֶ֣לand Babylon תָּב֗וֹאyou will go וְשָׁ֤םand there תָּמוּת֙you will die וְשָׁ֣םand there תִּקָּבֵ֔רyou will be buried אַתָּה֙you וְכָל־and all אֹ֣הֲבֶ֔יךָfriends your אֲשֶׁר־whom נִבֵּ֥אתָyou prophesiedלָהֶ֖םto the themבַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃ סwith the falsehood

פִּתִּיתַ֤נִיyou deceived me יְהוָה֙O Yahweh וָֽאֶפָּ֔תand I was deceived חֲזַקְתַּ֖נִיyou prevailed over me וַתּוּכָ֑לand you prevailed הָיִ֤יתִיI have become לִשְׂחוֹק֙into a laughing stock כָּל־all הַיּ֔וֹםthe day כֻּלֹּ֖הall of it לֹעֵ֥גis mockingלִֽי׃to the me

כִּֽי־for מִדֵּ֤יas often as אֲדַבֵּר֙I speak אֶזְעָ֔קI cry out חָמָ֥סviolence וָשֹׁ֖דand havoc אֶקְרָ֑אI proclaim כִּֽי־for הָיָ֨הit has become דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֥הYahwehלִ֛יfor the meלְחֶרְפָּ֥הinto a reproach וּלְקֶ֖לֶסand into derision כָּל־all הַיּֽוֹם׃the day

וְאָמַרְתִּ֣יand I will say לֹֽא־not אֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּI will remember him וְלֹֽא־and not אֲדַבֵּ֥רI will speak עוֹד֙again בִּשְׁמ֔וֹin name his וְהָיָ֤הand it will become בְלִבִּי֙in heart my כְּאֵ֣שׁlike a fire בֹּעֶ֔רֶתburning עָצֻ֖רshut up בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑יin bones my וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִיand I will be weary כַּֽלְכֵ֖לto hold it in וְלֹ֥אand not אוּכָֽל׃I will be able

כִּ֣יfor שָׁמַ֜עְתִּיI have heard דִּבַּ֣תthe whispering of רַבִּים֮many people מָג֣וֹרterror מִסָּבִיב֒is from round about הַגִּ֙ידוּ֙tell וְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּand let us tell about him כֹּ֚לevery אֱנ֣וֹשׁthe person of שְׁלוֹמִ֔יpeace my שֹׁמְרֵ֖יare the watchers of צַלְעִ֑יstumbling my אוּלַ֤יperhaps יְפֻתֶּה֙he will be deceived וְנ֣וּכְלָהand we will prevailל֔וֹto the himוְנִקְחָ֥הand we will take נִקְמָתֵ֖נוּvengeance our מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃from him

וַֽיהוָ֤הand Yahweh אוֹתִי֙is with me כְּגִבּ֣וֹרlike a warrior עָרִ֔יץruthless עַל־there-כֵּ֛ן-fore רֹדְפַ֥יpersecutors my יִכָּשְׁל֖וּthey will stumble וְלֹ֣אand not יֻכָ֑לוּthey will prevail בֹּ֤שׁוּthey will be ashamed מְאֹד֙exceedingly כִּֽי־for לֹ֣אnot הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּthey will succeed כְּלִמַּ֥תignominy of עוֹלָ֖םperpetuity לֹ֥אnot תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃it will be forgotten

וַיהוָ֤הand O Yahweh צְבָאוֹת֙of hosts בֹּחֵ֣ןwho tests צַדִּ֔יקthe righteous רֹאֶ֥הwho sees כְלָי֖וֹתkidneys וָלֵ֑בand heart אֶרְאֶ֤הlet me see נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙vengeance yourמֵהֶ֔םfrom the themכִּ֥יfor אֵלֶ֖יךָto you גִּלִּ֥יתִיI have made known אֶת־obj.רִיבִֽי׃ סcase my

שִׁ֚ירוּsing לַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahweh הַֽלְל֖וּpraise אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֑הYahweh כִּ֥יfor הִצִּ֛ילhe has delivered אֶת־obj.נֶ֥פֶשׁthe life of אֶבְי֖וֹןthe needy מִיַּ֥דfrom the hand of מְרֵעִֽים׃ סevil-doers

אָר֣וּרis cursed הַיּ֔וֹםthe day אֲשֶׁ֥רwhen יֻלַּ֖דְתִּיI was bornבּ֑וֹon the itי֛וֹםthe day אֲשֶׁר־when יְלָדַ֥תְנִיshe bore me אִמִּ֖יmother my אַל־may not יְהִ֥יit be בָרֽוּךְ׃blessed

אָר֣וּרbe cursed הָאִ֗ישׁthe person אֲשֶׁ֨רwho בִּשַּׂ֤רhe bore the news אֶת־obj.אָבִי֙father my לֵאמֹ֔רto saying יֻֽלַּד־he has been bornלְךָ֖to the youבֵּ֣ןa son זָכָ֑רa male שַׂמֵּ֖חַsurely make rejoice שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃he made rejoice him

וְהָיָה֙and he will be הָאִ֣ישׁthe person הַה֔וּאthe that כֶּֽעָרִ֛יםlike the cities אֲשֶׁר־which הָפַ֥ךְhe overthrew יְהוָ֖הYahweh וְלֹ֣אand not נִחָ֑םhe had compassion וְשָׁמַ֤עand he will hear זְעָקָה֙a cry of distress בַּבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning וּתְרוּעָ֖הand a shout of alarm בְּעֵ֥תat the time of צָהֳרָֽיִם׃noons

אֲשֶׁ֥רthat לֹא־not מוֹתְתַ֖נִיhe killed me מֵרָ֑חֶםfrom the womb וַתְּהִי־and she becameלִ֤יfor the meאִמִּי֙mother my קִבְרִ֔יgrave my וְרַחְמָ֖הֿand womb her הֲרַ֥תwas pregnant of עוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity

לָ֤מָּהto why?זֶּה֙this מֵרֶ֣חֶםfrom the womb יָצָ֔אתִיdid I come forth לִרְא֥וֹתto see עָמָ֖לtrouble וְיָג֑וֹןand sorrow וַיִּכְל֥וּand they have come to an end בְּבֹ֖שֶׁתin shame יָמָֽי׃ פdays my

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