Jeremiah 22

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כֹּ֚הthus אָמַ֣רhe said יְהוָ֔הYahweh רֵ֖דgo down בֵּֽית־the house of מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of יְהוּדָ֑הJudah וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣and you will speak שָׁ֔םthere אֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֖רthe word הַזֶּֽה׃the this

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙and you will say שְׁמַ֣עhear דְּבַר־the word of יְהוָ֔הYahweh מֶ֣לֶךְO king of יְהוּדָ֔הJudah הַיֹּשֵׁ֖בwho sits עַל־on כִּסֵּ֣אthe throne of דָוִ֑דDavid אַתָּ֤הyou וַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙and servants your וְעַמְּךָ֔and people your הַבָּאִ֖יםwho come בַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםin the gates הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סthe these

וְאִם֙and if לֹ֣אnot תִשְׁמְע֔וּyou will listen to אֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe words הָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseבִּ֤יby the myselfנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙I swear נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֔הYahweh כִּי־that לְחָרְבָּ֥הinto a ruin יִֽהְיֶ֖הit will become הַבַּ֥יִתthe house הַזֶּֽה׃ סthe this

כִּֽי־for כֹ֣ה׀thus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֗הYahweh עַל־on בֵּית֙the house of מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of יְהוּדָ֔הJudah גִּלְעָ֥דare Gilead אַתָּ֛הyouלִ֖יto the meרֹ֣אשׁthe top of הַלְּבָנ֑וֹןthe Lebanon אִם־if לֹ֤אnot אֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙I will make you מִדְבָּ֔רa wilderness עָרִ֖יםcities לֹ֥אwhich not נוֹשָֽׁבוּ׃they are inhabited

וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥יand I will consecrate עָלֶ֛יךָon you מַשְׁחִתִ֖יםdestroyers אִ֣ישׁeveryone וְכֵלָ֑יוand weapons his וְכָֽרְתוּ֙and they will cut down מִבְחַ֣רthe choicest of אֲרָזֶ֔יךָcedars your וְהִפִּ֖ילוּand they will cast them עַל־on הָאֵֽשׁ׃the fire

וְעָֽבְרוּ֙and they will pass by גּוֹיִ֣םnations רַבִּ֔יםmany עַ֖לat הָעִ֣ירthe city הַזֹּ֑אתthe this וְאָֽמְרוּ֙and they will say אִ֣ישׁeach אֶל־to רֵעֵ֔הוּneighbor his עַל־concerning מֶ֨הwhat?עָשָׂ֤הdid he do יְהוָה֙Yahweh כָּ֔כָהthus לָעִ֥ירto the city הַגְּדוֹלָ֖הthe great הַזֹּֽאת׃the this

וְאָ֣מְר֔וּand they will say עַ֚לon אֲשֶׁ֣רthat עָֽזְב֔וּthey forsook אֶת־obj.בְּרִ֥יתthe covenant of יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑םGod their וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּand they bowed down לֵאלֹהִ֥יםto gods אֲחֵרִ֖יםother וַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ סand they served them

אַל־may not תִּבְכּ֣וּyou weep לְמֵ֔תfor the dead וְאַל־and may not תָּנֻ֖דוּyou show sympathyל֑וֹto the himבְּכ֤וּweep בָכוֹ֙continually to weep לַֽהֹלֵ֔ךְfor one who is about to go away כִּ֣יfor לֹ֤אnot יָשׁוּב֙he will return ע֔וֹדagain וְרָאָ֖הand he will see אֶת־obj.אֶ֥רֶץthe land of מוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃ סkindred his

כִּ֗יfor בִּמְק֛וֹםin the place אֲשֶׁר־of where הִגְל֥וּthey took into exile אֹת֖וֹobj. him שָׁ֣םthere יָמ֑וּתhe will die וְאֶת־and obj.הָאָ֥רֶץthe land הַזֹּ֖אתthe this לֹֽא־not יִרְאֶ֥הhe will see עֽוֹד׃ סagain

ה֣וֹיwoe to!בֹּנֶ֤הone who builds בֵיתוֹ֙house his בְּֽלֹא־with not צֶ֔דֶקrighteousness וַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יוand upper rooms his בְּלֹ֣אwith not מִשְׁפָּ֑טjustice בְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙by fellow-citizen his יַעֲבֹ֣דhe works חִנָּ֔םwithout paying וּפֹעֲל֖וֹand wages his לֹ֥אnot יִתֶּן־he givesלֽוֹ׃to the him

הָאֹמֵ֗רthe one who says אֶבְנֶה־I will buildלִּי֙for the myselfבֵּ֣יתa house of מִדּ֔וֹתsizes וַעֲלִיּ֖וֹתand upper rooms מְרֻוָּחִ֑יםspacious וְקָ֤רַֽעand he will tearלוֹ֙for the himselfחַלּוֹנָ֔יwindows my וְסָפ֣וּןand paneled בָּאָ֔רֶזwith the cedar וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַand he will smear it בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃with the vermilion

הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ¿ are you king כִּ֥יfor אַתָּ֖הyou מְתַחֲרֶ֣הare competing בָאָ֑רֶזin the cedar אָבִ֜יךָfather your הֲל֧וֹא¿ not אָכַ֣לdid he eat וְשָׁתָ֗הand did he drink?וְעָשָׂ֤הand did he do?מִשְׁפָּט֙justice וּצְדָקָ֔הand righteousness אָ֖זthen ט֥וֹבit was wellלֽוֹ׃for the him

דָּ֛ןhe defended דִּין־the cause of עָנִ֥יthe poor וְאֶבְי֖וֹןand the needy אָ֣זthen ט֑וֹבwas well הֲלוֹא־¿ not הִ֛יאis that הַדַּ֥עַתthe knowledge אֹתִ֖יobj. me נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

כִּ֣יthat אֵ֤יןare not עֵינֶ֙יךָ֙eyes your וְלִבְּךָ֔and heart your כִּ֖יthat אִם־except עַל־on בִּצְעֶ֑ךָunjust gain your וְעַ֤לand on דַּֽם־the blood of הַנָּקִי֙the innocent person לִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְto shed it וְעַל־and on הָעֹ֥שֶׁקthe oppression וְעַל־and on הַמְּרוּצָ֖הthe extortion לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ סto do it

קְבוּרַ֥תthe burial of חֲמ֖וֹרa donkey יִקָּבֵ֑רhe will be buried סָח֣וֹבpeople will drag וְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְand people will throw out מֵהָ֖לְאָהfrom beyond לְשַׁעֲרֵ֥יto the gates of יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סJerusalem

עֲלִ֤יgo up הַלְּבָנוֹן֙the Lebanon וּֽצְעָ֔קִיand cry out וּבַבָּשָׁ֖ןand in the Bashan תְּנִ֣יgive forth קוֹלֵ֑ךְvoice your וְצַֽעֲקִי֙and cry out מֵֽעֲבָרִ֔יםfrom Abarim כִּ֥יfor נִשְׁבְּר֖וּthey have been broken כָּל־all מְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃lovers your

דִּבַּ֤רְתִּיI spoke אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙to you בְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְin prosperity your אָמַ֖רְתְּyou said לֹ֣אnot אֶשְׁמָ֑עI will listen זֶ֤הthis דַרְכֵּךְ֙has been way your מִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְsince youths your כִּ֥יthat לֹֽא־not שָׁמַ֖עַתְּyou have listened בְּקוֹלִֽי׃to voice my

כָּל־all רֹעַ֙יִךְ֙shepherds your תִּרְעֶה־it will shepherd ר֔וּחַa wind וּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְand lovers your בַּשְּׁבִ֣יin the captivity יֵלֵ֑כוּthey will go כִּ֣יfor אָ֤זthen תֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙you will be ashamed וְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּand you will be humiliated מִכֹּ֖לfrom all רָעָתֵֽךְ׃wickedness your

יֹשַׁבְתְּ֙O you who dwell בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןin the Lebanon מְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּwho is nested בָּֽאֲרָזִ֑יםamong the cedars מַה־how!נֵּחַנְתְּ֙you will groan בְּבֹא־when will comeלָ֣ךְto the youחֲבָלִ֔יםlabor-pains חִ֖ילanguish כַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃like the woman giving birth

חַי־by the life אָנִי֮of me נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָה֒Yahweh כִּ֣יthat אִם־except יִהְיֶ֞הhe will be כָּנְיָ֤הוּConiah בֶן־the son of יְהֽוֹיָקִים֙Jehoiakim מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of יְהוּדָ֔הJudah חוֹתָ֖םa signet-ring עַל־on יַ֣דthe hand of יְמִינִ֑יright my כִּ֥יfor מִשָּׁ֖םfrom there אֶתְּקֶֽנְךָּ׃I will pull off you

וּנְתַתִּ֗יךָand I will give you בְּיַד֙in the hand of מְבַקְשֵׁ֣יthose who seek נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָof life your וּבְיַ֛דand in the hand of אֲשֶׁר־those whom אַתָּ֥הyou יָג֖וֹרare fearful מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םof before them וּבְיַ֛דand in the hand of נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רNebuchadnezzar מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of בָּבֶ֖לBabylon וּבְיַ֥דand in the hand of הַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃the Chaldeans

וְהֵֽטַלְתִּ֣יand I will throw out אֹתְךָ֗obj. you וְאֶֽת־and obj.אִמְּךָ֙mother your אֲשֶׁ֣רwho יְלָדַ֔תְךָshe bore you עַ֚לto הָאָ֣רֶץthe land אַחֶ֔רֶתanother אֲשֶׁ֥רwhere לֹֽא־not יֻלַּדְתֶּ֖םyou were born שָׁ֑םthere וְשָׁ֖םand there תָּמֽוּתוּ׃you will die

וְעַל־and to הָאָ֗רֶץthe land אֲשֶׁר־where הֵ֛םthey מְנַשְּׂאִ֥יםwill be lifting אֶת־obj.נַפְשָׁ֖םdesire their לָשׁ֣וּבto return שָׁ֑םthere שָׁ֖מָּהthere towards לֹ֥אnot יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ סthey will return

אֶ֥רֶץO land אֶ֖רֶץO land אָ֑רֶץO land שִׁמְעִ֖יhear דְּבַר־the word of יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

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