The wordהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרcameהָיָהto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּfromמֵאֵתYHWH,יְהוָהsaying:לֵאמֹר
“Hearשִׁמְעוּthe wordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof this covenant,הַבְּרִית הַזֹּאתand speak themוְדִבַּרְתָּםto the menאֶל אִישׁof Judahיְהוּדָהand to the inhabitantsוְעַל יֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
And sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them:אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלCursed beאָרוּרthe manהָאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרdoes notלֹאhearיִשְׁמַעthe wordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof this covenant,הַבְּרִית הַזֹּאת
whichאֲשֶׁרI commandedצִוִּיתִיyour fathersאֶת אֲבוֹתֵיכֶםon the dayבְּיוֹםI brought them outהוֹצִיאִי אוֹתָםof the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםfrom the furnaceמִכּוּרof iron,הַבַּרְזֶלsaying:לֵאמֹר“Listenשִׁמְעוּto my voice,בְקוֹלִיand do themוַעֲשִׂיתֶם אוֹתָםaccording to allכְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרI command you;אֲצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶםand you will beוִהְיִיתֶםto meלִיa people,לְעָםand Iוְאָנֹכִיwill beאֶהְיֶהto youלָכֶםElohim,”לֵאלֹהִים
so as to fulfillלְמַעַן הָקִיםthe oathאֶת הַשְּׁבוּעָהthatאֲשֶׁרI sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתִּיto your fathersלַאֲבוֹתֵיכֶםto give themלָתֵת לָהֶםa landאֶרֶץflowingזָבַתwith milkחָלָבand honey,וּדְבַשׁasכַּit is this day.’”יּוֹם הַזֶּהAnd I answeredוָאַעַןand said:וָאֹמַר“Amen,אָמֵןYHWH.”יְהוָה
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaid to me:יֹּאמֶר אֵלַי“Proclaimקְרָאallאֶת כָּלthese wordsהַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּהin the citiesבְּעָרֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהand in the streetsוּבְחֻצוֹתof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםsaying:לֵאמֹר‘Hearשִׁמְעוּthe wordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof this covenant,הַבְּרִית הַזֹּאתand do them.’וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אוֹתָם
ForכִּיI solemnly warnedהָעֵד הַעִדֹתִיyour fathersבַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶםon the dayבְּיוֹםI brought them upהַעֲלוֹתִי אוֹתָםfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand untilוְעַדthis day,הַיּוֹם הַזֶּהrising earlyהַשְׁכֵּםand warning,וְהָעֵדsaying:לֵאמֹר‘Listenשִׁמְעוּto my voice.’בְּקוֹלִי
But they did notוְלֹאlistenשָׁמְעוּorוְלֹאinclineהִטּוּtheir ear,אֶת אָזְנָםbut walked,וַיֵּלְכוּeach oneאִישׁin the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִירוּתof his evilהָרָעheart;לִבָּםand I broughtוָאָבִיאon themעֲלֵיהֶםallאֶת כָּלthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof this covenant,הַבְּרִית הַזֹּאתwhichאֲשֶׁרI commanded themצִוִּיתִיto do,לַעֲשׂוֹתbut they did notוְלֹאdo them.”עָשׂוּ
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaid to me:יֹּאמֶר אֵלָי“A conspiracyקֶשֶׁרhas been foundנִמְצָאamong the menבְּאִישׁof Judahיְהוּדָהand among the inhabitantsוּבְיֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
They have turned backשָׁבוּto the iniquitiesעַל עֲוֺנֹתof their forefathers,אֲבוֹתָם הָרִאשֹׁנִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרrefusedמֵאֲנוּto hearלִשְׁמוֹעַmy words;אֶת דְּבָרַיand theyוְהֵמָּהhave goneהָלְכוּafterאַחֲרֵיotherאֲחֵרִיםgodsאֱלֹהִיםto serve them;לְעָבְדָםthe houseבֵיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand the houseוּבֵיתof Judahיְהוּדָהhave brokenהֵפֵרוּmy covenantאֶת בְּרִיתִיthatאֲשֶׁרI madeכָּרַתִּיwith their fathers.אֶת אֲבוֹתָם
ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהLook, I amהִנְנִיbringingמֵבִיאon themאֲלֵיהֶםevilרָעָהfrom whichאֲשֶׁר מִמֶּנָּהthey will notלֹאbe ableיוּכְלוּto escape,לָצֵאתand they will cry outוְזָעֲקוּto me,אֵלַיbut I will notוְלֹאlisten to them.אֶשְׁמַע אֲלֵיהֶם
And the citiesוְ עָרֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהand the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםwill goהָלְכוּand cry outוְזָעֲקוּto the godsאֶל הָאֱלֹהִיםto whomאֲשֶׁר לָהֶםtheyהֵםburn incense,מְקַטְּרִיםbut they will certainly notוְהוֹשֵׁעַ לֹאsaveיוֹשִׁיעוּthemלָהֶםin the timeבְּעֵתof their evil.רָעָתָם
Forכִּיas the numberמִסְפַּרof your citiesעָרֶיךָareהָיוּyour gods,אֱלֹהֶיךָJudah;יְהוּדָהandוּas the numberמִסְפַּרof the streetsחֻצוֹתof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyou have set upשַׂמְתֶּםaltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתto the Shame,לַבֹּשֶׁתaltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתto burn incenseלְקַטֵּרto Baal.לַבָּעַל
As for you,וְאַתָּהdo notאַלprayתִּתְפַּלֵּלfor this people,בְּעַד הָעָם הַזֶּהand do notוְאַלlift upתִּשָּׂאfor themבַעֲדָםa cryרִנָּהor a prayer,וּתְפִלָּהforכִּיI will notאֵינֶנִּיbe listeningשֹׁמֵעַin the timeבְּעֵתwhen they callקָרְאָםto meאֵלַיbecause of their evil.בְּעַד רָעָתָם
What right hasמֶהmy belovedלִידִידִיin my house,בְּבֵיתִיwhen she has carried outעֲשׂוֹתָהּher schemes,הַמְזִמָּתָהthe many?הָרַבִּיםAnd the holyקֹדֶשׁfleshוּבְשַׂרwill passיַעַבְרוּfrom upon you,מֵעָלָיִךְforכִּיin your evil,רָעָתֵכִיthenאָזyou exult.תַּעֲלֹזִי
A flourishingרַעֲנָןolive tree,זַיִתbeautifulיְפֵהin fruit andפְרִיin form,תֹאַרYHWHיְהוָהcalledקָרָאyour name;שְׁמֵךְwith the noiseלְקוֹלof a greatגְדֹלָהroarהֲמוּלָּהhe has setהִצִּיתfireאֵשׁto it,עָלֶיהָand its branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיוare broken.וְרָעוּ
And YHWHוַיהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתwho planted you,הַנּוֹטֵעַ אוֹתָךְhas spokenדִּבֶּרevilרָעָהagainst youעָלַיִךְbecauseבִּגְלַלof the evilרָעַתof the houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand of the houseוּבֵיתof Judah,יְהוּדָהwhichאֲשֶׁרthey have doneעָשׂוּfor themselvesלָהֶםto provoke meלְהַכְעִסֵנִיby burning incenseלְקַטֵּרto Baal.”לַבָּעַל
And YHWHוַיהוָהmade it knownהוֹדִיעַto me,נִיandוָI knew it;אֵדָעָהthenאָזyou showed meהִרְאִיתַנִיtheir deeds.מַעַלְלֵיהֶם
But Iוַאֲנִיwas like a gentleכְּ אַלּוּףlambכֶבֶשׂledיוּבַלto the slaughter,לִטְבוֹחַand I did notוְלֹאknowיָדַעְתִּיthatכִּיagainst meעָלַיthey devisedחָשְׁבוּschemes:מַחֲשָׁבוֹת“Let us destroyנַשְׁחִיתָהthe treeעֵץwith its fruit,בְּלַחְמוֹand let us cut him offוְנִכְרְתֶנּוּfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof the living,חַיִּיםso that his nameוּשְׁמוֹwill notלֹאbe rememberedיִזָּכֵרanymore.”עוֹד
But YHWHוַיהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתwho judgesשֹׁפֵטrighteously,צֶדֶקwho testsבֹּחֵןthe kidneysכְּלָיוֹתand the heart,וָלֵבlet me seeאֶרְאֶהyour vengeanceנִקְמָתְךָon them,מֵהֶםforכִּיto youאֵלֶיךָI have laid openגִּלִּיתִיmy cause.אֶת רִיבִי
ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהconcerningעַלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof Anathoth,עֲנָתוֹתwho seekהַמְבַקְשִׁיםyour life,נַפְשְׁךָsaying:לֵאמֹר“Do notלֹאprophesyתִנָּבֵאin the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWH,יְהוָהand you will notוְלֹאdieתָמוּתby our hand.”בְּיָדֵנוּ
thereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹת“Look, I amהִנְנִיpunishing them;פֹקֵד עֲלֵיהֶםthe young menהַבַּחוּרִיםwill dieיָמֻתוּby the sword,בַחֶרֶבtheir sonsבְּנֵיהֶםand their daughtersוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶםwill dieיָמֻתוּby famine,בָּרָעָב
and there will be noוּ לֹאremnantשְׁאֵרִיתleftתִהְיֶהfor them,לָהֶםforכִּיI will bringאָבִיאevilרָעָהon the menאֶל אַנְשֵׁיof Anathoth,עֲנָתוֹתthe yearשְׁנַתof their punishment.”פְּקֻדָּתָם