And YHWHיְהוָהsaid to me:וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי“ThoughאִםMosesמֹשֶׁהand Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵלstoodיַעֲמֹדbefore me,לְפָנַיmy soulנַפְשִׁיwould notאֵיןturn toward this people.אֶל הָעָם הַזֶּהSend them awayשַׁלַּחfrom before me,מֵעַל פָּנַיand let them go out!וְיֵצֵאוּ
And it will be,וְהָיָהwhenכִּיthey say to you,יֹאמְרוּ אֵלֶיךָ‘Whereאָנָהshall we go out?’נֵצֵאthat you will sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them:אֲלֵיהֶםThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה‘Those whoאֲשֶׁרare for death,לַמָּוֶתto death;לַמָּוֶתand those whoוַאֲשֶׁרare for the sword,לַחֶרֶבto the sword;לַחֶרֶבand those whoוַאֲשֶׁרare for famine,לָרָעָבto famine;לָרָעָבand those whoוַאֲשֶׁרare for captivity,לַשְּׁבִיto captivity.’לַשֶּׁבִי
And I will appointוּפָקַדְתִּיover themעֲלֵיהֶםfourאַרְבַּעkinds,מִשְׁפָּחוֹתdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH:יְהוָהthe swordאֶת הַחֶרֶבto kill,לַהֲרֹגand the dogsוְאֶת הַכְּלָבִיםto drag away,לִסְחֹבand the birdsוְאֶת עוֹףof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand the animalsוְאֶת בֶּהֱמַתof the earthהָאָרֶץto devourלֶאֱכֹלand to destroy.וּלְהַשְׁחִית
And I will make themוּנְתַתִּיםan object of dreadלְזַעֲוָהto allלְכֹלthe kingdomsמַמְלְכוֹתof the earthהָאָרֶץbecauseבִּגְלַלof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהsonבֶןof Hezekiah,יְחִזְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהfor whatעַל אֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
Forכִּיwhoמִיwill have pityיַחְמֹלon you,עָלַיִךְJerusalem?יְרוּשָׁלִַםAnd whoוּמִיwill grieveיָנוּדfor you?לָךְAnd whoוּמִיwill turn asideיָסוּרto askלִשְׁאֹלabout your peace?לְשָׁלֹם לָךְ
Youאַתְּhave abandoned me,נָטַשְׁתְּ אֹתִיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהbackwardאָחוֹרyou go;תֵּלֵכִיso I stretched outוָאַטmy handאֶת יָדִיagainst youעָלַיִךְand destroyed you;וָאַשְׁחִיתֵךְI am wearyנִלְאֵיתִיof relenting.הִנָּחֵם
And I winnowed themוָאֶזְרֵםwith a winnowing forkבְּמִזְרֶהin the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיof the land;הָאָרֶץI bereaved them,שִׁכַּלְתִּיI destroyedאִבַּדְתִּיmy people;אֶת עַמִּיfrom their waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶםthey did notלוֹאturn back.שָׁבוּ
Their widowsאַלְמְנֹתָוbecame more numerousעָצְמוּbefore meלִיthan the sandמֵחוֹלof the seas;יַמִּיםI broughtהֵבֵאתִיupon them,לָהֶםupon the motherעַל אֵםof the young man,בָּחוּרa destroyerשֹׁדֵדat noonday;בַּצָּהֳרָיִםI made fallהִפַּלְתִּיupon herעָלֶיהָsuddenlyפִּתְאֹםanguishעִירand terrors.וּבֶהָלוֹת
She who boreיֹלֶדֶתsevenהַשִּׁבְעָהlanguishes;אֻמְלְלָהshe has breathed outנָפְחָהher soul;נַפְשָׁהּher sunשִׁמְשָׁהּhas gone downבָּאwhile it was stillבְּעֹדday;יוֹמָםshe has been put to shameבּוֹשָׁהand abashed.וְחָפֵרָהAnd the rest of themוּשְׁאֵרִיתָםI will giveאֶתֵּןto the swordלַחֶרֶבbeforeלִפְנֵיtheir enemies,אֹיְבֵיהֶםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.”יְהוָה
Woeאוֹיto me,לִיmy mother,אִמִּיthatכִּיyou bore me,יְלִדְתִּנִיa manאִישׁof disputeרִיבand a manוְאִישׁof contentionמָדוֹןto allלְכָלthe land!הָאָרֶץI have notלֹאlent,נָשִׁיתִיnorוְלֹאhave they lentנָשׁוּto me,בִיyet all of themכֻּלֹּהcurse me.מְקַלְלַונִי
YHWHיְהוָהsaid:אָמַר“Have I notאִם לֹאset you freeשֵׁרִיתִיךָfor good?לְטוֹבHave I notאִם לוֹאmadeהִפְגַּעְתִּיthe enemyאֶת הָאֹיֵבpleadהִפְגַּעְתִּיwith youבְךָin the timeבְּעֵתof evilרָעָהand in the timeוּבְעֵתof distress?צָרָה
Will ironבַּרְזֶלbreakהֲיָרֹעַironבַּרְזֶלfrom the north,מִצָּפוֹןand bronze?וּנְחֹשֶׁת
Your wealthחֵילְךָand your treasuresוְאוֹצְרוֹתֶיךָas plunderלָבַזI will give,אֶתֵּןnotלֹאfor a price,בִמְחִירandוּfor allבְכָלyour sins,חַטֹּאותֶיךָand in allוּבְכָלyour territory.גְּבוּלֶיךָ
And I will makeוְהַעֲבַרְתִּיyour enemiesאֶת אֹיְבֶיךָpassהַעֲבַרְתִּיthrough a landבְּאֶרֶץthat you do notלֹאknow;יָדָעְתָּforכִּיa fireאֵשׁhas been kindledקָדְחָהin my anger;בְאַפִּיagainst youעֲלֵיכֶםit will burn.”תּוּקָד
Youאַתָּהknow,יָדַעְתָּYHWH;יְהוָהremember meזָכְרֵנִיand visit me,וּפָקְדֵנִיand avenge meוְהִנָּקֶם לִיon my persecutors;מֵרֹדְפַיin the slownessלְאֶרֶךְof your angerאַפְּךָdo notאַלtake me away;תִּקָּחֵנִיknowדַּעthat for your sakeעָלֶיךָI bearשְׂאֵתִיreproach.חֶרְפָּה
Your wordsדְבָרֶיךָwere found,נִמְצְאוּand I ate them;וָאֹכְלֵםand your wordוַיְהִי דְבָרְךָbecame to meלִיa joyלְשָׂשׂוֹןand the gladnessוּלְשִׂמְחַתof my heart,לְבָבִיforכִּיyour nameשִׁמְךָis calledנִקְרָאover me,עָלַיYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot.צְבָאוֹת
I did notלֹאsitיָשַׁבְתִּיin the circleבְסוֹדof those who make merry,מְשַׂחֲקִיםnor did I exult;וָאֶעְלֹזbecause ofמִפְּנֵיyour handיָדְךָI satיָשַׁבְתִּיalone,בָּדָדforכִּיwith indignationזַעַםyou filled me.מִלֵּאתָנִי
Whyלָמָּהhas my painכְאֵבִיbeenהָיָהperpetual,נֶצַחand my woundוּמַכָּתִיbeyond remedy,אֲנוּשָׁהrefusingמֵאֲנָהto be healed?הֵרָפֵאWill you really beהָיוֹ תִהְיֶהto meלִיlike a deceptive brook,כְּמוֹ אַכְזָבwatersמַיִםthat are notלֹאfaithful?נֶאֱמָנוּ
ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Ifאִםyou turn back,תָּשׁוּבI will bring you back;וַאֲשִׁיבְךָbefore meלְפָנַיyou will stand;תַּעֲמֹדand ifוְאִםyou bring outתּוֹצִיאwhat is preciousיָקָרfrom what is vile,מִזּוֹלֵלyou will beתִהְיֶהas my mouth.כְּפִיLet themהֵמָּהturnיָשֻׁבוּto you,אֵלֶיךָbut youוְאַתָּהmust notלֹאturnתָשׁוּבto them.אֲלֵיהֶם
And I will make youוּנְתַתִּיךָto this peopleלָעָם הַזֶּהa fortifiedבְּצוּרָהwallלְחוֹמַתof bronze;נְחֹשֶׁתand they will fightוְנִלְחֲמוּagainst you,אֵלֶיךָbut they will notוְלֹאprevailיוּכְלוּover you,לָךְforכִּיwith youאִתְּךָam Iאֲנִיto save youלְהוֹשִׁיעֲךָand to rescue you,וּלְהַצִּילֶךָdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
And I will rescue youוְהִצַּלְתִּיךָfrom the handמִיַּדof the evil,רָעִיםand I will ransom youוּפְדִתִיךָfrom the palmמִכַּףof the tyrants.”עָרִצִים