The wordהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרcameהָיָהto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּfromמֵאֵתYHWHיְהוָהwhen Kingבִּ הַמֶּלֶךְZedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּsentשְׁלֹחַto himאֵלָיוPashhurאֶת פַּשְׁחוּרsonבֶּןof Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּהand Zephaniahוְאֶת צְפַנְיָהsonבֶןof Maaseiah,מַעֲשֵׂיָהthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Inquire,דְּרָשׁplease,נָאof YHWHאֶת יְהוָהfor us,בַעֲדֵנוּforכִּיNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלis fightingנִלְחָםagainst us;עָלֵינוּperhapsאוּלַיYHWHיְהוָהwill dealיַעֲשֶׂהwith usאוֹתָנוּaccording to allכְּכָלhis wonders,נִפְלְאֹתָיוand he will withdrawוְיַעֲלֶהfrom us.”מֵעָלֵינוּ
And Jeremiahוַ יִרְמְיָהוּsaidיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“Thusכֹּהyou shall sayתֹאמְרֻןto Zedekiah:אֶל צִדְקִיָּהוּ
‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלLook, Iהִנְנִיam turning backמֵסֵבthe weaponsאֶת כְּלֵיof warהַמִּלְחָמָהthat areאֲשֶׁרin your hands,בְּיֶדְכֶםwith whichאֲשֶׁר בָּםyouאַתֶּםare fightingנִלְחָמִיםthe kingאֶת מֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלand the Chaldeansוְאֶת הַכַּשְׂדִּיםwho are besiegingהַצָּרִיםyouעֲלֵיכֶםoutsideמִחוּץthe wall;לַחוֹמָהand I will gatherוְאָסַפְתִּיthemאוֹתָםintoאֶלthe midstתּוֹךְof this city.הָעִיר הַזֹּאת
And Iוְ אֲנִיwill fightנִלְחַמְתִּיagainst youאִתְּכֶםwith an outstretchedנְטוּיָהhandבְּיָדand with a strongוּבִ חֲזָקָהarm,זְרוֹעַand with angerוּבְאַףand with furyוּבְחֵמָהand with greatגָּדוֹלwrath.וּבְקֶצֶף
And I will strikeוְהִכֵּיתִיthe inhabitantsאֶת יוֹשְׁבֵיof this city,הָעִיר הַזֹּאתboth human beingוְאֶת הָאָדָםand animal;וְאֶת הַבְּהֵמָהof a greatגָּדוֹלpestilenceבְּדֶבֶרthey will die.יָמֻתוּ
And afterward,וְאַחֲרֵי כֵןdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהI will giveאֶתֵּןZedekiahאֶת צִדְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהand his servants,וְאֶת עֲבָדָיוand the people,וְאֶת הָעָםand those who are leftוְאֶת הַנִּשְׁאָרִיםin this cityבָּעִיר הַזֹּאתfrom the pestilence,מִן הַדֶּבֶרfrom the sword,מִן הַחֶרֶבand from the famine,וּמִן הָרָעָבinto the handבְּיַדof Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלand into the handוּבְיַדof their enemies,אֹיְבֵיהֶםand into the handוּבְיַדof those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיtheir life;נַפְשָׁםand he will strike themוְהִכָּםwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword;חֶרֶבhe will notלֹאpityיָחוּסthem,עֲלֵיהֶםand he will notוְלֹאspare,יַחְמֹלand he will notוְלֹאhave compassion.’יְרַחֵם
And to this peopleוְאֶל הָעָם הַזֶּהyou shall say,תֹּאמַר‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהLook, Iהִנְנִיam settingנֹתֵןbefore youלִפְנֵיכֶםthe wayאֶת דֶּרֶךְof lifeהַחַיִּיםand the wayוְאֶת דֶּרֶךְof death.הַמָּוֶת
He who staysהַיֹּשֵׁבin this cityבָּעִיר הַזֹּאתwill dieיָמוּתby the swordבַּחֶרֶבand by the famineוּבָרָעָבand by the pestilence;וּבַדָּבֶרbut he who goes outוְהַיּוֹצֵאand falls awayוְנָפַלto the Chaldeansעַל הַכַּשְׂדִּיםwho are besiegingהַצָּרִיםyouעֲלֵיכֶםwill live,וְחָיָהand he will haveוְהָיְתָה לּוֹhis lifeנַפְשׁוֹas plunder.לְשָׁלָל
ForכִּיI have setשַׂמְתִּיmy faceפָנַיagainst this cityבָּעִיר הַזֹּאתfor evilלְרָעָהand notוְלֹאfor good,לְטוֹבָהdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהinto the handבְּיַדof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלit will be given,תִּנָּתֵןand he will burn itוּשְׂרָפָהּwith fire.’בָּאֵשׁ
And to the houseוּלְבֵיתof the kingמֶלֶךְof Judah:יְהוּדָה‘Hearשִׁמְעוּthe wordדְּבַרof YHWH,יְהוָה
houseבֵּיתof David!דָּוִדThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהJudgeדִּינוּjustlyמִשְׁפָּטin the morning,לַבֹּקֶרand rescueוְהַצִּילוּthe one who is robbedגָזוּלfrom the handמִיַּדof the oppressor,עוֹשֵׁקlestפֶּןmy furyחֲמָתִיgo outתֵּצֵאlike fireכָאֵשׁand burnוּבָעֲרָהwith no oneוְאֵיןto quench it,מְכַבֶּהbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe evilרֹעַof your deeds.מַעַלְלֵיכֶם
Look, I amהִנְנִיagainst you,אֵלַיִךְinhabitantיֹשֶׁבֶתof the valley,הָעֵמֶקrockצוּרof the plain,הַמִּישֹׁרdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהyou who say,הָאֹמְרִים“Whoמִיwill come downיֵחַתagainst us?עָלֵינוּAnd whoוּמִיwill enterיָבוֹאinto our dwellings?”בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵינוּ
And I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּיyouעֲלֵיכֶםaccording to the fruitכִּפְרִיof your deeds,מַעַלְלֵיכֶםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהand I will kindleוְהִצַּתִּיa fireאֵשׁin her forest,בְּיַעְרָהּand it will devourוְאָכְלָהallכָּלthat is around her.’”סְבִיבֶיהָ