The wordהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרcameהָיָהto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּfromמֵאֵתYHWH,יְהוָהsaying:לֵאמֹר
“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying:לֵאמֹרWriteכְּתָבfor yourselfלְךָallאֵת כָּלthe wordsהַדְּבָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרI have spoken to youדִּבַּרְתִּי אֵלֶיךָin a book.אֶל סֵפֶר
Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהdaysיָמִיםare coming,בָּאִיםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהwhen I will bring backוְשַׁבְתִּיthe captivityאֶת שְׁבוּתof my peopleעַמִּיIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלand Judah,וִיהוּדָהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהand I will bring them backוַהֲשִׁבֹתִיםto the landאֶל הָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרI gaveנָתַתִּיto their fathers,לַאֲבוֹתָםand they will possess it.”וִירֵשׁוּהָ
And these areוְאֵלֶּהthe wordsהַדְּבָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהspokeדִּבֶּרconcerning Israelאֶל יִשְׂרָאֵלand concerning Judah:וְאֶל יְהוּדָה
“ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהA soundקוֹלof tremblingחֲרָדָהwe have heard,שָׁמָעְנוּdread,פַּחַדand there is noוְאֵיןpeace.שָׁלוֹם
Ask,שַׁאֲלוּplease,נָאand seeוּרְאוּwhetherאִםa maleזָכָרgives birth.יֹלֵדWhyמַדּוּעַdo I seeרָאִיתִיeveryכָלmanגֶּבֶרwith his handsיָדָיוon his hipsעַל חֲלָצָיוlike a woman giving birth,כַּיּוֹלֵדָהand allוְ כָלfacesפָּנִיםhave turnedנֶהֶפְכוּpale?לְיֵרָקוֹן
Woe!הוֹיForכִּיgreat isגָדוֹלthat day,הַיּוֹם הַהוּאthere is noneמֵאַיִןlike it;כָּמֹהוּand itוְ הִיאis a timeעֵתof distressצָרָהfor Jacob,לְיַעֲקֹבbut out of itוּמִמֶּנָּהhe will be saved.יִוָּשֵׁעַ
And it will happenוְהָיָהin that day,בַיּוֹם הַהוּאdeclaresנְאֻםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתthat I will breakאֶשְׁבֹּרhis yokeעֻלּוֹfrom off your neck,מֵעַל צַוָּארֶךָand your bondsוּמוֹסְרוֹתֶיךָI will tear apart;אֲנַתֵּקand strangersזָרִיםwill noוְלֹאlongerעוֹדmake him serve them,יַעַבְדוּ בוֹ
but they will serveוְעָבְדוּYHWHאֵת יְהוָהtheir Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםand Davidוְאֵת דָּוִדtheir king,מַלְכָּםwhomאֲשֶׁרI will raise upאָקִיםfor them.לָהֶם
And you,וְאַתָּהdo notאַלfear,תִּירָאmy servantעַבְדִּיJacob,יַעֲקֹבdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהֹוָהand do notוְאַלbe dismayed,תֵּחַתIsrael;יִשְׂרָאֵלforכִּיlook, I amהִנְנִיsaving youמוֹשִׁיעֲךָfrom afar,מֵרָחוֹקand your offspringוְאֶת זַרְעֲךָfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof their captivity;שִׁבְיָםand Jacobיַעֲקֹבwill returnוְשָׁבand be quietוְשָׁקַטand at ease,וְשַׁאֲנַןand there will be no oneוְאֵיןto make him afraid.מַחֲרִיד
ForכִּיI amאֲנִיwith you,אִתְּךָdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהto save you;לְהוֹשִׁיעֶךָforכִּיI will makeאֶעֱשֶׂהan exterminationכָלָהamong allבְּכָלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםamong whichאֲשֶׁר שָּׁםI have scattered you;הֲפִצוֹתִיךָbut of youאַךְ אֹתְךָI will notלֹאmakeאֶעֱשֶׂהan extermination,כָלָהbut I will correct youוְיִסַּרְתִּיךָwith judgment,לַמִּשְׁפָּטand I will by no meansוְנַקֵּה לֹאleave you unpunished.אֲנַקֶּךָּ
ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהBeyond remedy isאָנוּשׁyour breaking,לְשִׁבְרֵךְincurableנַחְלָהyour wound.מַכָּתֵךְ
There is no oneאֵיןto judgeדָּןyour cause,דִּינֵךְforלְa sore;מָזוֹרremediesרְפֻאוֹתof healingתְּעָלָהthere are noneאֵיןfor you.לָךְ
Allכָּלyour loversמְאַהֲבַיִךְhave forgotten you;שְׁכֵחוּךְyouאוֹתָךְthey do notלֹאseek;יִדְרֹשׁוּforכִּיwith the woundמַכַּתof an enemyאוֹיֵבI have struck you,הִכִּיתִיךְwith the correctionמוּסַרof a cruel one,אַכְזָרִיbecause of the multitudeעַל רֹבof your iniquity;עֲוֺנֵךְyour sinsחַטֹּאתָיִךְhave become strong.עָצְמוּ
Whyמַהdo you cry outתִּזְעַקover your breaking?עַל שִׁבְרֵךְBeyond remedy isאָנוּשׁyour pain.מַכְאֹבֵךְBecause of the multitudeעַל רֹבof your iniquity,עֲוֺנֵךְbecause your sinsחַטֹּאתַיִךְhave become strong,עָצְמוּI have doneעָשִׂיתִיthese thingsאֵלֶּהto you.לָךְ
Thereforeלָכֵןallכָּלwho devour youאֹכְלַיִךְwill be devoured,יֵאָכֵלוּand allוְכָלyour adversaries,צָרַיִךְall of them,כֻּלָּםwill goיֵלֵכוּinto captivity;בַּשְּׁבִיandוְthose who despoil youשֹׁאסַיִךְwill becomeהָיוּspoil,לִמְשִׁסָּהand allוְכָלwho plunder youבֹּזְזַיִךְI will giveאֶתֵּןto plunder.לָבַז
ForכִּיI will bring upאַעֲלֶהrecoveryאֲרֻכָהfor you,לָךְand from your woundsוּמִמַּכּוֹתַיִךְI will heal you,אֶרְפָּאֵךְdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהforכִּי‘Driven Away’נִדָּחָהthey have calledקָרְאוּyou:לָךְ‘Zionצִיּוֹןis she;הִיאno oneאֵיןseeks her.’דֹּרֵשׁ לָהּ
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהLook, I amהִנְנִיbringing backשָׁבthe captivityשְׁבוּתof the tentsאָהֳלֵיof Jacob,יַעֲקוֹבand on his dwellingsוּמִשְׁכְּנֹתָיוI will have compassion;אֲרַחֵםand the cityוְ עִירwill be builtנִבְנְתָהon its mound of ruins,עַל תִּלָּהּand the palaceוְאַרְמוֹןon its rightful placeעַל מִשְׁפָּטוֹwill stand.יֵשֵׁב
And out of themוְ מֵהֶםwill goיָצָאthanksgivingתּוֹדָהand the soundוְקוֹלof those who make merry;מְשַׂחֲקִיםand I will multiply them,וְהִרְבִּתִיםand they will notוְלֹאdecrease;יִמְעָטוּand I will honor them,וְהִכְבַּדְתִּיםand they will notוְלֹאbe made small.יִצְעָרוּ
And his sonsוְ בָנָיוwill beהָיוּas of old,כְּקֶדֶםand his communityוַעֲדָתוֹbefore meלְפָנַיwill be established;תִּכּוֹןand I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּיallעַל כָּלhis oppressors.לֹחֲצָיו
And his noble oneוְ אַדִּירוֹwill beהָיָהfrom himself,מִמֶּנּוּand his rulerוּמֹשְׁלוֹwill go outיֵצֵאfrom his midst;מִקִּרְבּוֹand I will bring him near,וְהִקְרַבְתִּיוand he will approachוְנִגַּשׁme;אֵלָיforכִּיwhoמִיis thisהוּא זֶהwho pledgesעָרַבhis heartאֶת לִבּוֹto approachלָגֶשֶׁתme?אֵלַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
And you will beוִהְיִיתֶםto meלִיa people,לְעָםand Iוְאָנֹכִיwill beאֶהְיֶהto youלָכֶםElohim.”לֵאלֹהִים
Look,הִנֵּהthe stormסַעֲרַתof YHWH,יְהוָהfury,חֵמָהhas gone out,יָצְאָהa rushingמִתְגּוֹרֵרstorm;סַעַרon the headעַל רֹאשׁof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםit will whirl.יָחוּל
The burningחֲרוֹןof the angerאַףof YHWHיְהוָהwill notלֹאturn backיָשׁוּבuntil he has done themעַד עֲשֹׂתוֹand until he has carried outוְעַד הֲקִימוֹthe purposesמְזִמּוֹתof his heart;לִבּוֹin the latter daysבְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִיםyou will understand it.תִּתְבּוֹנְנוּ בָהּ