The wordהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרcameהָיָהto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּfromמֵאֵתYHWH,יְהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Standעֲמֹדin the gateבְּשַׁעַרof the houseבֵּיתof YHWH,יְהוָהand proclaimוְקָרָאתָthereשָּׁםthis word,אֶת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּהand say,וְאָמַרְתָּ‘Hearשִׁמְעוּthe wordדְבַרof YHWH,יְהוָהallכָּלJudah,יְהוּדָהyou who enterהַבָּאִיםby these gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִים הָאֵלֶּהto bow downלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺתto YHWH.לַיהוָה
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלMake goodהֵיטִיבוּyour waysדַרְכֵיכֶםand your deeds,וּמַעַלְלֵיכֶםand I will let you dwellוַאֲשַׁכְּנָה אֶתְכֶםin this place.בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה
Do notאַלtrustתִּבְטְחוּ לָכֶםin wordsאֶל דִּבְרֵיof falsehood,הַשֶּׁקֶרsaying,לֵאמֹר“The templeהֵיכַלof YHWH,יְהוָהthe templeהֵיכַלof YHWH,יְהוָהthe templeהֵיכַלof YHWHיְהוָהare these.”הֵמָּה
Forכִּיifאִםyou trulyהֵיטֵיבmake goodתֵּיטִיבוּyour waysאֶת דַּרְכֵיכֶםand your deeds,וְאֶת מַעַלְלֵיכֶםifאִםyou trulyעָשׂוֹpracticeתַעֲשׂוּjusticeמִשְׁפָּטbetweenבֵּיןa manאִישׁandוּבֵיןhis neighbor,רֵעֵהוּ
if you do notלֹאoppressתַעֲשֹׁקוּthe resident alien,גֵּרthe fatherless,יָתוֹםand the widow,וְאַלְמָנָהand do notאַלshedתִּשְׁפְּכוּinnocentנָקִיbloodוְדָםin this place,בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּהand do notלֹאwalkתֵלְכוּafterוְאַחֲרֵיother godsאֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִיםto your own harm,לְרַע לָכֶם
then I will let you dwellוְשִׁכַּנְתִּי אֶתְכֶםin this place,בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּהin the landבָּאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרI gaveנָתַתִּיto your fathersלַאֲבוֹתֵיכֶםfrom of oldלְמִן עוֹלָםand forever.וְעַד עוֹלָם
Look,הִנֵּהyouאַתֶּםare trustingבֹּטְחִים לָכֶםin wordsעַל דִּבְרֵיof falsehoodהַשָּׁקֶרthat do notלְבִלְתִּיprofit.הוֹעִיל
Will you steal,הֲגָנֹבmurder,רָצֹחַand commit adultery,וְנָאֹףand swearוְהִשָּׁבֵעַfalsely,לַשֶּׁקֶרand burn incenseוְקַטֵּרto Baal,לַבָּעַלand walkוְהָלֹךְafterאַחֲרֵיother godsאֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרyou have notלֹאknown,יְדַעְתֶּם
and comeוּבָאתֶםand standוַעֲמַדְתֶּםbefore meלְפָנַיin this house,בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּהover whichאֲשֶׁר עָלָיוmy nameשְׁמִיis called,נִקְרָאand say,וַאֲמַרְתֶּם“We are delivered!”נִצַּלְנוּso thatלְמַעַןyou may doעֲשׂוֹתallאֵת כָּלthese abominations?הַתּוֹעֵבוֹת הָאֵלֶּה
Has this house,הַבַּיִת הַזֶּהover whichאֲשֶׁר עָלָיוmy nameשְׁמִיis called,נִקְרָאbecomeהָיָהa denהַמְעָרַתof robbersפָּרִצִיםin your eyes?בְּעֵינֵיכֶםIאָנֹכִיtoo,גַּםlook,הִנֵּהhave seen it,רָאִיתִיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Forכִּיgoלְכוּnowנָאto my placeאֶל מְקוֹמִיthat wasאֲשֶׁרin Shiloh,בְּשִׁילוֹwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםI madeשִׁכַּנְתִּיmy nameשְׁמִיdwellשִׁכַּנְתִּיat the first,בָּרִאשׁוֹנָהand seeוּרְאוּwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרI did to itעָשִׂיתִי לוֹbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe evilרָעַתof my peopleעַמִּיIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And now,וְעַתָּהbecauseיַעַןyou have doneעֲשׂוֹתְכֶםallאֶת כָּלthese deeds,הַמַּעֲשִׂים הָאֵלֶּהdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהand I spoke to you,וָאֲדַבֵּר אֲלֵיכֶםrising earlyהַשְׁכֵּםand speaking,וְדַבֵּרbut you did notוְלֹאlisten,שְׁמַעְתֶּםand I called you,וָאֶקְרָא אֶתְכֶםbut you did notוְלֹאanswer,עֲנִיתֶם
I will doוְעָשִׂיתִיto the houseלַבַּיִתover whichאֲשֶׁר עָלָיוmy nameשְׁמִיis called,נִקְרָאin whichאֲשֶׁר בּוֹyouאַתֶּםtrust,בֹּטְחִיםand to the placeוְלַמָּקוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרI gaveנָתַתִּיto youלָכֶםand to your fathers,וְלַאֲבוֹתֵיכֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרI didעָשִׂיתִיto Shiloh.לְשִׁלוֹ
And I will cast you outוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּי אֶתְכֶםfrom before me,מֵעַל פָּנָיasכַּאֲשֶׁרI cast outהִשְׁלַכְתִּיallאֶת כָּלyour brothers,אֲחֵיכֶםallאֵת כָּלthe offspringזֶרַעof Ephraim.’אֶפְרָיִם
And you,וְאַתָּהdo notאַלprayתִּתְפַּלֵּלfor this people,בְּעַד הָעָם הַזֶּהand do notוְאַלlift upתִּשָּׂאfor themבַעֲדָםa cryרִנָּהor a prayer,וּתְפִלָּהand do notוְאַלintercedeתִּפְגַּעwith me,בִּיforכִּיI will notאֵינֶנִּיhear you.שֹׁמֵעַ אֹתָךְ
Do you notהַאֵינְךָseeרֹאֶהwhatמָהtheyהֵמָּהare doingעֹשִׂיםin the citiesבְּעָרֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהand in the streetsוּבְחֻצוֹתof Jerusalem?יְרוּשָׁלִָם
The childrenהַבָּנִיםgatherמְלַקְּטִיםwood,עֵצִיםand the fathersוְהָאָבוֹתkindleמְבַעֲרִיםthe fire,אֶת הָאֵשׁand the womenוְהַנָּשִׁיםkneadלָשׁוֹתdoughבָּצֵקto makeלַעֲשׂוֹתcakesכַּוָּנִיםfor the queenלִמְלֶכֶתof the heavens;הַשָּׁמַיִםand they pour outוְהַסֵּךְlibationsנְסָכִיםto other godsלֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִיםto provoke me to anger.לְמַעַן הַכְעִסֵנִי
Is it meהַאֹתִיtheyהֵםprovoke to anger?מַכְעִסִיםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָהIs it notהֲלוֹאthemselves,אֹתָםtoלְמַעַןthe shameבֹּשֶׁתof their own faces?פְּנֵיהֶם
ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהֹוִהLook,הִנֵּהmy angerאַפִּיand my furyוַחֲמָתִיare poured outנִתֶּכֶתon this place,אֶל הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּהon human beingsעַל הָאָדָםand on livestock,וְעַל הַבְּהֵמָהand on the treesוְעַל עֵץof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהand on the fruitוְעַל פְּרִיof the ground;הָאֲדָמָהand it will burnוּבָעֲרָהand notוְלֹאbe quenched.תִכְבֶּה
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלAddסְפוּyour burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתֵיכֶםto your sacrifices,עַל זִבְחֵיכֶםand eatוְאִכְלוּflesh.בָשָׂר
ForכִּיI did notלֹאspeakדִבַּרְתִּיto your fathersאֶת אֲבוֹתֵיכֶםorוְלֹאcommand themצִוִּיתִיםon the dayבְּיוֹםI brought them outהוֹצִיאִי אוֹתָםof the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרָיִםconcerning mattersעַל דִּבְרֵיof burnt offeringעוֹלָהand sacrifice.וָזָבַח
Butכִּי אִםthis wordאֶת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּהI commanded them,צִוִּיתִי אוֹתָםsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Listenשִׁמְעוּto my voice,בְקוֹלִיand I will beוְהָיִיתִיyourלָכֶםElohim,לֵאלֹהִיםand youוְאַתֶּםwill beתִּהְיוּmyלִיpeople;לְעָםand walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּםin allבְּכָלthe wayהַדֶּרֶךְthatאֲשֶׁרI command you,אֲצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶםso thatלְמַעַןit may go well with you.’יִיטַב לָכֶם
But they did notוְלֹאlistenשָׁמְעוּorוְלֹאinclineהִטּוּtheir ear,אֶת אָזְנָםbut walkedוַיֵּלְכוּinבְּthe counsels,מֹעֵצוֹתin the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִרוּתof their evilהָרָעheart,לִבָּםand they wentוַיִּהְיוּbackwardלְאָחוֹרand notוְלֹאforward.לְפָנִים
From the dayלְמִן הַיּוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרyour fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶםcame outיָצְאוּof the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםto this day,עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּהI sent to youוָאֶשְׁלַח אֲלֵיכֶםallאֶת כָּלmy servantsעֲבָדַיthe prophets,הַנְּבִיאִיםevery dayיוֹםrising earlyהַשְׁכֵּםand sending.וְשָׁלֹחַ
Yet they did notוְלוֹאlisten to meשָׁמְעוּ אֵלַיorוְלֹאinclineהִטּוּtheir ear,אֶת אָזְנָםbut stiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּtheir neck;אֶת עָרְפָּםthey did worseהֵרֵעוּthan their fathers.מֵאֲבוֹתָם
And you will speak to themוְדִבַּרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶםallאֶת כָּלthese words,הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּהbut they will notוְלֹאlisten to you;יִשְׁמְעוּ אֵלֶיךָand you will call to them,וְקָרָאתָ אֲלֵיהֶםbut they will notוְלֹאanswer you.יַעֲנוּכָה
And you will say to them,וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם‘This isזֶהthe nationהַגּוֹיthatאֲשֶׁרdid notלוֹאlistenשָׁמְעוּto the voiceבְּקוֹלof YHWHיְהוָהits Elohimאֱלֹהָיוand did notוְלֹאacceptלָקְחוּcorrection;מוּסָרfaithfulnessהָאֱמוּנָהhas perished,אָבְדָהand it has been cut offוְנִכְרְתָהfrom their mouth.’מִפִּיהֶם
Cut offגָּזִּיyour hairנִזְרֵךְand throw it away,וְהַשְׁלִיכִיand raiseוּשְׂאִיon the bare heightsעַל שְׁפָיִםa lament,קִינָהforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas rejectedמָאַסand forsakenוַיִּטֹּשׁtheאֶתgenerationדּוֹרof his wrath.עֶבְרָתוֹ
Forכִּיthe sonsבְנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהhave doneעָשׂוּwhat is evilהָרַעin my eyes,בְּעֵינַיdeclaresנְאֻוםYHWH;יְהוָהthey have setשָׂמוּtheir detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶםin the houseבַּבַּיִתover whichאֲשֶׁר עָלָיוmy nameשְׁמִיis called,נִקְרָאto defile it.לְטַמְּאוֹ
And they have builtוּבָנוּthe high placesבָּמוֹתof Topheth,הַתֹּפֶתwhich isאֲשֶׁרin the valleyבְּגֵיאof Ben-hinnom,בֶן הִנֹּםto burnלִשְׂרֹףtheir sonsאֶת בְּנֵיהֶםand their daughtersוְאֶת בְּנֹתֵיהֶםin the fire,בָּאֵשׁwhichאֲשֶׁרI did notלֹאcommand,צִוִּיתִיand it did notוְלֹאcomeעָלְתָהinto my heart.עַל לִבִּי
Thereforeלָכֵןlook,הִנֵּהdaysיָמִיםare coming,בָּאִיםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהwhen it will noוְלֹאlongerעוֹדbe calledיֵאָמֵרTophethהַתֹּפֶתor the valleyוְגֵיאof Ben-hinnom,בֶן הִנֹּםbutכִּי אִםthe valleyגֵּיאof Slaughter;הַהֲרֵגָהand they will buryוְקָבְרוּin Tophethבְתֹפֶתfor lack ofמֵאֵיןroom.מָקוֹם
And the corpsesוְהָיְתָה נִבְלַתof this peopleהָעָם הַזֶּהwill be foodלְמַאֲכָלfor the birdsלְעוֹףof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand for the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַתof the earth,הָאָרֶץwith no oneוְאֵיןto frighten them away.מַחֲרִיד
And I will make ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיfrom the citiesמֵעָרֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהand from the streetsוּמֵחֻצוֹתof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםthe voiceקוֹלof joyשָׂשׂוֹןand the voiceוְקוֹלof gladness,שִׂמְחָהthe voiceקוֹלof the bridegroomחָתָןand the voiceוְקוֹלof the bride;כַּלָּהforכִּיthe landהָאָרֶץwill becomeתִּהְיֶהa ruin.לְחָרְבָּה