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טו:א
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י אִם־יַעֲמֹ֨ד מֹשֶׁ֤ה וּשְׁמוּאֵל֙ לְפָנַ֔י אֵ֥ין נַפְשִׁ֖י אֶל־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה שַׁלַּ֥ח מֵעַל־פָּנַ֖י וְיֵצֵֽאוּ׃
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1.
The L<small>ORD</small> said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel were to <sup class="footnote-marker">a</sup><i class="footnote">Lit. “stand before Me,” as Jeremiah is doing now; cf. 18.20.</i>intercede with Me,<sup class="endFootnote">-a</sup> I would not be won over to that people. Dismiss them from My presence, and let them go forth!טו:ב
וְהָיָ֛ה כִּי־יֹאמְר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ אָ֣נָה נֵצֵ֑א וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר לַמָּ֤וֶת לַמָּ֙וֶת֙ וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר לַחֶ֙רֶב֙ לַחֶ֔רֶב וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר לָרָעָב֙ לָרָעָ֔ב וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לַשְּׁבִ֖י לַשֶּֽׁבִי׃
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2.
And if they ask you, ‘To what shall we go forth?’ answer them, ‘Thus said the L<small>ORD</small>:<br>Those destined for the plague, to the plague;<br>Those destined for the sword, to the sword;<br>Those destined for famine, to famine;<br>Those destined for captivity, to captivity.טו:ג
וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם אַרְבַּ֤ע מִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶת־הַחֶ֣רֶב לַהֲרֹ֔ג וְאֶת־הַכְּלָבִ֖ים לִסְחֹ֑ב וְאֶת־ע֧וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם וְאֶת־בֶּהֱמַ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל וּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃
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3.
And I will appoint over them four kinds<sup class="footnote-marker">b</sup><i class="footnote">Meaning of Heb. uncertain.</i> [of punishment]—declares the L<small>ORD</small>—the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, the birds of the sky, and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.טו:ד
וּנְתַתִּ֣ים <span class="mam-kq"><span class="mam-kq-k">(לזועה)</span> <span class="mam-kq-q">[לְזַעֲוָ֔ה]</span></span> לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ בִּ֠גְלַ֠ל מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה בֶן־יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה עַ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
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4.
I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, on account of King Manasseh son of Hezekiah of Judah, and of what he did in Jerusalem.’”<br>טו:ה
כִּ֠י מִֽי־יַחְמֹ֤ל עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם וּמִ֖י יָנ֣וּד לָ֑ךְ וּמִ֣י יָס֔וּר לִשְׁאֹ֥ל לְשָׁלֹ֖ם לָֽךְ׃
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5.
But who will pity you, O Jerusalem,<br>Who will console you?<br>Who will turn aside to inquire<br>About your welfare?טו:ו
אַ֣תְּ נָטַ֥שְׁתְּ אֹתִ֛י נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֖ה אָח֣וֹר תֵּלֵ֑כִי וָאַ֨ט אֶת־יָדִ֤י עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ וָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְ נִלְאֵ֖יתִי הִנָּחֵֽם׃
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6.
You cast Me off<br>—declares the L<small>ORD</small>—<br>You go ever backward.<br>So I have stretched out My hand to destroy you;<br>I cannot relent.טו:ז
וָאֶזְרֵ֥ם בְּמִזְרֶ֖ה בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ שִׁכַּ֤לְתִּי אִבַּ֙דְתִּי֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י מִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖ם לוֹא־שָֽׁבוּ׃
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7.
I will scatter them as with a winnowing fork<br>Through the settlements of the earth.<br>I will bereave, I will destroy My people,<br>For they would not turn back from their ways.טו:ח
עָֽצְמוּ־לִ֤י <span class="mam-kq-trivial">אַלְמְנוֹתָו֙ </span>מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֔ים הֵבֵ֨אתִי לָהֶ֥ם עַל־אֵ֛ם בָּח֖וּר שֹׁדֵ֣ד בַּֽצׇּהֳרָ֑יִם הִפַּ֤לְתִּי עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ פִּתְאֹ֔ם עִ֖יר וּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃
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8.
Their widows shall be more numerous<br>Than the sands of the seas.<br>I will bring against them—<br><sup class="footnote-marker">b</sup><i class="footnote">Meaning of Heb. uncertain.</i>Young men and mothers together<sup class="endFootnote">-b</sup>—<br>A destroyer at noonday.<br>I will bring down suddenly upon them<br>Alarm<sup class="footnote-marker">b</sup><i class="footnote">Meaning of Heb. uncertain.</i> and terror.טו:ט
אֻמְלְלָ֞ה יֹלֶ֣דֶת הַשִּׁבְעָ֗ה נָפְחָ֥ה נַפְשָׁ֛הּ <span class="mam-kq"><span class="mam-kq-k">(באה)</span> <span class="mam-kq-q">[בָּ֥א]</span></span> שִׁמְשָׁ֛הּ בְּעֹ֥ד יוֹמָ֖ם בּ֣וֹשָׁה וְחָפֵ֑רָה וּשְׁאֵרִיתָ֗ם לַחֶ֧רֶב אֶתֵּ֛ן לִפְנֵ֥י אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃ <span class="mam-spi-samekh">{ס}</span>
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9.
She who bore seven is forlorn,<br>Utterly disconsolate;<br>Her sun has set while it is still day,<br>She is shamed and humiliated.<br>The remnant of them I will deliver to the sword,<br>To the power of their enemies<br>—declares the L<small>ORD</small>.<br>טו:י
אֽוֹי־לִ֣י אִמִּ֔י כִּ֣י יְלִדְתִּ֗נִי אִ֥ישׁ רִ֛יב וְאִ֥ישׁ מָד֖וֹן לְכׇל־הָאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־נָשִׁ֥יתִי וְלֹא־נָֽשׁוּ־בִ֖י כֻּלֹּ֥ה מְקַֽלְלַֽוְנִי׃ <span class="mam-spi-samekh">{ס}</span>
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10.
Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me—<br>A man of conflict and strife with all the land!<br>I have not lent,<br>And I have not borrowed;<br>Yet everyone curses me.<br>טו:יא
אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה אִם־לֹ֥א <span class="mam-kq"><span class="mam-kq-k">(שרותך)</span> <span class="mam-kq-q">[שֵׁרִיתִ֖יךָ]</span></span> לְט֑וֹב אִם־ל֣וֹא <b>׀</b> הִפְגַּ֣עְתִּֽי בְךָ֗ בְּעֵ֥ת רָעָ֛ה וּבְעֵ֥ת צָרָ֖ה אֶת־הָאֹיֵֽב׃
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11.
The L<small>ORD</small> said:<br><sup class="footnote-marker">b</sup><i class="footnote">Meaning of Heb. uncertain.</i>Surely, a mere remnant of you<br>Will I spare for a better fate!<sup class="endFootnote">-b</sup><br>By the enemy <sup class="footnote-marker">c</sup><i class="footnote">Moved up from v. 12 for clarity.</i>from the north<sup class="endFootnote">-c</sup><br>In a time of distress and a time of disaster,<br>Surely, I will have you struck down!טו:יב
הֲיָרֹ֨עַ בַּרְזֶ֧ל <small>׀</small> בַּרְזֶ֛ל מִצָּפ֖וֹן וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
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12.
<sup class="footnote-marker">d</sup><i class="footnote">Emendation yields “He shall shatter iron—iron and bronze!”</i>Can iron break iron and bronze?<sup class="endFootnote">-d</sup>טו:יג
חֵֽילְךָ֧ וְאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֛יךָ לָבַ֥ז אֶתֵּ֖ן לֹ֣א בִמְחִ֑יר וּבְכׇל־חַטֹּאותֶ֖יךָ וּבְכׇל־גְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃
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13.
<sup class="footnote-marker">b</sup><i class="footnote">Meaning of Heb. uncertain.</i>I will hand over your wealth and your treasures<br>As a spoil, free of charge,<br>Because of all your sins throughout your territory.טו:יד
וְהַֽעֲבַרְתִּי֙ אֶת־אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ בְּאֶ֖רֶץ לֹ֣א יָדָ֑עְתָּ כִּי־אֵ֛שׁ קָדְחָ֥ה בְאַפִּ֖י עֲלֵיכֶ֥ם תּוּקָֽד׃ <span class="mam-spi-samekh">{ס}</span>
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And I will bring your enemies<br>By way of a land you have not known.<br>For a fire has flared in My wrath,<br>It blazes against you.<br>טו:טו
אַתָּ֧ה יָדַ֣עְתָּ יְהֹוָ֗ה זׇכְרֵ֤נִי וּפׇקְדֵ֙נִי֙ וְהִנָּ֤קֶם לִי֙ מֵרֹ֣דְפַ֔י אַל־לְאֶ֥רֶךְ אַפְּךָ֖ תִּקָּחֵ֑נִי דַּ֕ע שְׂאֵתִ֥י עָלֶ֖יךָ חֶרְפָּֽה׃
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15.
O L<small>ORD</small>, you know—<br>Remember me and take thought of me,<br>Avenge me on those who persecute me;<br>Do not yield to Your patience,<br><sup class="footnote-marker">e</sup><i class="footnote">Lit. “Do not take me away.”</i>Do not let me perish!<sup class="endFootnote">-e</sup><br>Consider how I have borne insult<br>On Your account.טו:טז
נִמְצְא֤וּ דְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙ וָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔ם וַיְהִ֤י <span class="mam-kq"><span class="mam-kq-k">(דבריך)</span> <span class="mam-kq-q">[דְבָֽרְךָ֙]</span></span> לִ֔י לְשָׂשׂ֖וֹן וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת לְבָבִ֑י כִּֽי־נִקְרָ֤א שִׁמְךָ֙ עָלַ֔י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י צְבָאֽוֹת׃ <span class="mam-spi-samekh">{ס}</span>
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16.
When Your words were offered, I devoured them;<br>Your word brought me the delight and joy<br>Of knowing that Your name is attached to me,<br>O L<small>ORD</small>, God of Hosts.טו:יז
לֹא־יָשַׁ֥בְתִּי בְסוֹד־מְשַׂחֲקִ֖ים וָאֶעְלֹ֑ז מִפְּנֵ֤י יָֽדְךָ֙ בָּדָ֣ד יָשַׁ֔בְתִּי כִּי־זַ֖עַם מִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃
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17.
I have not sat in the company of revelers<br>And made merry!<br>I have sat lonely because of Your hand upon me,<br>For You have filled me with gloom.טו:יח
לָ֣מָּה הָיָ֤ה כְאֵבִי֙ נֶ֔צַח וּמַכָּתִ֖י אֲנוּשָׁ֑ה מֵֽאֲנָה֙ הֵרָפֵ֔א הָי֨וֹ תִהְיֶ֥ה לִי֙ כְּמ֣וֹ אַכְזָ֔ב מַ֖יִם לֹ֥א נֶאֱמָֽנוּ׃ <span class="mam-spi-samekh">{ס}</span>
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18.
Why must my pain be endless,<br>My wound incurable,<br>Resistant to healing?<br>You have been to me like a spring that fails,<br>Like waters that cannot be relied on.<br>טו:יט
לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה אִם־תָּשׁ֤וּב וַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙ לְפָנַ֣י תַּעֲמֹ֔ד וְאִם־תּוֹצִ֥יא יָקָ֛ר מִזּוֹלֵ֖ל כְּפִ֣י תִֽהְיֶ֑ה יָשֻׁ֤בוּ הֵ֙מָּה֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹא־תָשׁ֥וּב אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
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19.
Assuredly, thus said the L<small>ORD</small>:<br>If you turn back, I shall take you back<br>And you shall stand before Me;<br>If you produce what is noble<br>Out of the worthless,<br>You shall be My spokesman.<br>They shall come back to you,<br>Not you to them.טו:כ
וּנְתַתִּ֜יךָ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה לְחוֹמַ֤ת נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ בְּצוּרָ֔ה וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְלֹא־י֣וּכְלוּ לָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ֥ אֲנִ֛י לְהוֹשִׁיעֲךָ֥ וּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃
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20.
Against this people I will make you<br>As a fortified wall of bronze:<br>They will attack you,<br>But they shall not overcome you,<br>For I am with you to deliver and save you<br>—declares the L<small>ORD</small>.טו:כא
וְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ מִיַּ֣ד רָעִ֑ים וּפְדִתִ֖יךָ מִכַּ֥ף עָרִצִֽים׃ <span class="mam-spi-samekh">{ס}</span>
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