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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.
G<small>OD</small> said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel were to intercede with Me,<sup class="footnote-marker">a</sup><i class="footnote"><b>intercede with Me </b>Lit. “stand before Me,” as Jeremiah is doing now; cf. 18.20.</i> 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 G<small>OD</small>:<br><span class="poetry indentAll">Those destined for the plague, to the plague;</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Those destined for the sword, to the sword;</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Those destined for famine, to famine;</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Those destined for captivity, to captivity.</span><br>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"><b>kinds </b>Meaning of Heb. uncertain.</i> [of punishment]—declares G<small>OD</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.’”טו:ה
כִּ֠י מִֽי־יַחְמֹ֤ל עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם וּמִ֖י יָנ֣וּד לָ֑ךְ וּמִ֣י יָס֔וּר לִשְׁאֹ֥ל לְשָׁלֹ֖ם לָֽךְ׃
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5.
<span class="poetry indentAll">But who will pity you, O Jerusalem,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Who will console you?</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Who will turn aside to inquire</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">About your welfare?</span>טו:ו
אַ֣תְּ נָטַ֥שְׁתְּ אֹתִ֛י נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֖ה אָח֣וֹר תֵּלֵ֑כִי וָאַ֨ט אֶת־יָדִ֤י עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ וָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְ נִלְאֵ֖יתִי הִנָּחֵֽם׃
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6.
<span class="poetry indentAll">You cast Me off</span><br><span class="poetry indentAllDouble">—declares </span> G<small>OD</small>—<br><span class="poetry indentAll">You go ever backward.</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">So I have stretched out My hand to destroy you;</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">I cannot relent.</span>טו:ז
וָאֶזְרֵ֥ם בְּמִזְרֶ֖ה בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ שִׁכַּ֤לְתִּי אִבַּ֙דְתִּי֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י מִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖ם לוֹא־שָֽׁבוּ׃
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7.
<span class="poetry indentAll">I will scatter them as with a winnowing fork</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Through the settlements of the earth.</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">I will bereave, I will destroy My people,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">For they would not turn back from their ways.</span>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.
<span class="poetry indentAll">Their widows shall be more numerous</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Than the sands of the seas.</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">I will bring against them—</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Young men and mothers together</span><sup class="footnote-marker">c</sup><i class="footnote"><b>Young men and mothers together </b>Meaning of Heb. uncertain.</i>—<br><span class="poetry indentAll">A destroyer at noonday.</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">I will bring down suddenly upon them</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Alarm</span><sup class="footnote-marker">d</sup><i class="footnote"><b>Alarm </b>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.
<span class="poetry indentAll">She who bore seven is forlorn,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Utterly disconsolate;</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Her sun has set while it is still day,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">She is shamed and humiliated.</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">The remnant of them I will deliver to the sword,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">To the power of their enemies</span><br><span class="poetry indentAllDouble">—declares </span> G<small>OD</small>.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.
<span class="poetry indentAll">Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me—</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">A man of conflict and strife with all the land!</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">I have not lent,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">And I have not borrowed;</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Yet everyone curses me.</span>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.
<span class="poetry indentAll"> G<small>OD</small> </span> said:<br><span class="poetry indentAll">Surely, a mere remnant of you</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Will I spare for a better fate!</span><sup class="footnote-marker">e</sup><i class="footnote"><b>Surely … better fate </b>Meaning of Heb. uncertain.</i> <br><span class="poetry indentAll">By the enemy from the north</span><sup class="footnote-marker">f</sup><i class="footnote"><b>from the north </b>Moved up from v. 12 for clarity.</i> <br><span class="poetry indentAll">In a time of distress and a time of disaster,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Surely, I will have you struck down!</span>טו:יב
הֲיָרֹ֨עַ בַּרְזֶ֧ל <small>׀</small> בַּרְזֶ֛ל מִצָּפ֖וֹן וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
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12.
<span class="poetry indentAll">Can iron break iron and bronze?</span><sup class="footnote-marker">g</sup><i class="footnote"><b>Can iron break iron and bronze? </b>Emendation yields “[God] shall shatter iron—iron and bronze!”</i>טו:יג
חֵֽילְךָ֧ וְאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֛יךָ לָבַ֥ז אֶתֵּ֖ן לֹ֣א בִמְחִ֑יר וּבְכׇל־חַטֹּאותֶ֖יךָ וּבְכׇל־גְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃
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13.
<span class="poetry indentAll">I will hand over your wealth and your treasures</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">As a spoil, free of charge,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Because of all your sins throughout your territory.</span>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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14.
<span class="poetry indentAll">And I will bring your enemies</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">By way of a land you have not known.</span><sup class="footnote-marker">h</sup><i class="footnote"><b>I will hand over … you have not known </b>Meaning of Heb. uncertain.</i> <br><span class="poetry indentAll">For a fire has flared in My wrath,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">It blazes against you.</span>טו:טו
אַתָּ֧ה יָדַ֣עְתָּ יְהֹוָ֗ה זׇכְרֵ֤נִי וּפׇקְדֵ֙נִי֙ וְהִנָּ֤קֶם לִי֙ מֵרֹ֣דְפַ֔י אַל־לְאֶ֥רֶךְ אַפְּךָ֖ תִּקָּחֵ֑נִי דַּ֕ע שְׂאֵתִ֥י עָלֶ֖יךָ חֶרְפָּֽה׃
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15.
<span class="poetry indentAll">O </span> E<small>TERNAL</small> One, you know—<br><span class="poetry indentAll">Remember me and take thought of me,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Avenge me on those who persecute me;</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Do not yield to Your patience,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Do not let me perish!</span><sup class="footnote-marker">i</sup><i class="footnote"><b>Do not let me perish </b>Lit. “Do not take me away.”</i> <br><span class="poetry indentAll">Consider how I have borne insult</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">On Your account.</span>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.
<span class="poetry indentAll">When Your words were offered, I devoured them;</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Your word brought me the delight and joy</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Of knowing that Your name is attached to me,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">O </span> E<small>TERNAL</small> One, God of Hosts.טו:יז
לֹא־יָשַׁ֥בְתִּי בְסוֹד־מְשַׂחֲקִ֖ים וָאֶעְלֹ֑ז מִפְּנֵ֤י יָֽדְךָ֙ בָּדָ֣ד יָשַׁ֔בְתִּי כִּי־זַ֖עַם מִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃
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17.
<span class="poetry indentAll">I have not sat in the company of revelers</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">And made merry!</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">I have sat lonely because of Your hand upon me,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">For You have filled me with gloom.</span>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.
<span class="poetry indentAll">Why must my pain be endless,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">My wound incurable,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Resistant to healing?</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">You have been to me like a spring that fails,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Like waters that cannot be relied on.</span>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.
<span class="poetry indentAll">Assuredly, thus said </span> G<small>OD</small>:<br><span class="poetry indentAll">If you turn back, I shall take you back</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">And you shall stand before Me;</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">If you produce what is noble</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Out of the worthless,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">You shall be My spokesman.</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">They shall come back to you,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Not you to them.</span>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.
<span class="poetry indentAll">Against this people I will make you</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">As a fortified wall of bronze:</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">They will attack you,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">But they shall not overcome you,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">For I am with you to deliver and save you</span><br><span class="poetry indentAllDouble">—declares </span> G<small>OD</small>.טו:כא
וְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ מִיַּ֣ד רָעִ֑ים וּפְדִתִ֖יךָ מִכַּ֥ף עָרִצִֽים׃ <span class="mam-spi-samekh">{ס}</span>
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