| א הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר-הָיָה עַל-יִרְמְיָהוּ, עַל-כָּל-עַם יְהוּדָה, בַּשָּׁנָה הָרְבִעִית, לִיהוֹיָקִים בֶּן-יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה: הִיא, הַשָּׁנָה הָרִאשֹׁנִית, לִנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל. | 1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; |
| ב אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא, עַל-כָּל-עַם יְהוּדָה, וְאֶל כָּל-יֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם, לֵאמֹר. | 2 which Jeremiah the prophet spoke unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: |
| ג מִן-שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לְיֹאשִׁיָּהוּ בֶן-אָמוֹן מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וְעַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, זֶה שָׁלֹשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה, הָיָה דְבַר-יְהוָה, אֵלָי; וָאֲדַבֵּר אֲלֵיכֶם אַשְׁכֵּים וְדַבֵּר, וְלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם. | 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even unto this day, these three and twenty years, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, speaking betimes and often; but ye have not hearkened. |
| ד וְשָׁלַח יְהוָה אֲלֵיכֶם אֶת-כָּל-עֲבָדָיו הַנְּבִאִים, הַשְׁכֵּם וְשָׁלֹחַ--וְלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם; וְלֹא-הִטִּיתֶם אֶת-אָזְנְכֶם, לִשְׁמֹעַ. | 4 And the LORD hath sent unto you all His servants the prophets, sending them betimes and often--but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear-- |
| ה לֵאמֹר, שׁוּבוּ-נָא אִישׁ מִדַּרְכּוֹ הָרָעָה וּמֵרֹעַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶם, וּשְׁבוּ עַל-הָאֲדָמָה, אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהוָה לָכֶם וְלַאֲבוֹתֵיכֶם--לְמִן-עוֹלָם, וְעַד-עוֹלָם. | 5 saying: 'Return ye now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers, for ever and ever; |
| ו וְאַל-תֵּלְכוּ, אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים, לְעָבְדָם, וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לָהֶם; וְלֹא-תַכְעִיסוּ אוֹתִי בְּמַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיכֶם, וְלֹא אָרַע לָכֶם. | 6 and go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke Me not with the work of your hands, and I will do you no hurt.' |
| ז וְלֹא-שְׁמַעְתֶּם אֵלַי, נְאֻם-יְהוָה, לְמַעַן הכעסוני הַכְעִיסֵנִי בְּמַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיכֶם, לְרַע לָכֶם. {פ} | 7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto Me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke Me with the work of your hands to your own hurt. {P} |
| ח לָכֵן, כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת: יַעַן, אֲשֶׁר לֹא-שְׁמַעְתֶּם אֶת-דְּבָרָי. | 8 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Because ye have not heard My words, |
| ט הִנְנִי שֹׁלֵחַ וְלָקַחְתִּי אֶת-כָּל-מִשְׁפְּחוֹת צָפוֹן נְאֻם-יְהוָה, וְאֶל-נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר מֶלֶךְ-בָּבֶל עַבְדִּי, וַהֲבִאֹתִים עַל-הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וְעַל-יֹשְׁבֶיהָ, וְעַל כָּל-הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה סָבִיב; וְהַחֲרַמְתִּים--וְשַׂמְתִּים לְשַׁמָּה וְלִשְׁרֵקָה, וּלְחָרְבוֹת עוֹלָם. | 9 behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and I will send unto Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about; and I will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing, and perpetual desolations. |
| י וְהַאֲבַדְתִּי מֵהֶם, קוֹל שָׂשׂוֹן וְקוֹל שִׂמְחָה, קוֹל חָתָן, וְקוֹל כַּלָּה--קוֹל רֵחַיִם, וְאוֹר נֵר. | 10 Moreover I will cause to cease from among them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp. |
| יא וְהָיְתָה כָּל-הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת, לְחָרְבָּה לְשַׁמָּה; וְעָבְדוּ הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה, אֶת-מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל--שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה. | 11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and a waste; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. |
| יב וְהָיָה כִמְלֹאות שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה אֶפְקֹד עַל-מֶלֶךְ-בָּבֶל וְעַל-הַגּוֹי הַהוּא נְאֻם-יְהוָה, אֶת-עֲוֺנָם--וְעַל-אֶרֶץ כַּשְׂדִּים; וְשַׂמְתִּי אֹתוֹ, לְשִׁמְמוֹת עוֹלָם. | 12 And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it perpetual desolations. |
| יג והבאותי וְהֵבֵאתִי עַל-הָאָרֶץ הַהִיא, אֶת-כָּל-דְּבָרַי אֲשֶׁר-דִּבַּרְתִּי עָלֶיהָ--אֵת כָּל-הַכָּתוּב בַּסֵּפֶר הַזֶּה, אֲשֶׁר-נִבָּא יִרְמְיָהוּ עַל-כָּל-הַגּוֹיִם. | 13 And I will bring upon that land all My words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations. |
| יד כִּי עָבְדוּ-בָם גַּם-הֵמָּה גּוֹיִם רַבִּים, וּמְלָכִים גְּדוֹלִים; וְשִׁלַּמְתִּי לָהֶם כְּפָעֳלָם, וּכְמַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶם. {פ} | 14 For many nations and great kings shall make bondmen of them also; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their own hands. {P} |
| טו כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֵלַי, קַח אֶת-כּוֹס הַיַּיִן הַחֵמָה הַזֹּאת, מִיָּדִי; וְהִשְׁקִיתָה אֹתוֹ אֶת-כָּל-הַגּוֹיִם, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁלֵחַ אוֹתְךָ אֲלֵיהֶם. | 15 For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto me: Take this cup of the wine of fury at My hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. |
| טז וְשָׁתוּ, וְהִתְגֹּעֲשׁוּ וְהִתְהֹלָלוּ, מִפְּנֵי הַחֶרֶב, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁלֵחַ בֵּינֹתָם. | 16 And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be like madmen, because of the sword that I will send among them.-- |
| יז וָאֶקַּח אֶת-הַכּוֹס, מִיַּד יְהוָה; וָאַשְׁקֶה, אֶת-כָּל-הַגּוֹיִם, אֲשֶׁר-שְׁלָחַנִי יְהוָה, אֲלֵיהֶם. | 17 Then took I the cup of the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me: |
| יח אֶת-יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְאֶת-עָרֵי יְהוּדָה, וְאֶת-מְלָכֶיהָ אֶת-שָׂרֶיהָ: לָתֵת אֹתָם לְחָרְבָּה לְשַׁמָּה, לִשְׁרֵקָה וְלִקְלָלָה--כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה. | 18 Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them an appalment, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse; as it is this day; |
| יט אֶת-פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ-מִצְרַיִם וְאֶת-עֲבָדָיו וְאֶת-שָׂרָיו, וְאֶת-כָּל-עַמּוֹ. | 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; |
| כ וְאֵת, כָּל-הָעֶרֶב, וְאֵת, כָּל-מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ הָעוּץ; וְאֵת, כָּל-מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים, וְאֶת-אַשְׁקְלוֹן וְאֶת-עַזָּה וְאֶת-עֶקְרוֹן, וְאֵת שְׁאֵרִית אַשְׁדּוֹד. | 20 and all the mingled people; and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod; |
| כא אֶת-אֱדוֹם וְאֶת-מוֹאָב, וְאֶת-בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן. | 21 Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon; |
| כב וְאֵת, כָּל-מַלְכֵי-צֹר, וְאֵת, כָּל-מַלְכֵי צִידוֹן; וְאֵת מַלְכֵי הָאִי, אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיָּם. | 22 and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea; |
| כג וְאֶת-דְּדָן וְאֶת-תֵּימָא וְאֶת-בּוּז, וְאֵת כָּל-קְצוּצֵי פֵאָה. | 23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that have the corners of their hair polled; |
| כד וְאֵת, כָּל-מַלְכֵי עֲרָב; וְאֵת כָּל-מַלְכֵי הָעֶרֶב, הַשֹּׁכְנִים בַּמִּדְבָּר. | 24 and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the wilderness; |
| כה וְאֵת כָּל-מַלְכֵי זִמְרִי, וְאֵת כָּל-מַלְכֵי עֵילָם, וְאֵת, כָּל-מַלְכֵי מָדָי. | 25 and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes; |
| כו וְאֵת כָּל-מַלְכֵי הַצָּפוֹן, הַקְּרֹבִים וְהָרְחֹקִים אִישׁ אֶל-אָחִיו, וְאֵת כָּל-הַמַּמְלְכוֹת הָאָרֶץ, אֲשֶׁר עַל-פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה; וּמֶלֶךְ שֵׁשַׁךְ, יִשְׁתֶּה אַחֲרֵיהֶם. | 26 and all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth.--And the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. |
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כז וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם {פ} כֹּה-אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, שְׁתוּ וְשִׁכְרוּ וּקְיוּ, וְנִפְלוּ, וְלֹא תָקוּמוּ--מִפְּנֵי הַחֶרֶב, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁלֵחַ בֵּינֵיכֶם. |
27 And thou shalt say unto them: {P} Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. |
| כח וְהָיָה, כִּי יְמָאֲנוּ לָקַחַת-הַכּוֹס מִיָּדְךָ--לִשְׁתּוֹת; וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם, כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת--שָׁתוֹ תִשְׁתּוּ. | 28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thy hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Ye shall surely drink. |
| כט כִּי הִנֵּה בָעִיר אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא-שְׁמִי עָלֶיהָ, אָנֹכִי מֵחֵל לְהָרַע, וְאַתֶּם, הִנָּקֵה תִנָּקוּ: לֹא תִנָּקוּ--כִּי חֶרֶב אֲנִי קֹרֵא עַל-כָּל-יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ, נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת. | 29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city whereupon My name is called, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts. |
| ל וְאַתָּה תִּנָּבֵא אֲלֵיהֶם, אֵת כָּל-הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה; וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם, יְהוָה מִמָּרוֹם יִשְׁאָג וּמִמְּעוֹן קָדְשׁוֹ יִתֵּן קוֹלוֹ--שָׁאֹג יִשְׁאַג עַל-נָוֵהוּ, הֵידָד כְּדֹרְכִים יַעֲנֶה אֶל כָּל-יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ. | 30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them: The LORD doth roar from on high, and utter His voice from His holy habitation; He doth mightily roar because of His fold; He giveth a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. |
| לא בָּא שָׁאוֹן, עַד-קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ--כִּי רִיב לַיהוָה בַּגּוֹיִם, נִשְׁפָּט הוּא לְכָל-בָּשָׂר: הָרְשָׁעִים נְתָנָם לַחֶרֶב, נְאֻם-יְהוָה. {ס} | 31 A noise is come even to the end of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, He doth plead with all flesh; as for the wicked, He hath given them to the sword, saith the LORD. {S} |
| לב כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת, הִנֵּה רָעָה יֹצֵאת מִגּוֹי אֶל-גּוֹי; וְסַעַר גָּדוֹל, יֵעוֹר מִיַּרְכְּתֵי-אָרֶץ. | 32 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great storm shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth. |
| לג וְהָיוּ חַלְלֵי יְהוָה, בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא, מִקְצֵה הָאָרֶץ, וְעַד-קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ: לֹא יִסָּפְדוּ, וְלֹא יֵאָסְפוּ וְלֹא יִקָּבֵרוּ--לְדֹמֶן עַל-פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה, יִהְיוּ. | 33 And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the face of the ground. |
| לד הֵילִילוּ הָרֹעִים וְזַעֲקוּ, וְהִתְפַּלְּשׁוּ אַדִּירֵי הַצֹּאן--כִּי-מָלְאוּ יְמֵיכֶם, לִטְבוֹחַ; וּתְפוֹצוֹתִיכֶם, וּנְפַלְתֶּם כִּכְלִי חֶמְדָּה. | 34 Wail, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the dust, ye leaders of the flock; for the days of your slaughter are fully come, and I will break you in pieces, and ye shall fall like a precious vessel. |
| לה וְאָבַד מָנוֹס, מִן-הָרֹעִים, וּפְלֵיטָה, מֵאַדִּירֵי הַצֹּאן. | 35 And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the leaders of the flock to escape. |
| לו קוֹל צַעֲקַת הָרֹעִים, וִילְלַת אַדִּירֵי הַצֹּאן--כִּי-שֹׁדֵד יְהוָה, אֶת-מַרְעִיתָם. | 36 Hark! the cry of the shepherds, and the wailing of the leaders of the flock! For the LORD despoileth their pasture. |
| לז וְנָדַמּוּ, נְאוֹת הַשָּׁלוֹם, מִפְּנֵי, חֲרוֹן אַף-יְהוָה. | 37 And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of the LORD. |
| לח עָזַב כַּכְּפִיר, סֻכּוֹ--כִּי-הָיְתָה אַרְצָם, לְשַׁמָּה, מִפְּנֵי חֲרוֹן הַיּוֹנָה, וּמִפְּנֵי חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ. {פ} | 38 He hath forsaken His covert, as the lion; for their land is become a waste because of the fierceness of the oppressing sword, and because of His fierce anger. {P} |