1
Then the
LORD said to me, "Even
though Moses and
Samuel were to
stand before Me, My
heart would not be with
this people;
send them
away from My
presence and let them
go!
lea.Wm.v.W h,v{m d{m][;y -mia y;lea h'wh.y r,ma{Y;w ? y;n'P -l;[em x;L;v h,Z;h ~'['h -l,a yiv.p;n !yea y;n'p.l ? .Waecey.w
2
"And it shall be that
when they
say to you,
'Where should we
go?' then you are to
tell them,
'Thus says the
LORD: "Those destined for
death, to
death; And those destined for the
sword, to the
sword; And those destined for
famine, to
famine; And those destined for
captivity, to
captivity."'
'T.r;m'a.w aecen h'n'a '$y,lea .Wr.ma{y -yiK h'y'h.w ? t,w'M;l t,w'M;l r,v]a h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K ~,hyel]a ? r,v]a;w b'['r'l b'['r'l r,v]a;w b,r,x;l b,r,x;l r,v]a;w ? yib,V;l yib.V;l
3
"I will
appoint over them
four kinds of doom,"
declares the
LORD: "the
sword to
slay, the
dogs to
drag off, and the
birds of the
sky and the
beasts of the
earth to
devour and
destroy.
h'wh.y -mUa.n tw{x'P.vim [;B.r;a ~,hyel][ yiT.d;q'p.W ? b{x.sil ~yib'l.K;h -t,a.w g{r]h;l b,r,x;h -t,a ? l{k/a,l #,r'a'h t;m/h,B -t,a.w ~Iy;m'V;h @w{[ -t,a.w ? tyix.v;h.l.W
4
"I will
make them an
object of
horror among
all the
kingdoms of the
earth because of
Manasseh, the
son of
Hezekiah, the
king of
Judah, for
what he
did in
Jerusalem.
l;l.giB #,r'a'h tw{k.l.m;m l{k.l h'['w.zil ~yiT;t.n.W ? h'f'[ -r,v]a l;[ h'd.Wh.y .$,l,m .Wh'Yiq.zix.y -n,b h,V;n.m ? ~i'l'v.WryiB
5
"Indeed,
who will
have pity on you, O
Jerusalem, Or
who will
mourn for you, Or
who will
turn aside to
ask about your
welfare?
d.Wn'y yim.W ~i;l'v.Wr.y .$Iy;l'[ l{m.x;y -yim yiK ? .$'l ~{l'v.l l{a.vil r.Ws'y yim.W .$'l
6
"You who have
forsaken Me,"
declares the
LORD, "You keep
going backward. So I will
stretch out My
hand against you and
destroy you; I am
tired of
relenting!
yikeleT rw{x'a h'wh.y -mUa.n yit{a .T.v;j'n .T;a ? yityea.lin .$etyix.v;a'w .$Iy;l'[ yid'y -t,a j;a'w ? ~ex'Nih
7
"I will
winnow them with a
winnowing fork At the
gates of the
land; I will
bereave them of
children, I will
destroy My
people; They did not
repent of their
ways.
yiT.d;Bia yiT.l;Kiv #,r'a'h yer][;v.B h,r.zim.B ~er.z,a'w ? .Wb'v -aw{l ~,hyek.r;Dim yiM;[ -t,a
8
"Their
widows will be
more numerous before Me
Than the
sand of the
seas; I will
bring against them,
against the
mother of a
young man, A
destroyer at
noonday; I will
suddenly bring down on her
Anguish and
dismay.
yitaebeh ~yiM;y lw{xem q]w't{n.m.l;a yil -.Wm.c'[ ? yiT.l;Pih ~Iy'r\h'C;B ded{v r.Wx'B ~ea -l;[ ~,h'l ? tw{l'h,b.W ryi[ ~{a.tiP 'hy,l'[
9
"She who
bore seven sons
pines away; Her
breathing is
labored. Her
sun has
set while it was
yet day; She has
been shamed and
humiliated. So I will
give over their
survivors to the
sword Before their
enemies,"
declares the
LORD.
h'a'B H'v.p;n h'x.p'n h'[.biV;h t,d,l{y h'l.l.mUa ? ~'tyirea.v.W h'rep'x.w h'vw{B ~'mw{y d{[.B H'v.miv ? h'wh.y -mUa.n ~,hyeb.y{a yen.pil !eT,a b,r,x;l
10
Woe to me, my
mother, that you have
borne me As a
man of
strife and a
man of
contention to
all the
land! I have not
lent,
nor have men
lent money to me, Yet
everyone curses me.
vyia.w byir vyia yiniT.dil.y yiK yiMia yil -yw{a ? yib -.Wv'n -a{l.w yityiv'n -a{l #,r'a'h<0776!> -l'k.l !w{d'm ? yinw;l.l;q.m h{LUK
11
The
LORD said,
"Surely * I will
set you
free for purposes of
good;
Surely * I will cause the
enemy to
make supplication to you In a
time of
disaster and a
time of
distress.
-mia bw{j.l '$itw{r'v a{l -mia h'wh.y r;m'a ? bey{a'h -t,a h'r'c te[.b.W h'['r -te[.B '$.b yiT.[;G.pih aw{l
12
"Can anyone
smash iron,
Iron from the
north, or
bronze?
t,v{x.n.W !w{p'Cim l,z.r;B l,z.r;B ;[{r'y]h
13
"Your
wealth and your
treasures I will
give for
booty without cost, Even for
all your
sins And within
all your
borders.
ryix.mib a{l !eT,a z;b'l '$y,tw{r.cw{a.w '$.lyex ? '$y,l.Wb.G -l'k.b.W '$y,twa{J;x -l'k.b.W
14
"Then I will cause your
enemies to
bring it Into a
land you do not
know; For a
fire has
been kindled in My
anger, It will
burn upon you."
'T.['d'y a{l #,r,a.B '$y,b.y{a -t,a yiT.r;b][;h.w ? d'q.WT ~,kyel][ yiP;a.b h'x.d'q vea -yiK
15
You who
know, O
LORD,
Remember me,
take notice of me, And
take vengeance for me on my
persecutors. Do not, in view of Your
patience,
take me away;
Know that for Your
sake I
endure reproach.
~,q'Nih.w yined.q'p.W yiner.k'z h'wh.y 'T.[;d'y h'T;a ? [;D yinex'QiT '$.P;a .$,r,a.l -l;a y;p.d{rem yil ? h'P.r,x '$y,l'[ yitea.f
16
Your
words were
found and I
ate them, And Your
words became for me a
joy and the
delight of my
heart; For I have been
called by Your
name, O
LORD God of
hosts.
yil '$y,r'b.d yih.y;w ~el.k{a'w '$y,r'b.d .Wa.c.min ? '$.miv a'r.qin -yiK yib'b.l t;x.mif.l.W !w{f'f.l ? tw{a'b.c yeh{l/a h'wh.y y;l'[
17
I did not
sit in the
circle of
merrymakers,
Nor did I
exult.
Because * of Your
hand upon me I
sat alone, For You
filled me with
indignation.
yen.Pim z{l.[,a'w ~yiq]x;f.m -dw{s.b yiT.b;v'y -a{l ? yin'taeLim ~;[;z -yiK yiT.b;v'y d'd'B '$.d'y
18
Why has my
pain been perpetual And my
wound incurable,
refusing to be
healed? Will You
indeed be to me
like a
deceptive stream With
water that is
unreliable *?
h'n]aem h'v.Wn]a yit'K;m.W x;c,n yibea.k h'y'h h'M'l ? a{l ~Iy;m b'z.k;a w{m.K yil h,y.hit w{y'h aep'reh ? .Wn'm/a,n
19
Therefore,
thus says the
LORD,
"If you
return, then I will
restore you-
Before Me you will
stand; And
if you
extract the
precious from the
worthless, You will
become My
spokesman. They for their
part may
turn to you, But as for you, you must not
turn to them.
'$.byiv]a;w b.Wv'T -mia h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K !ek'l ? lelw{Zim r'q'y ayicw{T -mia.w d{m][;T y;n'p.l ? b.Wv't -a{l h'T;a.w '$y,lea h'Meh .WbUv'y h,y.hit yip.K ? ~,hyel]a
20
"Then I will
make you to
this people A
fortified wall of
bronze; And though they
fight against you, They will not
prevail over you; For I am with you to
save you And
deliver you,"
declares the
LORD.
h'r.Wc.B t,v{x.n t;mw{x.l h,Z;h ~'['l '$yiT;t.n.W ? '$.Tia -yiK .$'l .Wl.k.Wy -a{l.w '$y,lea .Wm]x.lin.w ? h'wh.y -mUa.n '$,lyiC;h.l.W '$][yivw{h.l yin]a
21
"So I will
deliver you from the
hand of the
wicked, And I will
redeem you from the
grasp of the
violent."
~yicir'[ @;Kim '$yitid.p.W ~yi['r d;Yim '$yiT.l;Cih.w