Jeremiah

Chapter 45

Phonetic (Hebrew): hadּaba֗r 'ashshe֤r dּibּer֙ yiremeya֣hu hanּabi֔y 'el-bּar֖uke bּeֽn-neֽriyּa֑h bּekatebo֩ 'et-hadּebari֨ym ha'e֤lּeh 'al-se֨per֙ mipּi֣y yiremeya֔hu bּashshּanah֙ haֽrebi'i֔yt liyhoyaqi֧ym bּen-yo'shshiyּa֛hu me֥leke yehuda֖h le'moֽr׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּר֙ יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֶל־בָּר֖וּךְ בֶּֽן־נֵֽרִיָּ֑ה בְּכָתְבוֹ֩ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֨ים הָאֵ֤לֶּה עַל־סֵ֨פֶר֙ מִפִּ֣י יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הָֽרְבִעִ֔ית לִיהוֹיָקִ֧ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּoֽh-'ama֥r yehva֖h 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֑l 'ale֖yka bּarֽuke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch;

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עָלֶ֖יךָ בָּרֽוּךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ama֨retּa֙ 'ֽoy-na֣ li֔y kּiֽy-yasa֧p yehva֛h yag֖on 'al-make'obi֑y yaga֨'etּiy֙ bּe'anechati֔y umenucha֖h lo֥ matzaֽ'tiy׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"You did say, 'Woe is me now! for the LORD has added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.'"

אָמַ֨רְתָּ֙ אֽוֹי־נָ֣א לִ֔י כִּֽי־יָסַ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה יָג֖וֹן עַל־מַכְאֹבִ֑י יָגַ֨עְתִּי֙ בְּאַנְחָתִ֔י וּמְנוּחָ֖ה לֹ֥א מָצָֽאתִי׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֣h ׀ tּo'ma֣r 'ela֗yv kּo֚h 'ama֣r yehva֔h hinּe֤h 'ashsher-bּani֨ytiy֙ 'ani֣y hore֔s ve'e֥t 'ashsher-nata֖'etּiy 'ani֣y note֑shsh ve'et-kּal-ha'a֖retz hiֽy'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Thus shall you say to him, "The LORD says thus; 'Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.'"

כֹּ֣ה ׀ תֹּאמַ֣ר אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־בָּנִ֨יתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י הֹרֵ֔ס וְאֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־נָטַ֖עְתִּי אֲנִ֣י נֹתֵ֑שׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ הִֽיא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֛h tּebaqּeshsh-leka֥ gedol֖ot 'al-tּebaqּe֑shsh kּi֡y hineniy֩ mebi֨y ra'a֤h 'al-kּal-bּashsar֙ ne'um-yehva֔h venatatּi֨y leka֤ 'eֽt-napeshsheka֙ leshshala֔l 'a֥l kּal-hamּeqom֖ot 'ashshe֥r tּeֽleke-shshaֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"And seekest you great things for yourself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh," says the LORD: "but your life will I give to you for a prey in all places Where you go."

וְאַתָּ֛ה תְּבַקֶּשׁ־לְךָ֥ גְדֹל֖וֹת אַל־תְּבַקֵּ֑שׁ כִּ֡י הִנְנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא רָעָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־בָּשָׂר֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְנָתַתִּ֨י לְךָ֤ אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֙ לְשָׁלָ֔ל עַ֥ל כָּל־הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּֽלֶךְ־שָֽׁם׃ס