Category Archives: Yirmeyahu (Jer)

1 These are the words of Yirmeyahu the son of Hilkiyahu, one of thecohanimliving in ‘Anatot, in the territory of Binyamin. 2 The word ofAdonaicame to him during the days of Yoshiyahu the son of Amon, king of Y’hudah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3 It also came during the days of Y’hoyakim […]

1 The word ofAdonaicame to me: 2 “Go and shout in the ears of Yerushalayim that this is whatAdonaisays: ‘I remember your devotion when you were young; how, as a bride, you loved me; how you followed me through the desert, through a land not sown. 3 “‘Isra’el is set aside forAdonai, the firstfruits of […]

1 [Adonai] says: “If a man divorces his wife, and she leaves him and marries another man, then if the first one marries her again, that land will be completely defiled. But you prostituted yourself to many lovers, yet you want to return to me?” saysAdonai. 2 “Raise your eyes to the bare hills, take […]

1 “Isra’el, if you will return,” saysAdonai, “yes, return to me; and if you will banish your abominations from my presence without wandering astray again; 2 and if you will swear, ‘AsAdonailives,’ in truth, justice and righteousness; then the nations will bless themselves by him, and in him will they glory.” 3 For here is […]

1 “Roam the streets of Yerushalayim look around, observe and ask in its open spaces: if you can find anyone (if there is anyone!) who acts with justice and seeks the truth, I will pardon her. 2 And though they say, ‘AsAdonailives,’ the fact is that they are swearing falsely.” 3 Adonai, your eyes look […]

1 “Head for cover, people of Binyamin, get out of Yerushalayim! Blow theshofarin T’koa, light the beacon on Beit-Hakerem. For disaster threatens from the north, with great destruction. 2 Although she is beautiful and delicate, I am cutting off the daughter of Tziyon.” 3 Shepherds advance on her with their flocks; all around her they […]

1 This word came to Yirmeyahu fromAdonai: 2 “Stand at the gate of the house ofAdonaiand proclaim this word: ‘Listen to the word ofAdonai, all you from Y’hudah who enter these gates to worshipAdonai! 3 Here is whatAdonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Isra’el, says: “Improve your ways and actions, and I will let you stay in […]

1 “At that time,” saysAdonai, “[these enemies] will remove the bones of the kings of Y’hudah, the bones of his princes, the bones of thecohanim, the bones of the prophets and the bones of the inhabitants of Yerushalayim from their graves. 2 They will spread them out, exposed to the sun, the moon and the […]

1 I wish I were out in the desert, in some travelers’ lodge — then I could get away from my people and distance myself from them! “Indeed they are all adulterers, a band of traitors is what they are. 2 They bend their tongues, their ‘bow’ of falsehood, and hold sway in the land, […]

1 Hear the wordAdonaispeaks to you, house of Isra’el! 2 Here is whatAdonaisays: “Don’t learn the way of theGoyim, don’t be frightened by astrological signs, even if theGoyimare afraid of them; 3 for the customs of the peoples are nothing. They cut down a tree in the forest; a craftsman works it with his axe; […]