Category Archives: Yirmeyahu (Jer)

1 In the seventh month Yishma‘el the son of N’tanyahu, the son of Elishama, of royal blood and one of the chief officials of the king, came with ten men to G’dalyahu in Mitzpah. While eating a meal together there in Mitzpah, 2 Yishma‘el and the ten men with him rose and attacked G’dalyahu the […]

1 Then all the military commanders, Yochanan the son of Kareach, Y’zanyah the son of Hosha‘yah and all the people, from the least to the greatest, approached 2 and said to Yirmeyahu the prophet, “I beg you, approve our request: pray for us toAdonaiyour God for all of this remnant. For, while once we were […]

1 When Yirmeyahu had finished telling all the people everythingAdonaitheir God had said, whichAdonaitheir God had sent him to tell them, the entire speech cited above, 2 then ‘Azaryah the son of Hosha‘yah, Yochanan the son of Kareach and all the men with him had the effrontery to say to Yirmeyahu, “You are lying!Adonaiour God […]

1 This word came to Yirmeyahu concerning all the people from Y’hudah living in the land of Egypt — in Migdol, Tachpanches, Nof and the land of Patros: 2 “Here is whatAdonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Isra’el, says: ‘You have seen all the disaster I inflicted on Yerushalayim and all the cities of Y’hudah; there they […]

1 Here is what Yirmeyahu said to Barukh the son of Neriyah when he wrote these words in a book at Yirmeyahu’s dictation, in the fourth year of Y’hoyakim the son of Yoshiyahu, king of Y’hudah: 2 “This is what Adonai the God of Isra’el says concerning you, Barukh. You said, 3 ‘Woe to me […]

1 This is the word ofAdonaithat came to Yirmeyahu the prophet concerning the nations. 2 Concerning Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh N’kho, king of Egypt, stationed by the Euphrates River in Kark’mish, which N’vukhadretzar king of Bavel attacked in the fourth year of Y’hoyakim son of Yoshiyahu, king of Y’hudah: 3 “Prepare breastplate and […]

1 This word ofAdonaicame to Yirmeyahu the prophet concerning the P’lishtim before Pharaoh attacked ‘Azah: 2 “Here is whatAdonaisays: ‘Water is rising out of the north; it will become a flooding stream, flooding the land and all that is in it, the city and its inhabitants. The people are crying out in alarm, everyone in […]

1 Concerning Mo’av, this is whatAdonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Isra’el, says: “Woe to N’vo, for it is ravaged; Kiryatayim disgraced and captured. Misgav is put to shame, distressed. 2 “In Mo’av, nothing is left to praise. At Heshbon they plotted her downfall: ‘Come, we’ll cut her off as a nation.’ You too, Madmein, will be […]

1 Concerning the people of ‘Amon, here is whatAdonaisays: “Has Isra’el no sons? Has he no heir? Then why has Malkam inherited Gad, with his people settled in its cities? 2 Therefore,” saysAdonai, “the days are coming when I will sound the battle alarm against Rabbah and the people of ‘Amon; it will become atelof […]

1 This is the word whichAdonaispoke concerning Bavel, concerning the land of the Kasdim, through Yirmeyahu the prophet: 2 “Declare it among the nations, proclaim it! Hoist a banner, proclaim it, don’t hide it! Say: ‘Bavel is captured. Bel is shamed, M’rodakh disgraced, her images shamed, her idols disgraced.’ 3 For from the north a […]