The Book of Jeremiah, Chapter 13ירמיהו 13

כֹּֽה אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י הָל֞וֹךְ וְקָנִ֤יתָ לְּךָ֙ אֵז֣וֹר פִּשְׁתִּ֔ים וְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹ עַל מָתְנֶ֑יךָ וּבַמַּ֖יִם לֹ֥א תְבִאֵֽהוּ

Thus says YHWH to me, Go and get you a linen girdle, and put it upon your loins, and put it not in water.

וָאֶקְנֶ֥ה אֶת הָאֵז֖וֹר כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וָאָשִׂ֖ם עַל מָתְנָֽי

So I got a girdle according to the word of YHWH, and put on my loins.

וַיְהִ֧י דְבַר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖י שֵׁנִ֥ית לֵאמֹֽר

And the word of YHWH came to me the second time, saying,

קַ֧ח אֶת הָאֵז֛וֹר אֲשֶׁ֥ר קָנִ֖יתָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל מָתְנֶ֑יךָ וְקוּם֙ לֵ֣ךְ פְּרָ֔תָה וְטָמְנֵ֥הוּ שָׁ֖ם בִּנְקִ֥יק הַסָּֽלַע

Take the girdle that you have got, which upon your loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ וָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּ בִּפְרָ֑ת כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אוֹתִֽי

So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as YHWH commanded me.

וַיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י ק֚וּם לֵ֣ךְ פְּרָ֔תָה וְקַ֤ח מִשָּׁם֙ אֶת הָ֣אֵז֔וֹר אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּיתִ֖יךָ לְטָמְנוֹ שָֽׁם

And it came to pass after many days, that YHWH said to me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded you to hide there.

וָאֵלֵ֣ךְ פְּרָ֔תָה וָאֶחְפֹּ֗ר וָֽאֶקַּח֙ אֶת הָ֣אֵז֔וֹר מִן הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר טְמַנְתִּ֣יו שָׁ֑מָּה וְהִנֵּה֙ נִשְׁחַ֣ת הָאֵז֔וֹר לֹ֥א יִצְלַ֖ח לַכֹּֽל

Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר

Then the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה כָּ֠כָה אַשְׁחִ֞ית אֶת גְּא֧וֹן יְהוּדָ֛ה וְאֶת גְּא֥וֹן יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם הָרָֽב

Thus says YHWH, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

הָעָם֩ הַזֶּ֨ה הָרָ֜ע הַֽמֵּאֲנִ֣ים לִשְׁמ֣וֹעַ אֶת דְּבָרַ֗י הַהֹֽלְכִים֙ בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת לִבָּ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְעָבְדָ֖ם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם וִיהִי֙ כָּאֵז֣וֹר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא יִצְלַ֖ח לַכֹּֽל

This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יִדְבַּ֨ק הָאֵז֜וֹר אֶל מָתְנֵי אִ֗ישׁ כֵּ֣ן הִדְבַּ֣קְתִּי אֵ֠לַי אֶת כָּל בֵּ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְאֶת כָּל בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה לִֽהְי֥וֹת לִי֙ לְעָ֔ם וּלְשֵׁ֥ם וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵֽעוּ

For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, says YHWH; that they might be to me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם אֶת הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כָּל נֵ֖בֶל יִמָּ֣לֵא יָ֑יִן וְאָמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ הֲיָדֹ֨עַ֙ לֹ֣א נֵדַ֔ע כִּ֥י כָל נֵ֖בֶל יִמָּ֥לֵא יָֽיִן

Therefore you shall speak to them this word; Thus says YHWH God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say to you, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם כֹּֽה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִ֣י מְמַלֵּ֣א אֶת כָּל יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֪רֶץ הַזֹּ֟את וְאֶת הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הַיֹּשְׁבִים֩ לְדָוִ֨ד עַל כִּסְא֜וֹ וְאֶת הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְאֶת הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים וְאֵ֛ת כָּל יֹשְׁבֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֖ם שִׁכָּרֽוֹן

Then shall you say to them, Thus says YHWH, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶל אָחִ֜יו וְהָאָב֧וֹת וְהַבָּנִ֛ים יַחְדָּ֖ו נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה לֹֽא אֶחְמ֧וֹל וְלֹֽא אָח֛וּס וְלֹ֥א אֲרַחֵ֖ם מֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם

And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says YHWH: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

שִׁמְע֥וּ וְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּ אַל תִּגְבָּ֑הוּ כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר

Hear you, and give ear; be not proud: for YHWH has spoken.

תְּנוּ֩ לַיהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם כָּבוֹד֙ בְּטֶ֣רֶם יַחְשִׁ֔ךְ וּבְטֶ֛רֶם יִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּ רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם עַל הָ֣רֵי נָ֑שֶׁף וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם לְאוֹר֙ וְשָׂמָ֣הּ לְצַלְמָ֔וֶת ישית וְשִׁ֖ית לַעֲרָפֶֽל

Give glory to YHWH your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, make gross darkness.

וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁמָע֔וּהָ בְּמִסְתָּרִ֥ים תִּבְכֶּֽה נַפְשִׁ֖י מִפְּנֵ֣י גֵוָ֑ה וְדָמֹ֨עַ תִּדְמַ֜ע וְתֵרַ֤ד עֵינִי֙ דִּמְעָ֔ה כִּ֥י נִשְׁבָּ֖ה עֵ֥דֶר יְהוָֽה

But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because YHWH's flock is carried away captive.

אֱמֹ֥ר לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְלַגְּבִירָ֖ה הַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּ שֵׁ֑בוּ כִּ֤י יָרַד֙ מַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם

Say to the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, the crown of your glory.

עָרֵ֥י הַנֶּ֛גֶב סֻגְּר֖וּ וְאֵ֣ין פֹּתֵ֑חַ הָגְלָ֧ת יְהוּדָ֛ה כֻּלָּ֖הּ הָגְלָ֥ת שְׁלוֹמִֽים

The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open : Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

שאי שְׂא֤וּ עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ וראי וּרְא֔וּ הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצָּפ֑וֹן אַיֵּ֗ה הָעֵ֨דֶר֙ נִתַּן לָ֔ךְ צֹ֖אן תִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ

Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where the flock was given you, your beautiful flock?

מַה תֹּֽאמְרִי֙ כִּֽי יִפְקֹ֣ד עָלַ֔יִךְ וְ֠אַתְּ לִמַּ֨דְתְּ אֹתָ֥ם עָלַ֛יִךְ אַלֻּפִ֖ים לְרֹ֑אשׁ הֲל֤וֹא חֲבָלִים֙ יֹאחֱז֔וּךְ כְּמ֖וֹ אֵ֥שֶׁת לֵדָֽה

What will you say when he shall punish you? for you have taught them captains, as chief over you: shall not sorrows take you, as a woman in travail?

וְכִ֤י תֹאמְרִי֙ בִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְ מַדּ֖וּעַ קְרָאֻ֣נִי אֵ֑לֶּה בְּרֹ֧ב עֲוֺנֵ֛ךְ נִגְל֥וּ שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ נֶחְמְס֥וּ עֲקֵבָֽיִךְ

And if you say in your heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts discovered, your heels made bare.

הֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְ כּוּשִׁי֙ עוֹר֔וֹ וְנָמֵ֖ר חֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑יו גַּם אַתֶּם֙ תּוּכְל֣וּ לְהֵיטִ֔יב לִמֻּדֵ֖י הָרֵֽעַ

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? may you also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם כְּקַשׁ עוֹבֵ֑ר לְר֖וּחַ מִדְבָּֽר

Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.

זֶ֣ה גוֹרָלֵ֧ךְ מְנָת מִדַּ֛יִךְ מֵֽאִתִּ֖י נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ שָׁכַ֣חַתְּ אוֹתִ֔י וַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖י בַּשָּֽׁקֶר

This your lot, the portion of your measures from me, says YHWH; because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

וְגַם אֲנִ֛י חָשַׂ֥פְתִּי שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ עַל פָּנָ֑יִךְ וְנִרְאָ֖ה קְלוֹנֵֽךְ

Therefore will I discover your skirts upon your face, that your shame may appear.

נִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְ וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֨יִךְ֙ זִמַּ֣ת זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ עַל גְּבָעוֹת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי שִׁקּוּצָ֑יִךְ א֥וֹי לָךְ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לֹ֣א תִטְהֲרִ֔י אַחֲרֵ֥י מָתַ֖י עֹֽד

I have seen your adulteries, and your neighings, the lewdness of your whoredom, your abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! will you not be made clean? when once ?