< Jeremiah 1 >
1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests living in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
word Jeremiah son: child Hilkiah from [the] priest which in/on/with Anathoth in/on/with land: country/planet Benjamin
2 The Lord's message came to Jeremiah beginning in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah, son of Amon, king of Judah,
which to be word LORD to(wards) him in/on/with day Josiah son: child Amon king Judah in/on/with three ten year to/for to reign him
3 and on through the time of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, up to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, son of Josiah, king of Judah, which was when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.
and to be in/on/with day Jehoiakim son: child Josiah king Judah till to finish eleven ten year to/for Zedekiah son: child Josiah king Judah till to reveal: remove Jerusalem in/on/with month [the] fifth
4 The Lord came and told me,
and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say
5 “I knew exactly who you would be before I created you in your mother's womb; I chose you before you were born to be a prophet to the nations.”
in/on/with before (to form: formed you *Q(k)*) in/on/with belly: womb to know you and in/on/with before to come out: produce from womb to consecrate: dedicate you prophet to/for nation to give: put you
6 “Oh no, Lord God!” I replied. “I really don't know how to speak in public because I'm still too young!”
and to say alas! Lord YHWH/God behold not to know to speak: speak for youth I
7 “Don't say you're too young,” the Lord told me. “Go to everyone I send you to. Tell them everything I order you to say.
and to say LORD to(wards) me not to say youth I for upon all which to send: depart you to go: went and [obj] all which to command you to speak: speak
8 Don't be afraid of them because I'll go with you and I'll look after you. This is the Lord's promise.”
not to fear from face of their for with you I to/for to rescue you utterance LORD
9 The Lord stretched out his hand, touched my mouth, and told me: “Look, I've put my words in your mouth.
and to send: reach LORD [obj] hand his and to touch upon lip my and to say LORD to(wards) me behold to give: put word my in/on/with lip your
10 Today I've placed you over nations and kingdoms to pull up and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant.”
to see: behold! to reckon: overseer you [the] day: today [the] this upon [the] nation and upon [the] kingdom to/for to uproot and to/for to tear and to/for to perish and to/for to overthrow to/for to build and to/for to plant
11 The Lord's message came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what can you see?” “I see a twig from an almond tree,” I answered.
and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say what? you(m. s.) to see: see Jeremiah and to say rod almond I to see: see
12 “That's right, because I am watching to make sure what I say happens,” the Lord said.
and to say LORD to(wards) me be good to/for to see: see for to watch I upon word my to/for to make: do him
13 The Lord's message came to me again, asking, “What can you see?” “I see a pot that's boiling,” I answered, “and it's tipping in this direction from the north.”
and to be word LORD to(wards) me second to/for to say what? you(m. s.) to see: see and to say pot to breathe I to see: see and face: before his from face: before north [to]
14 Then the Lord told me, “Trouble brewing from the north will sweep out over everyone living in the country.
and to say LORD to(wards) me from north to open [the] distress: harm upon all to dwell [the] land: country/planet
15 Watch out! I'm going to summon all the nations and kings of the north,” declares the Lord. “Each of these kings will come and set up their thrones right at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and attack all its fortifications and all the towns in Judah.
for look! I to call: call to to/for all family kingdom north [to] utterance LORD and to come (in): come and to give: put man: anyone throne his entrance gate Jerusalem and upon all wall her around and upon all city Judah
16 I will carry out my sentence against the inhabitants for all their wickedness, because they abandoned me to burn incense to pagan gods, to worship idols they themselves made.
and to speak: promise justice: judgement my with them upon all distress: evil their which to leave: forsake me and to offer: offer to/for God another and to bow to/for deed: work hand their
17 You need to get yourself ready. You are going to stand before the people and tell them everything that I order you to say. Don't be scared by them, or I will scare you in front of them.
and you(m. s.) to gird loin your and to arise: rise and to speak: speak to(wards) them [obj] all which I to command you not to to be dismayed from face: before their lest to to be dismayed you to/for face: before their
18 Look! Today I have made you like a fortified city, a pillar of iron, a wall of bronze to stand against the whole country—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the country.
and I behold to give: make you [the] day: today to/for city fortification and to/for pillar iron and to/for wall bronze upon all [the] land: country/planet to/for king Judah to/for ruler her to/for priest her and to/for people [the] land: country/planet
19 They will fight against you but they won't defeat you, because I'll be there to rescue you,” declares the Lord.
and to fight to(wards) you and not be able to/for you for with you I utterance LORD to/for to rescue you