Jeremiah 1
1 word Jeremiah son: child Hilkiah from [the] priest which in/on/with Anathoth in/on/with land: country/planet Benjamin
[I], Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, [am writing] these messages. [I am] a priest, from Anathoth [town] in the area where the tribe of Benjamin [lives].
2 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
Yahweh started to give me these messages when Josiah had been ruling Judah for almost 13 years.
3 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
Yahweh continued to give me more messages when Josiah’s son Jehoiakim was the king, and he continued to do that until Zedekiah had been the king of Judah for almost eleven years. It was in August of that year that the people of Jerusalem were (exiled/taken as prisoners) [to Babylonia].
4 and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say
[One day] Yahweh gave me this message:
5 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
“I knew you before I [finished] forming you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born, I (set you apart/chose you) and I appointed you to be [my] prophet [whose messages would be] for [all] nations.”
6 and to say alas! Lord YHWH/God behold not to know to speak: speak for youth I
I replied, “O, Yahweh my God, I am [not qualified to] speak [for you], because I am very young!”
7 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
Yahweh replied, “Do not say that, because you must go to everyone to whom I will send you, and you must tell them everything that I tell you to say.
8 not to fear from face of their for with you I to/for to rescue you utterance LORD
And you must not be afraid of the people [to whom you will speak], because I will protect you [from being harmed by them]. [This will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
9 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
Then [it was as though] Yahweh touched my mouth and said, “Listen to me! I am (putting my message into your mouth/telling you what you must speak).
10 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
Today I am appointing you to warn nations and kingdoms. You will tell them that I will completely destroy and get rid of [DOU] some of them and that I will establish [MET] others and cause them to be strong.”
11 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
Then Yahweh said to me, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.”
12 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
Yahweh said, “That is correct. And [because the word for ‘almond’ resembles the word for ‘watching’], it means that I am watching [what will happen], and I will make certain that what I have said to you [about destroying nations] will happen.”
13 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]
[Then] Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “What do you see [now]?” I replied, “I see a pot full of boiling [water] [MTY]. It is tipping [toward me] from the north.”
14 and to say LORD to(wards) me from north to open [the] distress: harm upon all to dwell [the] land: country/planet
Yahweh replied, “[Yes! It means that] from the north great trouble/destruction will [spread] [MET] over this land, [like boiling water] [MET] pouring [from a pot].
15 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
Listen to what I say: I am summoning [the armies of] kingdoms that will come from the north [of Judah] to Jerusalem. Their kings will set up their thrones at the gates of this city [to indicate that they are now the kings of Judah]. [Their armies] will attack [and break down] the walls of this city, and [they will do the same thing to] all the [other] towns in Judah.
16 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
I will punish [MTY] my people because of all the evil things that they have done; they have abandoned me and they worship gods/idols. They worship idols that they have made with their own hands!
17 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
So, get up and put on your clothes [to get ready for action]! Then go to the people of Judah and tell them everything that I tell you to say. Do not be afraid of them, because [if you are afraid of them], I will cause you to be truly terrified in front of them!
18 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
But listen! I will cause you to be [strong, like] [MET] a city that has strong walls around it. You will be [as strong as] [MET] an iron pillar or a bronze wall. None of the kings or officials or priests will be able to defeat you.
19 and to fight to(wards) you and not be able to/for you for with you I utterance LORD to/for to rescue you
They will oppose you, but they will not be able to defeat you, because I will be with you and will protect you. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
