Jeremiah 29 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 WaAlah (And these) Dabaray (Dabaray) HaSapar (the letter) AsharaYaShalach (who/that sent) Yaramayah (Jeremiah) HaNabayaa (the prophet) MaYarawashalam (from Jerusalem) Al-Yathar (to remaining) Zaqanay (elders) HaGawalah (the captivity), WaAl-HaKahanayam (and to the priests), WaAl-HaNabayaayam (and to the prophets), WaAl-Kal (and to every) HaIm (the people), AsharaYaHaGalah (who/that [causing] carried away captive) Nabawakadanaatzar (Nebuchadnezzar) MaYarawashalam (from Jerusalem) Babal (Babylon),

2 AcharayaYatzaath (After/following departed) Yakanayah (Jeconiah) HaMalak (the king), WaHaGabayarah (and the queen mother), WaHaSarayasayam (and the eunuchs), Sharay (princes) Yahawadah (Judah) Yarawashalam (Jerusalem), WaHaCharash (and the craftsmen), WaHaMasagar (and the smiths), Yarawashalam (Jerusalem),

3 BaYad (By hand) Al-Ishah (Elasah) Ban (son) Shapan (Shaphan), WaGamarayah (and Gemariah) Ban (son) Chalaqayah (Hilkiah), AsharaYaShalach (who/that sent) Tzadaqayah (Zedekiah) Malak (king) Yahawadah (Judah) Al (to) Nabawakadanaatzar (Nebuchadnezzar) Malak (king) Babal (Babylon) Babal (Babylon), LaAmar (saying),

4 Kah (𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies), Alahayam (God) Yashar-Al (Israel), LaKal (captivity), HaGawalah (the captive) Ashar-HaGalahayathay (who/that [causing] caused to carried away) MaYarawashalam (from Jerusalem) Babal (Babylon):

5 “Banahaw (You build) Bayathayam (houses), WaYashabaw (and you dwell); WaNataiw (and you plant) Ganahawath (gardens), WaAkalaw (and you eat) Ath-Parayan (the entirety of their fruit).

6 Laqachaw (You take) NaAyashahayam (wives - emphatic), WaHaYawalayadaw (and you [causing] father) Banayam (sons) WaBanathawath (and daughters); WaLaqachaw (and you take) LaBanayakam (wives for your sons), NaAyashahayam (woman - emphatic, plural) WaAth-Banathawathayakam (and the entirety of your daughters) Nathanaw (you give) LaAyanashayam (to husbands), WaThaYaladanah (and you bear) Banayam (sons) Banayam (and daughters); WaBanathawath (and daughter - plural) WaRabahaw (and you multiply), Sham (there) WaAl (and not) ThaMaitaw (you diminished).

7 WaDarashaw (And you seek) Ath-Shalawam (the entirety of peace / safety) HaIyar (the city) AsharaHaGalahayathay (who/that [causing] caused to carried away captive), Athakam (the entirety of you) Shamah (there) WaHathaPalalaw (and you [reflexive] pray) Baidah (𐤁𐤏𐤃 her) Al (to) Yahawah (); KayaBaShalawamah (surely in its peace) YaHayah (came to pass) Lakam (for you) Shalawam (peace / safety).”

8 KayaKah (Surely 𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies), Alahayam (God) Yashar-Al (Israel): “Al (not) YaNashayaaw (deceive) Lakam (for you) Nabayaayakam (your prophets) Ashar-BaQarabakam (who/that your in midst diviners); WaQasamayakam (and 𐤒𐤎𐤌 you) WaAl (and not) ThaShamaiw (you neither listen) Al-Chalawamathayakam (to your dreams) AsharaAthaham (who/that you) MaChalamayam (dreamed - plural).

9 KayaBaShaqar (Surely in 𐤔𐤒𐤓) Ham (they / them) NaNabaayam (prophesy - plural) Lakam (for you) BaShamay (falsely in my name): Laa (NOT) Shalachathayam (sent them),” Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah ().

10 Kay-Kah (Surely 𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah (), “KayaLaPahay (surely after) Malaath (fill/be full) LaBabal (for Babylon), Shabaiyam (seventy) Shanah (year) APaqad (I visit), Athakam (the entirety of you) WaHaQawamathay (and [causing] perform) Ilayakam (went up you) Ath-Dabaray (the entirety of my word toward), HaTawab (the good) LaHaShawayab (to [causing] return) Athakam (the entirety of you) Al-HaMaqawam (to this place) HaZah (this / that / these).

11 KayaAnakay (Surely I) Yadaithay (know/understand) Ath-HaMachashabahath (the entirety of the thoughts) AsharaAnakay (who/that I) Chashab (account / reckon) Ilayakam (toward you),” Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah (), “Machashabahawath (thoughts) Shalawam (peace / safety), WaLaa (And not) LaRaih (evil), LaNathanath (to give) Lakam (for you) Acharayath (𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕) WaThaqawah (and hope future).

12 WaQaraatham (And you call), Athay (the entirety of me) WaHalakatham (and you go) WaHathaPalalatham (and you [reflexive] pray), Alay (to me) WaShamaithay (and listen) Alayakam (to you).

13 WaBaqashatham (And you seek), Athay (the entirety of me) WaMatzaatham (and you find), KayaThaDarashay (surely you search me) BaKal (in every) Lababakam (your heart).

14 WaNaMatzaathay (And found),” Lakam (for you) Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah (), “WaShawabathay (and turn) Ath-Shabawayathakam (the entirety of your captivity), WaQabatzathay (and gather) Athakam (the entirety of you) MaKal (from every) HaGawayam (the nations), WaMaKal (and from every) HaMaqawamawath (the places) AsharaHaNadachathay (who/that [causing] driven), Athakam (the entirety of you) Sham (there) Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah (); WaHaShawabathay (and [causing] bring again) Athakam (the entirety of you) Al-HaMaqawam (to the place) Ashar-HaGalahayathay (who/that [causing] caused to carried away captive) Athakam (the entirety of you) MaSham (from there).”

15 KayaAmaratham (Surely you said), “YaHaQawayam ([causing] raised up) Lanaw (for us) Yahawah () Nabayaayam (prophets) Babal (Babylon);”

16 Kay-Kah (Surely 𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah () Al-HaMalak (to the king) HaYawashab (who sits) Al-Kasaa (to throne) Dawad (David), WaAl-Kal (and to every) HaIm (the people) HaYawashab (who dwell) BaIyar (in city), HaZaath (this) Achayakam (your brothers) AsharaLaa (who/that NOT) Yatzaaw (gone forth) Athakam (entirety you) BaGawalah (with captivity);

17 Kah (𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies); “Hananay (Behold), MaShalach (send) Bam (within him them) Ath-HaCharab (the entirety of the sword), Ath-HaRaib (the entirety of the famine), WaAth-HaDabar (and the entirety of the pestilence), WaNathanathay (and make) Awatham (the entirety of them) KaThaanayam (as figs), HaShairayam (the like vile - plural) AsharaLaa (who/that NOT) ThaAkalanah (eaten), MaRai (from bad).

18 WaRadapathay (And pursue) Acharayam (after them) BaCharab (with sword), BaRaib (with famine), WaBaDabar (and with pestilence), WaNathanathayam (and deliver them) LaZawaih (𐤆𐤅𐤏𐤄) LaKal (every) Mamalakahawath (tossed back forth among kingdoms) HaAratz (the earth), LaAlah (object horror), WaLaShamah (and astonishment), WaLaSharaqah (and hissing), WaLaCharapah (and reproach), BaKal (in every) HaGawayam (the nations) Ashar-HaNadachathayam (who/that [causing] driven them); Sham (there)

19 ThachathaAshar-Laa (Under who/that NOT) Shamaiw (they listened) Al-Dabaray (to my words),” Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah (), “AsharaShalachathay (who/that send) Alayam (to them) Ath-Ibaday (the entirety of my servants) HaNabayaayam (the prophets), HaShakam ([causing] rising up early) WaShalach (and sending); WaLaa (And not) Shamaitham (you hear),” Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah ().

20 WaAthaham (And you) Shamaiw (you hear) Dabar (word / matter) Yahawah (), Kal (every) HaGawalah (the captivity), Ashar-Shalachathay (who/that send) MaYarawashalam (away from Jerusalem) Babal (Babylon).

21 Kah (𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies), Alahayam (God) Yashar-Al (Israel), Al (to) Ach-Ab (Ahab) Ban (concerning son) Qawalayah (Kolaiah), WaAl (and to) Tzadaqayah (Zedekiah) Ban (concerning son) Maishayah (Maaseiah), HaNaNabaayam (who prophesy - plural) Lakam (for you) BaShamay (in my name) Shaqar (lie): “Hananay (Behold), Nathan (gave) Atham (the entirety of them) BaYad (into hand) Nabawakadanaatzar (Nebuchadnezzar) Malak (king) Babal (Babylon); WaHaNakaham (and [causing] kill them) LaIyanayakam (before your eyes);

22 WaYaLaqach (And taken up) MaQalalah (their curse) LaKal (every) Galawath (captives) Yahawadah (Judah) Ashar (who/that) BaBabal (in Babylon), LaAmar (saying), ‘YaShawamak (make you like) Yahawah () KaTzadaqayah (like Zedekiah) Ach-Ab (Ahab), Ashar-Qalaham (who/that roasted them) Malak (king) Babal (Babylon) BaAsh (in fire);’

23 Ishahaw (because they have worked) Nabalah (folly) in Yashar-Al (Israel), Ishahaw (and have committed) WaYaNaapaw (and adultery) with their neighbors’ wives, WaYaDabaraw (and have spoken) Dabar (word / matter) BaShamay (in my name) falsely, Tzawahayatham (which I didn't command them) them; Yadai (know/understand), WaId (and am witness),” Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah ().

24 WaAl (And to) Shamaiyah (Shemaiah) HaNachalamay (Concerning the nehelamite) ThaAmar (you speak), LaAmar (saying),

25 “Kah (𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus speaks) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies), Alahayam (God) Yashar-Al (Israel), LaAmar (saying), YainaAsharaAthah (𐤉𐤏𐤍 who/that you) ‘Shalachath (you sent) BaShamak (in your name) Saparayam (letters) Al-Kal (to every) HaIm (the people) Ashar (who/that) BaYarawashalam (at Jerusalem), WaAl (and to) Tzapanayah (Zephaniah) Ban (son) Maishayah (Maaseiah), HaKahan (the priest), WaAlaKal (and to every) HaKahanayam (the priests), LaAmar (saying),

26 “Yahawah () Nathanak (made you) Kahan (priest) Thachath (under) Yahawayadai (Jehoiada) HaKahan (place the priest), LaHayahawath (came to pass - plural) Paqayadayam (visit - plural) Bayath (officers house) Yahawah (), LaKal (every) Ayash (man) MaShagai (mad), WaMaThaNabaa (and [reflexive] makes prophet), WaNathanathah (and you put) Athaw (the entirety of him) Al-HaMahapakath (to the 𐤌𐤄𐤐𐤊𐤕) WaAl-HaTzayanaq (and to the stocks shackles).

27 WaIthah (And now / present moment) LaMah (what / why / how) Laa (NOT) Gairath (Now therefore you why rebuked) BaYaramayah (in Jeremiah) HaInathathay (the of Anathoth), HaMaThaNabaa (who [reflexive] makes prophet), Lakam (for you)

28 KayaIl-Kan (Surely over for sure) YaShalach (he sent) Alayanaw (to us) Babal (Babylon), LaAmar (saying), Arakah (captivity long): Hawayaa (which/who/that is) Banahaw (you build) Bayathayam (houses), WaYashabaw (and you dwell); WaNataiw (and you plant) Ganahawath (gardens), WaAkalaw (and you eat) Ath-Parayan (the entirety of their fruit)?”’”

29 WaYaQaraa (And read) Tzapanayah (Zephaniah) HaKahan (the priest) Ath-HaSapar (the entirety of this letter) HaZah (this / that / these) BaAzanay (in ears) Yaramayah (Jeremiah) HaNabayaa (the prophet).

30 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) Dabar (word / matter) Yahawah () Al (to) Yaramayah (Jeremiah), LaAmar (saying),

31 “Shalach (Send) Il-Kal (over every) HaGawalah (the captivity), LaAmar (saying), Kah (𐤊𐤄) ‘YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah () Al (to) Shamaiyah (Shemaiah) HaNachalamay (concerning the nehelamite): YainaAsharaYaNaNabaa (𐤉𐤏𐤍 who/that Because prophesied), Lakam (for you) “Shamaiyah (Shemaiah) WaAnay (and I / Me) Laa (NOT) Shalachathayaw (send him), WaYaBatach (and he caused to trust) Athakam (the entirety of you) Il-Shaqar (over lie);”

32 LaKan (For sure) Kah (𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah (), “Hananay (Behold), Paqad (visit) Il (over) Shamaiyah (Shemaiah) HaNachalamay (the nehelamite), WaIl-Zaraiw (and over his seed); Laa (NOT) YaHayah (came to pass) Law (for him) Ayash (man) Yawashab (dwelling) BaThawak (among) HaIm (this people), HaZah (this / that / these) WaLaa (And not) YaRaah (see) BaTawab (in good) Ashar-Anay (who/that I / Me) Ishah (make) LaImay (to my people),” Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah (), “Kay-Sarah (surely rebellion against) YaDabar (he spoken) Il (over) Yahawah ().”’”