Jeremiah 22 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 Kah (𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (said) Yahawah (): “Yarad (descend / lower) Bayath (house) Malak (king) Yahawadah (Judah), WaDabarath (and you speak) Sham (there) Ath-HaDabar (the entirety of this word), HaZah (this / that / these)

2 ‘WaAmarath (And you say), Shamai (hearken / hear) Dabar (word / matter) Yahawah (), Malak (king) Yahawadah (Judah), HaYashab (who sits) Il-Kasaa (over throne) Dawad (David), Athah (you) WaIbadayak (and your servants), WaImak (and your people) HaBawaayam (who enter - plural) BaShairayam (in gates) HaAlah (these).

3 Kah (𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah (): “Ishahaw (you execute) Mashapat (judgement) WaTzadaqah (and righteousness), WaHaNatzayalaw (and you [causing] deliver) Gazawal (robbed) MaYad (from hand) Ishawaq (oppressor): WaGar (and foreigner), Yathawam (fatherless), WaAlamanah (and widow) Al (not) ThaYanahaw (wrong him), Al (not) ThaChamasaw (violence); WaDam (and blood) Naqay (innocent) Al (not) ThaShapakaw (shed) BaMaqawam (in place) HaZah (this / that / these).

4 KayaAm-Ishahaw (Surely although - rhetorical do him) ThaIshahaw (thing indeed), Ath-HaDabar (the entirety of the word / matter) HaZah (this / that / these) WaBawaaw (and enter) BaShairay (by gates) HaBayath (this house) HaZah (this / that / these) Malakayam (kings) Yashabayam (inhabit/dwell - plural) LaDawad (of David), Il-Kasaaw (over sitting his throne) Rakabayam (riding - plural) BaRakab (in chariots) WaBaSawasayam (and on horses), Hawaa (which/who/that is) WaIbadaw (and his servants), WaImaw (and his people).

5 WaAmaLaa (And only / if only NOT) ThaShamaiw (you hear) Ath-HaDabarayam (the entirety of these words), HaAlah (these) Bay (within him me) NaShabaithay (swear / take oath myself),” Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah (), “Kay-LaCharabah (surely 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄) YaHayah (came to pass) HaBayath (that house) HaZah (the become desolation).”’”

6 Kay-Kah (Surely 𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah () Il-Bayath (over house) Malak (king) Yahawadah (Judah): “Galaid (Gilead), Athah (you) Lay (for me) Raash (head) HaLabanawan (the Lebanon). Am-Laa (although - rhetorical NOT) AShayathak (I make you) Madabar (wilderness), Iyarayam (cities) Laa (NOT) NaYawashabah (inhabit/dwell).

7 WaQadashathay (And prepare) Ilayak (destroyers against you), MaShachathayam (𐤔𐤇𐤕 - plural) Ayash (man) WaKalayaw (and everyone his weapons); WaKarathaw (and they cut down) Mabachar (choice) Arazayak (your cedars), WaHaNapayalaw (and [causing] cast) Il-HaAsh (over the fire).

8 “WaIbaraw (And pass) Gawayam (Many heathen) Rabayam (Many - plural) IlaHaIyar (over this city), HaZaath (this) WaAmaraw (and they say) Ayash (man) Al-Raiw (to his neighbor), Il-Mah (over what / why / how) YaIshah (Why done) ‘Yahawah () Kakah (This) LaIyar (city) HaGadawalah (this great)?’ HaZaath (this)

9 WaAmaraw (And they answer), ‘IlaAsharaIzabaw (over who/that leave / forsake) Ath-Barayath (the entirety of Because forsook covenant) Yahawah () Alahayam (God), WaYaThaShachahawaw (and [reflexive] worshiped him other) LaAlahayam (God), Acharayam (other - plural) WaYaIbadawam (and served them).’”

10 Al (Not) ThaBakahaw (weep) LaMawath (for dead), WaAl (and not) ThaNawadaw (neither bemoan); Law (for him) Bakahaw (you weep) Bakahaw (𐤁𐤊𐤄 him) LaHalak (bitterly for goes away); KayaLaa (surely NOT) YaShawab (he return) Iwad (more), WaYaRaah (and see) Ath-Aratz (the entirety of Earth/land) Mawaladathaw (his native).

11 KayaKah (Surely 𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah () Al (to) Shalawam (Shallum) Ban (touching son) Yaashayah (Josiah), Malak (king) Yahawadah (Judah), HaMalak (who reigned) Thachath (under) Yaashayah (Josiah) Abayaw (instead his father), AsharaYaYatzaa (who/that went forth) Man-HaMaqawam (from this place): “HaZah (this / that / these) Laa (NOT) YaShawab (he return) Sham (there) Iwad (more/again).

12 KayaBaMaqawam (Surely in place) Ashar-HaGalahaw (who/that they [causing] led captive), Athaw (the entirety of him) Sham (there) YaMawath (he die), WaAth-HaAratz (and the entirety of this land) HaZaath (this) Laa (NOT) YaRaah (he see) Iwad (more/again).”

13 “Haway (Alas/Woe!) Banah (build) Bayathaw (his house) BaLaa (in unrighteousness), Tzadaq (rooms injustice) WaIlayahawathayaw (and his 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄 - plural) BaLaa (In not) Mashapat (judgement) BaRaiw (in his neigbor/another person) YaIbad (uses neighbor's service); Chanam (without wages), WaPailaw (and his 𐤐𐤏𐤋) Laa (NOT) YaNathan (give) Law (hire him);

14 HaAmar (Who says), ‘ABanah (I build) Lay (for me) Bayath (house) Madahawath (wide - plural) WaIlayahawath (and spacious rooms),’ MaRawachayam (spirit / wind - plural) WaYaQarai (and cuts out) Law (for him) Chalawanay (my windows); WaSapawan (and 𐤎𐤐𐤅𐤍) BaAraz (ceiling with cedar), WaMashawach (and painted) BaShashar (in vermilion).

15 “HaThaMalak (You reign), KayaAthah (surely you) MaThacharah (𐤕𐤇𐤓𐤄) BaAraz (because strive excel in cedar)? Abayak (your father) HaLawaa (NOT) YaAkal (eat) WaYaShathah (and drink), WaYaIshah (and do) Mashapat (judgement) WaTzadaqah (and righteousness)? Az (at that time) Tawab (pleasant/functional) Law (for him).

16 YaDayan (He judged) Dayan (judge) Inay (poor) WaAbayawan (and needy); Az (at that time) Tawab (pleasant/functional). HaLawaa (NOT) Hawayaa (which/who/that is) HaDaith (this know)?” Athay (the entirety of me) Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah ().

17 KayaAyan (Surely NO ONE) Iyanayak (your eyes) WaLabak (and your heart) KayaAm-Il-Batzaik (surely although - rhetorical over your covetousness), WaIlaDam (and over blood), HaNaqay (the innocent) LaShapawak (for shedding) WaIl-HaIshaq (and over the oppression), WaIl-HaMarawatzah (and over the violence), LaIshahawath (to do - plural).”

18 LaKan (For sure) Kah (𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah () Yahaway-Qayam (Jehoiakim) Al (to) Ban (concerning son) Yaashayah (Josiah), Malak (king) Yahawadah (Judah): “Laa (NOT) YaSapadaw (lament), Law (saying him), ‘Haway (Alas/Woe!) Achay (my brother)!’, ‘WaHaway (And ah) Achawath (sister)!’ Laa (NOT) YaSapadaw (lament), Law (for him) Haway (Alas/Woe!) Adawan ()!’, ‘WaHaway (And ah) Hawadaw (his glory)!’

19 Qabawarahath (Burial) Chamawar (donkey), YaQabar (he buried) Sachawab (drawn) WaHaShalak (and [causing] cast forth) MaHalaah (from beyond) LaShairay (gates) Yarawashalam (Jerusalem).”

20 “Ilahay (You go up) HaLabanawan (the Lebanon), WaTzaiqay (and you cry); WaBaBashan (and in Bashan), Nathanay (you lift up) Qawalak (your voice) WaTzaiqay (and you cry) Kay (Abarim); NaShabaraw (lovers destroyed) Kal (every) MaAhabayak (love you).

21 Dabarathay (Speaking) Alayak (to you) BaShalawahawathayak (in your prosperity - plural); Amarath (you said), ‘Laa (NOT) AShamai (I hear).’ Zah (this / that / these) Darakak (your way) MaNaiwarayak (from your youth), KayaLaa (surely NOT) Shamaith (you obey) BaQawalay (in my voice).

22 Kal (Every) Raihayak (feed you) ThaRaih (you shepherds), Rawach (spirit / wind) WaMaAhabayak (and love you) BaShabay (into captivity) YaYalakaw (lovers go): KayaAz (surely at that time) ThaBawashay (you ashamed) WaNaKalamath (and you confounded) MaKal (from every) Raithak (your wickedness).

23 Yashabathay (Inhabit/dwell) BaLabanawan (in Lebanon), MaQananathay (makes nest) BaArazayam (in cedars), Mah (what / why / how) NaChananath (you how greatly to pitied) BaBawaa (in come), Lak (for you) Chabalayam (pangs) Chayal (pain) KaYaladah (as woman travail)!

24 “Chay (Living),” Anay (I / Me) Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah (), “KayaAm-YaHayah (surely although - rhetorical came to pass) Kanayahaw (Coniah) Ban (though son) Yahaway-Qayam (Jehoiakim) Malak (king) Yahawadah (Judah) Chawatham (signet) Il-Yad (over hand), Yamayanay (my right) KayaMaSham (surely from there) ANathaqak (I pluck you);

25 WaNathanathayak (And give you) BaYad (into hand) MaBaqashay (require) Napashak (your life), WaBaYad (and into hand) Ashar-Athah (who/that you) Yagawar (afraid), MaPanayamam (from their face/presence/surface) WaBaYad (and into hand) Nabawakadanaatzar (Nebuchadnezzar) Malak (king) Babal (Babylon), WaBaYad (and into hand) HaKashaday (the Chaldeans).

26 WaHaTawalathay (And [causing] cast out), Athak (the entirety of you) WaAth-Amak (and the entirety of your mother) AsharaYaladathak (who/that bore you), IlaHaAratz (over the country), Acharath (another) AsharaLaa (who/that NOT) Yaladatham (you born); Sham (there) WaSham (and there) ThaMawathaw (you die).

27 WaIl-HaAratz (And over the land) Ashar-Ham (who/that they / them) MaNashaayam (whereunto soul longs) Ath-Napasham (the entirety of their soul) LaShawab (to return), Sham (there) Shamah (there) Laa (NOT) YaShawabaw (return).”

28 HaItzab (Grief / pain / hurt) NaBazah (despised) Napawatz (broken) HaAyash (this man) HaZah (the vessel) Kanayahaw (Coniah)? Am-Kalay (although - rhetorical every / bags of) Ayan (NO ONE) Chapatz (delight)? Baw (within him) Madawai (for what reason?) HaTawatalaw ([causing] cast) Hawaa (which/who/that is) WaZaraiw (and his seed), WaHaShalakaw (and [causing] why cast out), Il-HaAratz (over the land) AsharaLaa (who/that NOT) Yadaiw (they know)?

29 Aratz (Earth/land), Aratz (Earth/land), Aratz (Earth/land), Shamaiy (hear) Dabar (word / matter) Yahawah ().

30 Kah (𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah (), “Kathabaw (you write) Ath-HaAyash (the entirety of this man) HaZah (this / that / these) Irayaray (childless), Gabar (man) Laa (NOT) YaTzalach (prosper) BaYawamayaw (in his days); KayaLaa (surely NOT) YaTzalach (prosper), MaZaraiw (of his seed) Ayash (man) Yashab (inhabit/dwell) Il-Kasaa (over sitting throne) Dawad (David), WaMashal (and ruling) Iwad (more/again) BaYahawadah (in Judah).”