Jeremiah 17

YHWH declares Judah's sin indelibly engraved on their hearts and altars with an iron pen, promising loss of inheritance and servitude to enemies for idolatry; He curses those trusting in man, likening them to desert shrubs, but blesses those trusting YHWH, like trees by water.[1][2][4] Jeremiah prays for deliverance from persecutors, and YHWH commands him to warn at Jerusalem's gates against Sabbath-breaking, promising prosperity if obeyed or fiery destruction of the city if not.[1][2]

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Verse 4 וְ/שָׁמַטְתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤈𐤕𐤄 veshamatetah And you will relinquish and you shall release HC/Vqq2ms וּ/בְ/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊 uvekha from yourself HC/R/Sp2ms מִ/נַּחֲלָֽתְ/ךָ֙ 𐤌/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤊 minachalatekha your inheritance from your inherited portion HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr נָתַ֣תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I gave I gave HVqp1cs לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs וְ/הַעֲבַדְתִּ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕𐤉/𐤊 vehaavadetikha and I will make you serve and I will make you serve HC/Vhq1cs/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo אֹ֣יְבֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤊 oyeveykha your enemies your hostile ones HVqrmpc/Sp2ms בָּ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָדָ֑עְתָּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 yadaeta you knew you have known HVqp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אֵ֛שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire HNcbsa קְדַחְתֶּ֥ם 𐤒𐤃𐤇𐤕𐤌 qedachetem you have kindled you kindled HVqp2mp בְּ/אַפִּ֖/י 𐤁/𐤀𐤐/𐤉 beapi in my anger in my anger HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR עוֹלָ֥ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age HNcmsa תּוּקָֽד 𐤕𐤅𐤒𐤃 tuqad it will burn she will be kindled HVHi3fs
Verse 8 וְ/הָיָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and he will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms כְּ/עֵ֣ץ 𐤊/𐤏𐤑 keets like a tree like a tree HR/Ncmsa שָׁת֣וּל 𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤋 shatul planted transplanted one HVqsmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by upon HR מַ֗יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water waters HNcmpa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and by and upon HC/R יוּבַל֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤋 yuval a stream flowing stream HNcmsa יְשַׁלַּ֣ח 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 yeshalach it sends out he will dispatch HVpi3ms שָֽׁרָשָׁ֔י/ו 𐤔𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤅 sharashayv its roots his roots HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and shall not and not HC/Tn ירא 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yr tina (Bemba) fear he will fear HVqi3ms יִרְאֶה֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh when it sees he sees HVqi3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because HC יָבֹ֣א 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yavo comes he comes HVqi3ms חֹ֔ם 𐤇𐤌 chom heat heat of HNcmsa וְ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah-2 and it will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms עָלֵ֖/הוּ 𐤏𐤋/𐤄𐤅 alehu its leaf his leaf HNcmsc/Sp3ms רַֽעֲנָ֑ן 𐤓𐤏𐤍𐤍 raanan green lush and flourishing HAamsa וּ/בִ/שְׁנַ֤ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 uvishenat and in year of and in year-of HC/R/Ncfsc בַּצֹּ֨רֶת֙ 𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤕 batsoret drought rain-withholding drought HNcfsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִדְאָ֔ג 𐤉𐤃𐤀𐤂 yideag be anxious he will be anxious HVqi3ms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and shall not and not HC/Tn יָמִ֖ישׁ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤔 yamish cease he will withdraw HVqi3ms מֵ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤌/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 measot from yielding to do HR/Vqc פֶּֽרִי 𐤐𐤓𐤉 peri fruit fruit-yield HNcmsa
Verse 24 וְ֠/הָיָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it shall be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC שָׁמֹ֨עַ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shamoa you diligently listen hearing HVqa תִּשְׁמְע֤וּ/ן 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅/𐤍 tishemeun you listen you will listen HVqi2mp/Sn אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum says solemn utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/בִלְתִּ֣י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti not to so as not to HR/C הָבִ֣יא 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 havi bring to bring in HVhc מַשָּׂ֗א 𐤌𐤔𐤀 masa burden burden of HNcmsa בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֛י 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉 beshaarey through the gates in gates of HR/Ncmpc הָ/עִ֥יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair of the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֖את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on day in the day of HR/Ncmsc הַ/שַּׁבָּ֑ת 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤕 hashabat of the Sabbath the rest-period HTd/Ncbsa וּ/לְ/קַדֵּשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤒𐤃𐤔 uleqadesh and to keep holy and to consecrate HC/R/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day HNcmsc הַ/שַּׁבָּ֔ת 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤕 hashabat-2 the Sabbath the rest-period HTd/Ncbsa לְ/בִלְתִּ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti-2 not to so as not to HR/C עֲשֽׂוֹת 𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 asot do to do HVqc ב/ה 𐤁/𐤄 vh in it HR/Sp3fs בּ֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it HR/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal any entirety of HNcmsc מְלָאכָֽה 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 melakhah work skilled work HNcfsa
Verse 25 וּ/בָ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤅 uvau then they will enter and they came HC/Vqq3cp בְ/שַׁעֲרֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉 veshaarey through the gates gates of HR/Ncmpc הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair of the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֡את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs מְלָכִ֣ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim kings kings HNcmpa וְ/שָׂרִ֡ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 vesarim and princes ruling officials HC/Ncmpa יֹשְׁבִים֩ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 yoshevim sitting the ones dwelling HVqrmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR כִּסֵּ֨א 𐤊𐤎𐤀 kise the throne throne of HNcmsc דָוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of David David David HNp רֹכְבִ֣ים 𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤌 rokhevim riding riding ones HVqrmpa בָּ/רֶ֣כֶב 𐤁/𐤓𐤊𐤁 barekhev in chariot in the chariot HRd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/סּוּסִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 uvasusim and on horses and on horses HC/Rd/Ncmpa הֵ֚מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they HPp3mp וְ/שָׂ֣רֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vesareyhem and their princes and their rulers HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 veyoshevey and inhabitants and dwellers of HC/Vqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וְ/יָשְׁבָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤄 veyashevah and shall be inhabited and she dwelt HC/Vqq3fs הָֽ/עִיר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair-2 the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֖את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot-2 this this one HTd/Pdxfs לְ/עוֹלָֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever for an unseen age HR/Ncmsa
Verse 26 וּ/בָ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤅 uvau and they will come and they came HC/Vqp3cp מֵ/עָרֵֽי 𐤌/𐤏𐤓𐤉 mearey from the cities of from cities of HR/Ncfpc יְ֠הוּדָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וּ/מִ/סְּבִיב֨וֹת 𐤅/𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕 umisevivot and from the vicinity of and from the surrounding-areas of HC/R/Ncbpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וּ/מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 umeerets and from the land of and from land HC/R/Ncbsc בִּנְיָמִ֗ן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 bineyamin Benjamin Right-hand son Bineyamin HNp וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin and from and from HC/R הַ/שְּׁפֵלָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 hashefelah the Shephelah the low-lying region HTd/Ncfsa וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin-2 and from and from HC/R הָ/הָר֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar the hill country the mountain HTd/Ncmsa וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin-3 and from and from HC/R הַ/נֶּ֔גֶב 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤁 hanegev the Negev the arid southland HTd/Ncmsa מְבִאִ֛ים 𐤌𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 meviim bringing the ones bringing in HVhrmpa עוֹלָ֥ה 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 olah burnt offerings ascending offering HNcfsa וְ/זֶ֖בַח 𐤅/𐤆𐤁𐤇 vezevach and sacrifices and slaughter-offering HC/Ncmsa וּ/מִנְחָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 uminechah and grain offerings apportioned offering HC/Ncfsa וּ/לְבוֹנָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 ulevonah and frankincense and frankincense HC/Ncfsa וּ/מְבִאֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤌𐤁𐤀𐤉 umeviey and bringing and bringers of HC/Vhrmpc תוֹדָ֖ה 𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤄 todah thank offerings thanksgiving acknowledgment HNcfsa בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house of house-of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 27 וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim but if and if HC/C לֹ֨א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִשְׁמְע֜וּ 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 tishemeu you listen you all will hear HVqi2mp אֵלַ֗/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs לְ/קַדֵּשׁ֙ 𐤋/𐤒𐤃𐤔 leqadesh to keep holy to set apart as holy HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day HNcmsc הַ/שַּׁבָּ֔ת 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤕 hashabat the Sabbath the rest-period HTd/Ncbsa וּ/לְ/בִלְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 ulevileti and not to and without HC/R/Tn שְׂאֵ֣ת 𐤔𐤀𐤕 seet bear lifting-up HVqc מַשָּׂ֗א 𐤌𐤔𐤀 masa a burden burden of HNcmsa וּ/בֹ֛א 𐤅/𐤁𐤀 uvo and entering and in him HC/Vqc בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉 beshaarey in the gates in gates of HR/Ncmpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on day in the day of HR/Ncmsc הַ/שַּׁבָּ֑ת 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤕 hashabat-2 the Sabbath the rest-period HTd/Ncbsa וְ/הִצַּ֧תִּי 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤕𐤉 vehitsati then I will kindle and I will set ablaze HC/Vhq1cs אֵ֣שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh a fire fire HNcbsa בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֗י/הָ 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄 bisheareyha in its gates in her gates HR/Ncmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אָֽכְלָ֛ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤄 veakhelah and it will devour and eat! HC/Vqq3fs אַרְמְנ֥וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 aremenot the palaces elevated royal citadels of HNcmpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim-2 of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn תִכְבֶּֽה 𐤕𐤊𐤁𐤄 tikhebeh be quenched she will go out HVqi3fs