Jeremiah 19

YHWH commands Jeremiah to purchase a potter's flask and proclaim judgment against Judah and Jerusalem at the Valley of Ben Hinnom (Tophet) for their idolatry and child sacrifice, warning that the city will be destroyed and renamed the Valley of Slaughter.[1][2] Jeremiah symbolically breaks the flask before the people to demonstrate that YHWH will shatter the nation irreparably, making the city desolate like Tophet itself.[1][2]

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Verse 3 וְ/אָֽמַרְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and-you-shall-say and you shall say HC/Vqq2ms שִׁמְע֣וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu hear Hear and heed, you all HVqv2mp דְבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar word word-of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of-YHWH the Being One HNp מַלְכֵ֣י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey kings kings of HNcmpc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of-Judah Praised-One HNp וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 veyoshevey and-inhabitants and dwellers of HC/Vqrmpc יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of-Jerusalem Founded-in-Peace (Dual City) HNp כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus like-this HD אָמַר֩ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp צְבָא֜וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts war-hosts HNcbpa אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God my Mighty Powers HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of-Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold-I Look—here I am! HTm/Sp1cs מֵבִ֤יא 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀 mevi bringing one bringing HVhrmsa רָעָה֙ 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah disaster calamity HNcfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon (up-over) HR הַ/מָּק֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the-place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc שֹׁמְעָ֖/הּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤄 shomeah hears-it the one heeding her HVqrmsc/Sp3fs תִּצַּ֥לְנָה 𐤕𐤑𐤋𐤍𐤄 titsalenah will-tingle they will quiver-tingle HVqi3fp אָזְנָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉/𐤅 azenayv his-ears his two ears HNcfdc/Sp3ms
Verse 4 יַ֣עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan Because in view of HC אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr עֲזָבֻ֗/נִי 𐤏𐤆𐤁/𐤍𐤉 azavuni they have forsaken me they have abandoned me HVqp3cp/Sp1cs וַֽ/יְנַכְּר֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤅 vayenakeru and have estranged and they made themselves foreign HC/Vpw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/מָּק֤וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms וַ/יְקַטְּרוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤅 vayeqateru and have burned incense and they sent up fragrant-smoke HC/Vpw3mp ב/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤅 vo in it HR/Sp3ms לֵ/אלֹהִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi) to gods to the Gods HR/Ncmpa אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones (masculine plural) HAampa אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 whom that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יְדָע֛וּ/ם 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅/𐤌 yedaum they have known they have known them HVqp3cp/Sp3mp הֵ֥מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they themselves (masculine plural) HPp3mp וַ/אֲבֽוֹתֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vaavoteyhem nor their fathers and their fathers HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וּ/מַלְכֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 umalekhey nor kings and **kings** of HC/Ncmpc יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp וּ/מָֽלְא֛וּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 umaleu and have filled and they filled up HC/Vqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/מָּק֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom-2 the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh-2 this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms דַּ֥ם 𐤃𐤌 dam blood life-blood HNcmsc נְקִיִּֽם 𐤍𐤒𐤉𐤌 neqiyim of innocents guilt-cleared ones HAampa
Verse 7 וּ֠/בַקֹּתִי 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤕𐤉 uvaqoti and-I-will-make-void and I will empty out HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo עֲצַ֨ת 𐤏𐤑𐤕 atsat counsel counsel-plan of HNcfsc יְהוּדָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Praised-One HNp וִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 virushalaim and-Jerusalem and Yerushalaim (Dual-Foundation-of-Peace) HC/Np בַּ/מָּק֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 bamaqom in-the-place in the standing-place HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms וְ/הִפַּלְתִּ֤י/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤐𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vehipaletim and-I-will-make-fall-them and I will cause them to fall down HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp בַּ/חֶ֨רֶב֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bacherev by-the-sword by the desolating blade HRd/Ncfsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc אֹֽיְבֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem their-enemies their haters HVqrmpc/Sp3mp וּ/בְ/יַ֖ד 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤃 uveyad and-by-hand-of and in the hand of HC/R/Ncbsc מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤉 mevaqeshey seekers-of seekers of HVprmpc נַפְשָׁ֑/ם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤌 nafesham their-life their life-breath HNcbsc/Sp3mp וְ/נָתַתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and-I-will-give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo נִבְלָתָ/ם֙ 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤕/𐤌 nivelatam their-carcasses the decayed carcass of them HNcfsc/Sp3mp לְ/מַֽאֲכָ֔ל 𐤋/𐤌𐤀𐤊𐤋 lemaakhal for-food for eating-food HR/Ncmsa לְ/ע֥וֹף 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤐 leof to-birds-of for the flying-creature HR/Ncmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the-heavens the lofty heights HTd/Ncmpa וּ/לְ/בֶהֱמַ֥ת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕 ulevehemat and-to-beasts-of and for the mute-beast of HC/R/Ncfsc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-earth the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 9 וְ/הַֽאֲכַלְתִּ֞י/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vehaakhaletim and-I-will-make-them-eat and I caused them to eat HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo בְּשַׂ֣ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 besar flesh flesh-of HNcmsc בְּנֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 beneyhem Bene (Bemba) of-their-sons their builder-sons HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-direct object marker and (the very) HC/To בְּשַׂ֣ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 besar-2 flesh flesh-of HNcmsc בְּנֹתֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 benoteyhem of-their-daughters their daughters HNcfpc/Sp3mp וְ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and-man and a man HC/Ncmsa בְּשַׂר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 besar-3 flesh flesh-of HNcmsc רֵעֵ֖/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his-neighbor-his his companion HNcmsc/Sp3ms יֹאכֵ֑לוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 yokhelu they-will-eat they will eat HVqi3mp בְּ/מָצוֹר֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤓 bematsor in-siege in a siege-encirclement HR/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/מָצ֔וֹק 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤒 uvematsoq and-in-distress and in constriction HC/R/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr יָצִ֧יקוּ 𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤒𐤅 yatsiqu they-will-besiegue they will press hard HVhi3mp לָ/הֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem upon-them HR/Sp3mp אֹיְבֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem enemies-of-them their haters HVqrmpc/Sp3mp וּ/מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י 𐤅/𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤉 umevaqeshey and-seekers and seekers of HC/Vprmpc נַפְשָֽׁ/ם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤌 nafesham of-life-their their life-breath HNcbsc/Sp3mp
Verse 11 וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֨ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and-you-shall-say and you shall say HC/Vqq2ms אֲלֵי/הֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to-them toward them HR/Sp3mp כֹּה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus like-this HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp צְבָא֗וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts war-hosts HNcbpa כָּ֣כָה 𐤊𐤊𐤄 kakhah thus just-so; in-this-manner HD אֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר 𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤓 eshebor I-will-break I will shatter HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/עָ֤ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the-people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[et] and (the very) HC/To הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watch-guarded city HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֔את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this (feminine singular) HTd/Pdxfs כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr יִשְׁבֹּר֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤓 yishebor one-breaks he will shatter HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [et] (definite object-marker) HTo כְּלִ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keli vessel a finished implement HNcmsc הַ/יּוֹצֵ֔ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤓 hayotser the-potter the Shaper HTd/Vqrmsa אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יוּכַ֥ל 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋 yukhal it-can-be he is able HVqi3ms לְ/הֵרָפֵ֖ה 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤐𐤄 leherafeh repaired to be healed (to be made whole) HR/VNc ע֑וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, yet, further HD וּ/בְ/תֹ֣פֶת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤕𐤐𐤕 uvetofet and-in-Topheth and in Topheth (the Hearth-Place) HC/R/Np יִקְבְּר֔וּ 𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤅 yiqeberu they-will-bury they will inter HVqi3mp מֵ/אֵ֥ין 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤍 meeyn for-lack-of from non-existence HR/Tn מָק֖וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqom place standing-place HNcmsa לִ/קְבּֽוֹר 𐤋/𐤒𐤁𐤅𐤓 liqebor to-bury to bury HR/Vqc
Verse 13 וְ/הָי֞וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and they will be and they will come-to-be HC/Vqq3cp בָּתֵּ֣י 𐤁𐤕𐤉 batey houses of houses HNcmpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Founded-in-Peace (Dual City) HNp וּ/בָתֵּי֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤕𐤉 uvatey and houses of and the **house-fathers** HC/Ncmpc מַלְכֵ֣י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey kings of kings of HNcmpc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Praised-One HNp כִּ/מְק֥וֹם 𐤊/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 kimeqom like place of like the standing-place of HR/Ncmsc הַ/תֹּ֖פֶת 𐤄/𐤕𐤐𐤕 hatofet the Topheth the Hearth-Place HTd/Np הַ/טְּמֵאִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤉𐤌 hatemeim the defiled ones the defiled men HTd/Aampa לְ/כֹ֣ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol for all to all HR/Ncmsc הַ/בָּתִּ֗ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤌 habatim the houses the builded-houses HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr קִטְּר֜וּ 𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤅 qiteru they burned incense they made incense-smoke rise HVpp3cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR גַּגֹּֽתֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤂𐤂𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 gagoteyhem roofs of them their rooftops HNcmpc/Sp3mp לְ/כֹל֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol-2 to all to all HR/Ncmsc צְבָ֣א 𐤑𐤁𐤀 tseva host of assembled host of HNcbsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the heavens the lofty heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַסֵּ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤄𐤎𐤊 vehasekhe and poured out and pour out! HC/Vha נְסָכִ֖ים 𐤍𐤎𐤊𐤉𐤌 nesakhim drink offerings poured-out offerings HNcmpa לֵ/אלֹהִ֥ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi) to gods to the Gods HR/Ncmpa אֲחֵרִֽים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones (masculine plural) HAampa
Verse 15 כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus like-this HD אָמַ֞ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp צְבָאוֹת֙ 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts war-hosts HNcbpa אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God my Mighty Powers HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold I Look—here I am! HTm/Sp1cs מבי 𐤌𐤁𐤉 mvy am bringing causing-you-all-to-enter HVhrmsa מֵבִ֜יא 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀 mevi bringing one bringing HVhrmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el upon toward HR הָ/עִ֤יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watch-guarded city HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּאת֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this (feminine singular) HTd/Pdxfs וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc עָרֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄 areyha its towns her watch-cities HNcfpc/Sp3fs אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all whole-of HNcmsc הָ֣/רָעָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the disaster the badness HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 dibareti I have pronounced I have declared HVpp1cs עָלֶ֑י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha against it upon her HR/Sp3fs כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for (as reason or ground) HC הִקְשׁוּ֙ 𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤅 hiqeshu they have stiffened they have made hard HVhp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo עָרְפָּ֔/ם 𐤏𐤓𐤐/𐤌 arepam their neck their nape HNcmsc/Sp3mp לְ/בִלְתִּ֖י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti so as not to lack-of HR/C שְׁמ֥וֹעַ 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤏 shemoa to hear to hear attentively / to heed HVqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo דְּבָרָֽ/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devaray my words my words HNcmpc/Sp1cs