
TORAH
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KETUVIM
Chapter 16
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1The word of Hashem came to me:
vai-HI d'-var a-do-NAI e-LAI lay-MOR
אוַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃
2You are not to marry and not to have sons and daughters in this place.
lo-ti-KACH le-KHA i-SHAH, v'-lo-yi-HU l'-KHA ba-NEEM u-va-NOt ba-ma-KOM ha-ZEH.
בלֹא־תִקַּ֥ח לְךָ֖ אִשָּׁ֑ה וְלֹֽא־יִהְי֤וּ לְךָ֙ בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנ֔וֹת בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
3For thus said Hashem concerning any sons and daughters that may be born in this place, and concerning the mothers who bear them, and concerning the fathers who beget them in this land:
ki-KHO a-MAR a-do-NAI al ha-ba-NEEM v'-al ha-ba-NOT ha-yi-LO-dim ba-ma-KOM ha-ZEH v'-al i-MO-tam ha-yol-DO-tam v'-al a-vo-TAM ha-mo-li-DIM o-TAM ba-A-rets ha-ZOT
גכִּי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה עַל־הַבָּנִים֙ וְעַל־הַבָּנ֔וֹת הַיִּלּוֹדִ֖ים בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְעַֽל־אִמֹּתָ֞ם הַיֹּלְד֣וֹת אוֹתָ֗ם וְעַל־אֲבוֹתָ֛ם הַמּוֹלִדִ֥ים אוֹתָ֖ם בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃
4They shall die gruesome deaths. They shall not be lamented or buried; they shall be like dung on the surface of the ground. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, and their corpses shall be food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.
m'-mo-TAY ta-kha-lu-EEM ya-MU-tu, lo yi-sa-F'-du v'-lo yi-ka-VAY-ru, l'-do-MEN al p'-NAY ha-a-da-MAH yi-H'-yu, u-va-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV yi-K'-lu, v'-ha-Y'-ta niv-la-TAM l'-ma-a-KHAL l'-of ha-sha-MA-yim u-l'-ve-he-MAT ha-a-RETZ. (SELAH)
דמְמוֹתֵ֨י תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים יָמֻ֗תוּ לֹ֤א יִסָּֽפְדוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִקָּבֵ֔רוּ לְדֹ֛מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה יִהְי֑וּ וּבַחֶ֤רֶב וּבָֽרָעָב֙ יִכְל֔וּ וְהָיְתָ֤ה נִבְלָתָם֙ לְמַאֲכָ֔ל לְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃
5For thus said Hashem: Do not enter a house of mourning, Do not go to lament and to condole with them; For I have withdrawn My favor from that people —declares Hashem— My kindness and compassion.
ki-KHO a-MAR a-do-NAI al-ta-VO b'-EYT mar-ZAY-akh v'-al-te-LEKH li-s'-POD v'-al-ta-NOD la-HEM ki-a-SAFT-ee et-sh'-LO-mee may-EYT ha-aM ha-ZEH, ne-UM a-do-NAI, et-ha-KHE-sed v'-et-ha-ra-KHA-meem
הכִּי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה אַל־תָּבוֹא֙ בֵּ֣ית מַרְזֵ֔חַ וְאַל־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ לִסְפּ֔וֹד וְאַל־תָּנֹ֖ד לָהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אָסַ֨פְתִּי אֶת־שְׁלוֹמִ֜י מֵאֵ֨ת הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶת־הַחֶ֖סֶד וְאֶת־הָרַחֲמִֽים׃
6Great and small alike shall die in this land, They shall not be buried; men shall not lament them, Nor gash and tonsure themselves for them.
u-MAY-tu g'-do-LEEM u-k'-ta-NEEM ba-A-rets ha-ZOT lo yi-ka-VE-ru v'-lo yi-s'-PE-du la-HEM v'-lo yi-t'-GO-dad v'-lo yi-ka-RE-akh la-HEM
ווּמֵ֨תוּ גְדֹלִ֧ים וּקְטַנִּ֛ים בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את לֹ֣א יִקָּבֵ֑רוּ וְלֹא־יִסְפְּד֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א יִתְגֹּדַ֔ד וְלֹ֥א יִקָּרֵ֖חַ לָהֶֽם׃
7They shall not break bread for a mourner To comfort him for a bereavement, Nor offer one a cup of consolation For the loss of his father or mother.
v'-LO yif-r'-SU la-HEM al-AY-vel l'-na-cha-MO al-MAYT, v'-LO yash-KU o-TAM kos tan-khu-MEEM al-a-VEEV v'-al-i-MO
זוְלֹא־יִפְרְס֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם עַל־אֵ֖בֶל לְנַחֲמ֣וֹ עַל־מֵ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁק֤וּ אוֹתָם֙ כּ֣וֹס תַּנְחוּמִ֔ים עַל־אָבִ֖יו וְעַל־אִמּֽוֹ׃
8Nor shall you enter a house of feasting, To sit down with them to eat and drink.
u-VEIT-mish-TEH lo-ta-VO la-SHE-vet o-TAM le-E-khol v'-lish-TOT.
חוּבֵית־מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה לֹֽא־תָב֖וֹא לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אוֹתָ֑ם לֶאֱכֹ֖ל וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃
9For thus said the lord of Hosts, the God of Yisrael: I am going to banish from this place, in your days and before your eyes, the sound of mirth and gladness, the voice of bridegroom and bride.
ki kho a-MAR a-do-NAI t'-va-OT e-lo-HAY yis-ra-AYL hin-NEE mash-BEET min ha-ma-KOM ha-ZEH l'-ay-NAY-khem u-vi-MAY-khem KOL sa-SOAN v'-KOL sim-KHAH KOL kha-TAN v'-KOL ka-LAH
טכִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר יְהֹוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִ֨י מַשְׁבִּ֜ית מִן־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֛ה לְעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם וּבִימֵיכֶ֑ם ק֤וֹל שָׂשׂוֹן֙ וְק֣וֹל שִׂמְחָ֔ה ק֥וֹל חָתָ֖ן וְק֥וֹל כַּלָּֽה׃
10And when you announce all these things to that people, and they ask you, “Why has Hashem decreed upon us all this fearful evil? What is the iniquity and what the sin that we have committed against Hashem our God?”
v'-ha-YA ki ta-GID la-AM ha-ZEH et kol ha-d'-va-REEM ha-E-leh v'-a-M'-RU e-LE-kha al meh di-BER a-do-NAI a-LE-nu et kol ha-ra-AH ha-ge-do-LAH ha-ZOT u-MEH a-vo-NE-nu u-MEH kha-ta-TE-nu a-SHER kha-ta-NU la-do-NAI e-lo-HE-nu
יוְהָיָ֗ה כִּ֤י תַגִּיד֙ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֵ֥ת כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְאָמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ עַל־מֶה֩ דִבֶּ֨ר יְהֹוָ֤ה עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ אֵ֣ת כׇּל־הָרָעָ֤ה הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את וּמֶ֤ה עֲוֺנֵ֙נוּ֙ וּמֶ֣ה חַטָּאתֵ֔נוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָ֖אנוּ לַיהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
11say to them, “Because your fathers deserted Me—declares Hashem—and followed other gods and served them and worshiped them; they deserted Me and did not keep My Instruction.
v'-a-mar-TA a-LE-hem al a-SHER o-z'-VU a-vo-tay-KHEM o-TEE ne-UM a-do-NAI va-yel-KHU a-cha-RAY e-lo-HEEM a-khe-REEM va-ya-aV'-DUM va-yish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM v'-o-TEE a-za-VU v'-et to-ra-TEE lo sha-MA-ru
יאוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם עַל֩ אֲשֶׁר־עָזְב֨וּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם אוֹתִי֙ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֔ה וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וַיַּעַבְד֖וּם וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וְאֹתִ֣י עָזָ֔בוּ וְאֶת־תּוֹרָתִ֖י לֹ֥א שָׁמָֽרוּ׃
12And you have acted worse than your fathers, every one of you following the willfulness of his evil heart and paying no heed to Me.
v'-a-TEM ha-RAY-o-TEM la-a-SOT me-a-vo-TAY-khem v'-hi-ne-KHEM hol-KHEEM EESH a-KHA-ray sh'-ri-RUT li-BO-ha-RA l'-vil-TEE sh'-MO-a e-LAI
יבוְאַתֶּ֛ם הֲרֵעֹתֶ֥ם לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת מֵאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וְהִנְּכֶ֣ם הֹלְכִ֗ים אִ֚ישׁ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ שְׁרִר֣וּת לִבּֽוֹ־הָרָ֔ע לְבִלְתִּ֖י שְׁמֹ֥עַ אֵלָֽי׃
13Therefore I will hurl you out of this land to a land that neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will serve other gods, day and night; for I will show you no mercy.”
v'-he-tal-TI et-KHEM me-AL ha-A-rets ha-ZOT al ha-A-rets a-SHER lo ye-da-TEM a-TEM va-a-vo-tay-KHEM va-a-va-d'-TEM-SHAM et e-lo-HEEM a-che-REEM yo-MAM va-la-YE-la a-SHER lo e-TEN la-KHEM cha-nee-NAH.
יגוְהֵטַלְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֗ם מֵעַל֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את עַל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם אַתֶּ֖ם וַאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם־שָׁ֞ם אֶת־אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֲחֵרִים֙ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־אֶתֵּ֥ן לָכֶ֖ם חֲנִינָֽה׃
14Assuredly, a time is coming—declares Hashem—when it shall no more be said, “As Hashem lives who brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt,”
la-KHEN hi-NEH ya-MEEM ba-EEM ne-UM a-do-NAI ve-lo ye-a-MER od khai-a-do-NAI a-SHER he-e-LAH et b'-NAY yis-ra-AYL me-E-retz mitz-RA-yim
ידלָכֵ֛ן הִנֵּה־יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה וְלֹא־יֵאָמֵ֥ר עוֹד֙ חַי־יְהֹוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר הֶעֱלָ֛ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
15but rather, “As Hashem lives who brought the Israelites out of the northland, and out of all the lands to which He had banished them.” For I will bring them back to their land, which I gave to their fathers.
KEE im khai a-do-NAI a-SHER he-e-LAH et b'-NAY yis-ra-AYL may-E-retz tza-FON u-mi-KOL ha-a-ra-TZOT a-SHER hi-dee-KHAM SHA-mah va-ha-shi-vo-TEEM al ad-ma-TAM a-SHER na-TA-tee la-a-vo-TAM
טוכִּ֣י אִם־חַי־יְהֹוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶעֱלָ֜ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צָפ֔וֹן וּמִכֹּל֙ הָאֲרָצ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִדִּיחָ֖ם שָׁ֑מָּה וַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙ עַל־אַדְמָתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃
16:15 For I will bring them back to their land

Malbim (1809-1879)
Yirmiyahu interrupts a description of death and exile with an uplifting message of consolation, declaring that Hashem will bring the Children of Israel back from captivity to their land. He declares that the salvation from the future exile will be so great that it will overshadow the past miracles of the exodus from Egypt. According to Malbim, the future redemption will stand out from the first, since it will return the Nation of Israel to the land they had already inherited, occupied and enjoyed. The joy of returning to their land will be even greater in their eyes than the miracles of the redemption from Egypt. This is a powerful message with great relevance in our generation: The miracle of the State of Israel and the extraordinary events we experience today are in fact greater than the exodus.
16Lo, I am sending for many fishermen —declares Hashem— And they shall haul them out; And after that I will send for many hunters, And they shall hunt them Out of every mountain and out of every hill And out of the clefts of the rocks.
HIN-NEE sho-LE-akh (le-do-GIM) [le-da-YA-gim] ra-BEEM ne-UM-a-do-NAI ve-di-GUM ve-a-cha-RAY-khen esh-LAKH le-ra-BEEM tza-YA-deem ve-tza-DUM me-AL kol ha-RA u-me-AL kol gi-BAH u-mi-ne-ki-KEI ha-se-la-EEM
טזהִנְנִ֨י שֹׁלֵ֜חַ (לדוגים) [לְדַיָּגִ֥ים] רַבִּ֛ים נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֖ה וְדִיג֑וּם וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן אֶשְׁלַח֙ לְרַבִּ֣ים צַיָּדִ֔ים וְצָד֞וּם מֵעַ֤ל כׇּל־הַר֙ וּמֵעַ֣ל כׇּל־גִּבְעָ֔ה וּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖י הַסְּלָעִֽים׃
17For My eyes are on all their ways, They are not hidden from My presence, Their iniquity is not concealed from My sight.
ki e-NAI al-KOL dar-KHE-hem lo nis-te-ru mi-le-fa-NAI ve-lo nits-PAN a-vo-NAM mi-NE-ged e-NAI
יזכִּ֤י עֵינַי֙ עַל־כׇּל־דַּרְכֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א נִסְתְּר֖וּ מִלְּפָנָ֑י וְלֹֽא־נִצְפַּ֥ן עֲוֺנָ֖ם מִנֶּ֥גֶד עֵינָֽי׃
18I will pay them in full— Nay, doubly for their iniquity and their sins— Because they have defiled My land With the corpses of their abominations, And have filled My own possession With their abhorrent things.
v'-shi-laM-tee ri-SHO-na mi-sh'-NEH a-vo-NAM v'-cha-ta-TAM al kha-le-LAM et-ar-TZI b'-niv-LAT shi-ku-TZE-hem v'-to-a-vo-TAY-hem mal-U et-na-cha-LA-tee.
יחוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣י רִאשׁוֹנָ֗ה מִשְׁנֵ֤ה עֲוֺנָם֙ וְחַטָּאתָ֔ם עַ֖ל חַלְּלָ֣ם אֶת־אַרְצִ֑י בְּנִבְלַ֤ת שִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙ וְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם מָלְא֖וּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתִֽי׃
19Hashem, my strength and my stronghold, My refuge in a day of trouble, To You nations shall come From the ends of the earth and say: Our fathers inherited utter delusions, Things that are futile and worthless.
a-do-NAI u-ZI u-mu-ZI u-m'-NU-si b'-YOM tza-RAH, e-LE-kha go-YIM ya-VO-u me-af-SAY a-RETZ, v'-yo-M'-RU akh-SHE-ker na-KHA-lu a-vo-TAY-nu, HE-vel v'-AYN-bam mo-IL
יטיְהֹוָ֞ה עֻזִּ֧י וּמָעֻזִּ֛י וּמְנוּסִ֖י בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה אֵלֶ֗יךָ גּוֹיִ֤ם יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ מֵֽאַפְסֵי־אָ֔רֶץ וְיֹאמְר֗וּ אַךְ־שֶׁ֙קֶר֙ נָחֲל֣וּ אֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ הֶ֖בֶל וְאֵֽין־בָּ֥ם מוֹעִֽיל׃
20Can a man make gods for himself? No-gods are they!
ha-ya-a-SEH lo a-DAM e-lo-HIM v'-HEM lo e-lo-HIM
כהֲיַעֲשֶׂה־לּ֥וֹ אָדָ֖ם אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְהֵ֖מָּה לֹ֥א אֱלֹהִֽים׃
21Assuredly, I will teach them, Once and for all I will teach them My power and My might. And they shall learn that My name is Hashem.
la-KHEN, hin-NEE, mo-DEE-am, ba-PA-am ha-ZOT, o-dee-EM et-YA-dai, v'-et-ge-vu-RA-ti, v'-ya-d'-U, kee-SHE-mee a-do-NAI. (Selah)
כאלָכֵן֙ הִנְנִ֣י מֽוֹדִיעָ֔ם בַּפַּ֣עַם הַזֹּ֔את אוֹדִיעֵ֥ם אֶת־יָדִ֖י וְאֶת־גְּבוּרָתִ֑י וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־שְׁמִ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃