## Rashi on Jeremiah Chapter 15

###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:1:1
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**מֹשֶׁה וּשְׁמוּאֵל.** שְׁנֵיהֶם נִזְקְקוּ לְבַקֵּשׁ רַחֲמִים עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וּמִתְּחִלָּה הֶחֱזִירוּם לְמוּטָב, וְאַחַר כָּךְ הִתְפַּלְלוּ עֲלֵיהֶם; וְלֹא עָלָה בְלִבָּם לְהָשִׁיב אַפִּי עַד שֶׁהֶחֱזִירוּם לְמוּטָב. מֹשֶׁה אָמַר: ״שִׂימוּ אִישׁ חַרְבּוֹ וְגוֹ׳״ (שמות לב:כז), ״וַיִּזֶר עַל פְּנֵי הַמַּיִם וְגוֹ׳״ (שמות לב:כ), וְאַחַר כָּךְ ״אֶעֱלֶה אֶל ה׳ אוּלַי אֲכַפְּרָה״ (שמות לב:ל); שְׁמוּאֵל בַּמִּצְפָּה: ״וַיָּסִירוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת הַבְּעָלִים וְגוֹ׳״ (שמואל א ז:ד), וְאַחַר כָּךְ ״קִבְצוּ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַמִּצְפָּתָה וְאֶתְפַּלֵּל עֲלֵיכֶם״ (שמואל א ז:ה). אַתָּה אֵינְךָ יָכוֹל לַהֲשִׁיבָם אֵלַי, לְכָךְ אַל תִּתְפַּלֵּל עֲלֵיהֶם (ירמיה ז:טז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Moses and Samuel** Both were needed to beg mercy for Israel, but first they induced them to repent, and afterwards they prayed on their behalf, but they had no idea of turning away My wrath until they had induced them to repent. Moses said (Exodus 32:27), “Let each man put his sword...” (v. 20) “and he scattered it on the surface of the water, etc.” And afterwards (v. 30), “I will ascend to the Lord, perhaps I will atone.” Samuel in Mizpah (I Samuel 7:4,5) “And the children of Israel removed the Baalim,” and afterwards, “‘Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I shall pray to the Lord on your behalf (sic).’” But you cannot bring them back to Me, therefore do not pray for them.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:1:2
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**נַפְשִׁי.** רְצוֹנִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**desire** Heb. נַפְֹשִי lit., My soul.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:2:1
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**אֲשֶׁר לַמָּוֶת וְגוֹ׳.** כָּל הַמְאֻחָר בַּפָּסוּק קָשֶׁה מֵחֲבֵירוֹ. **חֶרֶב** קָשֶׁה מִמָּוֶת, מִיתַת חֶרֶב מְנֻוֶּלֶת וּמִיתָה עַל מִטָּתוֹ אֵינָהּ מְנֻוֶּלֶת, וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר (תהלים קטז:טו) ״יָקָר בְּעֵינֵי ה׳ הַמָּוְתָה לַחֲסִידָיו״. **רָעָב** קָשֶׁה מֵחֶרֶב, שֶׁזֶּה מִצְטַעֵר וְזֶה אֵינוֹ מִצְטַעֵר, וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר ״טוֹבִים הָיוּ חַלְלֵי חֶרֶב מֵחַלְלֵי רָעָב״ (איכה ד:ט). **שְׁבִי** כֻּלְּהוּ אִיתַנְהוּ בְּגַוֵּהּ (בבא בתרא ח:):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Such as are for death, to death** Each calamity mentioned later in this verse is harsher than the one preceding it. The sword is harsher than death. Death by the sword is defacing, whereas death in bed is not defacing. And so he says (Psalms 116:15): “Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of His Saints.” Famine is harsher than the sword, for this one is agonizing whereas the other is not agonizing. And so Scripture states (Lam. 4:9): “Better are those who die from the sword than those who die from famine.” Captivity - all sorts of death are in it.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:3:1
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**וּפָקַדְתִּי.** לְשׁוֹן מִנּוּי וּפְקִידוּת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And I will appoint** an expression of appointment and designation.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:3:2
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**לִסְחֹב.** לִגְרֹר, וְכֵן ״אִם לֹא יִסְחָבוּם״ (ירמיה מט:כ):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to drag** to drag. Cf. (infra. 49: 20) “If the young of the sheep do not drag them (יִסְחָבוּם).”


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:4:1
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**לְזַעֲוָה.** מִגִּזְרַת ״לֹא קָם וְלֹא זָע״ (אסתר ה:ט); וּכְמוֹהוּ גַּאֲוָה מִגִּזְרַת ״גֵּא מְאֹד״ (ישעיה טז:ו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**a horror** from the same root as (Esther 5:9), “And he neither rose nor quaked (זָע).” Similarly, גַּאֲוָה pride, from the root (Isa. 16:6) “Have become very proud (גֵּא).”


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:4:2
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**לְכָל מַמְלְכוֹת הָאָרֶץ.** כָּל הַשּׁוֹמֵעַ רָעָה שֶׁבָּאָה עֲלֵיהֶם, יָזוּעַ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to all the kingdoms of the earth** Anyone who hears the evil that has befallen you will shudder.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:5:1
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**יָנוּד.** יְקוֹנֵן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**will lament** Heb. יָנוּד.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:5:2
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**וּמִי יָסוּר.** אֵלֶיךָ, לִנְטוֹת מִדַּרְכּוֹ אֵלַיִךְ, **לִשְׁאֹל לָךְ לְשָׁלוֹם**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and who will turn aside** to you, to turn aside from his road to you, to ask of your welfare?


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:6:1
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**נִלְאֵיתִי הִנָּחֵם.** כַּמָּה פְּעָמִים חָשַׁבְתִּי לְהַשְׁחִית וְנִחַמְתִּי עַל הָרָעָה; עַתָּה נִלְאֵיתִי הִנָּחֵם. **הִנָּחֵם** – רְפוֹרְפִינְשְׁ״ר בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I am weary of repenting** Many times I planned to destroy but repented of the evil. Now I am weary of repenting. הִנָחֵם (Dporpnser in O.F.)


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:7:1
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**בַּמִּזְרֶה.** נָפָה שֶׁקּוֹרִין וו״ן בְּלַעַ״ז, כָּזֶה שֶׁהוּא זוֹרֶה שְׂעוֹרִין; שֶׁלֹּא יְהוּ כֻּלָּן גּוֹלִין לְמָקוֹם אֶחָד:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**with a sieve** A sieve called (van in French), like one who winnows barley, so that they should not all be exiled to one place.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:8:1
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**עָצְמוּ לִי.** רַבּוּ לְפָנַי **אַלְמְנוֹתָו**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**are to Me more numerous** His widows are more to Me.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:8:2
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**עַל אֵם.** עַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁהָיְתָה עִיר וָאֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל (שמואל ב כ:יט):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**upon a mother** Upon Jerusalem, which is a city and a mother in Israel.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:8:3
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**וּבַצָּהֳרָיִם.** הַכֹּל יְהֵא גָּלוּי לְפָנָיו, כָּל גִּנְזֵי מַטְמוֹנָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**at midday** Everything will be exposed before him, all their hidden treasures.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:8:4
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**הִפַּלְתִּי עָלֶיהָ פִּתְאֹם עִיר.** הִשְׁכַּנְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶם פִּתְאֹם גְּיָסוֹת שֶׁל עִיר **וּבֶהָלוֹת** רַבּוֹת. וְיֵשׁ פּוֹתְרִים **עִיר** – לְשׁוֹן שׂוֹנֵא, כְּמוֹ ״וַיְהִי עָרֶיךָ״ (שמואל א כח:טז); ״וּפִשְׁרֵיהּ לְעָרָךְ״ (דניאל ד:טז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I have cast upon her suddenly a city** I caused the troops of a city and many terrors to rest upon her. Some interpret עִיר as ‘an enemy.’ Cf. (I Sam. 28:16), “And has become [the supporter of] your adversary (עָרֶךָ)” (see also Dan. 4:16).


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:9:1
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**אֻמְלְלָה יוֹלֶדֶת הַשִּׁבְעָה.** שׁוֹמְרוֹן וּכְנֵסִיָּה שֶׁל עֲשֶׂרֶת שְׁבָטִים, שֶׁעָמְדוּ מֵהֶם שֶׁבַע מִשְׁפָּחוֹת (גיטין פח.), כְּבָר אֻמְלְלָה וְגָלְתָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**She who bore seven** Samaria and the nation of the Ten Tribes, from whom rose seven dynasties of wicked kings, has already been cut off and exiled.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:9:2
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**וּשְׁאֵרִיתָם.** אֵלּוּ יְהוּדָה וּקְצָת בִּנְיָמִין שֶׁנִּשְׁתַּיְּרוּ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, **לַחֶרֶב אֶתֵּן**. אֵלּוּ הֵן שֶׁבַע מִשְׁפָּחוֹת: יָרָבְעָם בֶּן נְבָט וּבֵיתוֹ, בַּעְשָׁא וּבֵיתוֹ, עָמְרִי וּבֵיתוֹ, יֵהוּא וּבֵיתוֹ, מְנַחֵם וּבֵיתוֹ, פֶּקַח וּבֵיתוֹ, הוֹשֵׁעַ וּבֵיתוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and their remnant** These are Judah and part of Benjamin, who remained in Israel. I shall deliver them to the sword. These are the seven dynasties: Jeroboam son of Nebat and his dynasty, Baasha and his dynasty, Omri and his dynasty, Jehu and his dynasty, Menahem and his dynasty, Pekah and his dynasty, Hoshea and his dynasty.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:9:3
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**נָפְחָה נַפְשָׁהּ.** לְשׁוֹן דָּאֲבָה נַפְשָׁהּ, מְתַרְגְּמִינָן ״וְדַאֲבוֹן נֶפֶשׁ״ (דברים כח:סה) ״וּמַפְּחָן נְפָשׁ״:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**her soul grieves** an expression of ‘her soul grieves.’ We translate (Deut. 28:65) “And grieving of the soul (וְדַאֲבוֹן נֶפֶֹש)” as וּמַפְּחַן נְפָֹש.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:9:4
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**בְּעוֹד יוֹמָם.** בְּלֹא זְמַנָּם מִהֲרוּ לִיפּוֹל. כָּךְ נִדְרַשׁ בְּמַסֶּכֶת גִּיטִּין (גיטין פח.). וּבְמִדְרַשׁ רַבִּי תַּנְחוּמָא (תנחומא, בובר ויצא יד) דָּרְשׁוּ כְּלַפֵּי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, וּמוֹנֶה שִׁבְעָה רְשָׁעִים: יְהוֹרָם, יְהוֹאָשׁ, אָחָז, מְנַשֶּׁה, אָמוֹן, יְהוֹיָקִים, צִדְקִיָּהוּ. אַךְ יֵשׁ לִמְנוֹת עוֹד: רְחַבְעָם, אֲבִיָּה, אֲמַצְיָה, אֲחַזְיָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**when it is still day** Before its time, they hastened to fall. In this manner it is expounded in Tractate Gittin. [See Gittin 88a]. And in the Midrash of Rabbi Tanhuma (Tanhuma Buber, Vayetze p. 153) it is expounded as referring to Jerusalem, and he counts seven wicked men: Jehoram, Jehoash, Ahaz, Manasseh, Amon, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah. But there are yet to count Rehoboam, Abijah, Amaziah, and Ahaziah.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:9:5
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**וְחָפֵרָה.** לְשׁוֹן בּוֹשֶׁת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and confounded** an expression of shame.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:10:1
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**אוֹי לִי אִמִּי.** יִרְמְיָה הָיָה מִתְאוֹנֵן עַל עַצְמוֹ, שֶׁהָיוּ שׂוֹנְאִין אוֹתוֹ בְּנֵי עִירוֹ עַל דִּבְרֵי תוֹכְחוֹתָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Woe is to me, my mother** Jeremiah was complaining about himself, that his townsmen hated him because of his castigations.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:10:2
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**וְאִישׁ מָדוֹן.** אִישׁ מְרִיבָה, כְּמוֹ ״לֹא יָדוֹן רוּחִי״ (בראשית ו:ג):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and a man of contention** a man of quarrel, Cf. (Gen. 6:3) “Let My spirit not contend (יָדוֹן).”


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:10:3
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**לֹא נָשִׁיתִי.** כְּמוֹ ״לֹא תִהְיֶה לוֹ כְּנֹשֶׁה״ (שמות כב:כד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I have not lent** Cf. (Exodus 22:24) “You shall not be to him as a creditor (כְּנֹֹֹשֶה) .”


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:10:4
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**כֻּלֹּה מְקַלְלוֹנִי.** אֵינִי רָב עִמָּהֶם עַל עִסְקֵי מָמוֹן שֶׁיֵּשׁ לִי עֲלֵיהֶם וְלֹא לָהֶם עָלַי, וַהֲרֵי כָּל הָעָם מְקַלְלַנִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**they curse me** I do not quarrel with them concerning matters of money that I claim from them, neither have they made any claim on me, yet all the people curse me.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:11:1
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**שֵׁרִיתִיךָ.** הִשְׁאַרְתִּיךָ, לְשׁוֹן ״שְׁאֵרִית״ (בראשית מה:ז). וְכֵן פִּתְרוֹ מְנַחֵם. אֲבָל דּוֹנָשׁ פָּתַר אוֹתוֹ לְשׁוֹן הַתָּרָה, וְשֵׁרִיתִיךָ כְּמוֹ ״מְשָׁרֵי קִטְרִין״ (דניאל ה:יב). וּפִתְרוֹן **שֵׁרִיתִיךָ** כֵּן הוּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״הִנֵּה פְתַחְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם מִן הָאֲזִקִּים״ (ירמיה מ:ד); כְּלוֹמַר: בַּיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר הֵקִים ה׳ אֶת דְּבָרוֹ נֶאֱמַר לוֹ: ״וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה פְתַחְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם מִן הָאֲזִקִּים אֲשֶׁר עַל יָדֶיךָ, אִם טוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ לָבוֹא אִתִּי בָבֶלָה״ (ירמיה מ:ד). וְגַם יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּקְּשׁוּ מִמֶּנּוּ שֶׁיִּתְפַּלֵּל בִּשְׁבִילָם, כַּאֲשֶׁר נֶאֱמַר לוֹ: ״הִתְפַּלֵּל בַּעֲדֵנוּ אֶל ה׳ אֱלֹהֵינוּ... כִּי נִשְׁאַרְנוּ מְעַט מֵהַרְבֵּה״ (ירמיה מב:ב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**1 leave you over** I leave you over, an expression of a remnant. In this manner, Menahem (Machbereth p. 181) interpreted it, but Dunash (Teshuvoth Dunash p. 36) interpreted it as an expression of release. And שֵרִיתִיךָ is like (Dan. 5:12) “And untying (וּמְֹשָרֵא) knots,” and the interpretation of שֵרִיתִיךָ is so, as it is stated (below 40:4): “Behold I have released you from the chains that are on your hand.” That is to say, on that day that the Lord fulfilled His word, it was said to him, “And now, behold I have released you today from the chains that are on your hand, if it pleases you to come with me to Babylon.” And also, Israel begged him to pray for them, as it was said to him (below 42:4): “Pray on our behalf to the Lord our Cod, for we remain few from many.”


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:11:2
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**אִם לֹא.** לְשׁוֹן שְׁבוּעָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Verily I will** lit., if not, an expression of an oath.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:11:3
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**הִפְגַּעְתִּי בְךָ בְּעֵת רָעָה.** אֶת הָאוֹיֵב, כְּשֶׁתָּבֹא עֲלֵיהֶם הָרָעָה, יִפְגְּעוּ בְךָ שֶׁתְּבַקֵּשׁ רַחֲמִים עֲלֵיהֶם; כְּגוֹן צִדְקִיָּה, אָמַר לוֹ: ״דְּרָשׁ נָא בַּעֲדֵנוּ אֶת ה׳ וְגוֹ׳״ (ירמיה כא:ב). דָּבָר אַחֵר: נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן יְבַקֵּשׁ מֵאִתְּךָ: ״אִם טוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ לָבֹא אִתִּי בָּבֶלָה״ (ירמיה מ:ד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I will cause [them] to beg you in time of evil** with the enemy. When evil befalls them, they will beg you to supplicate God for mercy upon them, for example, Zedekiah said to him, (below 21:2) “Beseech God now on our behalf, etc.” Another explanation. Nebuzaradan will beg you (below 40:4), “If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon.”


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:12:1
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**הֲיָרֹעַ בַּרְזֶל בַּרְזֶל מִצָּפוֹן.** אוֹמֵר אֲנִי: בַּרְזֶל הַבָּא מִצָּפוֹן קָשֶׁה מִשְּׁאָר בַּרְזֶל. וְכֵן פִּתְרוֹנוֹ: הֵם נִמְשְׁלוּ לְבַרְזֶל: ״הוֹלְכֵי רָכִיל נְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל״ (ירמיה ו:כח), וּבְיִרְמְיָה נֶאֱמַר: ״נְתַתִּיךָ לְעַמּוּד בַּרְזֶל וּלְחוֹמַת נְחֹשֶׁת״ (ירמיה א:יח) – וְשֶׁלּוֹ חָזָק מִשֶּׁלָּהֶם, כִּי נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר מִצָּפוֹן יָבֹא כִּדְבָרָיו עֲלֵיהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Will iron break iron from the north** I say that iron that comes from the north is harder than other iron, and this is its interpretation: They were compared to iron (above 6:28), “Going tale bearing like copper and iron.” And concerning Jeremiah it is stated (above 1:18): “I have made you... into an iron pillar and into copper walls,” and his is stronger than theirs, for Nebuchadnezzar will come upon them according to his words.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:12:2
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**הֲיָרֹעַ.** הֲיְרוֹצֵץ בַּרְזֶל שֶׁלָּהֶם אֶת שֶׁלְּךָ? דָּבָר אַחֵר: הֲיְרוֹצֵץ פַּרְעֹה הַבָּא בְּעֶזְרַתְכֶם, שֶׁהוּא קָשֶׁה כְּבַרְזֶל, אֶת נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר, שֶׁהוּא **בַּרְזֶל הַבָּא מִצָּפוֹן וּנְחֹשֶׁת**? וְתַרְגּוּם יוֹנָתָן נוֹטֶה לְצַד זֶה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Will…break** Will their iron break yours? Another explanation: Will Pharaoh who comes in your aid, who is as hard as iron, break Nebuchadnezzar, who is iron that comes from the north and copper? Targum Jonathan is inclined toward this direction.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:13:1
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**חֵילְךָ.** לְשׁוֹן מָמוֹן (ראה דברים ח:יז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Your wealth** An expression of money.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:13:2
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**וְאוֹצְרוֹתֶיךָ.** לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא אוֹמֵר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and your treasures** He is addressing Israel.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:13:3
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**וּבְכָל חַטֹּאותֶיךָ.** וּלְמַעַן כָּל חַטֹּאותֶיךָ תְּהִי זֹאת לָךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and for all your sins** And because of all your sins, this will befall you.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:13:4
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**וּבְכָל גְּבוּלֶיךָ.** אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱמַדְתָּ אֱלִילִים בְּכֻלָּן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and throughout all your boundaries** For you erected idols in all of them.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:15:1
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**אַל לְאֶרֶךְ אַפְּךָ תִּקָּחֵנִי.** תַּרְגּוּם יוֹנָתָן: ״לָא תִּתֵּן אַרְכָּא לְעוֹלְבָנִי״ – אַל תִּקַּח אֶת רִיבִי לְהַנִּיחוֹ לְאֹרֶךְ אַפְּךָ, אֶלָּא מַהֵר וְהִנָּקֶם לִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Take me not to Your long suffering** Jonathan renders. Do not grant a reprieve for my humiliation. Do not take my cause to leave it for Your long suffering, but hasten and avenge me.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:15:2
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**שְׂאֵתִי.** כְּמוֹ סָבַלְתִּי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I bore** like סָבַלְתִּי bore.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:15:3
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**עָלֶיךָ.** בִּשְׁבִילְךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for Your sake** for You.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:16:1
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**נִמְצְאוּ דְבָרֶיךָ וָאֹכְלֵם.** לְתַאֲוָה מִתְּחִלָּה, וְהָיוּ **לְשָׂשׂוֹן**, כִּי דִּמִּיתִי שֶׁיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֵלַי עַתָּה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Your words were found and I ate them** eagerly at the beginning, and they were a joy for me, for I thought that now they would listen to me.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:17:1
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**מִפְּנֵי יָדְךָ.** מִפְּנֵי נְבוּאָה הַבָּאָה לִי מֵאִתְּךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**because of Your hand** Because of the prophecy that came to me from You.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:17:2
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**יָשַׁבְתִּי.** יְחִידִי וּמִשְׁתּוֹמֵם בַּאֲבֵילוּת, **כִּי** נְבוּאַת **זַעַם מִלֵּאתָנִי**, בְּחֻרְבַּן בֵּיתֶךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I sat** alone and bewildered by mourning, for You filled me with a prophecy of fury concerning the destruction of Your House.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:18:1
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**אֲנוּשָׁה.** חוֹלָה; כְּמוֹ ״וַיֵּאָנַשׁ״ (שמואל ב יב:טו) – וַיֶּחֱלֶה; בִּבְנָהּ שֶׁל בַּת שֶׁבַע:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**grievous** sick. Comp. (II Sam. 12:15) “And he became mortally ill (וַיֵּאָנַֹש).” mentioned concerning Bath-sheba’s son.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:18:2
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**הָיוֹ תִהְיֶה לִי.** אַתָּה הוֹוֶה לִי **כְּמוֹ אַכְזָב.** כְּאָדָם שֶׁמִּבְטָחוֹ נִפְסָק מִמֶּנּוּ, שֶׁאַתָּה מַנִּיחֵנִי לְהִצְטַעֵר בְּיָדָם. **אַכְזָב** מָקוֹר פּוֹסֵק, פייליינ״ץ בְּלַעַז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**You are to me** Heb. הָיוֹ תִהְיֶה. **as a failing spring** Like a man whose trust has been cut off from him, for you allow me to suffer at their hands. אַכְזָב is a spring that stops (faylayne in O. F:), failing.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:18:3
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**מַיִם לֹא נֶאֱמָנוּ.** לִסְמֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**water that is not faithful** to rely upon it.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:19:1
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**לָכֵן.** בַּעֲבוּר שֶׁאֲנִי סוֹבֵל הַצָּרוֹת הָאֵלֶּה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Therefore** Because I suffer from these troubles.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:19:2
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**כֹּה אָמַר ה׳.** לִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**so said the Lord** to me.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:19:3
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**אִם תָּשׁוּב.** אַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל יְדֵי **וַאֲשִׁיבְךָ** אֲנִי אֵלָיו, אָמַר לִי: **לְפָנַי תַּעֲמֹד**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**If you return** You, Israel, through me, and I will return you to Him, He said to Me, “You will stand before Me.”


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:19:4
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**וְאִם תּוֹצִיא יָקָר מִזּוֹלֵל.** אִם תּוֹצִיא אָדָם הָגוּן מֵאָדָם רָשָׁע, שֶׁתַּחֲזִירֶנּוּ לְמוּטָב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and if you take precious out of the vile** If you take a pious man from a wicked man, i.e., if you bring him to repentance.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:19:5
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**כְּפִי תִהְיֶה.** שֶׁאֲנִי גּוֹזֵר גְּזֵירָה וְאַתָּה מְבַטְּלָהּ (בבא מציעא פה.):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**You shall be as my mouth** For I make a decree and you annul it.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 15:19:6
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**יָשׁוּבוּ הֵמָּה אֵלֶיךָ וְאַתָּה לֹא תָשׁוּב אֲלֵיהֶם.** ״יְתוּבוּן אִינּוּן לְפִתְגָּמָךְ וְאַתְּ לָא תְּתוּב לְמִטְעֵי בַּתְרֵיהוֹן״ (תרגום יונתן):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Let them return to you, but you shall not return to them** Let them return to your word, but you shall not return to stray after them.