Torah Portion Haftarah Tzav: Adonai-Tzav'ot

Haftarah Tzav: Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah)

Chapter 7:21-34

21 'Thus says Adonai - Tzva’ot , the God of Isra’el: “You may as well eat the meat of
your burnt offerings along with that of your sacrifices. 22 For I didn’t speak to your
ancestors or give them orders concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices when I brought
them out of the land of Egypt. 23 Rather, what I did order them was this: ‘Pay attention
to what I say. Then I will be your God, and you will be my people. In everything, live
according to the way that I order you, so that things will go well for you.’ 24 But they
neither listened nor paid attention, but lived according to their own plans, in the
stubbornness of their evil hearts, thus going backward and not forward. 25 You have
done this from the day your ancestors came out of Egypt until today. Even though I sent
you all my servants the prophets, sending them time after time, 26 they would not listen
or pay attention to me, but stiffened their necks; they did worse than their ancestors. 27
So tell them all this; but they won’t listen to you; likewise, call to them; but they won’t
answer you. 28 Therefore, say to them,

‘This is the nation that has not listened to the voice of Adonai their God. They won’t
take correction; faithfulness has perished; it has vanished from their mouths. 29 Cut off
your hair, and throw it away, take up a lament on the bare hills, for Adonai has rejected
and abandoned the generation that rouses his anger.’

30 “For the people of Y’hudah have done what is evil from my perspective,” says
Adonai ; “they have set up their detestable things in the house which bears my name, to
defile it. 31 They have built the high places of Tofet in the Ben-Hinnom Valley, to burn
their sons and daughters in the fire, something I never ordered; in fact, such a thing
never even entered my mind!

32 Therefore, the days are coming,” says Adonai , “when it will no longer be called
either Tofet or the Ben-Hinnom Valley, but the Valley of Slaughter — they will put the
dead in Tofet, because there will be no space left [anywhere else]. 33 The corpses of this
people will become food for the birds in the air and the wild animals; no one will frighten
them away. 34 Then in the cities of Y’hudah and the streets of Yerushalayim I will silence
the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of bridegroom and bride; because the land
will be reduced to ruins.'
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Chapter 8:1-3

1 '“At that time,” says Adonai , “[these enemies] will remove the bones of the kings of
Y’hudah, the bones of his princes, the bones of the cohanim , the bones of the prophets
and the bones of the inhabitants of Yerushalayim from their graves. 2 They will spread
them out, exposed to the sun, the moon and the entire army of heaven, whom they
loved, served, walked after, sought after and worshipped. The bones will not be collected
or reburied but will be left lying on the ground like dung. 3 All the survivors of this evil
family who remain wherever I have driven them will prefer death to life,” says Adonai -

Tzva’ot . '

Chapter 9:22-23

22 'Here is what Adonai says: “The wise man should not boast of his wisdom, the
powerful should not boast of his power, the wealthy should not boast of his wealth; 23
instead, let the boaster boast about this: that he understands and knows me — that I am
Adonai , practicing grace, justice and righteousness in the land; for in these things I take
pleasure,” says Adonai .'

Haftarah Tzav: Mal'akhi (Mal)

Chapter 3:4-24

4 'Then the offering of Y’hudah and Yerushalayim will be pleasing to Adonai , as it was
in the days of old, as in years gone by. 5 “Then I will approach you for judgment; and I
will be quick to witness against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers; against those who
take advantage of wage-earners, widows and orphans; against those who rob the
foreigner of his rights and don’t fear me,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot . 6 “But because I,
Adonai , do not change, you sons of Ya‘akov will not be destroyed. 7 Since the days of
your forefathers you have turned from my laws and have not kept them. Return to me,
and I will return to you,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot . “But you ask, ‘In respect to what are we
supposed to return?’ 8 Can a person rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, ‘How have
we robbed you?’ In tenths and voluntary contributions. 9 A curse is on you, on your
whole nation, because you rob me. 10 Bring the whole tenth into the storehouse, so that
there will be food in my house, and put me to the test,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot. “See if I
won’t open for you the floodgates of heaven and pour out for you a blessing far beyond
your needs. 11 For your sakes I will forbid the devourer to destroy the yield from your
soil; and your vine will not lose its fruit before harvest-time,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot . 12
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“All nations will call you happy, for you will be a land of delights,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot .
13 “You have spoken strongly against me,” says Adonai . “Yet you say, ‘How have we
spoken against you?’ 14 By saying, ‘There is no point in serving God. What good is it to
obey his orders or to walk about as mourners before Adonai-Tzva’ot ? 15 We consider the
arrogant happy; also evildoers prosper; they put God to the test; nevertheless, they
escape.’” 16 Then those who feared Adonai spoke together; and Adonai listened and
heard. A record book was written in his presence for those who feared Adonai and had
respect for his name. 17 “They will be mine,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot , “on the day when I
compose my own special treasure. I will spare them as a man spares his own son who
serves him. 18 Then once again you will see the difference between the righteous and
the wicked, between the person who serves God and one that doesn’t serve him. 19 For
the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the proud and evildoers will be
stubble; the day that is coming will set them ablaze,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot , “and leave
them neither root nor branch. 20 But to you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness
will rise with healing in its wings; and you will break out leaping, like calves released
from the stall. 21 You will trample the wicked, they will be ashes under the soles of your
feet on the day when I take action,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot . 22 “Remember the Torah of
Moshe my servant, which I enjoined on him at Horev, laws and rulings for all Isra’el. 23
Look, I will send to you Eliyahu the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible
Day of Adonai . 24 He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of
the children to their fathers; otherwise I will come and strike the land with complete
destruction.” [Look, I will send to you Eliyahu the prophet before the coming of the great

and terrible Day of Adonai .]'