Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 11:9-17

9And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068toldוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “There isנִֽמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672a conspiracyקֶ֙שֶׁר֙ke.sherH7195among the menבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and the residentsוּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.ve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10They have returnedשָׁ֩בוּ֩sha.vuH7725toעַל־'al-H5921the sinsעֲוֹנֹ֨ת'a.vo.NotH5771of their forefathersאֲבוֹתָ֜ם הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֗ים'a.vo.Tam ha.ri.sho.NimH1 H7223whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834refusedמֵֽאֲנוּ֙me.'a.NuH3985to obeyלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַlish.Mo.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853My wordsדְּבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697.Theyוְהֵ֣מָּהve.He.mahH1992have followedהָלְכ֗וּ אַחֲרֵ֛יha.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430to serve themלְעָבְדָ֑םle.'a.ve.DamH5647.The houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063אֶת־'et-H853have brokenהֵפֵ֤רוּhe.Fe.ruH6565the covenantבְּרִיתִ֕יbe.ri.TiH1285אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772withאֶת־'et-H854their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ס'a.vo.TamH1.

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֨יYah.weh hi.NiH3068 H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘I am about to bringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935upon themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413a disasterרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they cannotלֹֽא־ יוּכְל֖וּlo'- yu.khe.LuH3808 H3201escapeלָצֵ֣את מִמֶּ֑נָּהla.Tzet mi.Me.nahH3318 H4480.They will cry outוְזָעֲק֣וּve.za.'a.KuH2199to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,but I will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

12Then the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and the residentsוְיֹשְׁבֵי֙ve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389will goוְהָֽלְכ֞וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980and cry outוְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ve.za.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the godsהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834theyהֵ֥םhemH1992have been burning incenseמְקַטְּרִ֖יםme.ka.te.RimH6999,but these gods certainly will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808saveH3467themin their timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of disasterרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451.

13Your godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430areהָי֥וּha.YuH1961indeedכִּ֚יkiH3588as numerousמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557as your citiesעָרֶ֔יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892,O Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;the altarsמִזְבְּחוֹת֙miz.be.chOtH4196of shameלַבֹּ֔שֶׁתla.Bo.shetH1322you have set upשַׂמְתֶּ֤םsam.TemH7760—the altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196to burn incenseלְקַטֵּ֥רle.ka.TerH6999to Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃ סla.Ba.'alH1168—are as manyוּמִסְפַּ֞רu.mis.ParH4557as the streetsחֻצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.’

14As for youוְאַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH859,do notאַל־'al-H408prayתִּתְפַּלֵּל֙tit.pa.LelH6419forבְּעַד־be.'ad-H1157theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971.Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408raise upתִּשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375a cryרִנָּ֣הri.NahH7440or a prayerוּתְפִלָּ֑הu.te.fi.LahH8605on their behalfבַעֲדָ֖םva.'a.DamH1157,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I will notאֵינֶ֣נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369be listeningשֹׁמֵ֗עַsho.Me.a'H8085when they call outקָרְאָ֥םka.re.'AmH7121to Meאֵלַ֖י בְּעַ֥ד'e.Lai be.'AdH413 H1157in their timeבְּעֵ֛תbe.'EtH6256of disasterרָעָתָֽם׃ סra.'a.TamH7451.

15What rightמֶ֣הmehH4100has My belovedלִֽידִידִ֞יli.di.DiH3039in My houseבְּבֵיתִ֗יbe.vei.TiH1004,having carried outעֲשׂוֹתָ֤הּa.so.TahH6213so manyהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227evil schemesהַֽמְזִמָּ֙תָה֙ham.zi.Ma.tahH4209?Can consecratedקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944meatוּבְשַׂר־u.ve.sar-H1320avertיַעַבְר֣וּya.'av.RuH5674your doomמֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְme.'a.La.yikhH5921?Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588you are wickedרָעָתֵ֖כִיra.'a.Te.khiH7451,thenאָ֥ז'azH227you rejoiceתַּעֲלֹֽזִי׃ta.'a.Lo.ziH5937.

16The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068once calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121youשְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.MekhH8034a flourishingרַֽעֲנָן֙ra.'a.NanH7488olive treeזַ֤יִתZa.yitH2132,beautifulיְפֵ֣הye.PehH3303with well-formedתֹ֔אַרTo.'arH8389fruitפְרִי־fe.ri-H6529.But with a mightyגְדֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419roarלְק֣וֹל׀ הֲמוּלָּ֣הle.Kol ha.mu.LahH6963 H1999He will set it on fireהִצִּ֥ית אֵשׁ֙ עָלֶ֔יהָhi.Tzit 'esh 'a.Lei.haH3341 H784 H5921,and its branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָֽיו׃da.li.yo.TavH1808will be consumedוְרָע֖וּve.ra.'UH7489.

17The LORDוַיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,who plantedהַנּוֹטֵ֣עַha.no.Te.a'H5193youאוֹתָ֔ךְ'o.TakhH853,has decreedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696disasterרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451against youעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921on account ofבִּ֠גְלַלBig.lalH1558the evil thatרָעַ֨תra.'AtH7451the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834have brought upon themselvesעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213,provoking Me to angerלְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707by burning incenseלְקַטֵּ֥רle.ka.TerH6999to Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃ סla.Ba.'alH1168.”

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