Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 16:10-15

10וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you tellתַגִּיד֙ta.GidH5046theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֵ֥ת'etH853peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they will askוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559youאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, ‘Whyעַל־ מֶה֩'al- mehH5921 H4100has the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068pronouncedדִבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419disasterהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451against usעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921אֵ֣ת'etH853?Whatוּמֶ֤הu.MehH4100isour iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771?Whatוּמֶ֣הu.MehH4100is the sinחַטָּאתֵ֔נוּcha.ta.Te.nuH2403thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we have committedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?’

11Then you are to answer themוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.mar.Ta 'a.lei.HemH559 H413: ‘It isbecauseעַל֩'alH5921אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1have forsakenעָזְב֨וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Meאוֹתִי֙'o.TiH853,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and followedוַיֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙vai.ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themוְאֹתִ֣יve.'o.TiH853.They abandoned Meעָזָ֔בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808keepשָׁמָֽרוּ׃sha.Ma.ruH8104My instructionתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451.

12And youוְאַתֶּ֛םve.'a.TemH859have doneלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213more evilהֲרֵעֹתֶ֥םha.re.'o.TemH7489than your fathersמֵאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םme.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.See howוְהִנְּכֶ֣םve.hi.ne.KhemH2005each of youאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376followsהֹלְכִ֗ים אַֽחֲרֵי֙ho.le.Khim 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of his evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820instead ofלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115obeyingשְׁמֹ֥עַshe.Mo.a'H8085Meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

13So I will castוְהֵטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904youאֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.KhemH853out ofמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776intoעַל־'al-H5921a landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859nor your fathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1have knownיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045.Thereשָׁ֞םshamH8033אֶת־'et-H853you will serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,forאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I will showאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414younoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808favorחֲנִינָֽה׃ סcha.ni.NahH2594.’

14Yetלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,the daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when they will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerעוֹד֙'OdH5750sayיֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.MerH559, ‘As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927אֶת־'et-H853the Israelites upבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’

15Insteadכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518they will say, ‘As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָ֜הhe.'e.LahH5927אֶת־'et-H853the Israelites upבְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828and allוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605the other landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had banished themהִדִּיחָ֖ם שָׁ֑מָּהhi.di.Cham Sha.mahH5080 H8033.’For I will return themוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725toעַל־'al-H5921their landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to their forefathersלַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סla.'a.vo.TamH1.

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