Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 2:1-7

1Now the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980and proclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121in the hearingבְאָזְנֵ֨יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389that this is whatלֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚הle.Mor kohH3541 H559the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘I rememberזָכַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142the devotionחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of your youthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,your loveאַהֲבַ֖ת'a.ha.VatH160as a brideכְּלוּלֹתָ֑יִךְke.lu.lo.Ta.yikhH3623,how you followed Meלֶכְתֵּ֤ךְ אַחֲרַי֙lekh.Tekh 'a.cha.RaiH1980 H310in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,in a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776notלֹ֥אlo'H3808sownזְרוּעָֽה׃ze.ru.'AhH2232.

3Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478was holyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֖יתre.ShitH7225of His harvestתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393.Allכָּל־kol-H3605who devoured herאֹכְלָ֣יו'o.khe.LavH398were found guiltyיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816;disasterרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451cameתָּבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935upon themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413,’”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

4Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605you familiesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Whatמַה־mah-H4100faultעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766did your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1findמָּצְא֨וּma.tze.'UH4672in Methatכִּ֥יkiH3588they strayed so farרָחֲק֖וּra.cha.KuH7368from Meמֵעָלָ֑יme.'a.LaiH5921?They followedוַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ אַחֲרֵ֥יvai.ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310worthless idolsהַהֶ֖בֶלha.He.velH1892,and became worthless themselvesוַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃vai.yeh.Ba.luH1891.

6They did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808askאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068who brought us upהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927אֹתָ֖נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,who ledהַמּוֹלִ֨יךְha.mo.LikhH1980usאֹתָ֜נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,through a landבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of desertsעֲרָבָ֤ה'a.ra.VahH6160and pitsוְשׁוּחָה֙ve.shu.ChahH7745,a landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776of droughtצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723and darknessוְצַלְמָ֔וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757,a landבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776where noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376travelsעָ֤בַר'A.varH5674andשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808oneאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120livesיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427?’

7I broughtוָאָבִ֤יאva.'a.Vi'H935youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853intoאֶל־'el-H413a fertileהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398its fruitפִּרְיָ֖הּpir.YahH6529and bountyוְטוּבָ֑הּve.tu.VahH2898,but you cameוַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙va.ta.Vo.'uH935and defiledוַתְּטַמְּא֣וּva.te.ta.me.'UH2930אֶת־'et-H853My landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776and madeשַׂמְתֶּ֖םsam.TemH7760My inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתִ֥יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159detestableלְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃le.to.'e.VahH8441.

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