Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 7:16-28

16As for youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859,do notאַל־'al-H408prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀tit.pa.LelH6419forבְּעַד־be.'ad-H1157theseהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408offerתִּשָּׂ֧אti.Sa'H5375a pleaרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440or petitionוּתְפִלָּ֖הu.te.fi.LahH8605on their behalfבַעֲדָ֛םva.'a.DamH1157,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408begתִּפְגַּע־tif.ga'-H6293Me,forכִּי־ki-H3588I will notאֵינֶ֥נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369listenשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085to youאֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH853.

17Do you notהַֽאֵינְךָ֣ha.'ei.ne.KhaH369seeרֹאֶ֔הro.'EhH7200whatמָ֛הmahH4100theyהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992are doingעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

18The sonsהַבָּנִ֞יםha.ba.NimH1121gatherמְלַקְּטִ֣יםme.la.ke.TimH3950woodעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086,the fathersוְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ve.ha.'a.VotH1lightמְבַעֲרִ֣יםme.va.'a.RimH1197אֶת־'et-H853the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802kneadלָשׁ֣וֹתla.ShotH3888the doughבָּצֵ֑קba.TzekH1217to makeלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213cakesכַּוָּנִ֜יםka.va.NimH3561for the Queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of Heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;they pour outוְהַסֵּ֤ךְve.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִים֙ne.sa.KhimH5262to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430toלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616provoke Me to angerהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃hakh.'i.Se.niH3707.

19הַאֹתִ֛יha.'o.TiH853But am I the Oneהֵ֥םhemH1992they are provokingמַכְעִסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707?declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Is it notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808themselvesאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853they spiteלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,to their own shameבֹּ֥שֶׁת פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ סBo.shet pe.nei.HemH1322 H6440?

20Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559:Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,My angerאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639and My furyוַֽחֲמָתִי֙va.cha.ma.TiH2534willנִתֶּ֙כֶת֙ni.Te.khetH5413be poured out onאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,onעַל־'al-H5921manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120and beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929,onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the treesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of the fieldוְעַל־ הַשָּׂדֶ֖הve.'al- ha.sa.DehH7704 H5921andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the produceפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127,and it will burnוּבָעֲרָ֖הu.va.'a.RahH1197and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be extinguishedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ סtikh.BehH3518.

21This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559:Add your burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם סְפ֥וּo.lo.tei.Khem se.FuH5930 H3254toעַל־'al-H5921your other sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םziv.chei.KhemH2077and eatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398the meat yourselvesבָשָֽׂר׃va.SarH1320!

22Forכִּ֠יkiH3588whenלֹֽא־ בְּי֛וֹםlo'- be.YomH3117 H3808I broughtהוֹצִיאִ֥יho.tzi'H3318your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,I did not merelyוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808command themדִבַּ֤רְתִּי אֶת־ צִוִּיתִ֔יםdi.Bar.ti 'et- tzi.vi.TimH1696 H854 H6680aboutעַל־ דִּבְרֵ֥י'al- div.ReiH5921 H1697burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930and sacrificesוָזָֽבַח׃va.Za.vachH2077,

23butכִּ֣י אִֽם־ki 'im-H3588 H518אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697this is whatהַ֠זֶּהHa.zehH2088I commanded themצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680אוֹתָ֤ם'o.TamH853לֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559:Obey Meשִׁמְע֣וּ בְקוֹלִ֔יshim.'U ve.ko.LiH8085 H6963,and I will beוְהָיִ֤יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,and youוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859will beתִּֽהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961Mypeopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971.You must walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the waysהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have commandedאֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehH6680youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,so thatלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616it may go wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190with you.

24Yet they did notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808listenשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808inclineהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853their earאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241,but they followedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980the stubbornבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307inclinationsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156of their own evilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartsלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820.They wentוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961backwardלְאָח֖וֹרle.'a.ChorH268and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forwardלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440.

25Fromלְמִן־le.min-H4480the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1came outיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,I have sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971youאֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH413אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔ים י֖וֹםha.ne.vi.'Im YomH5030 H3117again and againהַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃hash.Kem ve.sha.Lo.achH7925 H7971.

26Yet they would notוְל֤וֹאve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853their earאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241,but they stiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185אֶת־'et-H853their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203anddid more evilהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489than their fathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1.

27When you tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֶת־'et-H853,they will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.When you callוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121to themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413,they will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answerיַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ya.'a.Nu.khahH6030.

28Therefore you must sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413, ‘Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is the nationהַגּוֹי֙ha.goyH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834would notלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808listenשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085to the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430and would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808receiveלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148.Truthהָֽאֱמוּנָ֔הha.'e.mu.NahH530has perishedאָֽבְדָה֙'a.ve.DahH6;it has disappearedוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from their lipsמִפִּיהֶֽם׃ סmi.pi.HemH6310.

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