Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 9:10-21

10I will take upאֶשָּׂ֧א'e.Sa'H5375a weepingבְכִ֣יve.KhiH1065and wailingוָנֶ֗הִיva.Ne.hiH5092forעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶ֨הָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022,a dirgeקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the wildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057pastureנְא֤וֹתne.'otH4999,forכִּ֤יkiH3588they have been scorchedנִצְּתוּ֙ni.tze.TuH3341so noH1097oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376passes throughעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674,and the lowingק֣וֹלKolH6963of cattleמִקְנֶ֑הmik.NehH4735is notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085.Both the birdsמֵע֤וֹףme.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the beastsבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929have fledנָדְד֖וּna.de.DuH5074;they have gone awayהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980.

11“And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414H853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a heap of rubbleלְגַלִּ֖יםle.ga.LimH1530,a hauntמְע֣וֹןme.'onH4583for jackalsתַּנִּ֑יםta.NimH8577H853;and I will makeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414the citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063a desolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077,withoutH1097inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃ סyo.ShevH3427.”

12Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310is the manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376wiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450enough to understandוְיָבֵ֣ןve.ya.VenH995H853thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063?To whomH834has the mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of the LORDH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696אֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413,that he may explain itוְיַגִּדָ֑הּve.ya.gi.DahH5046?Whyמָה֙mahH5921 H4100is the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776destroyedאָבְדָ֣ה'a.ve.DahH6and scorchedH5327like a desertכַמִּדְבָּ֖רkha.mid.BarH4057,so noמִבְּלִ֖יmi.be.LiH1097one can pass through itעֹבֵֽר׃ ס'o.VerH5674?

13And the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is becauseעַל־'al-H5921they have forsakenעָזְבָם֙'a.ze.VamH5800אֶת־'et-H853My lawתּ֣וֹרָתִ֔יto.ra.TiH8451,whichH834I setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440;they have notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808walkedH1980in it orוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808obeyedשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085My voiceבְקוֹלִ֖יve.ko.LiH6963.

14Instead, they have followedוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖יvai.Ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of their heartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820and gone afterוְאַחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֔יםha.be.'a.LimH1168,asאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ס'a.vo.TamH1taught themלִמְּד֖וּםli.me.DumH3925.”

15Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005,I will feedמַאֲכִילָ֛םma.'a.khi.LamH398H853thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971wormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֑הla.'a.NahH3939and give them poisonedרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325to drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248.

16I will scatter themוַהֲפִֽצוֹתִים֙va.ha.fi.tzo.TimH6327among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992northeir fathersוַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םva.'a.vo.TamH1have knownיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045,and I will sendH7971a swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310themאֶת־'et-H853untilעַ֥ד'adH5704I have finished them offכַּלּוֹתִ֖יka.lo.TiH3615אוֹתָֽם׃ פ'o.TamH853.”

17This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Take noteהִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֛וּhit.bo.NuH995,and summonוְקִרְא֥וּve.kir.'UH7121the wailing womenלַמְקוֹנְנ֖וֹת וּתְבוֹאֶ֑ינָהlam.ko.Not u.te.vo.'Ei.nahH6969 H935;sendשִׁלְח֖וּ וְתָבֽוֹאנָה׃shil.Chu ve.ta.Vo.nahH7971 H935forוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the most skillfulהַחֲכָמ֥וֹתha.cha.kha.MotH2450among them.

18Let them come quicklyוּתְמַהֵ֕רְנָהu.te.ma.He.re.nahH4116and take upוְתִשֶּׂ֥נָהve.ti.Se.nahH5375a lamentH5092over usעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,that our eyesעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙'ei.Nei.nuH5869may overflowוְתֵרַ֤דְנָהve.te.Rad.nahH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832,and our eyelidsוְעַפְעַפֵּ֖ינוּve.'af.'a.Pei.nuH6079may gushיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140with waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19ForH3588the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of wailingH5092is heardH8085from Zionמִצִּיּ֖וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726: ‘Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349devastated we areשֻׁדָּ֑דְנוּshu.Da.de.nuH7703!How greatמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966is our shameבֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּBo.she.nuH954!ForH3588we have abandonedעָזַ֣בְנוּ'a.Zav.nuH5800the landאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776becauseH3588our dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סmish.ke.no.Tei.nuH4908have been torn downהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993.’”

20NowH3588,O womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802,hearשְׁמַ֤עְנָהshe.Ma'.nahH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Openוְתִקַּ֥חve.ti.KachH3947your earsאָזְנְכֶ֖ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241to the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of His mouthפִּ֑יוPivH6310.Teachוְלַמֵּ֤דְנָהve.la.Me.de.nahH3925your daughtersבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.KhemH1323to wailנֶ֔הִיNe.hiH5092,and oneוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802anotherרְעוּתָ֖הּre.'u.TahH7468to lamentקִינָֽה׃ki.NahH7015.

21Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588deathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194has climbed inעָ֤לָה'A.lahH5927through our windowsבְּחַלּוֹנֵ֔ינוּbe.cha.lo.Nei.nuH2474;it has enteredבָּ֖אba'H935our fortressesבְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵ֑ינוּbe.'ar.me.no.Tei.nuH759to cut offלְהַכְרִ֤יתle.hakh.RitH3772the childrenעוֹלָל֙o.LalH5768from the streetsמִח֔וּץmi.ChutzH2351,the young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970from the town squaresמֵרְחֹבֽוֹת׃me.re.cho.VotH7339.

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