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Jeremiah 20:7-18

7Jehovah, thou hastenticedH6601me,andIwasH1961enticedH6601; thou hastlaidholdH2388ofme,andhastprevailedוַתּוּכָ֑לva.tu.KhalH3201;IamH1961becomeהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961aderisionthewholedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117:everyonemockethme.

8ForasoftasIspeakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696,Icryאֶזְעָ֔ק'ez.'AkH2199out;Iproclaimאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555andspoil;forthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahisbecomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961untomeareproachלְחֶרְפָּ֥הle.cher.PahH2781andaderisionוּלְקֶ֖לֶסu.le.Ke.lesH7047allthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

9AndIsaidוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559,IwillnotmakeH2142mentionofhim,norspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696anymoreinhisnameבִּשְׁמ֔וֹbish.MoH8034:butitwasinmyheartבְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820asaburningfireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784shutעָצֻ֖ר'a.TzurH6113upinmybonesH6106;andIbecameוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961weariedוְנִלְאֵ֥יתִיve.nil.'Ei.tiH3811withholdingכַּֽלְכֵ֖לkal.KhelH3557in,andIcouldnot.

10ForIhaveheardH8085thedefamingofmanyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227,terrorמָג֣וֹרma.GorH4032oneveryside:ReportH1681,andwewillreportH1681it.AllmyfamiliarsarewatchingH8104formystumbling: PeradventurehewillbeenticedH6601,andweshallprevailוְנ֣וּכְלָהve.Nu.khe.lahH3201againsthim;andweshalltakeוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947ourrevengeonhim.

11ButJehovahiswithmeasamightyH1368terribleone;thereforeH3651mypersecutorsshallstumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782andshallnotprevailיֻכָ֑לוּyu.Kha.luH3201;theyshallbegreatlyashamedבֹּ֤שׁוּBo.shuH954,fortheyhavenotprospered:itshallbeaneverlastingconfusionthatshallnotbeforgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

12Andthou,Jehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,whotriesttherighteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662,whoseestthereinsandtheheartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820,letmeseeH7200thyvengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360onthem;forunto theehaveIrevealedH1540mycauseH7379.

13Singשִׁ֚ירוּShi.ruH7891ye untoJehovah,praiseהַֽלְל֖וּha.LuH1984Jehovah,forhehathdeliveredהִצִּ֛ילhi.TzilH5337thesoulH5315oftheneedyאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34fromthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofevildoers.

14CursedH779beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117whereinIwasH1961bornH3205;letnotthedayי֛וֹםYomH3117whereinmymotherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517boreH3205mebeH1961blessedH1288!

15CursedH779bethemanH376whobroughtH3205tidingstomyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,AmanH376childisbornH3205unto thee; makinghimverygladH8055!

16AndletthatmanH376beוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961asthecitiesכֶּֽעָרִ֛יםke.'a.RimH5892whichJehovahoverthrewהָפַ֥ךְha.FakhH2015,andrepentedH5162not;andlethimhearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085acryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201inthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andashoutingוּתְרוּעָ֖הu.te.ru.'AhH8643atnoonday,

17becauseheslewmenotfromthewombמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358.Orwouldthatmymotherאִמִּי֙'i.MiH517hadbeenH1961mygraveקִבְרִ֔יkiv.RiH6913,andherwombוְרַחְמָ֖הֿve.rach.MahH7358alwaysgreat [withme]!

18Whereforecameיָצָ֔אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318IforthH3318fromthewombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200labourandsorrowוְיָג֑וֹןve.ya.GonH3015,thatmydaysיָמָֽי׃ פya.MaiH3117shouldbeconsumedinshameבְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322?

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