New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 11:18-23

18Moreover, the Lordוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068madeH3045it knownH3045to me and I knewH3045it;Thenאָ֖ז'azH227You showedהִרְאִיתַ֥נִיhir.'i.Ta.niH7200me their deedsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

19But I was like a gentleאַלּ֖וּף'a.LufH441lambכְּכֶ֥בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532ledיוּבַ֣לyu.ValH2986to the slaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873;And I did not knowיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that they haddevisedחָשְׁב֣וּcha.she.VuH2803plotsמַחֲשָׁב֗וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284againstעָלַ֣י׀'a.LaiH5921me, saying, “Let us destroyנַשְׁחִ֨יתָהnash.Chi.tahH7843the treeעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086with itsfruitבְּלַחְמוֹ֙be.lach.MoH3899, Andlet us cutוְנִכְרְתֶ֙נּוּ֙ve.nikh.re.Te.nuH3772him offH3772from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416, That hisnameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034be rememberedיִזָּכֵ֥רyi.za.KherH2142noH3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750.”

20But, O Lordוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, whojudgesשֹׁפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199righteouslyצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, Whotriesבֹּחֵ֥ןbo.ChenH974thefeelingsכְּלָי֖וֹתke.la.YotH3629and the heartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820,Let me seeאֶרְאֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7200Your vengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360on them, For to You have Icommittedגִּלִּ֥יתִיgi.Li.tiH1540my causeרִיבִֽי׃ סri.ViH7379.

21Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068concerningעַל־'al-H5921the menH376ofAnathothעֲנָת֔וֹתa.na.TotH6068, whoseekהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםham.vak.ShimH1245your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Do not prophesyתִנָּבֵא֙ti.na.Ve'H5012in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,soH3808that you will notdieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191at our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ סbe.ya.De.nuH3027”;

22thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “BeholdH2009, I am about topunishפֹקֵ֖דfo.KedH6485them! Theyoungהַבַּֽחוּרִים֙ha.ba.chu.RimH970menH970will dieיָמֻ֣תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719,their sonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121and daughtersוּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.HemH1323will dieיָמֻ֖תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by famineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458;

23and a remnantוּשְׁאֵרִ֕יתu.she.'e.RitH7611will not be leftתִֽהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961to them, for I willbringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935disasterH7463on the menH376of Anathothעֲנָת֖וֹתa.na.TotH6068--the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ סpe.ku.da.TamH6486.”

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