New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 11:9-17

9Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Aconspiracyקֶ֙שֶׁר֙ke.sherH7195has been foundנִֽמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672among the menבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and among the inhabitantsוּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.ve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10They haveturnedH7725backH7725to the iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֨ת'a.vo.NotH5771of theirancestorsהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֗יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834refusedמֵֽאֲנוּ֙me.'a.NuH3985to hearלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַlish.Mo.a'H8085My wordsדְּבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697, and theyhave goneהָלְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָ֑םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them; the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063havebrokenהֵפֵ֤רוּhe.Fe.ruH6565My covenantבְּרִיתִ֕יbe.ri.TiH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with their fathersH1.”

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “BeholdH2009I ambringingמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935disasterH7463on them whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they willnot be ableיוּכְל֖וּyu.khe.LuH3201to escapeלָצֵ֣אתla.TzetH3318; though they willcryוְזָעֲק֣וּve.za.'a.KuH2199to Me, yet I will not listenאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085to them.

12Then the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵי֙ve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389willgoוְהָֽלְכ֞וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980and cryוְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ve.za.'a.KuH2199to the godsהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to whomאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834they burnH6999incenseH6999,but they surelyוְהוֹשֵׁ֛עַve.ho.She.a'H3467will not saveיוֹשִׁ֥יעוּyo.Shi.'uH3467them in the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of their disasterH7463.

13For your godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430areas manyמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557as your citiesעָרֶ֔יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892,O Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; andas manyוּמִסְפַּ֞רu.mis.ParH4557as the streetsחֻצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389are the altarsמִזְבְּחוֹת֙miz.be.chOtH4196you have setשַׂמְתֶּ֤םsam.TemH7760up to theshamefulלַבֹּ֔שֶׁתla.Bo.shetH1322thingH1322,altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196toburnH6999incenseH6999to Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃ סla.Ba.'alH1168.

14“Thereforedo not prayתִּתְפַּלֵּל֙tit.pa.LelH6419for thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,norH408liftתִּשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375up a cryרִנָּ֣הri.NahH7440or prayerוּתְפִלָּ֑הu.te.fi.LahH8605for them; for I willnot listenשֹׁמֵ֗עַsho.Me.a'H8085whenבְּעֵ֛תbe.'EtH6256they callקָרְאָ֥םka.re.'AmH7121to Me becauseH1157of their disasterH7463.

15Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100right has Mybelovedלִֽידִידִ֞יli.di.DiH3039in My houseבְּבֵיתִ֗יbe.vei.TiH1004Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588she has doneעֲשׂוֹתָ֤הּa.so.TahH6213manyהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227vileH4209deedsH4209?Can the sacrificialקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944fleshוּבְשַׂר־u.ve.sar-H1320takeH5674awayיַעַבְר֣וּya.'av.RuH5674from you your disasterH7463,Soאָ֥ז'azH227thatyou can rejoiceתַּעֲלֹֽזִי׃ta.'a.Lo.ziH5937?”

16The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121your nameשְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.MekhH8034, “Agreenרַֽעֲנָן֙ra.'a.NanH7488oliveזַ֤יִתZa.yitH2132treeH2132,beautifulיְפֵ֣הye.PehH3303in fruitפְרִי־fe.ri-H6529and formתֹ֔אַרTo.'arH8389”; With thenoiseלְק֣וֹל׀le.KolH6963of a greatגְדֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419tumultהֲמוּלָּ֣הha.mu.LahH1999He haskindledהִצִּ֥יתhi.TzitH3341fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784on it,And its branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָֽיו׃da.li.yo.TavH1808are worthlessוְרָע֖וּve.ra.'UH7489.

17The Lordוַיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, whoplantedהַנּוֹטֵ֣עַha.no.Te.a'H5193you, haspronouncedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilH7463againstעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you becauseבִּ֠גְלַלBig.lalH1558of the evilH7463of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and of the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they havedoneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213to provokeלְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me byofferingH6999up sacrificesH6999to Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃ סla.Ba.'alH1168.

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