New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 13:12-17

12“Therefore you are to speakוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֗ה סha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697to them, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Everyכָּל־kol-H3605jugנֵ֖בֶלNe.velH5035is to be filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196.”’And when they sayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559to you, ‘Do we not veryH3045wellH3045knowH3045that everyכָל־khol-H3605jugנֵ֖בֶלNe.velH5035is to be filledיִמָּ֥לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196?’

13then sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “BeholdH2009I am about to fillמְמַלֵּ֣אme.ma.Le'H4390allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thisH2088landהָאָ֪רֶץha.'A.retzH776--the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that sitהַיֹּשְׁבִים֩hai.yo.she.VimH3427for Davidלְדָוִ֨דle.da.VidH1732on his throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389--withdrunkennessשִׁכָּרֽוֹן׃shi.ka.RonH7943!

14I willdashוְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ve.ni.patz.TimH5310them againstאֶל־'el-H413eachאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376otherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251, both thefathersוְהָאָב֧וֹתve.ha.'a.VotH1and the sonsוְהַבָּנִ֛יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121togetherH3164,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “I willnot showאֶחְמ֧וֹל'ech.MolH2550pityH2550norH3808be sorryאָח֛וּס'a.ChusH2347norH3808haveH7355compassionאֲרַחֵ֖ם'a.ra.ChemH7355so as not to destroyמֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ סme.hash.chi.TamH7843them.”’”

15Listenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085and giveוְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238heedH238, do not behaughtyתִּגְבָּ֑הוּtig.Ba.huH1361,For the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

16Giveתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414gloryכָּבוֹד֙ka.VodH3519to the Lordלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,Beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962He bringsH2821darknessH2821And beforeוּבְטֶ֛רֶםu.ve.Te.remH2962yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םrag.lei.KhemH7272stumbleיִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּyit.na.ge.FuH5062On the duskyנָ֑שֶׁףNa.shefH5399mountainsהָ֣רֵיHa.reiH2022,And while you are hopingוְקִוִּיתֶ֤םve.ki.vi.TemH6960for lightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216He makesוְשָׂמָ֣הּve.sa.MahH7760it intodeepלְצַלְמָ֔וֶתle.tzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757, Andturnsוְשִׁ֖יתve.ya.shitH7896itinto gloomלַעֲרָפֶֽל׃la.'a.ra.FelH6205.

17Butifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518you will not listenתִשְׁמָע֔וּהָtish.ma.'U.haH8085to it,My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315willsobתִּבְכֶּֽה־tiv.keh-H1058in secretבְּמִסְתָּרִ֥יםbe.mis.ta.RimH4565for suchprideגֵוָ֑הge.VahH1466;And my eyesעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869will bitterlyוְדָמֹ֨עַve.da.Mo.a'H1830weepתִּדְמַ֜עtid.Ma'H1830And flowH3381downוְתֵרַ֤דve.te.RadH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theflockעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068has been takenH7617captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617.

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