New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 13:15-21

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.

18Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and the queenH1377motherH1377, “TakeH3427a lowlyהַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּhash.Pi.luH8213seatH3427,For your beautifulתִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃Tif.'ar.te.KhemH8597crownעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850Has comeיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381downH3381from your headH4763.”

19Thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the Negevהַנֶּ֛גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045have been lockedסֻגְּר֖וּsu.ge.RuH5462up,And thereH369is noH369oneH369to openפֹּתֵ֑חַpo.Te.achH6605them;Allכֻּלָּ֖הּku.LahH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063has been carriedH1540into exileהָגְלָ֧תha.ge.LatH1540,Whollyשְׁלוֹמִֽים׃ סshe.lo.MimH7965carriedH1540into exileהָגְלָ֥תha.ge.LatH1540.

20“Liftשְׂא֤וּse.'iH5375up your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'iH7200Those comingהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935from the northמִצָּפ֑וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828.Whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346is theflockהָעֵ֙דֶר֙ha.'E.derH5739that was givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414you,Your beautifulתִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃tif.'ar.TekhH8597sheepצֹ֖אןtzonH6629?

21Whatמַה־mah-H4100will you sayתֹּֽאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588He appointsיִפְקֹ֣דyif.KodH6485overעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you--And you yourselfH855had taughtלִמַּ֨דְתְּli.MadtH3925them-- Formercompanionsאַלֻּפִ֖ים'a.lu.FimH441to be headלְרֹ֑אשׁle.RoshH7218overעָלַ֛יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you? Will notpangsחֲבָלִים֙cha.va.LimH2256takeH270holdH270of youLikeכְּמ֖וֹke.MoH3644a womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802in childbirthלֵדָֽה׃le.DahH3205?

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