New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 13:18-27

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?

22Ifוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588yousayתֹאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559in your heartבִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְbil.va.VekhH3824, ‘Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have theseH428thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428happenedקְרָאֻ֣נִיke.ra.'U.niH7122to me?’ Because of themagnitudeבְּרֹ֧בbe.RoH7230of your iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֛ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771Your skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757have been removedנִגְל֥וּnig.LuH1540And your heelsעֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃'a.ke.Va.yikhH6119havebeen exposedנֶחְמְס֥וּnech.me.SuH2554.

23Can the Ethiopianכּוּשִׁי֙ku.ShiH3569changeהֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְha.ya.ha.FokhH2015his skinעוֹר֔וֹo.RoH5785Or the leopardוְנָמֵ֖רve.na.MerH5246his spotsחֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑יוcha.var.bu.ro.TavH2272? Thenyou alsoגַּם־gam-H1571canתּוּכְל֣וּtu.khe.LuH3201doH3190goodלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190Who are accustomedלִמֻּדֵ֖יli.mu.DeiH3928to doingH7489evilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489.

24Therefore I willscatterוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327them like driftingעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674strawכְּקַשׁ־ke.kash-H7179To the desertמִדְבָּֽר׃mid.BarH4057windלְר֖וּחַle.Ru.achH7307.

25Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is yourlotגוֹרָלֵ֧ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486,the portionמְנָת־me.not-H4521measuredמִדַּ֛יִךְmi.Da.yikhH4055to youFrom Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Becauseאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834you haveforgottenשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911MeAnd trustedוַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in falsehoodבַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃ba.Sha.kerH8267.

26So I Myselfאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589have alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571strippedחָשַׂ֥פְתִּיcha.Saf.tiH2834your skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757offH2834overעַל־'al-H5921your faceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440,That your shameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036may be seenוְנִרְאָ֖הve.nir.'AhH7200.

27As for youradulteriesנִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְni.'u.Fa.yikhH5004and your lustfulneighingsוּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.mitz.ha.lo.Ta.yikhH4684, Thelewdnessזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of your prostitutionזְנוּתֵ֔ךְze.nu.TekhH2184On thehillsגְּבָעוֹת֙ge.va.'OtH1389in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your abominationsשִׁקּוּצָ֑יִךְshi.ku.Tza.yikhH8251.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188to you, O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389!HowH4970longאַחֲרֵ֥י עֹֽד׃ פ'a.cha.Rei 'OdH310 H4970 H5750will you remainH2891uncleanלֹ֣אlo'H3808 H2891?”

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