New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 14:15-22

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerningעַֽל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who are prophesyingהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in My nameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034,although it was not I who sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֒she.lach.TimH7971them--yet they keep sayingאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘There will be noH3808swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719or famineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458in thisH2088landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776’--by swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458thoseH1992prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallmeetיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552their endH8552!

16The peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971also to whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012will bethrownמֻשְׁלָכִים֩mush.la.KhimH7993out into the streetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and the swordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;and thereH369will be noH369oneH369toburyמְקַבֵּר֙me.ka.BerH6912them--neither them, northeir wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,norH369their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,norH369their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323--for I willpourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210out their ownwickednessH7463on them.

17You will sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697to them, ‘Let my eyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869flowH3381downתֵּרַ֨דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֛הdim.'AhH1832nightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוְיוֹמָ֖םve.yo.MamH3119,And let them not ceaseתִּדְמֶ֑ינָהtid.Mei.nahH1820;For the virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971has been crushedנִשְׁבְּרָ֗הnish.be.RahH7665with a mightyגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419blowH4347,With a sorelyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966infectedנַחְלָ֥הnach.LahH2470woundמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

18Ifאִם־'im-H518Igoיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318out to the countryהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,Beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, thoseslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719!Or ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518I enterבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,Beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,diseasesתַּחֲלוּאֵ֣יta.cha.lu.'EiH8463of famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458! ForbothH1571prophetנָבִ֧יאna.Vi'H5030and priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548Havegone rovingH5503aboutH5503in the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776that they do not knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ סya.Da.'uH3045.’”

19Have You completelyהֲמָאֹ֨סha.ma.'OsH3988rejectedמָאַ֜סְתָּma.'As.taH3988Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063?Orאִם־'im-H518haveYou loathedגָּעֲלָ֣הga.'a.LahH1602Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726?Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069have You strickenהִכִּיתָ֔נוּhi.ki.Ta.nuH5221us so that weare beyondוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369healingמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832? Wewaitedקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965,but nothingוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369goodט֔וֹבTovH2896came;And for a timeוּלְעֵ֥תu.le.'EtH6256of healingמַרְפֵּ֖אmar.Pe'H4832,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,terrorבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205!

20Weknowיָדַ֧עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045our wickednessרִשְׁעֵ֖נוּrish.'E.nuH7562, O Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,The iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, forwe have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against You.

21Do not despiseתִּנְאַץ֙tin.'AtzH5006us,for Your own name’sשִׁמְךָ֔shim.KhaH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616;Do not disgraceתְּנַבֵּ֖לte.na.BelH5034thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Your gloryכְבוֹדֶ֑ךָkhe.vo.De.khaH3519;Rememberזְכֹ֕רze.KhorH2142anddo not annulתָּפֵ֥רta.FerH6565Your covenantבְּרִֽיתְךָ֖be.ri.te.KhaH1285with us.

22Are thereH3426anyH3426among theidolsבְּהַבְלֵ֤יbe.hav.LeiH1892of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whogiveH1652rainH1652?Orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518can the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064grantיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414showersרְבִבִ֑יםre.vi.VimH7241?Is it not You, O Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430? Therefore wehopeוּ֨נְקַוֶּה־U.ne.ka.veh-H6960in You,For You are the one who has doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ'E.lehH428.

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