New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 15:2-9

2And it shall be that whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588they sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559to you, ‘Whereאָ֣נָה'A.nahH575should we goנֵצֵ֑אne.Tze'H3318?’then you are to tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: “Those destinedfor deathלַמָּ֤וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,to deathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙la.Ma.vetH4194; And those destinedfor the swordלַחֶ֙רֶב֙la.Che.revH2719,to the swordלַחֶ֔רֶבla.Che.revH2719; And those destinedfor famineלָֽרָעָב֙la.ra.'AvH7458,to famineלָֽרָעָ֔בla.ra.'AvH7458; And those destinedfor captivityלַשְּׁבִ֖יla.she.ViH7628,to captivityלַשֶּֽׁבִי׃la.She.viH7628.”’

3I willappointוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485overעֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH5921them fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702kindsמִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙mish.pa.chOtH4940of doom,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: “the swordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719to slayלַֽהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026, thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֖יםha.ke.la.VimH3611to dragלִסְחֹ֑בlis.ChoH5498off, and thebirdsע֧וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the beastsבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to devourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and destroyוּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃u.le.hash.ChitH7843.

4I willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֣יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them an objectH2113of horrorH2113among allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776becauseבִּ֠גְלַלBig.lalH1558ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,for whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5“Indeedכִּ֠יkiH3588,whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will haveH2550pityH2550on you, O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,Or whoוּמִ֖יu.MiH4310willmournיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110for you,Or whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310will turnיָס֔וּרya.SurH5493asideH5493to askלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592about your welfareלְשָׁלֹ֖םle.sha.LomH7965?

6You who haveforsakenנָטַ֥שְׁתְּna.TashtH5203Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “You keepgoingתֵּלֵ֑כִיte.Le.khiH1980backwardאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268. So I willstretchוָאַ֨טva.'AtH5186out My handיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027againstעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921you and destroyוָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְva.'ash.chi.TekhH7843you; I amtiredנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811of relentingהִנָּחֵֽם׃hi.na.ChemH5162!

7I willwinnowH2219them with a winnowingH2219forkבְּמִזְרֶ֖הbe.miz.RehH4214At the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; I willbereaveH7921themof childrenH7921,I will destroyאִבַּ֙דְתִּי֙'i.Bad.tiH6My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971; They did notrepentשָֽׁבוּ׃Sha.vuH7725of their waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870.

8Theirwidowsאַלְמְנֹתָיו֙'al.me.no.TavH490will be moreH4480numerousעָֽצְמוּ־'a.tze.mu-H6105before MeThanH4480the sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344of the seasיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220;I will bringהֵבֵ֨אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935against them, againstH5921the motherאֵ֛ם'emH517of a youngבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH970manH970, Adestroyerשֹׁדֵ֣דsho.DedH7703at noondayבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;I will suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597bringH5307downH5307on herAnguishעִ֖יר'irH5892and dismayוּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃u.ve.ha.LotH928.

9She whoboreיֹלֶ֣דֶתyo.Le.detH3205sevenהַשִּׁבְעָ֗הha.shiv.'AhH7651sonspinesH535awayH535;Her breathingH5301is laboredH5301. Hersunשִׁמְשָׁ֛הּshim.ShahH8121has setבָּ֥אba.'ah'H935while it was yetבְּעֹ֥דbe.'OdH5750dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119;She has beenH954shamedH954and humiliatedוְחָפֵ֑רָהve.cha.Fe.rahH2659. So I willgiveאֶתֵּ֛ן'e.TenH5414over their survivorsוּשְׁאֵֽרִיתָ֗םu.she.'e.ri.TamH7611to the swordלַחֶ֧רֶבla.Che.revH2719Beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesH340,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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