New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 16:1-9

1The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068also cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“You shall not take a wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802for yourself norH3808haveיִהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121or daughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.”

3For thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerningH5921the sonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121and daughtersהַבָּנ֔וֹתha.ba.NotH1323bornהַיִּלּוֹדִ֖יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209in thisH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and concerningH5921theirmothersאִמֹּתָ֞ם'i.mo.TamH517who bearהַיֹּלְד֣וֹתhai.yo.le.DotH3205them, and theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1who begetהַמּוֹלִדִ֥יםha.mo.li.DimH3205them in thisH2088landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776:

4“They willdieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191of deadlyמְמוֹתֵ֨יme.mo.TeiH4463diseasesתַחֲלֻאִ֜יםta.cha.lu.'ImH8463, theywill not be lamentedיִסָּֽפְדוּ֙yi.sa.fe.DuH5594or buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912; they will be asdungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828on the surfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127and comeיִכְל֔וּyikh.LuH3615to an endH3615by swordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458,and their carcassesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038will becomeH1961foodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for thebirdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and for the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.”

5For thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Do not enterתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935a houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmourningמַרְזֵ֔חַmar.Ze.achH4798,or goתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980to lamentלִסְפּ֔וֹדlis.PodH5594or to consoleתָּנֹ֖דta.NodH5110them; for I havewithdrawnאָסַ֨פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiH622My peaceשְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.MiH7965from thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-H5971,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Mylovingkindnessהַחֶ֖סֶדha.Che.sedH2617and compassionהָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃Ha.ra.cha.MimH7356.

6Bothgreatגְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419menH1419and smallוּקְטַנִּ֛יםu.ke.ta.NimH6996will dieוּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuH4191in thisH2088landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;they will not be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912,they will not be lamentedיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594,norH3808will anyonegashיִתְגֹּדַ֔דyit.go.DadH1413himself orshaveH7139his headH7139for them.

7Men will notbreakיִפְרְס֥וּyif.re.SuH6536breadin mourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60for them, to comfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162anyone for the deadמֵ֑תMetH4191,norH3808giveיַשְׁק֤וּyash.KuH8248them a cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of consolationתַּנְחוּמִ֔יםtan.chu.MimH8575to drinkH8248for anyone’s fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1or motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

8Moreover you shallnot goתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935into a houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960to sitלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with them to eatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.TotH8354.”

9For thusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: “BeholdH2009, I am going toeliminateמַשְׁבִּ֜יתmash.BitH7673from thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869and in your timeוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םu.vi.mei.KhemH3117,the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of rejoicingשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the groomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּֽה׃ka.LahH3618.

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