New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 17:21-25

21Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Takeהִשָּׁמְר֖וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104heedH8104for yourselvesבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbe.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315, anddo not carryתִּשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375any loadמַשָּׂא֙ma.Sa'H4853on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117or bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935anything in through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

22You shall not bringתוֹצִ֨יאוּto.Tzi.'uH3318a loadמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853out of your housesמִבָּֽתֵּיכֶם֙mi.ba.tei.KhemH1004on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117norH3808doתַֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399,but keepH6942the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117holyוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.ki.dash.TemH6942, as Icommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680yourforefathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

23Yet theydid not listenשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085or inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186their earsאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241, butstiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203in order not to listenשְׁמ֔וֹעַsho.me.a'H8085or takeקַ֥חַתKa.chatH3947correctionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.

24“But it will comeוְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961about, ifאִם־'im-H518youlistenשָׁמֹ֨עַsha.Mo.a'H8085attentivelyתִּשְׁמְע֤וּןtish.me.'UnH8085to Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “tobringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935noלְבִלְתִּ֣י׀le.vil.TiH1115loadמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853in through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,but to keepH6942the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117holyוּלְקַדֵּשׁ֙u.le.ka.DeshH6942by doingעֲשֽׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213noלְבִלְתִּ֥י כָּל־le.vil.Ti kol-H1115 H3605workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399on it,

25then there will comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935in through the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892kingsמְלָכִ֣ים׀me.la.KhimH4428and princesוְשָׂרִ֡יםve.sa.RimH8269sittingיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,ridingרֹכְבִ֣ים׀ro.khe.VimH7392in chariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and on horsesוּבַסּוּסִ֗יםu.va.su.SimH5483,they and their princesוְשָׂ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.Sa.rei.HemH8269,the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and thisH2088cityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892will be inhabitedוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

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