New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 19:2-6

2Then goוְיָצָ֙אתָ֙ve.ya.Tza.taH3318out to thevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of Ben-hinnomבֶן־ הִנֹּ֔םven- hi.NomH1121 H2011,whichH834is by the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the potsherdהַֽחַרְסִ֑יתha.cha.ra.sutH2777gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179, andproclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121thereשָּׁ֔םShamH8033the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that I tellאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696you,

3and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Okingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “BeholdH2009I am about to bringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935acalamityH7463upon thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,at whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theearsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241of everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605that hearsשֹׁמְעָ֖הּsho.me.'AhH8085of it will tingleתִּצַּ֥לְנָהti.Tzal.nahH6750.

4Becauseיַ֣עַן׀Ya.'anH3282 H834they haveforsakenעֲזָבֻ֗נִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800Me and havemadeH5235thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088an alienH5235placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and have burnedH6999sacrificesH6999in it tootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,that neitherH3808they norH3808their forefathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.vo.tei.HemH1norH3808the kingsוּמַלְכֵ֣יu.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063had everknownיְדָע֛וּםye.da.'UmH3045, and becausethey have filledוּמָֽלְא֛וּu.mal.'UH4390thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725with thebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the innocentנְקִיִּֽם׃ne.ki.YimH5355

5and have builtוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168to burnלִשְׂרֹ֧ףlis.RofH8313theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֛םbe.nei.HemH1121in the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784as burntעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930to Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,a thing whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I neverH3808commandedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680or spokeדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696of, norH3808did it everenterעָלְתָ֖ה'al.TahH5927Mymindלִבִּֽי׃ פli.BiH3820;

6thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “when thisהַזֶּ֥הha.ZehH2088placeלַמָּק֨וֹםla.ma.KomH4725will noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750be calledיִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'H7121Tophethהַתֹּ֖פֶתha.To.fetH8612orthe valleyוְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'H1516of Ben-hinnomבֶן־ הִנֹּ֑םven- hi.NomH1121 H2011,but ratherכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518the valleyגֵּ֥יאgei'H1516of Slaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028.

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