New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 19:7-12

7I willmakeH1238voidH1238the counselעֲצַ֨ת'a.TzatH6098of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389in thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, andI will cause them to fallוְהִפַּלְתִּ֤יםve.hi.pal.TimH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesH340and by the handוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their lifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315;and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414over theircarcassesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038as foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

8I will also makeוְשַׂמְתִּי֙ve.sam.TiH7760thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֖הle.sha.MahH8047and an object ofhissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֑הve.lish.re.KahH8322;everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605who passesעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674by it will be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074and hissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319becauseH5921of allכָּל־kol-H3605itsdisastersמַכֹּתֶֽהָ׃ma.ko.Te.haH4347.

9I will make themeatוְהַֽאֲכַלְתִּ֞יםve.ha.'a.khal.TimH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121and the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of their daughtersבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֔םbe.no.tei.HemH1323,and they will eatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398oneוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376another’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320in the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692and in the distressוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834their enemiesH340and those who seekוּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יu.me.vak.SheiH1245their lifeנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315will distressיָצִ֧יקוּya.Tzi.kuH6693them.”’

10“Then you are to breakוְשָׁבַרְתָּ֖ve.sha.var.TaH7665thejarהַבַּקְבֻּ֑קha.bak.BukH1228in the sightלְעֵינֵי֙le.'ei.NeiH5869of the menH376who accompanyהַהֹלְכִ֖ים אוֹתָֽךְ׃ha.ho.le.Khim 'o.TakhH1980 H854you

11and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “JustH3602soH3602will Ibreakאֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר'esh.BorH7665thisH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971and thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,evenH3512as one breaksיִשְׁבֹּר֙yish.BorH7665a potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,whichH834cannotלֹֽא־ יוּכַ֥לlo'- yu.KhalH3201 H3808againע֑וֹדodH5750be repairedלְהֵרָפֵ֖הle.he.ra.PehH7495; and they willburyיִקְבְּר֔וּyik.be.RuH6912in Tophethוּבְתֹ֣פֶתu.ve.To.fetH8612becauseH4480thereH369is noH369otherplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725for burialלִקְבּֽוֹר׃lik.BorH6912.

12ThisH3651is howH3651I will treatאֶעֱשֶׂ֞ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisH2088placeלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725and its inhabitantsוּלְיֽוֹשְׁבָ֑יוu.le.yo.she.VavH3427,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “so as to makeוְלָתֵ֛תve.la.TetH5414thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892like Tophethכְּתֹֽפֶת׃ke.To.fetH8612.

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