New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 2

Judah’s Apostasy

1Now the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980andproclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121in the earsבְאָזְנֵ֨יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “I rememberזָכַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142concerning you thedevotionחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of your youthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,The loveאַהֲבַ֖ת'a.ha.VatH160of your betrothalsכְּלוּלֹתָ֑יִךְke.lu.lo.Ta.yikhH3623,Your followingלֶכְתֵּ֤ךְlekh.TekhH1980afterאַחֲרַי֙'a.cha.RaiH310Me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,Through a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776not sownזְרוּעָֽה׃ze.ru.'AhH2232.

3Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478washolyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, Thefirstרֵאשִׁ֖יתre.ShitH7225of His harvestתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393.Allכָּל־kol-H3605who ateאֹכְלָ֣יו'o.khe.LavH398of it becameH816guiltyיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816;EvilH7463cameתָּבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935upon them,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.’”

4Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100injusticeעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766did your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1findמָּצְא֨וּma.tze.'UH4672in Me,That they wentH7368farH7368from MeAnd walkedוַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310emptinessהַהֶ֖בֶלha.He.velH1892and becameH1891emptyH1891?

6They did not sayאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Whobroughtהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927us up out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, Wholedהַמּוֹלִ֨יךְha.mo.LikhH1980us through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,Through a landבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of desertsעֲרָבָ֤ה'a.ra.VahH6160and of pitsוְשׁוּחָה֙ve.shu.ChahH7745,Through a landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776of droughtצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723and ofdeepוְצַלְמָ֔וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757,Through a landבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that noH3808oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376crossedעָ֤בַר'A.varH5674And whereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033noH3808manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427?’

7I broughtוָאָבִ֤יאva.'a.Vi'H935you into thefruitfulהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776To eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398its fruitפִּרְיָ֖הּpir.YahH6529and its goodוְטוּבָ֑הּve.tu.VahH2898thingsH2898.But you cameוַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙va.ta.Vo.'uH935anddefiledוַתְּטַמְּא֣וּva.te.ta.me.'UH2930My landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,And My inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתִ֥יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159you madeשַׂמְתֶּ֖םsam.TemH7760an abominationלְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃le.to.'e.VahH8441.

8Thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548did not sayאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068?’And those who handleוְתֹפְשֵׂ֤יve.to.fe.SeiH8610the lawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451did not knowיְדָע֔וּנִיye.da.'U.niH3045Me; Therulersוְהָרֹעִ֖יםve.ha.ro.'ImH7462also transgressedפָּ֣שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against Me, And theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּא֣וּni.be.'UH5012by Baalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168And walkedהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310things that did not profitיוֹעִ֖לוּyo.'I.luH3276.

9“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651I will yetעֹ֛ד'odH5750contendאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378with you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “And with your sons’בְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121sonsבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121I will contendאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378.

10Forcrossעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674to the coastlandsאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339ofKittimכִתִּיִּים֙khi.ti.YimH3794and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200,And sendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971toKedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938and observeוְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּve.hit.bo.NuH995closelyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966And seeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200ifהֵ֥ןhenH2005there has beenהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961such a thingas thisH2088!

11Has a nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471changedH4171godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430Whenthey were not godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?But My peopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971havechangedH4171their gloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519For that which does not profitיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12Be appalledשֹׁ֥מּוּSho.muH8074,O heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,at thisH2088,And shudderוְשַׂעֲר֛וּve.sa.'a.RuH8175,be veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966desolateחָרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13“For My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971have committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evilsרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451:They have forsakenעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Me, Thefountainמְק֣וֹר׀me.KorH4726of livingחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,To hewלַחְצֹ֤בlach.TzoH2672for themselvescisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877,Brokenנִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםnish.ba.RimH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877That canH3201holdיָכִ֖לוּya.Khi.luH3557noלֹא־lo'-H3808waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

14“Is Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478a slaveהַעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650?Orאִם־'im-H518is he a homebornיְלִ֥יד בַּ֖יִתye.Lid Ba.yitH3211 H1004servant?Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has he becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961a preyלָבַֽז׃la.VazH957?

15The youngכְפִרִ֔יםkhe.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715have roaredיִשְׁאֲג֣וּyish.'a.GuH7580at him, They haveroaredH5414 H6963loudlyH5414 H6963. And they havemadeוַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּvai.ya.Shi.tuH7896his landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776a wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047;His citiesעָרָ֥יו'a.RavH5892have been destroyedH5327,withoutמִבְּלִ֥יmi.be.LiH1097inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

16Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571themenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofMemphisנֹ֖ףnofH5297and Tahpanhesוְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סve.tach.pe.nesH8471Haveshavedיִרְע֖וּךְyir.'UkhH7462thecrownH6936of your headH6936.

17Have you notdoneתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisH2088to yourselfBy your forsakingעָזְבֵךְ֙'a.ze.veKhH5800the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430Whenבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256Heledמוֹלִיכֵ֥ךְmo.li.KhekhH1980you in the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870?

18But nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258whatמַה־mah-H4100are you doingon the roadלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,To drinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of theNileשִׁח֑וֹרshi.ChorH7883?Or whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100are you doing on the roadלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870to Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,To drinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of theEuphratesנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104?

19Your own wickednessH7463will correctתְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְte.ya.se.RekhH3256you, And yourapostasiesוּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.me.shu.vo.Ta.yikhH4878will reproveתּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְto.khi.ChukhH3198you;Knowוּדְעִ֤יu.de.'IH3045therefore and seeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200that it is evilH7451andbitterוָמָ֔רva.MarH4751For you to forsakeעָזְבֵ֖ךְ'a.ze.VekhH5800the LordH3068your Godאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430, Andthe dreadפַחְדָּתִי֙fach.da.TiH6345of Me is not in you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

20“For longמֵעוֹלָ֞םme.'o.LamH5769agoH5769I brokeשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665your yokeעֻלֵּ֗ךְ'u.LekhH5923Andtoreנִתַּ֙קְתִּי֙ni.Tak.tiH5423offH5423your bondsמוֹסְרֹתַ֔יִךְmos.ro.Ta.yikhH4147;But you saidוַתֹּאמְרִ֖יva.tom.RiH559, ‘I will not serveH5647!’For on everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגְּבֹהָ֗הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֞הgiv.'AhH1389And underוְתַ֙חַת֙ve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086You have lainH6808downH6808as a harlotזֹנָֽה׃zo.NahH2181.

21Yet Iplantedנְטַעְתִּ֣יךְne.ta'.TikhH5193you a choiceשֹׂרֵ֔קso.RekH8321vineH8321,A completelyכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605faithfulאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233.Howוְאֵיךְ֙ve.'eiKhH349then have you turnedנֶהְפַּ֣כְתְּneh.PakhtH2015yourself before Me Into thedegenerateH5493shoots of a foreignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237vineהַגֶּ֥פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612?

22Althoughכִּ֤י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518youwashתְּכַבְּסִי֙te.kha.be.SiH3526yourself with lyeבַּנֶּ֔תֶרba.Ne.terH5427AnduseH7235muchH7235soapבֹּרִ֑יתbo.RitH1287, Thestainנִכְתָּ֤םnikh.TamH3799of your iniquityעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771is beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440Me,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.

23“Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349can you sayתֹּאמְרִ֞יtom.RiH559, ‘I am not defiledנִטְמֵ֗אתִיnit.Me.tiH2930,I have not goneהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310theBaalsהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168’?Lookרְאִ֤יre.'IH7200at your wayדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870in thevalleyבַּגַּ֔יְאba.Gay'H1516!Knowדְּעִ֖יde.'IH3045whatמֶ֣הmehH4100you have doneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213!You are a swiftקַלָּ֖הka.LahH7031youngH1072camelH1072entanglingמְשָׂרֶ֥כֶתme.sa.Re.khetH8308her waysדְּרָכֶֽיהָ׃de.ra.Khei.haH1870,

24Awildפֶּ֣רֶה׀Pe.rehH6501donkeyH6501accustomedלִמֻּ֣דli.MudH3928to the wildernessמִדְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057,That sniffsשָׁאֲפָ֣הsha.'a.FahH7602the windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307in her passionבְּאַוַּ֤ת נַפְשָׁהּ֙be.'a.Vat na.fo.shahH185 H5315. In the time of herheatתַּאֲנָתָ֖הּta.'a.na.TahH8385whoמִ֣יmiH4310can turnיְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּהye.shi.Ve.nahH7725her awayH7725?Allכָּל־kol-H3605who seekמְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙me.vak.Shei.haH1245her will not becomeH3286wearyיִיעָ֔פוּyi.'A.fuH3286;In her monthבְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּbe.cha.de.ShahH2320they will findיִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃yim.tza.'U.ne.haH4672her.

25Keepמִנְעִ֤יmin.'IH4513your feetרַגְלֵךְ֙rag.leKhH7272from being unshodמִיָּחֵ֔ףmi.ya.ChefH3182And your throatוּגְרוֹנֵ֖ךְu.go.ro.nekhH1627from thirstמִצִּמְאָ֑הmi.tzim.'AhH6773;But you saidוַתֹּאמְרִ֣יva.tom.RiH559, ‘It ishopelessנוֹאָ֔שׁno.'AshH2976!Noל֕וֹאLo'H3808! For I havelovedאָהַ֥בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157strangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114,And afterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֥םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them I will walkאֵלֵֽךְ׃'e.LekhH1980.’

26“As thethiefגַּנָּב֙ga.NavH1590is shamedH954whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he is discoveredיִמָּצֵ֔אyi.ma.Tze'H4672,Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478is shamedH954;They, their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428,their princesשָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔םsa.rei.HemH8269And their priestsוְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖םve.kho.ha.nei.HemH3548and their prophetsוּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃u.ne.vi.'ei.HemH5030,

27Who sayאֹמְרִ֨ים'o.me.RimH559to a treeלָעֵ֜ץla.'EtzH6086, ‘You are my fatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1,’And to a stoneוְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ve.la.'E.venH68, ‘You gaveH3205me birthיְלִדְתָּ֔נוּye.lid.ti.nuH3205.’For they have turnedפָנ֥וּfa.NuH6437theirbackעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203to Me, And not theirfaceפָנִ֑יםfa.NimH6440; But in thetimeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256of theirtroubleH7463they will sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘Ariseק֖וּמָהKu.mahH6965and saveוְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃ve.ho.shi.'E.nuH3467us.’

28But whereוְאַיֵּ֤הve.'ai.YehH346are yourgodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430Whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you madeעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213for yourself?Let them ariseיָק֕וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965,ifאִם־'im-H518they cansaveיוֹשִׁיע֖וּךָyo.shi.'U.khaH3467youIn the timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of yourtroubleH7463; For according tothe numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of your citiesעָרֶ֔יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892Are your godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

29“Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100do you contendתָרִ֖יבוּta.Ri.vuH7378with Me? You haveallכֻּלְּכֶ֛םku.le.KhemH3605transgressedפְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥םpe.sha'.TemH6586against Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30“In vainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723I have struckהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֔םbe.nei.KhemH1121;They acceptedלָקָ֑חוּla.Ka.chuH3947noלֹ֣אlo'H3808chasteningמוּסָ֖רmu.SarH4148. Yourswordחַרְבְּכֶ֛םchar.be.KhemH2719has devouredאָכְלָ֧ה'a.khe.LahH398your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030Like a destroyingמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH7843lionH743.

31O generationהַדּ֗וֹרha.DorH1755,heedרְא֣וּre.'UH7200the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Have I beenהָיִ֙יתִי֙ha.Yi.tiH1961a wildernessהֲמִדְבָּ֤רha.mid.BarH4057to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Orאִ֛ם'imH518alandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thickH3991darknessH3991?Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971sayאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘We are free toroamרַ֔דְנוּRad.nuH7300;We will noלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750comeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935to You’?

32Can a virginבְּתוּלָה֙be.tu.LahH1330forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911her ornamentsעֶדְיָ֔הּ'ed.YahH5716,Or a brideכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618her attireקִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָki.shu.Rei.haH7196?Yet My peopleוְעַמִּ֣יve.'a.MiH5971haveforgottenשְׁכֵח֔וּנִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911MeDaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withoutאֵ֥ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

33Howמַה־mah-H4100wellH3190you prepareH3190your wayדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870To seekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160!Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651evenגַּ֣םgamH1571the wickedהָרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451womenH7451You have taughtלִמַּ֖דְתְּli.mad.tiH3925your waysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870.

34Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571on your skirtsבִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙bikh.na.Fa.yikhH3671is foundנִמְצְא֔וּnim.tze.'UH4672Thelifebloodדַּ֛ם נַפְשׁ֥וֹתdam naf.ShotH1818 H5315of the innocentנְקִיִּ֑יםne.ki.YimH5355poorאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34;You did not findמְצָאתִ֖יםme.tza.TimH4672thembreakingבַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶתva.mach.Te.retH4290in.But in spiteעַל־'al-H5921of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428,

35Yet you saidוַתֹּֽאמְרִי֙va.to.me.RiH559, ‘I am innocentנִקֵּ֔יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352;Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389His angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639is turnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725awayH7725from me.’BeholdH2009, I willenterנִשְׁפָּ֣טnish.PatH8199into judgmentH8199with youBecauseעַל־'al-H5921yousayאָמְרֵ֖ךְ'a.me.RekhH559, ‘I have not sinnedחָטָֽאתִי׃cha.Ta.tiH2398.’

36Whyמַה־mah-H4100do yougoתֵּזְלִ֥יte.ze.LiH235around soH3966muchH3966ChangingH8132your wayדַּרְכֵּ֑ךְdar.KekhH1870?Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571,you will be putH954to shameH954by Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714As you were putH954to shameH954byAssyriaמֵאַשּֽׁוּר׃me.'a.ShurH804.

37From thisזֶה֙zehH2088placealsoגַּ֣םgamH1571you will goתֵּֽצְאִ֔יte.tze.'IH3318out Withyour handsוְיָדַ֖יִךְve.ya.Da.yikhH3027on your headרֹאשֵׁ֑ךְro.ShekhH7218;For the Lordיְהֹוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has rejectedמָאַ֤סma.'AsH3988those in whomH4009you trustH4009,And you will not prosperתַצְלִ֖יחִיtatz.Li.chiH6743with them.”

Judah’s Apostasy

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2