New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 2:14-17

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?

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