New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 2:14-19

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.

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