New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 2:23-25

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.’

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