New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 2:26-30

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.

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