New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 2:6-8

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.

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