New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 2:8-26

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.

9“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651I will yetעֹ֛ד'odH5750contendאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378with you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “And with your sons’בְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121sonsבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121I will contendאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378.

10Forcrossעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674to the coastlandsאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339ofKittimכִתִּיִּים֙khi.ti.YimH3794and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200,And sendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971toKedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938and observeוְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּve.hit.bo.NuH995closelyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966And seeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200ifהֵ֥ןhenH2005there has beenהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961such a thingas thisH2088!

11Has a nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471changedH4171godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430Whenthey were not godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?But My peopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971havechangedH4171their gloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519For that which does not profitיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12Be appalledשֹׁ֥מּוּSho.muH8074,O heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,at thisH2088,And shudderוְשַׂעֲר֛וּve.sa.'a.RuH8175,be veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966desolateחָרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13“For My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971have committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evilsרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451:They have forsakenעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Me, Thefountainמְק֣וֹר׀me.KorH4726of livingחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,To hewלַחְצֹ֤בlach.TzoH2672for themselvescisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877,Brokenנִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםnish.ba.RimH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877That canH3201holdיָכִ֖לוּya.Khi.luH3557noלֹא־lo'-H3808waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

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.

20“For longמֵעוֹלָ֞םme.'o.LamH5769agoH5769I brokeשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665your yokeעֻלֵּ֗ךְ'u.LekhH5923Andtoreנִתַּ֙קְתִּי֙ni.Tak.tiH5423offH5423your bondsמוֹסְרֹתַ֔יִךְmos.ro.Ta.yikhH4147;But you saidוַתֹּאמְרִ֖יva.tom.RiH559, ‘I will not serveH5647!’For on everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגְּבֹהָ֗הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֞הgiv.'AhH1389And underוְתַ֙חַת֙ve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086You have lainH6808downH6808as a harlotזֹנָֽה׃zo.NahH2181.

21Yet Iplantedנְטַעְתִּ֣יךְne.ta'.TikhH5193you a choiceשֹׂרֵ֔קso.RekH8321vineH8321,A completelyכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605faithfulאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233.Howוְאֵיךְ֙ve.'eiKhH349then have you turnedנֶהְפַּ֣כְתְּneh.PakhtH2015yourself before Me Into thedegenerateH5493shoots of a foreignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237vineהַגֶּ֥פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612?

22Althoughכִּ֤י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518youwashתְּכַבְּסִי֙te.kha.be.SiH3526yourself with lyeבַּנֶּ֔תֶרba.Ne.terH5427AnduseH7235muchH7235soapבֹּרִ֑יתbo.RitH1287, Thestainנִכְתָּ֤םnikh.TamH3799of your iniquityעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771is beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440Me,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.

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.’

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,

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