New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 20:7-18

7O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,You have deceivedפִּתִּיתַ֤נִיpi.ti.Ta.niH6601me and I was deceivedוָֽאֶפָּ֔תva.'e.PatH6601; You haveovercomeחֲזַקְתַּ֖נִיcha.zak.Ta.niH2388me and prevailedוַתּוּכָ֑לva.tu.KhalH3201.I have becomeהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961alaughingstockלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117long;Everyoneכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605mocksלֹעֵ֥גlo.'EgH3932me.

8For eachH1767timeH1767I speakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696,I cryאֶזְעָ֔ק'ez.'AkH2199aloudH2199; Iproclaimאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and destructionוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701,BecauseH3588for me thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hasresultedהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961In reproachלְחֶרְפָּ֥הle.cher.PahH2781and derisionוּלְקֶ֖לֶסu.le.Ke.lesH7047allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117long.

9But if I sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559, “I will notrememberאֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ'ez.ke.Re.nuH2142HimOr speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696anymoreעוֹד֙'OdH5750in His nameבִּשְׁמ֔וֹbish.MoH8034,” Then inmy heartבְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820it becomesוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961like a burningבֹּעֶ֔רֶתbo.'E.retH1197fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784Shutעָצֻ֖ר'a.TzurH6113up in my bonesבְּעַצְמֹתָ֑יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106;And I am wearyוְנִלְאֵ֥יתִיve.nil.'Ei.tiH3811of holdingכַּֽלְכֵ֖לkal.KhelH3557it in, AndI cannotH3808endureאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201it.

10ForI have heardשָׁמַ֜עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the whisperingדִּבַּ֣תdi.BatH1681of manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227, “Terrorמָג֣וֹרma.GorH4032on everyH5439sideH5439!Denounceהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046him;yes, let us denounceוְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּve.na.gi.De.nuH5046him!”Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605mytrustedH7965friendsאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582 H7965,Watchingשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104for my fallצַלְעִ֑יtzal.'IH6761, say: “Perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194he will bedeceivedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601, so that we mayprevailוְנ֣וּכְלָהve.Nu.khe.lahH3201against himAnd takeוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947our revengeנִקְמָתֵ֖נוּnik.ma.Te.nuH5360on him.”

11But theLordוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068is with me like a dreadעָרִ֔יץ'a.RitzH6184championכְּגִבּ֣וֹרke.gi.BorH1368;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651mypersecutorsרֹדְפַ֥יro.de.FaiH7291will stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782and not prevailיֻכָ֑לוּyu.Kha.luH3201.They will be utterlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966ashamedבֹּ֤שׁוּBo.shuH954,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they havefailedהִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhis.Ki.luH3808 H7919, With aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769disgraceכְּלִמַּ֥תke.li.MatH3639that will not be forgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

12Yet, O Lordוַיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, You whotestבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974the righteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662,Who seeרֹאֶ֥הro.'EhH7200themindכְלָי֖וֹתkhe.la.YotH3629and the heartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820; Let meseeאֶרְאֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7200Your vengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360on them; Forto You I have setH1540forthH1540my causeרִיבִֽי׃ סri.ViH7379.

13Singשִׁ֚ירוּShi.ruH7891to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,praiseהַֽלְל֖וּha.LuH1984the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068! For He hasdeliveredהִצִּ֛ילhi.TzilH5337the soulנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the needyאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34oneH34From the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of evildoersמְרֵעִֽים׃ סme.re.'ImH7489.

14Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I was bornיֻלַּ֖דְתִּיyu.Lad.tiH3205;Let the dayי֛וֹםYomH3117not be blessedבָרֽוּךְ׃va.RukhH1288whenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517boreיְלָדַ֥תְנִיye.la.Dat.niH3205me!

15Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be the manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtH1319the newsבִּשַּׂ֤רbi.SarH1319To my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Ababyבֵּ֣ןbenH1121boyזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145has been bornיֻֽלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to you!” Andmade him veryשַׂמֵּ֖חַsa.Me.achH8055happyשִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃si.mo.Cha.huH8055.

16But let that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376be like the citiesכֶּֽעָרִ֛יםke.'a.RimH5892Whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overthrewהָפַ֥ךְha.FakhH2015withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808relentingנִחָ֑םni.ChamH5162,And let him hearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085anoutcryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242And ashoutוּתְרוּעָ֖הu.te.ru.'AhH8643of alarmH8643at noonצָהֳרָֽיִם׃tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;

17Becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he did notkillמוֹתְתַ֖נִיmo.Ta.niH4191mebeforeH4480birthמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358,So that my motherאִמִּי֙'i.MiH517would have beenוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961my graveקִבְרִ֔יkiv.RiH6913,And her wombוְרַחְמָ֖הֿve.rach.MahH7358everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769pregnantהֲרַ֥תha.RatH2030.

18Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100did I everזֶּה֙zehH2088comeיָצָ֔אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318forthH3318from the wombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358Tolookלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200on troubleעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999and sorrowוְיָג֑וֹןve.ya.GonH3015, So that mydaysיָמָֽי׃ פya.MaiH3117have beenH3615spentH3615inshameבְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322?

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