New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 22:13-17

13“Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to him who buildsבֹּנֶ֤הbo.NehH1129his houseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004withoutH3808righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664And hisupperוַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944roomsH5944withoutH3808justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,Who usesH5647his neighbor’sבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453servicesH5647withoutH2600payחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600Anddoes not giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him his wagesוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467,

14Who saysהָאֹמֵ֗רha.'o.MerH559, ‘I willbuildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129myself a roomyמִדּ֔וֹתmi.DotH4060houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004With spaciousמְרֻוָּחִ֑יםme.ru.va.ChimH7304upperוַעֲלִיּ֖וֹתva.'a.li.YotH5944roomsH5944,And cutוְקָ֤רַֽעve.Ka.ra'H7167out its windowsחַלּוֹנָ֔יcha.lo.NaiH2474,Panelingוְסָפ֣וּןve.sa.FunH5603it withcedarבָּאָ֔רֶזba.'A.rezH730and paintingוּמָשׁ֖וֹחַu.ma.Sho.achH4886itbrightH8350redH8350.’

15Do you becomeH4427a kingהֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְha.tim.LokhH4427becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588you are competingH2734in cedarבָאָ֑רֶזva.'A.rezH730?Did not your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1eatאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֗הve.sha.TahH8354Anddoוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666?Thenאָ֖ז'azH227it waswellט֥וֹבTovH2895with him.

16He pledדָּ֛ןdanH1777the causeדִּין־din-H1779of theafflictedעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34;Thenאָ֣ז'azH227it was wellט֑וֹבTovH2895.Is not that what it means to knowהַדַּ֥עַתha.Da.'atH1847Me?”Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17“But your eyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869and your heartוְלִבְּךָ֔ve.li.be.KhaH3820Are intentonlyאִם־'im-H3588 H518upon your owndishonestH1215gainבִּצְעֶ֑ךָbitz.'E.khaH1215, And onsheddingלִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְlish.PokhH8210innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818And on practicingלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ סla.'a.SotH6213oppressionהָעֹ֥שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233and extortionהַמְּרוּצָ֖הha.me.ru.TzahH4835.”

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