New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 22:13-23

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.”

18Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068in regardאֶל־'el-H413toJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, “They will notlamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him: ‘Alasה֥וֹיHoH1945,my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251!’or, ‘Alasוְה֣וֹיve.HoH1945,sisterאָח֑וֹת'a.ChotH269!’They will not lamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him: ‘Alasה֥וֹיHoH1945for the masterאָד֖וֹן'a.DonH113!’or, ‘Alasוְה֥וֹיve.HoH1945for his splendorהֹדֽוֹ׃ho.DoH1935!’

19He will beburiedיִקָּבֵ֑רyi.ka.VerH6912with a donkey’sחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543burialקְבוּרַ֥תke.vu.RatH6900,Draggedסָח֣וֹבsa.ChovH5498off and thrownוְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְve.hash.LekhH7993out beyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH4480 H1973the gatesלְשַׁעֲרֵ֥יle.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927up to Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844and cryוּֽצְעָ֔קִיu.tze.'A.kiH6817out,And liftתְּנִ֣יte.NiH5414up your voiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963in Bashanוּבַבָּשָׁ֖ןu.va.ba.ShanH1316;Cryוְצַֽעֲקִי֙ve.tza.'a.KiH6817out also fromAbarimמֵֽעֲבָרִ֔יםme.'a.va.RimH5682,For allכָּל־kol-H3605yourloversמְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157have been crushedנִשְׁבְּר֖וּnish.be.RuH7665.

21I spokeדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you in your prosperityבְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְbe.shal.vo.Ta.yikhH7962; Butyou saidאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559, ‘I will not listenאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085!’Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088has been your practiceדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870from your youthמִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,That you have not obeyedשָׁמַ֖עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085My voiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

22The windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307will sweepH7462awayH7462allכָּל־kol-H3605yourshepherdsH7462, And yourloversוּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְu.me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157will goיֵלֵ֑כוּye.Le.khuH1980into captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֣יba.she.ViH7628;Thenאָ֤ז'azH227you will surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588beashamedתֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙te.Vo.shiH954and humiliatedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637BecauseH4480of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605your wickednessH7463.

23You who dwellיֹשַׁבְתְּ֙yo.shav.tiH3427in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,Nestedמְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּme.ku.nan.tiH7077in the cedarsבָּֽאֲרָזִ֑יםba.'a.ra.ZimH730,Howמַה־mah-H4100you will groanH2603when pangsחֲבָלִ֔יםcha.va.LimH2256comeבְּבֹא־be.vo'-H935upon you,Painחִ֖ילchilH2427like a woman in childbirthכַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205!

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