New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 22:6-9

6For thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerningעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּית֙beitH1004of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063: “You are likeGileadגִּלְעָ֥דgil.'AdH1568to Me, Likethe summitרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844;Yet mostלֹ֤אlo'H518 H3808assuredlyלֹ֥אlo'H518 H3808I will makeאֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙'a.shi.te.KhaH7896you like awildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057, Likecitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892which are not inhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבוּ׃no.sha.vahH3427.

7For I will setH6942apartH6942destroyersמַשְׁחִתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843againstH5921you,Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֑יוve.khe.LavH3627; And they willcutוְכָֽרְתוּ֙ve.kha.re.TuH3772downH3772your choicestמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005cedarsאֲרָזֶ֔יךָ'a.ra.Zei.khaH730Andthrowוְהִפִּ֖ילוּve.hi.Pi.luH5307themon the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

8“Manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471will passוְעָֽבְרוּ֙ve.'a.ve.RuH5674by thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892; and they willsayוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, ‘Whyמֶ֨הmehH5921 H4100has the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602to thisH2088greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityלָעִ֥ירla.'IrH5892?’

9Then they willanswerוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559, ‘Becauseעַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר'al 'a.SherH5921 H834theyforsookעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430and bowedH7812downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430and servedוַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ סvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them.’”

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