New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 3:1-5

1Godsaysלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559, “Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005a husbandאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376divorcesיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֩'ish.ToH802And she goesוְהָלְכָ֨הve.ha.le.KhahH1980from himAnd belongsוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961to anotherאַחֵ֗ר'a.CherH312manלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376,Will he stillע֔וֹדodH5750returnהֲיָשׁ֤וּבha.ya.ShuvH7725to her?Will not that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776be completelyחָנ֥וֹףcha.NofH2610pollutedתֶּחֱנַ֖ףte.che.NafH2610? But youare a harlotזָנִית֙za.NitH2181withmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227loversרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453; Yet youturnוְשׁ֥וֹבve.ShovH7725to Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2“Liftשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375up your eyesעֵינַ֨יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869to thebareשְׁפָיִ֜םshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205and seeוּרְאִ֗יu.re.'IH7200;Whereאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375have you not been violatedH7693?By the roadsדְּרָכִים֙de.ra.KhimH1870you havesatיָשַׁ֣בְתְּya.ShavtH3427for themLike an Arabכַּעֲרָבִ֖יka.'a.ra.ViH6163in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, And you havepollutedוַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִיva.ta.cha.Ni.fiH2610a landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776With your harlotryH2183and with your wickednessH7463.

3Therefore theshowersרְבִבִ֔יםre.vi.VimH7241have been withheldוַיִּמָּנְע֣וּvai.yi.ma.ne.'UH4513,And there has beenהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961noל֣וֹאLo'H3808springוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456rainH4456.Yet you hadהָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961aharlot’sאִשָּׁ֤ה זוֹנָה֙'i.Shah zo.NahH802 H2181foreheadוּמֵ֨צַחu.Me.tzachH4696;You refusedמֵאַ֖נְתְּme.'AntH3985to be ashamedהִכָּלֵֽם׃hi.ka.LemH3637.

4Have you not just nowמֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahH6258calledקָרָ֥אתka.ra.tiH7121to Me, ‘My Fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, You are thefriendאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441of myyouthנְעֻרַ֖יne.'u.RaiH5271?

5Will He be angryהֲיִנְטֹ֣רha.yin.TorH5201foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769? Will Hebe indignantיִשְׁמֹ֖רyish.MorH8104to the endלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331?’Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,you have spokenדִבַּ֛רְתְּdi.bar.tiH1696And have doneוַתַּעֲשִׂ֥יva.ta.'a.SiH6213evilH7451thingsH7451, And you havehadH3201your wayH3201.”

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