New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 3:1-9

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.”

6Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me in the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Have you seenהֲֽרָאִ֔יתָhara.'I.taH7200whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213? Shewentהֹלְכָ֨הho.le.KhahH1980up on everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגָּבֹ֗הַּga.Vo.ahH1364hillהַ֣רharH2022and underתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֖ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,and she was a harlotוַתִּזְנִי־va.tiz.ni-H2181thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

7Ithoughtוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, ‘Afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310she has doneעֲשׂוֹתָ֧הּa.so.TahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428thingsאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428she will returnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725to Me’; but she did not returnשָׁ֑בָהSha.vahH7725, and hertreacherousבָּגוֹדָ֥הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063sawוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.te.reh'H7200it.

8And I sawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200that for allכָּל־kol-H3605the adulteriesנִֽאֲפָה֙ni.'a.FahH5003of faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I had sentH7971her awayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971andgivenוָאֶתֵּ֛ןva.'e.TenH5414her a writסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of divorceכְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָke.ri.tu.Tei.haH3748, yet hertreacherousבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbo.ge.DahH898sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063did not fearיָֽרְאָ֜הya.re.'AhH3372;but she wentוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and was a harlotוַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenH2181alsoגַּם־gam-H1571.

9BecauseH4480of the lightnessH7032of her harlotryזְנוּתָ֔הּze.nu.TahH2184, shepollutedוַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףva.te.che.NafH2610the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and committedH5003adulteryוַתִּנְאַ֥ףva.tin.'AfH5003withstonesהָאֶ֖בֶןha.'E.venH68and treesהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

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