New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 3:18-23

18In thoseהָהֵ֔מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063will walkיֵלְכ֥וּye.le.KhuH1980with the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they will comeוְיָבֹ֤אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935togetherH3164from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828to thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I gaveH5157your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1as an inheritanceהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157.

19“Then I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349I would setאֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ'a.shi.TekhH7896you amongMy sonsבַּבָּנִ֔יםba.ba.NimH1121And giveוְאֶתֶּן־ve.'e.ten-H5414you a pleasantחֶמְדָּ֔הchem.DahH2532landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,The mostH6635beautifulH6643inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471!’And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, ‘You shall callתִּקְרְאִיtik.re.'u-H7121Me,My Fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,And not turnתָשֽׁוּבִי׃ta.shu.vuH7725awayH7725from followingוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יu.me.'a.cha.RaiH310Me.’

20Surelyאָכֵ֛ן'a.KhenH403,as a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.DahH898departs from herloverמֵרֵעָ֑הּme.re.'AhH7453,Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651you havedealtבְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.TemH898treacherouslyH898with Me,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963is heardנִשְׁמָ֔עnish.Ma'H8085on thebareשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205,The weepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065andthe supplicationsתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they have pervertedהֶעֱוּוּ֙he.'e.VuH5753their wayדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870, They haveforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911the Lordיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22“Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725,O faithlessשׁוֹבָבִ֔יםshoa.VimH7726sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121,I will healאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495your faithlessnessמְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.shu.vo.tei.KhemH4878.” “BeholdH2009,we comeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857to You;For You are the Lordיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

23Surelyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403,the hillsמִגְּבָע֖וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389are a deceptionלַשֶּׁ֛קֶרla.She.kerH8267,A tumultהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995onthe mountainsהָרִ֑יםha.RimH2022.Surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403in theLordבַּיהֹוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430Is the salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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