New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 3:6-13

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.

10Yetוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571in spite of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisH2088her treacherousבָּגוֹדָ֧הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֛הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063did not returnשָׁ֨בָהSha.vahH7725to Me with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605her heartלִבָּ֑הּli.BahH3820,but ratherכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518indeceptionבְּשֶׁ֖קֶרbe.She.kerH8267,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

11And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478has provedH6663herselfנַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.ShahH5315moreH4480righteousצִדְּקָ֥הtzi.de.KahH6663thanH4480treacherousמִבֹּגֵדָ֖הmi.bo.ge.DahH898Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980and proclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֨יםha.de.va.RimH1697toward the northצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828and sayוְ֠אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559, ‘Returnשׁ֣וּבָהShu.vahH7725,faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֤הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; ‘I will notlookאַפִּ֥יל'a.PilH5307upon you in anger. For I amgraciousחָסִ֤ידcha.SidH2623,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; ‘I will not be angryאֶטּ֖וֹר'e.TorH5201foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

13Onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389acknowledgeדְּעִ֣יde.'IH3045your iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771,That you have transgressedפָּשָׁ֑עַתְּpa.Sha.'atH6586against the Lordבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430And havescatteredוַתְּפַזְּרִ֨יva.te.fa.ze.RiH6340yourfavorsדְּרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhH1870to the strangersלַזָּרִ֗יםla.za.RimH2114underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,And you have not obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085My voiceוּבְקוֹלִ֥יu.ve.ko.LiH6963,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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