New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 33:20-26

20“Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518you canbreakתָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ta.Fe.ruH6565My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285for the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117and My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285for the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,so that dayיֽוֹמָם־yo.mom-H3119and nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915will not be at their appointedH6256timeבְּעִתָּֽם׃be.'i.TamH6256,

21thenMy covenantבְּרִיתִ֤יbe.ri.TiH1285may alsoגַּם־gam-H1571be brokenתֻפַר֙tu.FarH6565with Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650so that he will not haveמִהְיֽוֹת־mih.yot-H1961a sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121to reignמֹלֵ֣ךְmo.LekhH4427on his throneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678,and with the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,My ministersמְשָׁרְתָֽי׃me.sha.re.TaiH8334.

22As thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be countedיִסָּפֵר֙yi.sa.FerH5608and thesandח֣וֹלCholH2344of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be measuredיִמַּ֖דyi.MadH4058,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651I willmultiplyאַרְבֶּ֗ה'ar.BehH7235thedescendantsזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881who ministerמְשָׁרְתֵ֥יme.sha.re.TeiH8334to Me.’”

23And the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24“Have you not observedרָאִ֗יתָra.'I.taH7200whatמָֽה־mah-H4100thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971have spokenדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147familiesהַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹתha.mish.pa.ChotH4940whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068choseבָּחַ֧רba.CharH977, He hasrejectedוַיִּמְאָסֵ֑םvai.yim.'a.SemH3988them’? Thus theydespiseיִנְאָצ֔וּןyin.'a.TzunH5006My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,noH4480longerע֖וֹדodH5750are they as a nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471in their sightלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ סlif.nei.HemH6440.

25Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518Mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285fordayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915stand not, and thefixedחֻקּ֛וֹתchu.KotH2708patternsH2708of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776I havenot establishedשָֽׂמְתִּי׃Sa.me.tiH7760,

26thenגַּם־gam-H1571I wouldrejectאֶמְאַ֗ס'em.'AsH3988thedescendantsזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of Jacobיַעֲקוֹב֩ya.'a.kOvH3290and Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732My servantעַבְדִּ֜י'av.DiH5650,not takingמִקַּ֤חַתmi.Ka.chatH3947from hisdescendantsמִזַּרְעוֹ֙mi.zar.'OH2233rulersמֹֽשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910overאֶל־'el-H413thedescendantsזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,IsaacH3327and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290. But I willrestoreאָשִׁ֥יב'a.shuvH7725theirfortunesשְׁבוּתָ֖םshe.vu.TamH7622and will haveH7355mercyH7355on them.’”

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