New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 4:1-4

1“Ifאִם־'im-H518you willreturnתָּשׁ֨וּבta.ShuvH7725,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, “Thenyou should returnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725to Me. Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you will putH5493awayH5493your detestedH8251thingsשִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָshi.ku.Tzei.chaH8251from My presenceמִפָּנַ֖יmi.pa.NaiH6440,And will not waverתָנֽוּד׃ta.NudH5110,

2And you willswearוְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ve.nish.Ba'.taH7650, ‘As the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,’In truthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571,in justiceבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941and in righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.KahH6666; Then thenationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471will blessוְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּve.hit.Ba.re.khuH1288themselves in Him, Andin Him they will gloryיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ סyit.ha.La.luH1984.”

3For thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to the menלְאִ֤ישׁle.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and to Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, “Breakנִ֥ירוּNi.ruH5214up your fallowH5215groundנִ֑ירNirH5215, Anddo not sowתִּזְרְע֖וּtiz.re.'UH2232amongאֶל־'el-H413thornsקוֹצִֽים׃ko.TzimH6975.

4Circumciseהִמֹּ֣לוּhi.Mo.luH4135yourselves to the Lordלַיהֹוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068And removeוְהָסִ֙רוּ֙ve.ha.Si.ruH5493the foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190of your heartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824,Menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,OrH6435elseH6435Mywrathחֲמָתִ֗יcha.ma.TiH2534will goתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318like fireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784And burnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197withnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to quenchמְכַבֶּ֔הme.kha.BehH3518it,Becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611.”

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