New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 4:5-20

5Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046in Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063and proclaimהַשְׁמִ֔יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and sayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559, “Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;Cryקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121aloudמַלְאוּ֙mal.'UH4390and sayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559, ‘Assembleהֵאָסְפ֥וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and let us goוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935Into the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָֽר׃ha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.’

6Liftשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375up astandardנֵ֣סnesH5251toward Zionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726!SeekH5756refugeהָעִ֖יזוּha.'I.zuH5756,do not standתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975still,For I am bringingמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilH7463from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,And greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7AlionH743has goneעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927up from his thicketמִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹmi.su.be.KhoH5441, And adestroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843of nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471has setנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265out;He has goneיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out from his placeמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725Tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760your landאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776a wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047.Your citiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892will be ruinsתִּצֶּ֖ינָהti.Tzei.nahH5327Withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

8For thisH2088,putחִגְר֥וּchig.RuH2296on sackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,Lamentסִפְד֣וּsif.DuH5594and wailוְהֵילִ֑ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213; For thefierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Has not turnedH7725backשָׁ֛בshavH7725from us.”

9“It shall comeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961about in that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “that theheartלֵב־lev-H3820of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and the heartוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820of the princesהַשָּׂרִ֑יםha.sa.RimH8269will failיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6;and the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548will be appalledוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030will be astoundedיִתְמָֽהוּ׃yit.Ma.huH8539.”

10Then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, “Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!Surelyאָכֵן֩'a.KhenH403You have utterlyH5378deceivedH5378thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971and Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965’;whereas a swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719touchesוְנָגְעָ֥הve.na.ge.'AhH5060thethroatהַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃ha.Na.feshH5315.”

11In that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256it will be saidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559to thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971and to Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, “Ascorchingצַ֤חtzachH6703windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307from the bareשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057in the directionדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971--not to winnowלִזְר֖וֹתliz.RotH2219and not to cleanseלְהָבַֽר׃le.ha.VarH1305,

12a windר֧וּחַRu.achH7307tooH4480strongמָלֵ֛אma.Le'H4392forthisמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428--will comeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935at My command; nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258I will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571pronounceאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941against them.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, hegoesיַעֲלֶ֗הya.'a.LehH5927up like cloudsכַּעֲנָנִ֣יםka.'a.na.NimH6051, And hischariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818like the whirlwindוְכַסּוּפָה֙ve.kha.su.FahH5492;His horsesסוּסָ֑יוsu.SavH5483areswifterקַלּ֥וּka.LuH7043thanH4480eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֖יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188to us, forwe are ruinedשֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃shu.Da.de.nuH7703!”

14Washכַּבְּסִ֨יka.be.SiH3526your heartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820from evilH7463,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,That you may be savedתִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִיti.va.She.'iH3467.HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970will yourwickedאוֹנֵֽךְ׃'o.NekhH205thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284Lodgeתָּלִ֥יןta.LinH3885withinבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130you?

15For a voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963declaresמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046fromDanמִדָּ֑ןmi.DanH1835,And proclaimsוּמַשְׁמִ֥יעַu.mash.Mi.a'H8085wickednessאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205from Mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16“Reportהַזְכִּ֣ירוּhaz.Ki.ruH2142itto the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471,nowהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009!Proclaimהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085overעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, ‘Besiegersנֹצְרִ֥יםno.tze.RimH5341comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from afarהַמֶּרְחָ֑קha.mer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, Andliftוַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414their voicesקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963againstעַל־'al-H5921the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

17Like watchmenכְּשֹׁמְרֵ֣יke.sho.me.ReiH8104of a fieldH7706they areagainstעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921her roundמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutH5439,Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588she hasrebelledמָרָ֖תָהma.Ra.tahH4784against Me,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18Yourwaysדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870and your deedsוּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְu.Ma.'a.la.La.yikhH4611Havebroughtעָשׂ֥וֹa.SoH6213theseH428thingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428to you.ThisH2088is your evilH7463.Howכִּ֣יkiH3588bitterH4751!Howכִּ֥יkiH3588it has touchedנָגַ֖עna.Ga'H5060your heartלִבֵּֽךְ׃ סli.BekhH3820!”

19Mysoulמֵעַ֣י׀me.'AiH4578, mysoulמֵעַ֨י׀me.'AiH4578!I am in anguishH2342!Ohקִיר֥וֹתki.RotH7023,my heartלִבִּ֛יli.BiH3820! Myheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820is poundingהֹֽמֶה־ho.meh-H1993in me;I cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be silentאַחֲרִ֑ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790,Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588you have heardשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.ma'.tiH8085,O my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315, Thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782,The alarmתְּרוּעַ֖תte.ru.'AtH8643of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

20Disasterשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667on disasterשֶׁ֙בֶר֙she.verH7667is proclaimedנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121, For thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is devastatedשֻׁדְּדָ֖הshu.de.DahH7703;Suddenlyפִּתְאֹם֙pit.'OmH6597mytentsאֹהָלַ֔י'o.ha.LaiH168are devastatedשֻׁדְּד֣וּshu.de.DuH7703,My curtainsיְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407in an instantרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281.

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