New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 44:2-14

2“Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘You yourselvesH864have seenרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605the calamityH7463that I have broughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935on Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389and allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and beholdH2009,thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117they are inruinsחָרְבָּה֙cha.re.BahH2723and noH369oneH369livesיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427in them,

3becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of their wickednessH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they committedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213so as toprovokeלְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me to angerH3707by continuingלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980toburnH6999sacrificesH6999and toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834they had not knownיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045, neitherthey, you, norלֹ֣אlo'H3808your fathersוַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

4Yet Isentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971you allכָּל־kol-H3605My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,againהַשְׁכֵּ֥יםhash.KeimH7925and againוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Ohנָ֣אna'H4994,do not doתַעֲשׂ֗וּta.'a.SuH6213thisH2088abominableהַתֹּעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441thingדְּבַֽר־de.var-H1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I hateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.”

5Butthey did not listenשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085or inclineהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186their earsאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241to turnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725from their wickednessH7463,so as not to burnH6999sacrificesH6999to otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.

6Therefore Mywrathחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534and My angerוְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639were pouredוַתִּתַּ֤ךְva.ti.TakhH5413out and burnedוַתִּבְעַר֙va.tiv.'ArH1197in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,so they haveH1961becomeH1961a ruinלְחָרְבָּ֥הle.cha.re.BahH2723and adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077as it is thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258then thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Whyלָמָה֩la.MahH4100are youdoingעֹשִׂ֜ים'o.SimH6213greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419harmH7463to yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.te.KhemH5315, so as tocutלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772offH3772from you manאִישׁ־'ish-H376and womanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,childעוֹלֵ֥לo.LelH5768and infantוְיוֹנֵ֖קve.yo.NekH3243,from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,leavingהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498yourselves withoutלְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.TiH1115remnantשְׁאֵרִֽית׃she.'e.RitH7611,

8provokingH3707Me to angerלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707with the worksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbe.ma.'a.SeiH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027,burningH6999sacrificesH6999to otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֑ם'a.Sher- ShamH834 H8033you are enteringבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935to resideלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481,soH4616that you might be cutהַכְרִ֣יתhakh.RitH3772offH3772and becomeהֱיֽוֹתְכֶם֙he.yot.KhemH1961acurseלִקְלָלָ֣הlik.la.LahH7045and a reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781among allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

9Have you forgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩hash.khach.TemH7911thewickednessH7463of your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,the wickednessH7463of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,and the wickednessH7463of their wivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802,your own wickednessH7463,and the wickednessH7463of your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֑םne.shei.KhemH802,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they committedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

10But theyhave not becomeH1792contriteדֻכְּא֔וּdu.ke.'UH1792even to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,norH3808have they fearedיָרְא֗וּya.re.'UH3372norH3808walkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980in My lawבְתֽוֹרָתִי֙ve.to.ra.TiH8451or My statutesוּבְחֻקֹּתַ֔יu.ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have setנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.”’

11“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘BeholdH2009, I am going tosetשָׂ֥םsamH7760My faceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440against you forwoeH7463,even to cutוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772offH3772allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12And I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.TiH3947away the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have setשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760theirmindפְנֵיהֶ֜םfe.nei.HemH6440on enteringלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714to resideלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481thereשָׁם֒shamH8033,and they will allכֹ֜לkholH3605meetוְתַ֨מּוּve.Ta.muH8552their endיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552in the landבְּאֶ֧רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;they will fallיִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719andmeetH8552their endH8552by famineבָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'AvH7458.BothH4480smallמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419will dieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458;and they will becomeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045,an objectH8047of horrorלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,an imprecationH7045and a reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃u.le.cher.PahH2781.

13And I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485those who liveהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,as I have punishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,with the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719,with famineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458and with pestilenceוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698.

14So there will benoוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808refugeesפָּלִ֤יטpa.LitH6412or survivorsוְשָׂרִיד֙ve.sa.RidH8300for the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063who have enteredהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to resideלָגֽוּר־la.gur-H1481thereH8033and then to returnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ve.la.ShuvH7725to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they arelongingמְנַשְּׂאִ֤ים נַפְשָׁם֙me.na.se.'Im naf.ShamH5375 H5315to returnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725and liveלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427;for noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808willreturnיָשׁ֖וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725exceptאִם־'im-H3588 H518a fewrefugeesפְּלֵטִֽים׃ סpe.le.TimH6412.’”

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