New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5:1-2

1“RoamH7751to and froH7751through the streetsבְּחוּצ֣וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,And lookוּרְאוּ־u.re.'u-H7200nowנָ֤אna'H4994and takeH3045noteH3045.And seekוּבַקְשׁ֣וּu.vak.ShuH1245in her openבִרְחוֹבוֹתֶ֔יהָvir.cho.o.Tei.haH7339squaresH7339,Ifאִם־'im-H518you canfindתִּמְצְא֣וּtim.tze.'UH4672a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,Ifאִם־'im-H518thereיֵ֛שׁyeshH3426is one who doesעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,who seeksמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245truthאֱמוּנָ֑ה'e.mu.NahH530,Then I will pardonוְאֶסְלַ֖חve.'es.LachH5545her.

2Andalthoughוְאִ֥םve.'ImH518they sayיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559, ‘As the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,’Surelyלָכֵ֥ןla.KhenH3651they swearיִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267.”

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