New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5:1-9

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.”

3O Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, do notYour eyesעֵינֶיךָ֮'ei.nei.KhaH5869look fortruthלֶאֱמוּנָה֒le.'e.mu.NahH530? You havesmittenהִכִּ֤יתָהhi.Ki.tahH5221them, But they did notweakenH2470;You have consumedכִּלִּיתָ֕םki.li.TamH3615them, But theyrefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to takeקַ֣חַתKa.chatH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148. They havemadeH2388their facesפְנֵיהֶם֙fe.nei.HemH6440harderH2388thanH4480rockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553;They have refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to repentלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

4Then I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “They are onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389the poorדַּלִּ֖יםda.LimH1800,They are foolishנוֹאֲל֕וּno.'a.LuH2973; For theydo not knowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Orthe ordinanceמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5I will goאֵֽלֲכָה־'e.la.khah-H1980to the greatהַגְּדֹלִים֙ha.ge.do.LimH1419And will speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696to them, Forthey knowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Andthe ordinanceמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.”But they too, with oneH3162accordH3162, havebrokenשָׁ֣בְרוּSha.ve.ruH7665the yokeעֹ֔ל'OlH5923Andburstנִתְּק֖וּni.te.KuH5423the bondsמוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃mo.se.RotH4147.

6Thereforeכֵּן֩kenH5921 H3651a lionH743from the forestמִיַּ֗עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293will slayהִכָּ֨םhi.KamH5221them, Awolfזְאֵ֤בze.'EvH2061of the desertsעֲרָבוֹת֙a.ra.VotH6160will destroyיְשָׁדְדֵ֔םye.sha.de.DemH7703them, Aleopardנָמֵ֤רna.MerH5246is watchingשֹׁקֵד֙sho.KedH8245their citiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892.Everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who goesהַיּוֹצֵ֥אhai.yo.Tze'H3318out of them will be tornיִטָּרֵ֑ףyi.ta.RefH2963in piecesH2963,Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םpish.'ei.HemH6588are manyרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231,Their apostasiesמְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.shu.vo.tei.hemH4878are numerousעָצְמ֖וּ'a.tze.MuH6105.

7“Whyאֵ֤י'eiH335should I pardonאֶֽסְלַֽח'es.lo.ach-H5545you?Your sonsבָּנַ֣יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121have forsakenעֲזָב֔וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800Me Andswornוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650by those who arenot godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.When I had fedH7646them to the fullH7646, TheycommittedH5003adulteryוַיִּנְאָ֔פוּvai.yin.'A.fuH5003And troopedיִתְגֹּדָֽדוּ׃yit.go.Da.duH1413to the harlot’sזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

8They were well-fedמְיֻזָּנִ֖יםme.yu.za.NimH2109lustyמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7904horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483,EachH376oneH376neighingיִצְהָֽלוּ׃yitz.Ha.luH6670afterאֶל־'el-H413hisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

9Shall I not punishאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428people,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “And on a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471suchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as thisכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088Shall I not avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358Myselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315?

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