New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5:12-14

12They haveliedכִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ki.cha.ShuH3584about the Lordבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068And saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Not He;MisfortuneH7463willnot comeתָב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935on us, And wewill not seeנִרְאֶֽה׃nir.'EhH7200swordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719or famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458.

13Theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are aswindלְר֔וּחַle.Ru.achH7307,And the wordוְהַדִּבֵּ֖רve.ha.di.BerH1699is not in them.Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541it will be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to them!”

14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have spokenדַּבֶּרְכֶ֔םda.ber.KhemH1696thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,BeholdH2009, I ammakingנֹתֵן֩no.TenH5414My wordsדְּבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697in your mouthבְּפִ֜יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310fireלְאֵ֗שׁle.'EshH784And thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086,and it will consumeוַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃va.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

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