New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5:15-19

15BeholdH2009, I ambringingמֵבִיא֩me.Vi'H935a nationגּ֧וֹיGoyH1471againstעֲלֵיכֶ֨ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you from afarמִמֶּרְחָ֛קmi.mer.ChakH4801,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “It is an enduringאֵיתָ֣ן'ei.TanH386nationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471,It is an ancientמֵעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471,A nationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471whoselanguageלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956you do not knowתֵדַ֣עte.Da'H3045,NorH3808can you understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085whatמַה־mah-H4100they sayיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696.

16Theirquiverאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827is like anopenפָּת֑וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605graveכְּקֶ֣בֶרke.Ke.verH6913,Allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of them are mightyH1368menH1368.

17They willdevourוְאָכַ֨לve.'a.KhalH398your harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֜ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105and your foodוְלַחְמֶ֗ךָve.lach.Me.khaH3899;They will devourיֹאכְלוּ֙yo.khe.LuH398your sonsבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and your daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323;They will devourיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398your flocksצֹאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629and your herdsוּבְקָרֶ֔ךָu.ve.ka.Re.chaH1241;They will devourיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398yourvinesגַּפְנְךָ֖gaf.ne.KhaH1612and your figוּתְאֵנָתֶ֑ךָu.te.'e.na.Te.khaH8384treesH8384;They will demolishיְרֹשֵׁ֞שׁye.ro.SheshH7567with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719yourfortifiedמִבְצָרֶ֗יךָmiv.tza.Rei.khaH4013citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you trustבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982.

18“Yet evenוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571in thoseהָהֵ֖מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “I will not makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213you a completeכָּלָֽה׃ka.LahH3617destructionH3617.

19It shall comeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961aboutwhenכִּ֣יkiH3588they sayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559, ‘Whyתַּ֣חַת מֶ֗הTa.chat MehH8478 H4100has the Lordיְהֹוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430doneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428to us?’ then you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘As you have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֤ם'a.zav.TemH5800Me and servedוַתַּעַבְד֞וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647foreignנֵכָר֙ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651you willserveתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114in a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that is not yours.’

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