New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5:19-25

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.’

20“Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046thisH2088in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290And proclaimוְהַשְׁמִיע֥וּהָve.hash.mi.'U.haH8085it in Judahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21‘Nowנָ֣אna'H4994hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisH2088,O foolishסָכָ֖לsa.KhalH5530andsenselessוְאֵ֣ין לֵ֑בve.'Ein LevH369 H3820peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971, Who haveeyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869but do not seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200;Who have earsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241but do not hearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085.

22Do you notfearתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372Me?’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068. ‘Do you not trembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342in My presenceמִפָּנַי֙mi.pa.NaiH6440? For I haveplacedשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760the sandחוֹל֙chOlH2344as a boundaryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366for the seaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220,An eternalעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769decreeחָק־chok-H2706,so it cannotH3808crossH5674overH5674it.Though the wavesגַלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530tossוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙vai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,yet they cannotH3808prevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201;Though they roarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993,yet they cannotH3808crossH5674overH5674it.

23But thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971hasהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961astubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartלֵ֖בlevH3820;They have turnedH5493asideסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493and departedוַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃vai.ye.Le.khuH1980.

24They do not sayאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559in their heartבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824, “Let us nowנָא֙na'H4994fearנִ֤ירָאNi.ra'H3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, Whogivesהַנֹּתֵ֗ןha.no.TenH5414rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653in its seasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, Boththe autumnיוֹרֶ֥הve.yo.rehH3138rainH3138and the springוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456rainH4456,Who keepsיִשְׁמָר־yish.mor-H8104for us Theappointedחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708weeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620of the harvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.”

25Youriniquitiesעֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771have turnedהִטּוּ־hi.tu-H5186theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428awayH5186,And your sinsוְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םve.cha.To.tei.KhemH2403have withheldמָנְע֥וּma.ne.'UH4513goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896from you.

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