New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5:19-31

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.

26For wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563menH7563are foundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672among My peopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971, Theywatchיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789like fowlersיְקוּשִׁ֔יםye.ku.ShimH3353lyingH7918in waitH7918;They setH7843a trapמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH4889,They catchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menH376.

27Like a cageכִּכְלוּב֙kikh.LuvH3619fullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392of birdsע֔וֹףofH5775,Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004are fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392ofdeceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651they have becomeגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431greatH1431and richוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.

28They arefatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080,they are sleekעָשְׁת֗וּ'a.she.TuH6245,They alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571excelעָֽבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674in deedsדִבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of wickednessרָ֔עRa'H7451;They do not pleadדָ֔נוּDa.nuH1777the causeדִּ֣יןdinH1779,The causeדִּ֥יןdinH1779of theorphanיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490,that they may prosperוְיַצְלִ֑יחוּve.yatz.Li.chuH6743; And they do notdefendשָׁפָֽטוּ׃sha.Fa.tuH8199the rightsוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of the poorאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34.

29Shall I not punishאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428people?’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘On a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471suchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as thisכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088Shall I not avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358Myselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315?’

30“An appallingשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8047andhorribleוְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔הve.Sha.'a.ru.RahH8186thingH8186Has happenedנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776:

31Theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּא֣וּ־ni.be.'U-H5012falselyבַשֶּׁ֗קֶרva.She.kerH8267,And the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548ruleיִרְדּ֣וּyir.DuH7287on their ownauthorityיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027;And My peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157it soכֵ֑ןKhenH3651!But whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100will you doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213at the endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319of it?

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