New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5:26-31

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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