New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5:29-31

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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