New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 6:13-17

13“Forfrom the leastמִקְּטַנָּם֙mi.ke.ta.NamH6996of them even to the greatestגְּדוֹלָ֔םge.do.LamH1419of them,Everyoneכֻּלּ֖וֹku.LoH3605isgreedyבּוֹצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214for gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215,And from the prophetוּמִנָּבִיא֙u.mi.na.Vi'H5030even to the priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548Everyoneכֻּלּ֖וֹku.LoH3605dealsעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213falselyשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

14They havehealedוַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּvay.ra.pe.'UH7495the brokennessשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667of My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971superficiallyנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,Sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, ‘Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,’But thereH369is noH369peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

15Were theyashamedהֹבִ֕ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588of the abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441they have doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?They were not evenגַּם־gam-H1571ashamedבּ֣וֹשׁBo.oshH954at allיֵב֗וֹשׁוּye.Vo.o.shuH954;They did not evenגַּם־gam-H1571knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045how to blushהַכְלִים֙hakh.LimH3637.Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651they shall fallיִפְּל֧וּyi.pe.LuH5307among those who fallבַנֹּפְלִ֛יםva.no.fe.LimH5307;At the timeבְּעֵת־be.'et-H6256that I punishפְּקַדְתִּ֥יםpe.kad.TimH6485them,They shall be castH3782downH3782,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

16Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, “Standעִמְדוּ֩'im.DuH5975by the waysדְּרָכִ֨יםde.ra.KhimH1870and seeוּרְא֜וּu.re.'UH7200and askוְשַׁאֲל֣וּ׀ve.sha.'a.LuH7592for theancientעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769pathsלִנְתִב֣וֹתlin.ti.VotH5410,Whereאֵי־'ei-H335the goodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896wayדֶ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870is, and walkוּלְכוּ־u.le.khu-H1980in it; Andyou will findוּמִצְא֥וּu.mitz.'UH4672restמַרְגּ֖וֹעַmar.Go.a'H4771for your soulsלְנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םle.naf.she.KhemH5315.But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘We will not walkנֵלֵֽךְ׃ne.LekhH1980in it.’

17And I setוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965watchmenצֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimH6822overעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921you, saying, ‘Listenהַקְשִׁ֖יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181to the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782!’But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘We will not listenנַקְשִֽׁיב׃nak.ShivH7181.’

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