New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 6:16-21

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.’

18Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085,O nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,And knowוּדְעִ֥יu.de.'IH3045,O congregationעֵדָ֖ה'e.DahH5712,whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is among them.

19Hearשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8085,O earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I am bringingמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935disasterH7463on thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971, Thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of theirplansמַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑םmach.she.vo.TamH4284,Becauseכִּ֤י עַל־ki 'al-H3588 H5921they have not listenedהִקְשִׁ֔יבוּhik.Shi.vuH7181to My wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697,And as for My lawוְתוֹרָתִ֖יve.to.ra.TiH8451, they haverejectedוַיִּמְאֲסוּ־vai.yim.'a.su-H3988it also.

20For whatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100purposeזֶּ֨הzehH2088doesfrankincenseלְבוֹנָה֙le.vo.NahH3828comeתָב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935to Me from Shebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'H7614And thesweetהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896caneוְקָנֶ֥הve.ka.NehH7070from a distantמֶרְחָ֑קmer.ChakH4801landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776?Your burntעֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙o.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH5930are not acceptableלְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522And your sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077are not pleasingעָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH6149to Me.”

21Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “BeholdH2009, I amlayingנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414stumblingH4383blocksH4383beforeאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.And they will stumbleוְכָ֣שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782against them,Fathersאָב֨וֹת'a.VotH1and sonsוּבָנִ֥יםu.va.NimH1121togetherH3164;Neighborשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934andfriendוְרֵע֖וֹve.re.'OH7453will perishוְאָבָֽדוּ׃ פve.'a.Ba.duH6.”

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