New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 7:1-16

1The wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that cameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Standעֲמֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975in the gateבְּשַׁ֙עַר֙be.Sha.'arH8179of the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and proclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121thereשָּׁ֔םShamH8033thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605you of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,who enterהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935by theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068!’”

3Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Amendהֵיטִ֥יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your deedsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םu.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and I will let you dwellוַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣הva.'a.sha.ke.NahH7931in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Do not trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiv.te.ChuH982in deceptiveהַשֶּׁ֖קֶרha.She.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Thisהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992is the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.’

5Forifאִם־'im-H518you trulyהֵיטֵיב֙hei.TeivH3190amendתֵּיטִ֔יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,ifאִם־'im-H518you trulyעָשׂ֤וֹa.SoH6213practiceתַֽעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941betweenH996a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and his neighborרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453,

6ifyou do not oppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231the alienגֵּ֣רgerH1616, theorphanיָת֤וֹםya.TomH3490,or the widowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490,and do not shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,norH3808walkתֵלְכ֖וּte.le.KhuH1980afterוְאַחֲרֵ֨יve.'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430to your own ruinלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451,

7then I will let youdwellוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.shi.kan.TiH7931in thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776that I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1foreverלְמִן־ עוֹלָ֖םle.min- o.LamH4480 H5769and everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

8“Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,you are trustingבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982indeceptiveהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697to noלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115availהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276.

9Will you stealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀ha.ga.NoH1589,murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙ra.Tzo.achH7523,and commitוְֽנָאֹ֔ףve.na.'OfH5003adulteryH5003and swearוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַve.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267, andofferH6999sacrificesH6999to Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168and walkוְהָלֹ֗ךְve.ha.LokhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430that you have not knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045,

10thencomeוּבָאתֶ֞םu.va.TemH935and standוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mad.TemH5975beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440Me inthisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088houseבַּבַּ֤יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is calledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by My nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘We are deliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּni.Tzal.nuH5337!’--that you may doעֲשׂ֔וֹתa.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441?

11Hasthisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is calledנִקְרָֽא־nik.ra'-H7121by My nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961adenהַמְעָרַ֣תham.'a.RatH4631of robbersפָּרִצִ֗יםpa.ri.TzimH6530in your sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869?Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I, evenגַּ֧םgamH1571I, have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200it,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12“But goלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֗אNa'H4994to My placeמְקוֹמִי֙me.ko.MiH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was inShilohבְּשִׁיל֔וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033Imade My nameשְׁמִ֛יshe.MiH8034dwellשִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיshi.Kan.tiH7931at the firstבָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223, andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to it becauseמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the wickednessH7463of My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,becauseיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282you have doneעֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛ם'a.sot.KhemH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַמַּֽעֲשִׂ֥יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “and I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֨רva.'a.da.BerH1696to you,risingH7925up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925andspeakingוְדַבֵּר֙ve.da.BerH1696,but you did not hearשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085, and Icalledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121you but you did not answerעֲנִיתֶֽם׃'a.ni.TemH6030,

14therefore, I will doוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213to thehouseלַבַּ֣יִת׀la.Ba.yitH1004whichH834is calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by My nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,in whichH834you trustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982,and to the placeוְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹםve.La.ma.KomH4725whichH834I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you and your fathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, as Ididעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to Shilohלְשִׁלֽוֹ׃le.shi.LoH7887.

15I willcastוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993you out of My sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,as I have castהִשְׁלַ֙כְתִּי֙hish.Lakh.tiH7993out allכָּל־kol-H3605your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם'a.chei.KhemH251,allכָּל־kol-H3605theoffspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16“As for you,do not prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀tit.pa.LelH6419for thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,and do not liftתִּשָּׂ֧אti.Sa'H5375up cryרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440or prayerוּתְפִלָּ֖הu.te.fi.LahH8605for them, and do not intercedeתִּפְגַּע־tif.ga'-H6293with Me; for I do not hearשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085you.

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