New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 7:18-22

18Thechildrenהַבָּנִ֞יםha.ba.NimH1121gatherמְלַקְּטִ֣יםme.la.ke.TimH3950woodעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086,and the fathersוְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ve.ha.'a.VotH1kindleמְבַעֲרִ֣יםme.va.'a.RimH1197the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802kneadלָשׁ֣וֹתla.ShotH3888doughבָּצֵ֑קba.TzekH1217to makeלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213cakesכַּוָּנִ֜יםka.va.NimH3561for the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and theypourוְהַסֵּ֤ךְve.ha.SekhH5258out drinkנְסָכִים֙ne.sa.KhimH5262offeringsH5262to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430in orderלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616tospiteהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃hakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me.

19Do they spiteמַכְעִסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707Me?” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Is it not themselves they spite, totheir ownH6440shameבֹּ֥שֶׁתBo.shetH1322 H6440?”

20Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, Myangerאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639and My wrathוַֽחֲמָתִי֙va.cha.ma.TiH2534will be pouredנִתֶּ֙כֶת֙ni.Te.khetH5413out on thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,on manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120and on beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929and on thetreesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704and on the fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;and it will burnוּבָעֲרָ֖הu.va.'a.RahH1197and not be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ סtikh.BehH3518.”

21Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Addסְפ֥וּse.FuH3254yourburntעֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH5930to your sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םziv.chei.KhemH2077andeatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398fleshבָשָֽׂר׃va.SarH1320.

22For I did notspeakדִבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,or commandצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them in the dayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that I broughtהוֹצִיאִ֥יho.tzi'H3318them out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,concerningעַל־ דִּבְרֵ֥י'al- div.ReiH5921 H1697burntעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930offeringsH5930and sacrificesוָזָֽבַח׃va.Za.vachH2077.

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