New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 7:2-7

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.

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