New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 8:11-14

11Theyhealוַיְרַפּ֞וּvay.ra.PuH7495the brokennessשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971superficiallyנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,Sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, ‘Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,’But thereH369is noH369peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

12Were theyashamedH954becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588of the abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441they had doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?They certainlyגַּם־gam-H1571were not ashamedH954,And they did not knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045how to blushוְהִכָּלֵם֙ve.hi.ka.LemH3637;Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651they shallfallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307among those who fallבַנֹּפְלִ֗יםva.no.fe.LimH5307; At thetimeבְּעֵ֧תbe.'EtH6256of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֛םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they shall be broughtH3782downH3782,”Saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

13“I willsurelyH5486snatchH5486them awayH5486,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; “ThereH369will benoH369grapesעֲנָבִ֨ים'a.na.VimH6025on the vineבַּגֶּ֜פֶןba.Ge.fenH1612AndnoH369figsתְּאֵנִ֣יםte.'e.NimH8384on the figבַּתְּאֵנָ֗הba.te.'e.NahH8384treeH8384,And the leafוְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ve.he.'a.LehH5929will witherנָבֵ֔לna.VelH5034;And what I have givenוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them will passיַעַבְרֽוּם׃ya.'av.RumH5674awayH5674.”’”

14Whyעַל־ מָה֙'al- mahH5921 H4100are we sittingH3427stillH3427?Assembleהֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and let usgoוְנָב֛וֹאve.na.Vo'H935into the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892And let us perishוְנִדְּמָה־ve.ni.de.mah-H1826thereשָּׁ֑םShamH8033,BecauseH3588the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has doomedהֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ha.di.Ma.nuH1826usAnd givenH8248uspoisonedרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325to drinkוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuH8248, Forwe have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

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