New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 8:8-12

8“HowH351can you sayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559, ‘We are wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450,And the lawוְתוֹרַ֥תve.to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with us’?But beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the lyingלַשֶּׁ֣קֶרla.She.kerH8267penעֵ֖ט'etH5842of the scribesH5613Has madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213itinto a lieשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267.

9The wiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450areputהֹבִ֣ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954to shameH954,They are dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and caughtוַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּvai.yi.la.Khe.duH3920;Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, they haverejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988the wordבִדְבַר־vid.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,And whatמֶ֖הmehH4100kind of wisdomוְחָכְמַֽת־ve.cha.khe.mat-H2451do they have?

10Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651I willgiveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֜םne.shei.HemH802to othersלַאֲחֵרִ֗יםla.'a.che.RimH312,Their fieldsשְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙se.do.tei.HemH7704tonewH3423ownersH3423;Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588from the leastמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996even to the greatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419Everyoneכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605isgreedyבֹּצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214for gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215;From the prophetמִנָּבִיא֙mi.na.Vi'H5030even to the priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548Everyoneכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605practicesעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213deceitשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

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.

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