New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 9:10-21

10“For themountainsהֶ֨הָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022I will takeאֶשָּׂ֧א'e.Sa'H5375up a weepingבְכִ֣יve.KhiH1065and wailingוָנֶ֗הִיva.Ne.hiH5092,And for the pasturesנְא֤וֹתne.'otH4999of thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057a dirgeקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015,Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they arelaidH5327wasteH5327soמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H4480 H1097that noמִבְּלִ֖יmi.be.LiH1097oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376passesH5674throughH5674,And the lowingק֣וֹלKolH6963of the cattleמִקְנֶ֑הmik.NehH4735is not heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085;BothH4480thebirdsמֵע֤וֹףme.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the beastsבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929have fledנָדְד֖וּna.de.DuH5074;they are goneהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980.

11I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389aheapלְגַלִּ֖יםle.ga.LimH1530of ruins,A hauntמְע֣וֹןme.'onH4583ofjackalsH8565;And I will makeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414the citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063adesolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077,withoutH1097inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃ סyo.ShevH3427.”

12Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310is thewiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376that may understandוְיָבֵ֣ןve.ya.VenH995thisH2088? And who ishe to whomH834the mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of the LordH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696,that he may declareוְיַגִּדָ֑הּve.ya.gi.DahH5046it?Whyמָה֙mahH5921 H4100is the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776ruinedאָבְדָ֣ה'a.ve.DahH6,laidH5327wasteH5327like a desertכַמִּדְבָּ֖רkha.mid.BarH4057,soH4480 H1097that noH1097oneH1097passesH5674throughH5674?

13The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseעַל־'al-H5921they haveforsakenעָזְבָם֙'a.ze.VamH5800My lawתּ֣וֹרָתִ֔יto.ra.TiH8451whichH834I setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and have not obeyedשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085My voiceבְקוֹלִ֖יve.ko.LiH6963norH3808walkedH1980according to it,

14but havewalkedוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of their heartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820and afterוְאַחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310theBaalsהַבְּעָלִ֔יםha.be.'a.LimH1168, as theirfathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ס'a.vo.TamH1taughtלִמְּד֖וּםli.me.DumH3925them,”

15thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “beholdH2009,I will feedמַאֲכִילָ֛םma.'a.khi.LamH398them, thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,with wormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֑הla.'a.NahH3939and giveוְהִשְׁקִיתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248thempoisonedרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325to drinkH8248.

16I willscatterוַהֲפִֽצוֹתִים֙va.ha.fi.tzo.TimH6327them among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834neitherH3808they norH3808their fathersוַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םva.'a.vo.TamH1have knownיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045;and I will sendH7971theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them untilעַ֥ד'adH5704I have annihilatedכַּלּוֹתִ֖יka.lo.TiH3615them.”

17Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Considerהִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֛וּhit.bo.NuH995and callוְקִרְא֥וּve.kir.'UH7121for themourningH6969womenH6969,that they may comeוּתְבוֹאֶ֑ינָהu.te.vo.'Ei.nahH935;And sendשִׁלְח֖וּshil.ChuH7971for thewailingH2450womenH2450,that they may comeוְתָבֽוֹאנָה׃ve.ta.Vo.nahH935!

18Let them makeH4116hasteH4116and takeוְתִשֶּׂ֥נָהve.ti.Se.nahH5375up a wailingH5092for us, That oureyesעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙'ei.Nei.nuH5869may shedוְתֵרַ֤דְנָהve.te.Rad.nahH3381tearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832And our eyelidsוְעַפְעַפֵּ֖ינוּve.'af.'a.Pei.nuH6079flowיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140with waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19For a voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963ofwailingH5092is heardH8085from Zionמִצִּיּ֖וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726, ‘Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349are we ruinedשֻׁדָּ֑דְנוּshu.Da.de.nuH7703!We are putבֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּBo.she.nuH954to greatמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966shameH954, For we haveleftעָזַ֣בְנוּ'a.Zav.nuH5800the landאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,BecauseH3588they have castהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993downH7993our dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סmish.ke.no.Tei.nuH4908.’”

20NowH3588hearשְׁמַ֤עְנָהshe.Ma'.nahH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, O youwomenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802,And let your earאָזְנְכֶ֖ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241receiveוְתִקַּ֥חve.ti.KachH3947the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of His mouthפִּ֑יוPivH6310;Teachוְלַמֵּ֤דְנָהve.la.Me.de.nahH3925your daughtersבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.KhemH1323wailingנֶ֔הִיNe.hiH5092,And everyoneוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802her neighborרְעוּתָ֖הּre.'u.TahH7468a dirgeקִינָֽה׃ki.NahH7015.

21Fordeathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194has comeעָ֤לָה'A.lahH5927up through our windowsבְּחַלּוֹנֵ֔ינוּbe.cha.lo.Nei.nuH2474;It has enteredבָּ֖אba'H935our palacesבְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵ֑ינוּbe.'ar.me.no.Tei.nuH759To cutלְהַכְרִ֤יתle.hakh.RitH3772offH3772thechildrenעוֹלָל֙o.LalH5768from the streetsמִח֔וּץmi.ChutzH2351,The youngבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH970from the townH7339squaresH7339.

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