New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 9:17-22

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.

22Speakדַּבֵּ֗רda.BerH1696, “ThusH3541saysנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LordH3068, ‘The corpsesנִבְלַ֣תniv.LatH5038of menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120will fallוְנָֽפְלָה֙ve.na.fe.LahH5307like dungכְּדֹ֖מֶןke.Do.menH1828on the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,And like the sheafוּכְעָמִ֛ירu.khe.'a.MirH5995afterמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH4480 H310the reaperהַקֹּצֵ֖רha.ko.TzerH7114,But noH369oneH369will gatherמְאַסֵּֽף׃ סme.'a.SefH622them.’”

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