New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 9:2-9

2Ohמִֽי־mi-H4310that I hadיִתְּנֵ֣נִיyi.te.Ne.niH5414in the desertבַמִּדְבָּ֗רva.mid.BarH4057A wayfarers’אֹֽרְחִ֔ים'o.re.ChimH732lodgingH4411placeמְלוֹן֙me.lOnH4411;That I might leaveוְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ve.'e.'ez.VahH5800my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971And goוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980from them!For allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605of them areadulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003,An assemblyעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116oftreacherousבֹּגְדִֽים׃bo.ge.DimH898men.

3“Theybendוַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּvai.yad.re.KhuH1869their tongueלְשׁוֹנָם֙le.sho.NamH3956liketheir bowקַשְׁתָּ֣םkash.TamH7198;Liesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267and not truthלֶאֱמוּנָ֖הle.'e.mu.NahH530prevailגָּבְר֣וּga.ve.RuH1396in the landבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776; For theyproceedיָצָ֛אוּya.Tza.'uH3318from evilH7463to evilH7463, And theydo not knowיָדָ֖עוּya.Da.'uH3045Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

4“Let everyoneH376be on guardהִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּhi.sha.Me.ruH8104againstH4480his neighborH7453, Anddo not trustתִּבְטָ֑חוּtiv.Ta.chuH982anyכָּל־kol-H3605brotherאָ֖ח'achH251;Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588everyכָל־khol-H3605brotherאָח֙'achH251dealsעָק֣וֹבa.KovH6117craftilyיַעְקֹ֔בya'.KoH6117,And everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605neighborH7453goesיַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ya.ha.LokhH1980about as a slandererרָכִ֥ילra.KhilH7400.

5Everyoneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376deceivesH8524his neighborבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453And does not speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696the truthוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571,They have taughtלִמְּד֧וּli.me.DuH3925their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֛םle.sho.NamH3956to speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696liesשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267; Theywearyנִלְאֽוּ׃nil.'UH3811themselves committingH5753iniquityH5753.

6Yourdwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֖shiv.te.KhaH3427is in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of deceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820;Through deceitבְּמִרְמָ֛הbe.mir.MahH4820theyrefuseמֵאֲנ֥וּme.'a.NuH3985to knowדַֽעַת־da.'at-H3045Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LordH3068.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “BeholdH2009,I will refineצוֹרְפָ֖םtzor.FamH6884them andassayוּבְחַנְתִּ֑יםu.ve.chan.TimH974them; Forwhatאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349elsecan I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of My peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971?

8Theirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956is a deadlyשָׁח֛וּטsho.chetH7819arrowחֵ֥ץchetzH2671;It speaksדִבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696deceitמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820;With his mouthבְּפִ֗יוbe.FivH6310onespeaksיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696peaceשָׁל֤וֹםsha.LomH7965to his neighborרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453,But inwardlyוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130hesetsיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760an ambushאָרְבּֽוֹ׃'a.re.BoH696for him.

9Shall I not punishאֶפְקָד־'ef.kod-H6485them for theseH428thingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “On a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471suchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as thisכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088Shall I not avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358Myselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315?

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