New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 11:3-8

3and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: “Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779is the oneהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834does not obeyיִשְׁמַ֔עyish.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thisH2088covenantהַבְּרִ֥יתha.be.RitH1285

4whichH834I commandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680your forefathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1on thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117that I broughtH3318them outH3318of the landמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֩mitz.ra.YimH4714, from theironהַבַּרְזֶ֜לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֨וּרmi.KurH3564,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085to My voiceבְקוֹלִי֙ve.ko.LiH6963, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that I commandאֲצַוֶּ֖ה'a.tza.VehH6680you; so you shall beMy peopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,and I will be your Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430,’

5inH4616orderH4616toH4616confirmהָקִ֨יםha.KimH6965theoathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֜הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to your forefathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,to giveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414them a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֛בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706, as it isthisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117.”’”Then I repliedוָאַ֥עַן וָאֹמַ֖רva.'A.'an va.'o.MarH6030 H559, “Amenאָמֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543, Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

6And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֥וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisH2088covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them.

7For I solemnlyהָעֵ֨דha.'EdH5749warnedהַעִדֹ֜תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749your fathersבַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םba.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1on thedayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117I broughtH5927them upH5927from the landמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,even to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,warningוְהָעֵ֖דve.ha.'EdH5749thempersistentlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Listenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085to My voiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.”

8Yet theydidH6213not obeyשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085or inclineהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241,but walkedוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980in the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִיר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of their evilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820,eachH376oneH376of them;therefore I broughtוָאָבִ֨יאva.'a.Vi'H935on them allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of thisH2088covenantהַבְּרִית־ha.be.rit-H1285whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I commandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680themto doH6213,but they didH6213not.’”

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