New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 11:9-23

9Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Aconspiracyקֶ֙שֶׁר֙ke.sherH7195has been foundנִֽמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672among the menבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and among the inhabitantsוּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.ve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10They haveturnedH7725backH7725to the wrongdoingsעֲוֹנֹ֨ת'a.vo.NotH5771of theirancestorsהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֗יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834refusedמֵֽאֲנוּ֙me.'a.NuH3985to hearלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַlish.Mo.a'H8085My wordsדְּבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697, and theyhave followedהָלְכ֗וּ אַחֲרֵ֛יha.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָ֑םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them. The houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063havebrokenהֵפֵ֤רוּhe.Fe.ruH6565My covenantבְּרִיתִ֕יbe.ri.TiH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with their fathersH1.”

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “BeholdH2009, I ambringingמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935disasterH7463on them whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they willnot beH3201ableיוּכְל֖וּyu.khe.LuH3201to escapeלָצֵ֣את מִמֶּ֑נָּהla.Tzet mi.Me.nahH3318 H4480; though they willcryוְזָעֲק֣וּve.za.'a.KuH2199outH2199to Me, I will not listenאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085to them.

12Then the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵי֙ve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389willgoוְהָֽלְכ֞וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980and cryוְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ve.za.'a.KuH2199outH2199to the godsהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to whomאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834theyburnH6999incenseH6999,but they certainlyוְהוֹשֵׁ֛עַve.ho.She.a'H3467will not saveיוֹשִׁ֥יעוּyo.Shi.'uH3467them in the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of their disasterH7463.

13For your godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430areas manyמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557as your citiesעָרֶ֔יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892,Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; andas manyוּמִסְפַּ֞רu.mis.ParH4557as the streetsחֻצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389are the altarsמִזְבְּחוֹת֙miz.be.chOtH4196you have setH7760upH7760to theshamefulלַבֹּ֔שֶׁתla.Bo.shetH1322thingH1322,altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196forburningH6999incenseH6999to Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃ סla.Ba.'alH1168.

14“So as for you,do not prayתִּתְפַּלֵּל֙tit.pa.LelH6419for thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,norH408liftתִּשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375upH5375a cryרִנָּ֣הri.NahH7440or prayerוּתְפִלָּ֑הu.te.fi.LahH8605for them; for I willnot listenשֹׁמֵ֗עַsho.Me.a'H8085whenבְּעֵ֛תbe.'EtH6256they callקָרְאָ֥םka.re.'AmH7121to Me becauseH1157of their disasterH7463.

15Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100right has Mybelovedלִֽידִידִ֞יli.di.DiH3039in My houseבְּבֵיתִ֗יbe.vei.TiH1004Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588she has carriedH6213outH6213manyהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227evilH4209schemesH4209?Can the sacrificialקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944fleshוּבְשַׂר־u.ve.sar-H1320takeH5674awayיַעַבְר֣וּya.'av.RuH5674from you your disasterH7463,Soאָ֥ז'azH227thatyou can rejoiceתַּעֲלֹֽזִי׃ta.'a.Lo.ziH5937?”

16The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068namedקָרָ֥א שְׁמֵ֑ךְka.Ra' she.MekhH7121 H8034you “Agreenרַֽעֲנָן֙ra.'a.NanH7488oliveזַ֤יִתZa.yitH2132treeH2132,beautifulיְפֵ֣הye.PehH3303in fruitפְרִי־fe.ri-H6529and formתֹ֔אַרTo.'arH8389”; With thenoiseלְק֣וֹל׀le.KolH6963of a greatגְדֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419tumultהֲמוּלָּ֣הha.mu.LahH1999He hassetהִצִּ֥יתhi.TzitH3341fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784to it,And its branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָֽיו׃da.li.yo.TavH1808are worthlessוְרָע֖וּve.ra.'UH7489.

17The Lordוַיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, whoplantedהַנּוֹטֵ֣עַha.no.Te.a'H5193you, haspronouncedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilH7463againstעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you becauseבִּ֠גְלַלBig.lalH1558of the evilH7463of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they havedoneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213to provokeלְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me byofferingH6999sacrificesH6999to Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃ סla.Ba.'alH1168.

18Moreover, the Lordוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068madeH3045it knownH3045to me and I knewH3045it;Thenאָ֖ז'azH227You showedהִרְאִיתַ֥נִיhir.'i.Ta.niH7200me their deedsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

19But I was like a gentleאַלּ֖וּף'a.LufH441lambכְּכֶ֥בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532ledיוּבַ֣לyu.ValH2986to the slaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873;And I did not knowיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that they haddevisedחָשְׁב֣וּcha.she.VuH2803plotsמַחֲשָׁב֗וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284againstעָלַ֣י׀'a.LaiH5921me, saying, “Let’s destroyנַשְׁחִ֨יתָהnash.Chi.tahH7843the treeעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086with itsfruitבְּלַחְמוֹ֙be.lach.MoH3899, Andlet’s cutוְנִכְרְתֶ֙נּוּ֙ve.nikh.re.Te.nuH3772him offH3772from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416, So that hisnameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034will noH3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750be rememberedיִזָּכֵ֥רyi.za.KherH2142.”

20But, Lordוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, whojudgesשֹׁפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199righteouslyצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, WhoputsH974thefeelingsכְּלָי֖וֹתke.la.YotH3629and the heartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820toH974theH974testבֹּחֵ֥ןbo.ChenH974,Let me seeאֶרְאֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7200Your vengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360on them, For to You I havecommittedH1556my causeרִיבִֽי׃ סri.ViH7379.

21Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559concerningעַל־'al-H5921the peopleH376ofAnathothעֲנָת֔וֹתa.na.TotH6068, who areseekingהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםham.vak.ShimH1245your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “Do not prophesyתִנָּבֵא֙ti.na.Ve'H5012in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, so that you do notdieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191by our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ סbe.ya.De.nuH3027”;

22thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going topunishפֹקֵ֖דfo.KedH6485them! Theyoungהַבַּֽחוּרִים֙ha.ba.chu.RimH970menH970will dieיָמֻ֣תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719,their sonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121and daughtersוּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.HemH1323will dieיָמֻ֖תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by famineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458;

23and a remnantוּשְׁאֵרִ֕יתu.she.'e.RitH7611will not be leftto them, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I willbringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935disasterH7463on the peopleH376of Anathothעֲנָת֖וֹתa.na.TotH6068--the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ סpe.ku.da.TamH6486.”

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