New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 14:15-22

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559concerningעַֽל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who are prophesyingהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in My nameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034,although it was not I who sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֒she.lach.TimH7971them--yet they keep sayingאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559: ‘There will be noH3808swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719or famineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458in thisH2088landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776’--by swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458thoseH1992prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shall meetיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552their endH8552!

16And the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971to whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012will bethrownH7993outH7993into the streetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and the swordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;and thereH369willH369beH369noH369oneH369toburyמְקַבֵּר֙me.ka.BerH6912them--neither them, northeir wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,norH369their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,norH369their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323. For I willpourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210outH8210their ownwickednessH7463upon them.

17You will sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697to them, ‘Let my eyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869streamH3381downתֵּרַ֨דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381tearsדִּמְעָ֛הdim.'AhH1832nightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוְיוֹמָ֖םve.yo.MamH3119,And let them not ceaseתִּדְמֶ֑ינָהtid.Mei.nahH1820;For the virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971has been crushedנִשְׁבְּרָ֗הnish.be.RahH7665with a mightyגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419blowשֶׁ֨בֶרShe.verH7667,With a sorelyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966infectedנַחְלָ֥הnach.LahH2470woundמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

18Ifאִם־'im-H518IgoH3318outH3318to the countryהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,Thereוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009are those killedחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719!Or ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518I enterבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,Thereוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009are diseasesתַּחֲלוּאֵ֣יta.cha.lu.'EiH8463from famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458! ForbothH1571prophetנָבִ֧יאna.Vi'H5030and priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548Have wanderedH5503aroundH5503in the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776that they do not knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ סya.Da.'uH3045.’”

19Have You completelyהֲמָאֹ֨סha.ma.'OsH3988rejectedמָאַ֜סְתָּma.'As.taH3988Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063?Orאִם־'im-H518haveYou loathedגָּעֲלָ֣הga.'a.LahH1602Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726?Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069have You strickenהִכִּיתָ֔נוּhi.ki.Ta.nuH5221us so that weare beyondוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369healingמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832? Wewaitedקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965,but nothingוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369goodט֔וֹבTovH2896came;And for a timeוּלְעֵ֥תu.le.'EtH6256of healingמַרְפֵּ֖אmar.Pe'H4832,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,terrorבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205!

20Weknowיָדַ֧עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045our wickednessרִשְׁעֵ֖נוּrish.'E.nuH7562, Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,The wrongdoingעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, forwe have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against You.

21Do not despiseתִּנְאַץ֙tin.'AtzH5006us,for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Your own nameשִׁמְךָ֔shim.KhaH8034;Do not disgraceתְּנַבֵּ֖לte.na.BelH5034thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Your gloryכְבוֹדֶ֑ךָkhe.vo.De.khaH3519.Rememberזְכֹ֕רze.KhorH2142anddo not annulתָּפֵ֥רta.FerH6565Your covenantבְּרִֽיתְךָ֖be.ri.te.KhaH1285with us.

22AreH3426thereH3426anyH3426among theidolsבְּהַבְלֵ֤יbe.hav.LeiH1892of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whogiveH1652rainH1652?Orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518can the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064grantיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414showersרְבִבִ֑יםre.vi.VimH7241?Is it not You, Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430? Therefore wewaitוּ֨נְקַוֶּה־U.ne.ka.veh-H6960for You,For You are the one who has doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ'E.lehH428.

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