New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 15:15-21

15You knowיָדַ֣עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045, Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Rememberזָכְרֵ֤נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142me, takeH6485noticeH6485of me, AndtakeH5358vengeanceH5358for me on my persecutorsמֵרֹ֣דְפַ֔יme.Ro.de.FaiH7291.Do not, in view of Your patienceלְאֶ֥רֶךְle.'E.rekhH750,takeתִּקָּחֵ֑נִיti.ka.Che.niH3947me away;Knowדַּ֕עda'H3045thatforH5921Your sakeH5921I endureשְׂאֵתִ֥יse.'e.TiH5375reproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

16Your wordsדְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙de.va.Rei.khaH1697were foundנִמְצְא֤וּnim.tze.'UH4672and Iateוָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔םva.'O.khe.LemH398them, And Yourwordsדְבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.rei.khaH1697becameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961a joyלְשָׂשׂ֖וֹןle.sa.SonH8342to me and the delightוּלְשִׂמְחַ֣תu.le.sim.ChatH8057of my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824; For I have beencalledנִקְרָ֤אnik.Ra'H7121by Your nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034,Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

17Idid not sitיָשַׁ֥בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427in a circleבְסוֹד־ve.sod-H5475of revelersמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832and celebrateוָֽאֶעְלֹ֑זva.'e'.LozH5937.Becauseמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of Your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027upon meI satיָשַׁ֔בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427aloneבָּדָ֣דba.DadH910, For Youfilledמִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃ סmi.le.Ta.niH4390me with indignationזַ֖עַםZa.'amH2195.

18Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100has my painכְאֵבִי֙khe.'e.ViH3511beenH1961endlessנֶ֔צַחNe.tzachH5331And mywoundוּמַכָּתִ֖יu.ma.ka.TiH4347incurableאֲנוּשָׁ֑ה֙'a.nu.ShahH605,refusingמֵֽאֲנָה֙me.'a.NahH3985to be healedהֵֽרָפֵ֔אhe.ra.Fe'H7495?Will You indeedH1961be to melikeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644a deceptiveאַכְזָ֔ב'akh.ZavH391streamWith waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325that is unreliableלֹ֥א נֶאֱמָֽנוּ׃ סlo' ne.'e.Ma.nuH539 H3808?

19Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Ifאִם־'im-H518you returnתָּשׁ֤וּבta.ShuvH7725,then I will restoreוַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙va.'a.shi.ve.KhaH7725you--You will standתַּֽעֲמֹ֔דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנַ֣יle.fa.NaiH6440Me; Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you extractתּוֹצִ֥יאto.Tzi'H3318the preciousיָקָ֛רya.KarH3368from the worthlessמִזּוֹלֵ֖לmi.zo.LelH2151,You will becomeתִֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961My spokesmanכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310.They, for their partהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992,may turnיָשֻׁ֤בוּya.Shu.vuH7725to you,But as for you, you are not to turnתָשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725to them.

20Then I willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֜יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you to thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971A fortifiedבְּצוּרָ֔הbe.tzu.RahH1219wallלְחוֹמַ֤תle.cho.MatH2346of bronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178;And though they fightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413you,They will not prevailי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201over you; ForI am with you to saveלְהוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֥le.ho.shi.'a.KhaH3467youAnd rescueוּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָu.le.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21“So I willrescueוְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337you from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the wickedרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451, And I willredeemוּפְדִתִ֖יךָu.fe.di.Ti.khaH6299you from thegraspמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of the violentעָרִצִֽים׃ פ'a.ri.TzimH6184.”

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