New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 16:16-21

16“BeholdH2009,I am going to sendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971for manyרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227fishermenH1728,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “and they will fishוְדִיג֑וּםve.di.GumH1770for them; and afterwardוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651I will sendאֶשְׁלַח֙'esh.LachH7971for manyלְרַבִּ֣יםle.ra.BimH7227huntersצַיָּדִ֔יםtzai.ya.DimH6719, and they willhuntוְצָד֞וּםve.tza.DumH6679themfrom everyכָּל־kol-H3605mountainהַר֙harH2022and everyכָּל־kol-H3605hillגִּבְעָ֔הgiv.'AhH1389and from the cleftsוּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖יu.mi.ne.ki.KeiH5357of the rocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553.

17For My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869are on allכָּל־kol-H3605their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶ֔םdar.khei.HemH1870;they are not hiddenנִסְתְּר֖וּnis.te.RuH5641from My faceמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440,norH3808is their wrongdoingעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771concealedנִצְפַּ֥ןnitz.PanH6845from My eyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869.

18I will firstרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הri.sho.NahH7223repayוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣יve.shi.lam.TiH7999themdoubleמִשְׁנֵ֤הmish.NehH4932for their wrongdoingעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771and their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֔םve.cha.ta.TamH2403,becauseעַ֖ל'alH5921they havedefiledחַלְּלָ֣םcha.le.LamH2490My landאַרְצִ֑י'ar.TziH776;they have filledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִֽי׃ סna.cha.la.TiH5159with the carcassesבְּנִבְלַ֤תbe.niv.LatH5038of theirdetestableשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251idolsH8251and their abominationsוְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םve.to.'a.Vo.tei.HemH8441.”

19Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, mystrengthעֻזִּ֧י'u.ZiH5797and my strongholdוּמָעֻזִּ֛יu.ma.'u.ZiH4581, And myrefugeוּמְנוּסִ֖יu.me.nu.SiH4498in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869, To You thenationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471will comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935From the endsמֵֽאַפְסֵי־me.'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776and sayוְיֹאמְר֗וּve.yo.me.RuH559, “Our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have inheritedנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157nothingH389butH389falsehoodשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267,Futilityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892, andthings of noוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369benefitמוֹעִֽיל׃mo.'IlH3276.”

20Can a personאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120makeהֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ha.ya.'a.seh-H6213godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430for himself? But they arenot godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430!

21“Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651beholdH2009,I am going to make them knowמֽוֹדִיעָ֔םmo.di.'AmH3045--ThisH2088timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471I willmake them knowאוֹדִיעֵ֥ם'o.di.'EmH3045Mypowerיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027and My mightגְּבֽוּרָתִ֑יge.vu.ra.TiH1369; And they willknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that My nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034is the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

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