New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 16:4-6

4“They willdieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191of deadlyמְמוֹתֵ֨יme.mo.TeiH4463diseasesתַחֲלֻאִ֜יםta.cha.lu.'ImH8463, theywill not be mournedיִסָּֽפְדוּ֙yi.sa.fe.DuH5594or buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912; they will be likedungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828on the surfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127.And they will perishיִכְל֔וּyikh.LuH3615by swordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458,and their deadH5038bodiesH5038will becomeH1961foodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for thebirdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and for the animalsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.”

5For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Do not enterתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935a houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmourningמַרְזֵ֔חַmar.Ze.achH4798,or goתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980to mournלִסְפּ֔וֹדlis.PodH5594or to consoleתָּנֹ֖דta.NodH5110them; for I havewithdrawnאָסַ֨פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiH622My peaceשְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.MiH7965from thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-H5971,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “and Myfavorהַחֶ֖סֶדha.Che.sedH2617and compassionהָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃Ha.ra.cha.MimH7356.

6Bothgreatגְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419peopleH1419and smallוּקְטַנִּ֛יםu.ke.ta.NimH6996will dieוּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuH4191in thisH2088landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;they will not be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912, peoplewill not mournיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for them, norH3808will anyonemakeH1413cutsיִתְגֹּדַ֔דyit.go.DadH1413on himself or have his headH7139shavedH7139for them.

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