New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 17:19-27

19ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559to me: “Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980and standוְעָֽמַדְתָּ֙ve.'a.mad.TaH5975at thepublicבְּנֵֽי־ הָעָ֔םbe.nei- ha.amH1121 H5971gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,through whichH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063comeH935inH935and goיֵ֣צְאוּYe.tze.'uH3318outH3318,as well as at allוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

20and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Listenשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085to the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, youkingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389who comeH935inH935through theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179.

21ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Takeהִשָּׁמְר֖וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104careH8104for yourselvesבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbe.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315, anddo not carryתִּשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375anyloadמַשָּׂא֙ma.Sa'H4853on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117or bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935anythinginH935through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

22You shall not bringתוֹצִ֨יאוּto.Tzi.'uH3318a loadמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853outH3318of your housesמִבָּֽתֵּיכֶם֙mi.ba.tei.KhemH1004on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117norH3808doתַֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399,but keepH6942the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117holyוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.ki.dash.TemH6942,justH3512asH3512Icommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680yourforefathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

23Yet theydid not listenשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085or inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186their earsאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241, butstiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203so as not to listenשְׁמ֔וֹעַsho.me.a'H8085or acceptקַ֥חַתKa.chatH3947disciplineמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.

24“But it will comeH1961aboutH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518yougiveשָׁמֹ֨עַsha.Mo.a'H8085your attentionתִּשְׁמְע֤וּןtish.me.'UnH8085to Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “tobringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935noלְבִלְתִּ֣י׀le.vil.TiH1115loadמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853inH935through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,but to keepH6942the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117holyוּלְקַדֵּשׁ֙u.le.ka.DeshH6942by doingעֲשֽׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213noלְבִלְתִּ֥י כָּל־le.vil.Ti kol-H1115 H3605workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399on it,

25then there will comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935inH935through the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892kingsמְלָכִ֣ים׀me.la.KhimH4428and officialsוְשָׂרִ֡יםve.sa.RimH8269sittingיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,ridingרֹכְבִ֣ים׀ro.khe.VimH7392in chariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and on horsesוּבַסּוּסִ֗יםu.va.su.SimH5483,they and their officialsוְשָׂ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.Sa.rei.HemH8269,the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and thisH2088cityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892will be inhabitedוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

26They will comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935inH935from thecitiesמֵעָרֵֽי־me.'a.rei-H5892of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063and from the areasH5439surroundingH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,from the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, from thelowlandהַשְּׁפֵלָ֤הha.she.fe.LahH8219,from the hillהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022countryH2022, and from theNegevהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,bringingמְבִאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935burntעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930offeringsH5930,sacrificesוְזֶ֖בַחve.Ze.vachH2077,grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503,and frankincenseוּלְבוֹנָ֑הu.le.vo.NahH3828,and bringingוּמְבִאֵ֥יu.me.vi.'EiH935sacrificesH8426ofH8426thanksgivingH8426to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do not listenתִשְׁמְע֜וּtish.me.'UH8085to Me, to keepH6942the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117holyלְקַדֵּשׁ֙le.ka.DeshH6942by not carryingשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH5375a loadמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853and comingH935inH935through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, thenI will setוְהִצַּ֧תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784to its gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָbish.'a.Rei.haH8179, and it willdevourוְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.LahH398the palacesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389andnot goH3518outH3518.”’”

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