New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 18:21-23

21Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651,giveתֵּ֨ןtenH5414their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֜םbe.nei.HemH1121overH5414to famineלָרָעָ֗בla.ra.'AvH7458And turnH5064them overH5064to thepowerיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of the swordחֶרֶב֒che.RevH2719;And let their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֤םne.shei.HemH802becomeH1961childlessשַׁכֻּלוֹת֙sha.ku.lOtH7909andwidowedוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתve.'al.ma.NotH490.Let their menH376also be slaughteredהֲרֻ֣גֵיha.Ru.geiH2026to deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194, Theiryoungבַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.HemH970menH970struckH5221andH5221killedH5221by the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

22May acryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201be heardתִּשָּׁמַ֤עti.sha.Ma'H8085from their housesמִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔םmi.Ba.tei.HemH1004WhenH3588You suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597bringתָבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935raidersגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416upon them;For they have dugכָר֤וּkha.RuH3738a pitשׁוּחָה֙shi.chahH7745to captureלְלָכְדֵ֔נִיle.la.khe.De.niH3920me Andhiddenטָמְנ֥וּta.me.NuH2934snaresוּפַחִ֖יםu.fa.ChimH6341for my feetלְרַגְלָֽי׃le.rag.LaiH7272.

23But You, Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068,knowיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045Allכָּל־kol-H3605theirdeadlyלַמָּ֔וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194schemesעֲצָתָ֤ם'a.tza.TamH6098againstH5921me; Do notforgiveתְּכַפֵּר֙te.kha.PerH3722their wrongdoingעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771Or wipeתֶּ֑מְחִיTem.chiH4229outH4229their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403from Your sightמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440. But may they beoverthrownמֻכְשָׁלִים֙mukh.sha.LimH3782beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You;Dealעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213with them in thetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of Your angerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639!

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