New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 2:1-7

1Now the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980andproclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121in the earsבְאָזְנֵ֨יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “I rememberזָכַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142regarding you thedevotionחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of your youthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,Your loveאַהֲבַ֖ת'a.ha.VatH160when you wereH3623aH3623brideH3623,Your followingלֶכְתֵּ֤ךְlekh.TekhH1980afterאַחֲרַי֙'a.cha.RaiH310Me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,Through a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776not sownזְרוּעָֽה׃ze.ru.'AhH2232.

3Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478washolyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, Thefirstרֵאשִׁ֖יתre.ShitH7225of His harvestתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393.Allכָּל־kol-H3605who ateאֹכְלָ֣יו'o.khe.LavH398of it becameH816guiltyיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816;EvilH7463cameתָּבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935upon them,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.’”

4Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Whatמַה־mah-H4100injusticeעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766did your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1findמָּצְא֨וּma.tze.'UH4672in Me,That they wentH7368farH7368from Me,And walkedוַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310emptinessהַהֶ֖בֶלha.He.velH1892and becameH1891emptyH1891?

6They did not sayאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068WhobroughtH5927us upH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, Wholedהַמּוֹלִ֨יךְha.mo.LikhH1980us through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,Through a landבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of desertsעֲרָבָ֤ה'a.ra.VahH6160and of pitsוְשׁוּחָה֙ve.shu.ChahH7745,Through a landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776of droughtצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723and ofdeepוְצַלְמָ֔וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757,Through a landבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that noH3808oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376crossedעָ֤בַר'A.varH5674And whereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033noH3808personאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120livedיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427?’

7I broughtוָאָבִ֤יאva.'a.Vi'H935you into thefruitfulהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776To eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398its fruitפִּרְיָ֖הּpir.YahH6529and its goodוְטוּבָ֑הּve.tu.VahH2898thingsH2898.But you cameוַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙va.ta.Vo.'uH935anddefiledוַתְּטַמְּא֣וּva.te.ta.me.'UH2930My landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,And you madeשַׂמְתֶּ֖םsam.TemH7760My inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתִ֥יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159an abominationלְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃le.to.'e.VahH8441.

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