New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 2:4-6

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?’

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