New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 2:9-13

9“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651I will stillעֹ֛ד'odH5750contendאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378with you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “And I will contendאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378with your sons’בְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121sonsבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121.

10Forcrossעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674to the coastlandsאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339ofKittimכִתִּיִּים֙khi.ti.YimH3794and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200,And sendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971toKedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938and observeוְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּve.hit.bo.NuH995closelyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,And seeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200ifהֵ֥ןhenH2005there has beenהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961anythinglike thisH2088!

11Has a nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471changedH4171godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, Whenthey were not godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?But My peopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971haveexchangedH4171their gloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519For that which is of noH3808benefitיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12BeH8074appalledH8074at thisH2088,you heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,And shudderוְשַׂעֲר֛וּve.sa.'a.RuH8175,be veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966desolateחָרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13“For My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971have committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evilsרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451:They have abandonedעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Me, Thefountainמְק֣וֹר׀me.KorH4726of livingחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,To carveH2672outH2672for themselvescisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877,Brokenנִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםnish.ba.RimH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877That doלֹא־lo'-H3808not holdיָכִ֖לוּya.Khi.luH3557waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

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