New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 20:14-16

14Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I was bornH3205;May the dayי֛וֹםYomH3117whenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517gaveH3205birthH3205to me not be blessedבָרֽוּךְ׃va.RukhH1288!

15Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be the manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtH1319the newsבִּשַּׂ֤רbi.SarH1319To my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Aboyבֵּ֣ן זָכָ֑רben za.KharH1121 H2145has been bornיֻֽלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to you!” AndmadeH8055him veryH8055happyH8055.

16But may that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376be like the citiesכֶּֽעָרִ֛יםke.'a.RimH5892Whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overthrewהָפַ֥ךְha.FakhH2015withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808relentingנִחָ֑םni.ChamH5162,And may he hearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085anoutcryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242Andan alarmוּתְרוּעָ֖הu.te.ru.'AhH8643forH8643warH8643at noonצָהֳרָֽיִם׃tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;

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