New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 22:20-30

20Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927upH5927to Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844and cryוּֽצְעָ֔קִיu.tze.'A.kiH6817outH6817,And raiseתְּנִ֣יte.NiH5414your voiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963in Bashanוּבַבָּשָׁ֖ןu.va.ba.ShanH1316;Cryוְצַֽעֲקִי֙ve.tza.'a.KiH6817outH6817also fromAbarimמֵֽעֲבָרִ֔יםme.'a.va.RimH5682,For allכָּל־kol-H3605yourloversמְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157have been crushedנִשְׁבְּר֖וּnish.be.RuH7665.

21I spokeדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you in your prosperityבְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְbe.shal.vo.Ta.yikhH7962; Butyou saidאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559, ‘I will not listenאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085!’Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088has been your wayדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870from your youthמִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,That you have not obeyedשָׁמַ֖עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085My voiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

22The windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307will sweepH7462awayH7462allכָּל־kol-H3605yourshepherdsH7462, And yourloversוּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְu.me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157will goיֵלֵ֑כוּye.Le.khuH1980into captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֣יba.she.ViH7628;Thenאָ֤ז'azH227you will certainlyכִּ֣יkiH3588beH954ashamedתֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙te.Vo.shiH954and humiliatedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637BecauseH4480of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605your wickednessH7463.

23You who liveיֹשַׁבְתְּ֙yo.shav.tiH3427in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,Nestedמְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּme.ku.nan.tiH7077in the cedarsבָּֽאֲרָזִ֑יםba.'a.ra.ZimH730,Howמַה־mah-H4100you will groanנֵּחַנְתְּ֙ne.chanTH584when sharpH2256painsH2256comeבְּבֹא־be.vo'-H935on you,Painחִ֖ילchilH2427like a woman inכַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205childbirthH3205!

24“As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, “evenכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518ConiahH3078the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063were asignetחוֹתָ֖םcho.TamH2368ringon My rightיְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NiH3225handיַ֣דyadH3027,yetכִּ֥יkiH3588I would pullאֶתְּקֶֽנְךָּ׃'e.te.Ken.kaH5423youoffH5423;

25and I willhandH5414 H3027you overH5414to those who are seekingמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245your lifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315,yes, to those of whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are frightenedיָג֖וֹרya.GorH3016,that is, to Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ha.kas.DimH3778.

26I willhurlוְהֵֽטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904you and yourmotherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834gaveH3205birthH3205to you into anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312countryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁ֑ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033you were not bornH3205,and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033you will dieתָּמֽוּתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191.

27But as for the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they longמְנַשְּׂאִ֥ים נַפְשָׁ֖םme.na.se.'Im naf.ShamH5375 H5315to returnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725,they will not returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ סya.Shu.vuH7725to it.

28Is thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376ConiahH3078a despisedנִבְזֶ֜הniv.ZehH959,shatteredנָפ֗וּץna.FutzH5310jarהַעֶ֨צֶבha.'E.tzevH6089?Orאִ֨ם־'Im-H518is he anundesirableאֵ֥ין חֵ֖פֶץ'ein Che.fetzH369 H2656vesselכְּלִ֔יke.LiH3627?Whyמַדּ֤וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have he and his descendantsוְזַרְע֔וֹve.zar.'OH2233beenhurledH2904outH2904And castוְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּve.Hush.le.KhuH7993into alandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776that they had not knownיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045?

29O landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776,landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068!

30ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘WriteH3789thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397downH3789aschildlessעֲרִירִ֔י'a.ri.RiH6185,A manH1397who willnot prosperיִצְלַ֣חyitz.LachH6743in his daysבְּיָמָ֑יוbe.ya.MavH3117;For noH3808manH376among hisdescendantsמִזַּרְע֗וֹmi.zar.'OH2233will prosperיִצְלַ֜חyitz.LachH6743Sittingיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732Or rulingוּמֹשֵׁ֥לu.mo.ShelH4910againע֖וֹדodH5750in Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.’”

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