New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 3:21-25

21A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963is heardנִשְׁמָ֔עnish.Ma'H8085on thebareשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205,The weepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065,the pleadingתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they have pervertedהֶעֱוּוּ֙he.'e.VuH5753their wayדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870, They haveforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911the Lordיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22“Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725,you faithlessשׁוֹבָבִ֔יםshoa.VimH7726sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121,I will healאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495your faithlessnessמְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.shu.vo.tei.KhemH4878.” “BeholdH2009,we comeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857to You;For You are the Lordיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

23Certainlyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403the hillsמִגְּבָע֖וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389are a deceptionלַשֶּׁ֛קֶרla.She.kerH8267,Commotionהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995onthe mountainsהָרִ֑יםha.RimH2022.Certainlyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403in theLordבַּיהֹוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430Is the salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24“Butthe shameוְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁתve.ha.Bo.shetH1322has consumedאָֽכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398the productH3018ofH3018our fathers’אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1laborH3018sinceH4480our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271--their flocksצֹאנָם֙tzo.NamH6629and their herdsבְּקָרָ֔םbe.ka.RamH1241,their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.no.tei.HemH1323.

25Let us lieנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הnish.ke.VahH7901downH7901in ourshameבְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּbe.va.she.Te.nuH1322,and let our humiliationכְּלִמָּתֵנוּ֒ke.li.ma.te.NuH3639coverוּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮u.te.kha.se.NuH3680us; for we have sinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the Lordלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,we and our fathersוַאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,from our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271even to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.And we have not obeyedשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

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