New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 4:5-10

5Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046in Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063and proclaimהַשְׁמִ֔יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and sayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559, “Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;Cryקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121aloudמַלְאוּ֙mal.'UH4390and sayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559, ‘Assembleהֵאָסְפ֥וּhe.'a.se.FuH622,and let’s goוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935Into the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָֽר׃ha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.’

6Raiseשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375aflagנֵ֣סnesH5251toward Zionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726!Takeהָעִ֖יזוּha.'I.zuH5756refugeH5756,do not standתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975still,For I am bringingמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilH7463from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,And greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7AlionH743has goneH5927upH5927from his thicketמִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹmi.su.be.KhoH5441, And adestroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843of nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471has setנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265outH5265;He has goneH3318outH3318from his placeמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725Tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760your landאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776a wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047.Your citiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892will be ruinsתִּצֶּ֖ינָהti.Tzei.nahH5327,Withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369an inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

8For thisH2088,putH2296onH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,Mournסִפְד֣וּsif.DuH5594and wailוְהֵילִ֑ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213; For thefierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Has not turnedשָׁ֛בshavH7725awayH7725from us.”

9“And it shall comeH1961aboutH1961on that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “that theheartלֵב־lev-H3820of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and the heartsוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820of the leadersהַשָּׂרִ֑יםha.sa.RimH8269will failיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6;and the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548will trembleוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074, and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030will beH8539astonishedH8539.”

10Then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, “Ohאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!Surelyאָכֵן֩'a.KhenH403You have utterlyH5378deceivedH5378thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971and Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965’;yet a swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719touchesוְנָגְעָ֥הve.na.ge.'AhH5060thethroatהַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃ha.Na.feshH5315.”

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