New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 44:7-19

7Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258then, thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Whyלָמָה֩la.MahH4100are youdoingעֹשִׂ֜ים'o.SimH6213greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419harmH7463to yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.te.KhemH5315, toeliminateלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772from yourselves manאִישׁ־'ish-H376and womanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,childעוֹלֵ֥לo.LelH5768and infantוְיוֹנֵ֖קve.yo.NekH3243from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,leavingהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498yourselves withoutלְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.TiH1115a remnantשְׁאֵרִֽית׃she.'e.RitH7611,

8provokingH3707Me toH3707angerלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707with the worksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbe.ma.'a.SeiH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027,burningH6999sacrificesH6999to otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֑ם'a.Sher- ShamH834 H8033you are enteringבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935to resideלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481,soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616thatוּלְמַ֤עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616you may be eliminatedהַכְרִ֣יתhakh.RitH3772and becomeהֱיֽוֹתְכֶם֙he.yot.KhemH1961acurseלִקְלָלָ֣הlik.la.LahH7045and a disgraceוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781among allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

9Have you forgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩hash.khach.TemH7911thewickednessH7463of your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,the wickednessH7463of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and the wickednessH7463of their wivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802,your own wickednessH7463and the wickednessH7463of your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֑םne.shei.KhemH802,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they committedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

10Yet theyhave not becomeH1792contriteדֻכְּא֔וּdu.ke.'UH1792evento thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,norH3808have they fearedיָרְא֗וּya.re.'UH3372,norH3808walkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980in My Lawבְתֽוֹרָתִי֙ve.to.ra.TiH8451or My statutesוּבְחֻקֹּתַ֔יu.ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I placedנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.”’

11“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: ‘BeholdH2009, I am going tosetשָׂ֥םsamH7760My faceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440against you for a disasterH7463,even to eliminateוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12And I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.TiH3947away the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have setשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760theirmindsפְנֵיהֶ֜םfe.nei.HemH6440on enteringלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714to resideלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481thereשָׁם֒shamH8033,and they will allכֹ֜לkholH3605meetוְתַ֨מּוּve.Ta.muH8552their endיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552in the landבְּאֶ֧רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;they will fallיִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719ormeetH8552their endH8552by famineבָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'AvH7458.From the smallמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996to the greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,they will dieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458;and they will becomeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045,an objectH8047ofH8047horrorלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,an imprecationH7045,and a disgraceוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃u.le.cher.PahH2781.

13And I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485those who liveהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,justH3512asH3512I have punishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,with the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719,with famineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458,and with plagueוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698.

14So there will benoוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808survivorפָּלִ֤יטpa.LitH6412or refugeeוְשָׂרִיד֙ve.sa.RidH8300for the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063who have enteredהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to resideלָגֽוּר־la.gur-H1481thereH8033and thento returnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ve.la.ShuvH7725to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they arelongingמְנַשְּׂאִ֤ים נַפְשָׁם֙me.na.se.'Im naf.ShamH5375 H5315to returnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725to liveלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427;for noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808willreturnיָשׁ֖וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725exceptאִם־'im-H3588 H518a fewrefugeesפְּלֵטִֽים׃ סpe.le.TimH6412.’”

15Thenallכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376who wereH3045awareH3045that their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶם֙ne.shei.HemH802were burningH6999sacrificesH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the womenהַנָּשִׁ֥יםha.na.ShimH802who were standingהָעֹמְד֖וֹתha.'o.me.DotH5975by, asa largeגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419assemblyקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951,including allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971who were livingהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Pathrosבְּפַתְר֥וֹסbe.fat.RosH6624in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,respondedוַיַּעֲנ֣וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16“As for themessageהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that you have spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to us in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,we are not going to listenשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085to you!

17But we will certainlyH6213carryH6213outH6213everyכָּל־kol-H3605wordהַדָּבָ֣ר׀ha.da.VarH1697that has proceededיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318from our mouthsמִפִּ֗ינוּmi.Pi.nuH6310,by burningH6999sacrificesH6999to thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֮ha.sha.ma.YimH8064and pouringוְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ve.ha.seikh-H5258outH5258drinkנְסָכִים֒ne.sa.KhimH5262offeringsH5262to her, justH3512asH3512we ourselvesאֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587,our forefathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙va.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,our kingsמְלָכֵ֣ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,and our leadersוְשָׂרֵ֔ינוּve.sa.Rei.nuH8269didH6213in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; for thenwe hadH7646plentyH7646offoodלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899and were wellH2896offH2896and sawרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200noלֹ֥אlo'H3808misfortuneH7463.

18But sinceוּמִן־ אָ֡זu.min- 'azH4480 H227we stoppedחָדַ֜לְנוּcha.Dal.nuH2308burningH6999sacrificesH6999to the queenלִמְלֶ֧כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and pouringוְהַסֵּֽךְ־ve.ha.sekh-H5258outH5258drinkנְסָכִ֖יםne.sa.KhimH5262offeringsH5262to her, we havelackedחָסַ֣רְנוּcha.Sar.nuH2637everythingכֹ֑לKholH3605,and have metH8552our endתָּֽמְנוּ׃Ta.me.nuH8552by the swordוּבַחֶ֥רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and by famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458.”

19“And,” said the women, “whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588we wereburningH6999sacrificesH6999to the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andpouringוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258outH5258drinkנְסָכִ֑יםne.sa.KhimH5262offeringsH5262to her, was itwithoutהֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH4480 H1107our husbandsH376that we madeעָשִׂ֨ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213for her sacrificialH3561cakesH3561in her imageלְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔הle.Ha.'a.tzi.VahH6087,and pouredוְהַסֵּ֥ךְve.ha.SekhH5258outH5258drinkנְסָכִֽים׃ פne.sa.KhimH5262offeringsH5262to her?”

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