New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 5:1-17

1“RoamH7751aboutH7751through the streetsבְּחוּצ֣וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,And lookוּרְאוּ־u.re.'u-H7200and takeH3045noticeH3045.And seekוּבַקְשׁ֣וּu.vak.ShuH1245in her publicH7339squaresH7339,Ifאִם־'im-H518you canfindתִּמְצְא֣וּtim.tze.'UH4672a personאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,Ifאִם־'im-H518thereH3426isH3426one who doesעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,who seeksמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245honestyאֱמוּנָ֑ה'e.mu.NahH530,Then I will forgiveוְאֶסְלַ֖חve.'es.LachH5545her.

2Andalthoughוְאִ֥םve.'ImH518they sayיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559, ‘As the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,’Certainlyלָכֵ֥ןla.KhenH3651they swearיִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267.”

3Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, doYour eyesעֵינֶיךָ֮'ei.nei.KhaH5869not lookfor honestyלֶאֱמוּנָה֒le.'e.mu.NahH530? You havestruckהִכִּ֤יתָהhi.Ki.tahH5221them, But they did notweakenH2470;You have consumedכִּלִּיתָ֕םki.li.TamH3615them, But theyrefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to acceptקַ֣חַתKa.chatH3947disciplineמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148. They havemadeH2388their facesפְנֵיהֶם֙fe.nei.HemH6440harderH2388thanH4480rockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553;They have refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to repentלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

4Then I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “They are onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389the poorדַּלִּ֖יםda.LimH1800,They areH2973foolishH2973; For theydo not knowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Orthe judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5I will goאֵֽלֲכָה־'e.la.khah-H1980to the greatהַגְּדֹלִים֙ha.ge.do.LimH1419And speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696to them, Forthey knowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Andthe judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.”But togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162they too havebrokenשָׁ֣בְרוּSha.ve.ruH7665the yokeעֹ֔ל'OlH5923Andburstנִתְּק֖וּni.te.KuH5423the restraintsמוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃mo.se.RotH4147.

6Thereforeכֵּן֩kenH5921 H3651a lionH743from the forestמִיַּ֗עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293will killהִכָּ֨םhi.KamH5221them, Awolfזְאֵ֤בze.'EvH2061of the desertsעֲרָבוֹת֙a.ra.VotH6160will destroyיְשָׁדְדֵ֔םye.sha.de.DemH7703them, Aleopardנָמֵ֤רna.MerH5246is watchingשֹׁקֵד֙sho.KedH8245their citiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892.Everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who goesH3318outH3318of them will be tornיִטָּרֵ֑ףyi.ta.RefH2963inH2963piecesH2963,Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588theirwrongdoingsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םpish.'ei.HemH6588areH7231manyרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231,Their apostasiesמְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.shu.vo.tei.hemH4878areH6105numerousעָצְמ֖וּ'a.tze.MuH6105.

7“Whyאֵ֤י'eiH335should I forgiveאֶֽסְלַֽח'es.lo.ach-H5545you?Your sonsבָּנַ֣יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121have forsakenעֲזָב֔וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800Me Andswornוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650by those who arenot godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.When I had fedH7646them toH7646theH7646fullH7646, TheycommittedH5003adulteryוַיִּנְאָ֔פוּvai.yin.'A.fuH5003And stayedH1481at the prostitute’sזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

8They were well-fedמְיֻזָּנִ֖יםme.yu.za.NimH2109lustyמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7904horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483,EachH376oneH376neighingיִצְהָֽלוּ׃yitz.Ha.luH6670atאֶל־'el-H413hisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

9Shall I not punishאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485themfor theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428things?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Andshall I not avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358Myselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315On a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471suchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as thisכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088?

10“Goעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927upH5927through her vineH7795rowsH7795and destroyוְשַׁחֵ֔תוּve.sha.Che.tuH7843,But do not executeתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213a completeוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3617destructionH3617;StripH5493awayH5493her branchesנְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָne.Ti.sho.Tei.haH5189,For they are not the Lord’sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

11For thehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063Have dealtH898veryH898treacherouslyH898with Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12They haveliedכִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ki.cha.ShuH3584about the Lordבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068And saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Not He;MisfortuneH7463willnot comeתָב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935upon us,Nor will we seeנִרְאֶֽה׃nir.'EhH7200swordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719or famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458.

13Theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are aswindלְר֔וּחַle.Ru.achH7307,And the wordוְהַדִּבֵּ֖רve.ha.di.BerH1699is not in them.Soכֹּ֥הkohH3541it will be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to them!”

14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have spokenדַּבֶּרְכֶ֔םda.ber.KhemH1696thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,BeholdH2009, I ammakingנֹתֵן֩no.TenH5414My wordsדְּבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697fireלְאֵ֗שׁle.'EshH784in your mouthבְּפִ֜יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,And thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086,and it will consumeוַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃va.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

15BeholdH2009, I ambringingמֵבִיא֩me.Vi'H935a nationגּ֧וֹיGoyH1471againstעֲלֵיכֶ֨ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you from farH4801awayH4801,you houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “It is an enduringאֵיתָ֣ן'ei.TanH386nationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471,It is an ancientמֵעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471,A nationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471whoselanguageלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956you do not knowתֵדַ֣עte.Da'H3045,NorH3808can you understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085whatמַה־mah-H4100they sayיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696.

16Theirquiverאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827is like anopenפָּת֑וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605graveכְּקֶ֣בֶרke.Ke.verH6913,Allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of them are warriorsגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368.

17They willdevourוְאָכַ֨לve.'a.KhalH398your harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֜ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105and your foodוְלַחְמֶ֗ךָve.lach.Me.khaH3899;They will devourיֹאכְלוּ֙yo.khe.LuH398your sonsבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and your daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323;They will devourיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398your flocksצֹאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629and your herdsוּבְקָרֶ֔ךָu.ve.ka.Re.chaH1241;They will devourיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398yourvinesגַּפְנְךָ֖gaf.ne.KhaH1612and your figוּתְאֵנָתֶ֑ךָu.te.'e.na.Te.khaH8384treesH8384;They will demolishיְרֹשֵׁ֞שׁye.ro.SheshH7567yourfortifiedמִבְצָרֶ֗יךָmiv.tza.Rei.khaH4013citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you trustבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982,with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

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