New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 5:1-5

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.

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