New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 5:1-9

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?

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