New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 5:10-18

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.

18“Yet evenוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571in thoseהָהֵ֖מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “I will not makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213a completeכָּלָֽה׃ka.LahH3617destructionH3617of you.

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