New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 5:21-24

21‘Nowנָ֣אna'H4994hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisH2088,you foolishסָכָ֖לsa.KhalH5530andsenselessוְאֵ֣ין לֵ֑בve.'Ein LevH369 H3820peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971, Who haveeyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869but do not seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200,Who have earsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241but do not hearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085.

22Do you notfearתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372Me?’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068. ‘Do you not trembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342in My presenceמִפָּנַי֙mi.pa.NaiH6440? For I haveplacedשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760the sandחוֹל֙chOlH2344as a boundaryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366for the seaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220,An eternalעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769limitחָק־chok-H2706,and it will not crossH5674overH5674it.Though the wavesגַלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530tossוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙vai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,they cannotH3808prevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201;Though they roarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993,they will not crossH5674overH5674it.

23But thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971hasהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961astubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartלֵ֖בlevH3820;They have turnedH5493asideסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493and departedוַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃vai.ye.Le.khuH1980.

24They do not sayאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559in their heartבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824, “Let us nowנָא֙na'H4994fearנִ֤ירָאNi.ra'H3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, Whogivesהַנֹּתֵ֗ןha.no.TenH5414rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653in its seasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, Boththe autumnיוֹרֶ֥הve.yo.rehH3138rainH3138and the springוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456rainH4456,Who keepsיִשְׁמָר־yish.mor-H8104for us Theappointedחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708weeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620of the harvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.”

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