New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 5:28-29

28They areH8080fatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080,they are sleekעָשְׁת֗וּ'a.she.TuH6245,They alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571excelעָֽבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674in deedsדִבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of wickednessרָ֔עRa'H7451;They do not pleadדָ֔נוּDa.nuH1777the causeדִּ֣יןdinH1779,The causeדִּ֥יןdinH1779of theorphanיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490,so that they may beH6743successfulH6743; And they do notdefendשָׁפָֽטוּ׃sha.Fa.tuH8199the rightsוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of the poorאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34.

29Shall I not punishאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485themfor theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428things?’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘Or shall I not avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358Myselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315On a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471suchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as thisכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088?’

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