New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 6:15-19

15WereH954theyashamedH954becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588of the abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441they had doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?They wereH954not ashamedH954atH1571allH954 H1571,NorH1571did they knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045evenH1571how to be ashamedהַכְלִים֙hakh.LimH3637.Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651they will fallיִפְּל֧וּyi.pe.LuH5307among those who fallבַנֹּפְלִ֛יםva.no.fe.LimH5307;At the timeבְּעֵת־be.'et-H6256that I punishפְּקַדְתִּ֥יםpe.kad.TimH6485them,They will collapseיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

16ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Standעִמְדוּ֩'im.DuH5975by the waysדְּרָכִ֨יםde.ra.KhimH1870and seeוּרְא֜וּu.re.'UH7200and askוְשַׁאֲל֣וּ׀ve.sha.'a.LuH7592for theancientעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769pathsלִנְתִב֣וֹתlin.ti.VotH5410,Whereאֵי־'ei-H335the goodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896wayדֶ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870is, and walkוּלְכוּ־u.le.khu-H1980in it; Thenyou will findוּמִצְא֥וּu.mitz.'UH4672a restingH4771placeH4771for your soulsלְנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םle.naf.she.KhemH5315.But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘We will not walkנֵלֵֽךְ׃ne.LekhH1980in it.’

17And I setוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965watchmenצֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimH6822overעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921you, saying, ‘Listenהַקְשִׁ֖יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181to the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782!’But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘We will not listenנַקְשִֽׁיב׃nak.ShivH7181.’

18Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085,you nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,And knowוּדְעִ֥יu.de.'IH3045,you congregationעֵדָ֖ה'e.DahH5712,whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is among them.

19Hearשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8085,earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I am bringingמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935disasterH7463on thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971, Thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of theirplansמַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑םmach.she.vo.TamH4284,Becauseכִּ֤י עַל־ki 'al-H3588 H5921they have not listenedהִקְשִׁ֔יבוּhik.Shi.vuH7181to My wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697,And as for My Lawוְתוֹרָתִ֖יve.to.ra.TiH8451, they haverejectedוַיִּמְאֲסוּ־vai.yim.'a.su-H3988it also.

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