New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 8:14-17

14Whyעַל־ מָה֙'al- mahH5921 H4100are we sittingיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427still?Assembleהֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and let’sgoוְנָב֛וֹאve.na.Vo'H935into the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892And perishוְנִדְּמָה־ve.ni.de.mah-H1826thereשָּׁ֑םShamH8033,For the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has doomedהֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ha.di.Ma.nuH1826usAnd givenH8248uspoisonedרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325toH8248drinkוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuH8248,BecauseH3588we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

15Wewaitedקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,but noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369goodט֑וֹבTovH2896came;For a timeלְעֵ֥תle.'EtH6256of healingמַרְפֵּ֖הmar.PehH4832,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,terrorבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205!

16FromDanמִדָּ֤ןmi.DanH1835there is heardנִשְׁמַע֙nish.Ma'H8085the snortingנַחְרַ֣תnach.RatH5170of his horsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483;At the soundמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963of the neighingמִצְהֲל֣וֹתmitz.ha.LotH4684of hisstallionsאַבִּירָ֔יו'a.bi.RavH47The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakesרָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.ShahH7493;For they comeוַיָּב֗וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935anddevourוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776and its fullnessוּמְלוֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393,The cityעִ֖יר'irH5892and its inhabitantsוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427.

17“For beholdH2009, I amsendingמְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.achH7971serpentsנְחָשִׁים֙ne.cha.ShimH5175among you,Vipersצִפְעֹנִ֔יםtzif.'o.NimH6848for whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thereH369isH369noH369charmלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908;And they will biteוְנִשְּׁכ֥וּve.ni.she.KhuH5391you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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