Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 1:17-19

17Thou therefore gird upתֶּאְזֹ֣רte'.ZorH247thy loinsמָתְנֶ֔יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,and ariseוְקַמְתָּ֙ve.kam.TaH6965,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto them all that I commandאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee: be not dismayedתֵּחַת֙te.ChatH2865at their facesמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,lest I confoundאֲחִתְּךָ֖'a.chi.te.KhaH2865thee beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

18For, behold, Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589have madeנְתַתִּ֣יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117a defencedמִבְצָ֜רmiv.TzarH4013cityלְעִ֨ירle.'IrH5892,and an ironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270pillarוּלְעַמּ֥וּדu.le.'a.MudH5982,and brasenנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178wallsוּלְחֹמ֥וֹתu.le.cho.MotH2346against the whole landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,against the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֤יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,against the princesלְשָׂרֶ֔יהָle.sa.Rei.haH8269thereof, against the priestsלְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָle.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548thereof, and against the peopleוּלְעַ֥םu.le.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

19And they shall fightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against thee; but they shall not prevailי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201against thee; for I amwith thee, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to deliverלְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ פle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee.

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