Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 10:13-25

13When he utterethתִּתּ֜וֹti.ToH5414his voiceלְק֨וֹלle.KolH6963, there isa multitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and he causeth the vapoursנְשִׂאִ֖יםne.si.'ImH5387to ascendוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927from the endsמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.e.retzH776;he makethעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213lightningsבְּרָקִ֤יםbe.ra.KimH1300with rainלַמָּטָר֙la.ma.TarH4306,and bringeth forthוַיּ֥וֹצֵאvai.Yo.tze'H3318the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307out of his treasuresמֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃me.'o.tze.ro.TavH214.

14Every manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120is brutishנִבְעַ֤רniv.'ArH1197in hisknowledgeמִדַּ֔עַתmi.Da.'atH1847:every founderצוֹרֵ֖ףtzo.RefH6884is confoundedהֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001by the graven imageמִפָּ֑סֶלmi.Pa.selH6459:for his molten imageנִסְכּ֖וֹnis.KoH5262isfalsehoodשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267, and there isno breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307in them.

15They arevanityהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892, andthe workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of errorsתַּעְתֻּעִ֑יםta'.tu.'ImH8595:in the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they shall perishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6.

16The portionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290is not like them: for he isthe formerיוֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335of all things;and Israelוְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478isthe rodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of his inheritanceנַֽחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159:Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

17Gather upאִסְפִּ֥י'is.PiH622thy waresכִּנְעָתֵ֑ךְkin.'a.TekhH3666out of the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776,O inhabitantיֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.shav.tiH3427of the fortressבַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ סba.ma.TzorH4692.

18For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will slingקוֹלֵ֛עַko.Le.a'H7049out the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776at this onceבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471,and will distressוַהֲצֵר֥וֹתִיva.ha.tze.Ro.tiH6887them, that they may findיִמְצָֽאוּ׃ סyim.Tza.'uH4672it so.

19Woeא֥וֹי'oH188is me for my hurtשִׁבְרִ֔יshiv.RiH7667!my woundמַכָּתִ֑יma.ka.TiH4347is grievousנַחְלָ֖הnach.LahH2470:but I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Trulyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389this isa griefחֳלִ֖יcho.LiH2483,and I must bearוְאֶשָּׂאֶֽנּוּ׃ve.'e.sa.'E.nuH5375it.

20My tabernacleאָהֳלִ֣י'o.ho.LiH168is spoiledשֻׁדָּ֔דshu.DadH7703,and all my cordsמֵיתָרַ֖יmei.ta.RaiH4340are brokenנִתָּ֑קוּni.Ta.kuH5423:my childrenבָּנַ֤יba.NaiH1121are gone forthיְצָאֻ֙נִי֙ye.tza.'U.niH3318of me, and they are not: there isnone to stretch forthנֹטֶ֥הno.TehH5186my tentאָהֳלִ֔י'o.ho.LiH168any more, and to set upוּמֵקִ֖יםu.me.KimH6965my curtainsיְרִיעוֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407.

21For the pastorsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462are become brutishנִבְעֲרוּ֙niv.'a.RuH1197,and have not soughtדָרָ֑שׁוּda.Ra.shuH1875Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068:therefore they shall not prosperהִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhis.Ki.luH7919,and all their flocksמַרְעִיתָ֖םmar.'i.TamH4830shall be scatteredנָפֽוֹצָה׃ סna.Fo.tzahH6327.

22Behold, the noiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of the bruitשְׁמוּעָה֙she.mu.'AhH8052is comeבָאָ֔הva.'AhH935,and a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419commotionוְרַ֥עַשׁve.Ra.'ashH7494out of the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,to makeלָשׂ֞וּםla.SumH7760the citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063desolateשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077, anda denמְע֥וֹןme.'onH4583of dragonsתַּנִּֽים׃ סta.NimH8577.

23O Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that the wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870of manלָאָדָ֖םla.'a.DamH120is not in himself: it isnot in manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376that walkethהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980to directוְהָכִ֖יןve.ha.KhinH3559his stepsצַעֲדֽוֹ׃tza.'a.DoH6806.

24O Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,correctיַסְּרֵ֥נִיya.se.Re.niH3256me, but with judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֑טbe.mish.PatH4941;not in thine angerבְּאַפְּךָ֖be.'a.pe.KhaH639,lest thou bring me to nothingתַּמְעִטֵֽנִי׃tam.'i.Te.niH4591.

25Pour outשְׁפֹ֣ךְshe.FokhH8210thy furyחֲמָתְךָ֗cha.ma.te.KhaH2534upon the heathenהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that knowיְדָע֔וּךָye.da.'U.khaH3045thee not, and upon the familiesמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940that callקָרָ֑אוּka.Ra.'uH7121not on thy nameבְּשִׁמְךָ֖be.shim.KhaH8034:for they have eaten upאָכְל֣וּ'a.khe.LuH398Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,and devouredוַאֲכָלֻ֙הוּ֙va.'a.kha.Lu.huH398him, and consumedוַיְכַלֻּ֔הוּvay.kha.Lu.huH3615him, and have made his habitationנָוֵ֖הוּna.Ve.huH5116desolateהֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃ פhe.Sha.muH8074.

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