Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 12:14-16

14Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068against all mine evilהָֽרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451neighboursשְׁכֵנַי֙she.khe.NaiH7934,that touchהַנֹּֽגְעִים֙ha.no.ge.'ImH5060the inheritanceבַּֽנַּחֲלָ֔הba.na.cha.LahH5159which I have caused my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to inheritהִנְחַ֥לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157;Behold, I will pluck them outנֹֽתְשָׁם֙no.te.ShamH5428of their landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127,and pluck outאֶתּ֥וֹשׁ'e.To.oshH5428the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063from amongמִתּוֹכָֽם׃mi.to.KhamH8432them.

15And it shall come to pass, afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310that I have plucked them outנָתְשִׁ֣יna.te.ShiH5428I will returnאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725,and have compassionוְרִֽחַמְתִּ֑יםve.ri.cham.TimH7355on them, and will bring them againוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֛יםva.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725,every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his heritageלְנַחֲלָת֖וֹle.na.cha.la.ToH5159,and every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376to his landלְאַרְצֽוֹ׃le.'ar.TzoH776.

16And it shall come to pass, if they will diligentlyלָמֹ֣דla.ModH3925learnיִלְמְדוּ֩yil.me.DuH3925the waysדַּֽרְכֵ֨יdar.KheiH1870of my peopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971,to swearלְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַle.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650by my nameבִּשְׁמִי֙bish.MiH8034,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416;as they taughtלִמְּדוּ֙li.me.DuH3925my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971to swearלְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַle.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650by Baalבַּבָּ֑עַלba.Ba.'alH1168;then shall they be builtוְנִבְנ֖וּve.niv.NuH1129in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

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