Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 12:15-17

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.

17But if they will not obeyיִשְׁמָ֑עוּyish.Ma.'uH8085,I will utterlyוְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜יve.Na.tash.TiH5428pluck upנָת֥וֹשׁna.To.oshH5428and destroyוְאַבֵּ֖דve.'a.BedH6that nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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