Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 12:7-9

7I have forsakenעָזַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Zav.tiH5800mine houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,I have leftנָטַ֖שְׁתִּיna.Tash.tiH5203mine heritageנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159;I have givenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the dearly belovedיְדִד֥וּתye.di.DutH3033of my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315into the handבְּכַ֥ףbe.KhafH3709of her enemiesאֹיְבֶֽיהָ׃'o.ye.Vei.haH341.

8Mine heritageנַחֲלָתִ֖יna.cha.la.TiH5159is unto me as a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738in the forestבַיָּ֑עַרvai.Ya.'arH3293;it crieth outנָתְנָ֥ה בְּקוֹלָ֖הּna.te.Nah be.ko.LahH6963 H5414against me: therefore have I hatedשְׂנֵאתִֽיהָ׃se.ne.Ti.haH8130it.

9Mine heritageנַחֲלָתִי֙na.cha.la.TiH5159is unto me asa speckledצָב֤וּעַtza.Vu.a'H6641birdהַעַ֨יִטha.'A.yitH5861,the birdsהַעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861round aboutסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439areagainst her; comeH3212ye, assembleאִסְפ֛וּ'is.FuH622all the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,comeהֵתָ֥יוּhe.Ta.yuH857to devourלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.

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