Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 13:18-21

18Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559unto the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and to the queenוְלַגְּבִירָ֖הve.la.ge.vi.RahH1377,Humbleהַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּhash.Pi.luH8213yourselves, sit downשֵׁ֑בוּShe.vuH3427:for your principalitiesמַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmar.'a.Sho.tei.KhemH4761shall come downיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381, eventhe crownעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of your gloryתִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃Tif.'ar.te.KhemH8597.

19The citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the southהַנֶּ֛גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shall be shut upסֻגְּר֖וּsu.ge.RuH5462,and none shall openפֹּתֵ֑חַpo.Te.achH6605them:Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063shall be carried away captiveהָגְלָ֧תha.ge.LatH1540all of it, it shall be whollyשְׁלוֹמִֽים׃ סshe.lo.MimH7965carried away captiveהָגְלָ֥תha.ge.LatH1540.

20Lift upשְׂא֤וּse.'iH5375your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869,and beholdוּרְא֔וּu.re.'iH7200them that comeהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935from the northמִצָּפ֑וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828: where isthe flockהָעֵ֙דֶר֙ha.'E.derH5739thatwas givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414thee, thy beautifulתִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃tif.'ar.TekhH8597flockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629?

21What wilt thou sayתֹּֽאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559when he shall punishיִפְקֹ֣דyif.KodH6485thee? for thou hast taughtלִמַּ֨דְתְּli.MadtH3925them to becaptainsאַלֻּפִ֖ים'a.lu.FimH441, andas chiefלְרֹ֑אשׁle.RoshH7218over thee: shall not sorrowsחֲבָלִים֙cha.va.LimH2256takeיֹאחֱז֔וּךְyo.che.ZukhH270thee, as a womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802in travailלֵדָֽה׃le.DahH3205?

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