Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 13:9-17

9Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,After this manner will I marאַשְׁחִ֞ית'ash.ChitH7843the prideגְּא֧וֹןge.'onH1347of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,and the greatהָרָֽב׃ha.RavH7227prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10This evilהָרָ֜עha.Ra'H7451peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971,which refuseהַֽמֵּאֲנִ֣ים׀ha.me.'a.NimH3987to hearלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַlish.Mo.a'H8085my wordsדְּבָרַ֗יde.va.RaiH1697,which walkH1980in the imaginationבִּשְׁרִר֣וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of their heartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820,and walkH3212afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,to serveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them, and to worshipוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812them, shall even be as this girdleכָּאֵז֣וֹרka.'e.ZorH232,which is goodיִצְלַ֖חyitz.LachH6743for nothing.

11For as the girdleהָאֵז֜וֹרha.'e.ZorH232cleavethיִדְבַּ֨קyid.BakH1692to the loinsמָתְנֵי־ma.te.nei-H4975of a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,so have I caused to cleaveהִדְבַּ֣קְתִּיhid.Bak.tiH1692unto me the whole houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the whole houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;that they might be unto me for a peopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,and for a nameוּלְשֵׁ֥םu.le.ShemH8034,and for a praiseוְלִתְהִלָּ֖הve.lit.hi.LahH8416,and for a gloryוּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתu.le.tif.'A.retH8597:but they would not hearשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085.

12Therefore thou shalt speakוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them this wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697;Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Every bottleנֵ֖בֶלNe.velH5035shall be filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196:and they shall sayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee, Do we not certainlyהֲיָדֹ֙עַ֙ha.ya.Do.a'H3045knowנֵדַ֔עne.Da'H3045that every bottleנֵ֖בֶלNe.velH5035shall be filledיִמָּ֥לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196?

13Then shalt thou sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will fillמְמַלֵּ֣אme.ma.Le'H4390all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of this landהָאָ֪רֶץha.'A.retzH776,even the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that sitהַיֹּשְׁבִים֩hai.yo.she.VimH3427upon David’sלְדָוִ֨דle.da.VidH1732throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,and the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,with drunkennessשִׁכָּרֽוֹן׃shi.ka.RonH7943.

14And I will dashוְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ve.ni.patz.TimH5310them oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376against anotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251,even the fathersוְהָאָב֧וֹתve.ha.'a.VotH1and the sonsוְהַבָּנִ֛יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:I will not pityאֶחְמ֧וֹל'ech.MolH2550,nor spareאָח֛וּס'a.ChusH2347,nor have mercyאֲרַחֵ֖ם'a.ra.ChemH7355,but destroyמֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ סme.hash.chi.TamH7843them.

15Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye, and give earוְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238;be not proudתִּגְבָּ֑הוּtig.Ba.huH1361:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

16Giveתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414gloryכָּבוֹד֙ka.VodH3519to Yhwhלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,before he cause darknessיַחְשִׁ֔ךְyach.ShikhH2821,and before your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םrag.lei.KhemH7272stumbleיִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּyit.na.ge.FuH5062upon the darkנָ֑שֶׁףNa.shefH5399mountainsהָ֣רֵיHa.reiH2022,and, while ye lookוְקִוִּיתֶ֤םve.ki.vi.TemH6960for lightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216,he turnוְשָׂמָ֣הּve.sa.MahH7760it into the shadow of deathלְצַלְמָ֔וֶתle.tzal.Ma.vetH6757, andmakeוְשִׁ֖יתve.ya.shitH7896itgross darknessלַעֲרָפֶֽל׃la.'a.ra.FelH6205.

17But if ye will not hearתִשְׁמָע֔וּהָtish.ma.'U.haH8085it, my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shall weepתִּבְכֶּֽה־tiv.keh-H1058in secret placesבְּמִסְתָּרִ֥יםbe.mis.ta.RimH4565forמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440yourprideגֵוָ֑הge.VahH1466;and mine eyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869shall weepוְדָמֹ֨עַve.da.Mo.a'H1830soreתִּדְמַ֜עtid.Ma'H1830,and run downוְתֵרַ֤דve.te.RadH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832,because Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068flockעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739is carried away captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617.

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