Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 14:1-10

1The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414concerningדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697the dearthהַבַּצָּרֽוֹת׃ha.ba.tza.RotH1226.

2Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mournethאָבְלָ֣ה'a.ve.LahH56,and the gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof languishאֻמְלְל֖וּ'um.le.LuH535;they are blackקָדְר֣וּka.de.RuH6937unto the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776;and the cryוְצִוְחַ֥תve.tziv.ChatH6682of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389is gone upעָלָֽתָה׃'a.La.tahH5927.

3And their noblesוְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.'a.Di.rei.HemH117have sentשָׁלְח֥וּsha.le.ChuH7971their little onesצְעִירֵיהֶ֖םtze.'o.rei.hemH6810to the watersלַמָּ֑יִםla.Ma.yimH4325:they cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to the pitsגֵּבִ֞יםge.VimH1360 H1356, andfoundמָ֣צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672no waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325;they returnedשָׁ֤בוּSha.vuH7725with their vesselsכְלֵיהֶם֙khe.lei.HemH3627emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387;they were ashamedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954and confoundedוְהָכְלְמ֖וּve.ha.khe.le.MuH3637,and coveredוְחָפ֥וּve.cha.FuH2645their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

4Because the groundהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127is chaptחַ֔תָּהCha.tahH2865,for there was no rainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653in the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,the plowmenאִכָּרִ֖ים'i.ka.RimH406were ashamedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954,they coveredחָפ֥וּcha.FuH2645their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

5Yea, the hindH365also calvedיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,and forsookוְעָז֑וֹבve.'a.ZovH5800it,because there was no grassדֶּֽשֶׁא׃De.she'H1877.

6And the wild donkeysוּפְרָאִים֙u.fe.ra.'ImH6501did standעָמְד֣וּ'a.me.DuH5975in the high placesשְׁפָיִ֔םshe.fa.YimH8205,they snuffed upשָׁאֲפ֥וּsha.'a.FuH7602the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307like dragonsכַּתַּנִּ֑יםka.ta.NimH8577;their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם'ei.nei.HemH5869did failכָּל֥וּka.LuH3615, because there wasno grassעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212.

7O Yhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,though our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Nei.nuH5771testifyעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030against us, doעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213thou itfor thy name’sשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034sake: for our backslidingsמְשׁוּבֹתֵ֖ינוּme.shu.vo.Tei.nuH4878are manyרַבּ֥וּra.BuH7231;we have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398against thee.

8O the hopeמִקְוֵה֙mik.VehH4723of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the saviourמֽוֹשִׁיע֖וֹmo.shi.'OH3467thereof in timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of troubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869,why shouldest thou be as a strangerכְּגֵ֣רke.GerH1616in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and as a wayfaring manוּכְאֹרֵ֖חַu.khe.'o.Re.achH732thatturneth asideנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186to tarry for a nightלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885?

9Why shouldest thou be as a manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376astoniedנִדְהָ֔םnid.HamH1724,as a mighty manכְּגִבּ֖וֹרke.gi.BorH1368thatcannotיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201saveלְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467?yet thou, O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, artin the midstבְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130of us, and we are calledנִקְרָ֖אnik.Ra'H7121by thy nameוְשִׁמְךָ֛ve.shim.KhaH8034;leaveH3240us not.

10Thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068unto this peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,Thus have they lovedאָֽהֲבוּ֙'a.ha.VuH157to wanderלָנ֔וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128,they have not refrainedחָשָׂ֑כוּcha.Sa.khuH2820their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272,Therefore Yhwhוַיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068doth not acceptרָצָ֔םra.TzamH7521them; he will now rememberיִזְכֹּ֣רyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,and visitוְיִפְקֹ֖דve.yif.KodH6485their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.

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