Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 14:15-22

15Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that prophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in my nameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034,and I sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֒she.lach.TimH7971them not, yet they sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719and famineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458shall not be in this landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776;By swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458shall those prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030be consumedיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552.

16And the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971to whom they prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012shall be cast outמֻשְׁלָכִים֩mush.la.KhimH7993in the streetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH6440of the famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and the swordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;and they shall have none to buryמְקַבֵּר֙me.ka.BerH6912themH1992,them, their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,nor their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,nor their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323:for I will pourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210their wickednessרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451upon them.

17Therefore thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559this wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697unto them; Let mine eyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869run downתֵּרַ֨דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֛הdim.'AhH1832nightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוְיוֹמָ֖םve.yo.MamH3119,and let them not ceaseתִּדְמֶ֑ינָהtid.Mei.nahH1820:for the virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971is brokenנִשְׁבְּרָ֗הnish.be.RahH7665with a greatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419breachשֶׁ֨בֶרShe.verH7667,with a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousנַחְלָ֥הnach.LahH2470blowמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

18If I go forthיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,then behold the slainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719!and if I enterבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,then behold them that are sickתַּחֲלוּאֵ֣יta.cha.lu.'EiH8463with famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458!yea, both the prophetנָבִ֧יאna.Vi'H5030and the priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548go aboutסָחֲר֥וּsa.cha.RuH5503into a landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776that they knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ סya.Da.'uH3045not.

19Hast thou utterlyהֲמָאֹ֨סha.ma.'OsH3988rejectedמָאַ֜סְתָּma.'As.taH3988Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063?hath thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315lothedגָּעֲלָ֣הga.'a.LahH1602Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726?why hast thou smittenהִכִּיתָ֔נוּhi.ki.Ta.nuH5221us, and there isno healingמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832for us? we lookedקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965, and there isno goodט֔וֹבTovH2896;and for the timeוּלְעֵ֥תu.le.'EtH6256of healingמַרְפֵּ֖אmar.Pe'H4832,and behold troubleבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205!

20We acknowledgeיָדַ֧עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045,O Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,our wickednessרִשְׁעֵ֖נוּrish.'E.nuH7562, andthe iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:for we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against thee.

21Do not abhorתִּנְאַץ֙tin.'AtzH5006us,for thy name’sשִׁמְךָ֔shim.KhaH8034sake, do not disgraceתְּנַבֵּ֖לte.na.BelH5034the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of thy gloryכְבוֹדֶ֑ךָkhe.vo.De.khaH3519:rememberזְכֹ֕רze.KhorH2142,breakתָּפֵ֥רta.FerH6565not thy covenantבְּרִֽיתְךָ֖be.ri.te.KhaH1285with us.

22Are thereהֲיֵ֨שׁha.YeshH3426anyamong the vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵ֤יbe.hav.LeiH1892of the Gentilesהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that can cause rainמַגְשִׁמִ֔יםmag.shi.MimH1652?or can the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064giveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414showersרְבִבִ֑יםre.vi.VimH7241? artnot thou he, O Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?therefore we will waitוּ֨נְקַוֶּה־U.ne.ka.veh-H6960upon thee: for thou hast madeעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213all these things.

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