Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 14:3-4

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.

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