Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 15:1-4

1Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068unto me, Though Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵל֙u.she.mu.'ElH8050stoodיַעֲמֹ֨דya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me, yetmy mindנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315could not betoward this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971: cast themoutשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971of my sightפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440,and let them go forthוְיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ve.ye.Tze.'uH3318.

2And it shall come to pass, if they sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559unto thee, Whither shall we go forthנֵצֵ֑אne.Tze'H3318?then thou shalt tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; Such as arefor deathלַמָּ֤וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,to deathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙la.Ma.vetH4194; and such as arefor the swordלַחֶ֙רֶב֙la.Che.revH2719,to the swordלַחֶ֔רֶבla.Che.revH2719; and such as arefor the famineלָֽרָעָב֙la.ra.'AvH7458,to the famineלָֽרָעָ֔בla.ra.'AvH7458; and such as arefor the captivityלַשְּׁבִ֖יla.she.ViH7628,to the captivityלַשֶּֽׁבִי׃la.She.viH7628.

3And I will appointוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485over them fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702kindsמִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙mish.pa.chOtH4940,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:the swordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719to slayלַֽהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026,and the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֖יםha.ke.la.VimH3611to tearלִסְחֹ֑בlis.ChoH5498,and the fowlsע֧וֹףofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the beastsבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,to devourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and destroyוּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃u.le.hash.ChitH7843.

4And I will causeוּנְתַתִּ֣יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them to be removedלְזַֽעֲוָ֔הliz.va.'ahH2113 H2189into all kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,becauseבִּ֠גְלַלBig.lalH1558of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of HezekiahH3169kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, for thatwhich he didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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