Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 15:15-21

15O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,thou knowestיָדַ֣עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045:rememberזָכְרֵ֤נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142me, and visitוּפָקְדֵ֙נִי֙u.fa.ke.De.niH6485me, and revengeוְהִנָּ֤קֶםve.hi.Na.kemH5358me of my persecutorsמֵרֹ֣דְפַ֔יme.Ro.de.FaiH7291;take me not awayתִּקָּחֵ֑נִיti.ka.Che.niH3947in thy longsufferingלְאֶ֥רֶךְ אַפְּךָ֖le.'E.rekh 'a.pe.KhaH750 H639:knowדַּ֕עda'H3045that for thy sake I have sufferedשְׂאֵתִ֥יse.'e.TiH5375rebukeחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

16Thy wordsדְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙de.va.Rei.khaH1697were foundנִמְצְא֤וּnim.tze.'UH4672,and I did eatוָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔םva.'O.khe.LemH398them; and thy wordדְבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.rei.khaH1697was unto me the joyלְשָׂשׂ֖וֹןle.sa.SonH8342and rejoicingוּלְשִׂמְחַ֣תu.le.sim.ChatH8057of mine heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824:for I am calledנִקְרָ֤אnik.Ra'H7121by thy nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034,O Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

17I satיָשַׁ֥בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427not in the assemblyבְסוֹד־ve.sod-H5475of the mockersמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832,nor rejoicedוָֽאֶעְלֹ֑זva.'e'.LozH5937;I satיָשַׁ֔בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427aloneבָּדָ֣דba.DadH910becauseמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thy handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027:for thou hast filledמִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃ סmi.le.Ta.niH4390me with indignationזַ֖עַםZa.'amH2195.

18Why is my painכְאֵבִי֙khe.'e.ViH3511perpetualנֶ֔צַחNe.tzachH5331,and my woundוּמַכָּתִ֖יu.ma.ka.TiH4347incurableאֲנוּשָׁ֑ה֙'a.nu.ShahH605, whichrefusethמֵֽאֲנָה֙me.'a.NahH3985to be healedהֵֽרָפֵ֔אhe.ra.Fe'H7495?wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liarאַכְזָ֔ב'akh.ZavH391, and aswatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325thatfailנֶאֱמָֽנוּ׃ סne.'e.Ma.nuH539?

19Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,If thou returnתָּשׁ֤וּבta.ShuvH7725,then will I bring thee againוַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙va.'a.shi.ve.KhaH7725, andthou shalt standתַּֽעֲמֹ֔דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנַ֣יle.fa.NaiH6440me: and if thou take forthתּוֹצִ֥יאto.Tzi'H3318the preciousיָקָ֛רya.KarH3368from the vileמִזּוֹלֵ֖לmi.zo.LelH2151,thou shalt be as my mouthכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310:let them returnיָשֻׁ֤בוּya.Shu.vuH7725unto thee; but returnתָשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725not thou unto them.

20And I will makeוּנְתַתִּ֜יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee unto this peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971a fencedבְּצוּרָ֔הbe.tzu.RahH1219brasenנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178wallלְחוֹמַ֤תle.cho.MatH2346:and they shall fightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against thee, but they shall not prevailי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201against thee: for I amwith thee to saveלְהוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֥le.ho.shi.'a.KhaH3467thee and to deliverוּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָu.le.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21And I will deliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337thee out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the wickedרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451,and I will redeemוּפְדִתִ֖יךָu.fe.di.Ti.khaH6299thee out of the handמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of the terribleעָרִצִֽים׃ פ'a.ri.TzimH6184.

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