Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 15:2-9

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.

5For who shall have pityיַחְמֹ֤לyach.MolH2550upon thee, O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?or who shall bemoanיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110thee? or who shall go asideיָס֔וּרya.SurH5493to askלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592how thou doestלְשָׁלֹ֖םle.sha.LomH7965?

6Thou hast forsakenנָטַ֥שְׁתְּna.TashtH5203me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,thou art goneH3212backwardאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268:therefore will I stretch outוָאַ֨טva.'AtH5186my handיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027against thee, and destroyוָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְva.'ash.chi.TekhH7843thee; I am wearyנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811with repentingהִנָּחֵֽם׃hi.na.ChemH5162.

7And I will fanוָאֶזְרֵ֥םva.'ez.RemH2219them with a fanבְּמִזְרֶ֖הbe.miz.RehH4214in the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;I will bereaveשִׁכַּ֤לְתִּיshi.Kal.tiH7921themof children, I will destroyאִבַּ֙דְתִּי֙'i.Bad.tiH6my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, sincethey returnשָֽׁבוּ׃Sha.vuH7725not from their waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870.

8Their widowsאַלְמְנֹתָיו֙'al.me.no.TavH490are increasedעָֽצְמוּ־'a.tze.mu-H6105to me above the sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344of the seasיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220:I have broughtהֵבֵ֨אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935upon them against the motherאֵ֛ם'emH517of the young menבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH970a spoilerשֹׁדֵ֣דsho.DedH7703at noondayבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672: I have caused himto fallהִפַּ֤לְתִּיhi.Pal.tiH5307upon it suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597,and terrorsוּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃u.ve.ha.LotH928upon the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892.

9She that hath borneיֹלֶ֣דֶתyo.Le.detH3205sevenהַשִּׁבְעָ֗הha.shiv.'AhH7651languishethאֻמְלְלָ֞ה'um.le.LahH535:she hath given upנָפְחָ֥הna.fe.ChahH5301the ghostנַפְשָׁ֛הּnaf.ShahH5315;her sunשִׁמְשָׁ֛הּshim.ShahH8121is goneבָּ֥אba.'ah'H935down while it wasyet dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3117 H3119:she hath been ashamedבּ֣וֹשָׁהBo.o.shahH954and confoundedוְחָפֵ֑רָהve.cha.Fe.rahH2659:and the residueוּשְׁאֵֽרִיתָ֗םu.she.'e.ri.TamH7611of them will I deliverאֶתֵּ֛ן'e.TenH5414to the swordלַחֶ֧רֶבla.Che.revH2719beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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