Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 15:5-9

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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