Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 16:14-21

14Therefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that it shall no more be saidיֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.MerH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,that brought upהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

15But, Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,that brought upהֶעֱלָ֜הhe.'e.LahH5927the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828,and from all the landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whither he had drivenהִדִּיחָ֖םhi.di.ChamH5080them: and I will bring them againוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725into their landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127that I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414unto their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סla.'a.vo.TamH1.

16Behold, I will sendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971for manyרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227fishersלְדַיָּגִ֥יםle.da.va.gimH1728 H1771,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and they shall fishוְדִיג֑וּםve.di.GumH1770them; and afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310will I sendאֶשְׁלַח֙'esh.LachH7971for manyלְרַבִּ֣יםle.ra.BimH7227huntersצַיָּדִ֔יםtzai.ya.DimH6719,and they shall huntוְצָד֞וּםve.tza.DumH6679them from every mountainהַר֙harH2022,and from every hillגִּבְעָ֔הgiv.'AhH1389,and out of the holesוּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖יu.mi.ne.ki.KeiH5357of the rocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553.

17For mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869areupon all their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶ֔םdar.khei.HemH1870:they are not hidנִסְתְּר֖וּnis.te.RuH5641from my faceמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440,neither is their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771hidנִצְפַּ֥ןnitz.PanH6845fromמִנֶּ֥גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048mine eyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869.

18And firstרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הri.sho.NahH7223I will recompenseוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣יve.shi.lam.TiH7999their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771and their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֔םve.cha.ta.TamH2403doubleמִשְׁנֵ֤הmish.NehH4932;because they have defiledחַלְּלָ֣םcha.le.LamH2490my landאַרְצִ֑י'ar.TziH776,they have filledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390mine inheritanceנַחֲלָתִֽי׃ סna.cha.la.TiH5159with the carcasesבְּנִבְלַ֤תbe.niv.LatH5038of their detestableשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251and abominable thingsוְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םve.to.'a.Vo.tei.HemH8441.

19O Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,my strengthעֻזִּ֧י'u.ZiH5797,and my fortressוּמָעֻזִּ֛יu.ma.'u.ZiH4581,and my refugeוּמְנוּסִ֖יu.me.nu.SiH4498in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of afflictionצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869,the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471shall comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935unto thee from the endsמֵֽאַפְסֵי־me.'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,and shall sayוְיֹאמְר֗וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Surely our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have inheritedנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157liesשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267,vanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892, and things wherein there isno profitמוֹעִֽיל׃mo.'IlH3276.

20Shall a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120makeהֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ha.ya.'a.seh-H6213godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430unto himself, and they areno godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430?

21Therefore, behold, I will this onceבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471cause them to knowמֽוֹדִיעָ֔םmo.di.'AmH3045,I will cause them to knowאוֹדִיעֵ֥ם'o.di.'EmH3045mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027and my mightגְּבֽוּרָתִ֑יge.vu.ra.TiH1369;and they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that my nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034isYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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