Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 16:16-21

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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