Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 16:3-4

3For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning the sonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121and concerning the daughtersהַבָּנ֔וֹתha.ba.NotH1323that are bornהַיֹּלְד֣וֹתhai.yo.le.DotH3205in this placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and concerning their mothersאִמֹּתָ֞ם'i.mo.TamH517that bareהַמּוֹלִדִ֥יםha.mo.li.DimH3205them, and concerning their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1that begatהַיִּלּוֹדִ֖יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209them in this landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;

4They shall dieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191of grievousתַחֲלֻאִ֜יםta.cha.lu.'ImH8463deathsמְמוֹתֵ֨יme.mo.TeiH4463;they shall not be lamentedיִסָּֽפְדוּ֙yi.sa.fe.DuH5594;neither shall they be buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912; butthey shall be as dungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127:and they shall be consumedיִכְל֔וּyikh.LuH3615by the swordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719,and by famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458;and their carcasesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038shall be meatלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the fowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and for the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

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