Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 16:9-13

9For thus saithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Behold, I will cause to ceaseמַשְׁבִּ֜יתmash.BitH7673out of this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725in your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,and in your daysוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םu.vi.mei.KhemH3117,the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of mirthשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342,and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the bridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860,and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּֽה׃ka.LahH3618.

10And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shewתַגִּיד֙ta.GidH5046this peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and they shall sayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee, Wherefore hath Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068pronouncedדִבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696all this greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451against us? or what isour iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771? or what isour sinחַטָּאתֵ֔נוּcha.ta.Te.nuH2403that we have committedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

11Then shalt thou sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Because your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1have forsakenעָזְב֨וּ'a.ze.VuH5800me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and have walkedH3212afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and have servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them, and have worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812them, and have forsakenעָזָ֔בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800me, and have not keptשָׁמָֽרוּ׃sha.Ma.ruH8104my lawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451;

12And ye have doneלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213worseהֲרֵעֹתֶ֥םha.re.'o.TemH7489than your fathersמֵאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םme.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;for, beholdH2009,ye walkהֹלְכִ֗יםho.le.KhimH1980every oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the imaginationשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of his evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820,that they may not hearkenשְׁמֹ֥עַshe.Mo.a'H8085unto me:

13Therefore will I castוְהֵטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904you out of this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776into a landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776that ye knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045not, neitherye nor your fathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;and there shall ye serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915;where I will not shewאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414you favourחֲנִינָֽה׃ סcha.ni.NahH2594.

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