Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 17

1The sinחַטַּ֣אתcha.TatH2403of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063iswrittenכְּתוּבָ֛הke.tu.VahH3789with a penבְּעֵ֥טbe.'EtH5842of ironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270, andwith the pointבְּצִפֹּ֣רֶןbe.tzi.Po.renH6856of a diamondשָׁמִ֑ירsha.MirH8068: it isgravenחֲרוּשָׁה֙cha.ru.ShahH2790upon the tableל֣וּחַLu.achH3871of their heartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820,and upon the hornsוּלְקַרְנ֖וֹתu.le.kar.NotH7161of your altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃miz.be.cho.tei.KhemH4196;

2Whilst their childrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121rememberכִּזְכֹּ֤רkiz.KorH2142their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196and their grovesוַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.she.rei.HemH842by the greenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086upon the highהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364hillsגְּבָע֥וֹתge.va.'otH1389.

3O my mountainהֲרָרִי֙ha.ra.RiH2042in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,I will giveאֶתֵּ֑ן'e.TenH5414thy substanceחֵילְךָ֥chei.le.KhaH2428andall thy treasuresאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214to the spoilלָבַ֣זla.VazH957, andthy high placesבָּמֹתֶ֕יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116for sinבְּחַטָּ֖אתbe.cha.TatH2403,throughout all thy bordersגְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ge.vu.Lei.khaH1366.

4And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinueוְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗הve.sha.ma.TahH8058from thine heritageמִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙mi.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159that I gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee; and I will cause thee to serveוְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.ha.'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thine enemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341in the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776which thou knowestיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045not: for ye have kindledקְדַחְתֶּ֥םke.dach.TemH6919a fireאֵ֛שׁ'eshH784in mine angerבְּאַפִּ֖יbe.'a.PiH639, whichshall burnתּוּקָֽד׃ סtu.KadH3344forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769.

5Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779bethe manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397that trustethיִבְטַ֣חyiv.TachH982in manבָּֽאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120,and makethוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320his armזְרֹע֑וֹze.ro.'OH2220,and whose heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820departethיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493from Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

6For he shall be like the heathH6199in the desertבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160,and shall not seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200when goodט֑וֹבTovH2896comethיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935;but shall inhabitוְשָׁכַ֤ןve.sha.KhanH7931the parched placesחֲרֵרִים֙cha.re.RimH2788in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, ina saltמְלֵחָ֖הme.le.ChahH4420landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776and not inhabitedתֵשֵֽׁב׃ סte.ShevH3427.

7Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288isthe manהַגֶּ֔בֶרha.Ge.verH1397that trustethיִבְטַ֖חyiv.TachH982in Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,and whose hopeמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is.

8For he shall be as a treeכְּעֵ֣ץ׀ke.'EtzH6086plantedשָׁת֣וּלsha.TulH8362by the watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325, and thatspreadeth outיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971her rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֔יוsha.ra.ShavH8328by the riverיוּבַל֙yu.ValH3105,and shall not seeיִרְאֶה֙yi.raH7200when heatחֹ֔םChomH2527comethיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935,but her leafעָלֵ֖הוּ'a.Le.huH5929shall be greenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488;and shall not be carefulיִדְאָ֔גyid.'AgH1672in the yearוּבִשְׁנַ֤תu.vish.NatH8141of droughtבַּצֹּ֙רֶת֙ba.Tzo.retH1226,neither shall ceaseיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185from yieldingמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213fruitפֶּֽרִי׃Pe.riH6529.

9The heartהַלֵּ֛בha.LevH3820isdeceitfulעָקֹ֥בa.KoH6121above all things,and desperately wickedוְאָנֻ֣שׁve.'a.NushH605:who can knowיֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ye.da.'E.nuH3045it?

10I Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068searchחֹקֵ֥רcho.KerH2713the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820, Itryבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974the reinsכְּלָי֑וֹתke.la.YotH3629,even to giveוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414every manלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוke.dar.kovH1870, andaccording to the fruitכִּפְרִ֖יkif.RiH6529of his doingsמַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ סma.'a.la.LavH4611.

11Asthe partridgeקֹרֵ֤אko.Re'H7124sittethדָגַר֙da.GarH1716on eggs,and hatchethיָלָ֔דya.LadH3205them not; sohe that gettethעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213richesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,and not by rightבְמִשְׁפָּ֑טve.mish.PatH4941,shall leaveיַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800them in the midstבַּחֲצִ֤יba.cha.TziH2677of his daysיָמָיו֙yo.movH3117,and at his endוּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹu.ve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319shall be a foolנָבָֽל׃na.ValH5036.

12A gloriousכָב֔וֹדkha.VodH3519highמָר֖וֹםma.RomH4791throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678from the beginningמֵֽרִאשׁ֑וֹןme.ri.ShonH7223isthe placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of our sanctuaryמִקְדָּשֵֽׁנוּ׃mik.da.She.nuH4720.

13O Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the hopeמִקְוֵ֤הmik.VehH4723of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,all that forsakeעֹזְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ze.Vei.khaH5800thee shall be ashamedיֵבֹ֑שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954, andthey that departH3249from meH5493shall be writtenיִכָּתֵ֔בוּyi.ka.Te.vuH3789in the earthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,because they have forsakenעָזְב֛וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068,the fountainמְק֥וֹרme.KorH4726of livingחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416watersמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325.

14Healרְפָאֵ֤נִיre.fa.'E.niH7495me, O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and I shall be healedוְאֵ֣רָפֵ֔אve.'E.ra.Fe'H7495;saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me, and I shall be savedוְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָהve.'i.va.She.'ahH3467: for thou artmy praiseתְהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

15Behold, they sayאֹמְרִ֖ים'o.me.RimH559unto me, Where isthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068?let it comeיָ֥בוֹאYa.Vo'H935now.

16As for me, I have not hastenedאַ֣צְתִּי׀'Atz.tiH213from beinga pastorמֵרֹעֶ֣הme.ro.'EhH7462to followאַחֲרֶ֗יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee: neither have I desiredהִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִיhit.'a.Vei.tiH183the woefulאָנ֛וּשׁ'a.NushH605dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117;thou knowestיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045:that which came outמוֹצָ֣אmo.Tza'H4161of my lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יse.fa.TaiH8193was rightbeforeנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227theeפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

17Be not a terrorלִמְחִתָּ֑הlim.chi.TahH4288unto me: thou artmy hopeמַֽחֲסִי־ma.cha.si-H4268in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

18Let them be confoundedיֵבֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954that persecuteרֹדְפַי֙ro.de.FaiH7291me, but let not me be confoundedאֵבֹ֣שָׁה'e.Vo.shahH954:let them be dismayedיֵחַ֣תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865,but let not me be dismayedאֵחַ֖תָּה'e.Cha.tahH2865:bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935upon them the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451,and destroyשָׁבְרֵֽם׃ סsha.ve.RemH7665them with doubleוּמִשְׁנֶ֥הu.mish.NehH4932destructionשִׁבָּר֖וֹןshi.ba.RonH7670.

19Thus saidאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068unto me; Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980and standוְעָֽמַדְתָּ֙ve.'a.mad.TaH5975in the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.amH5971,whereby the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063come inיָבֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935,and by the which they go outיֵ֣צְאוּYe.tze.'uH3318,and in all the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

20And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Hearשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,ye kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and all Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,that enter inהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935by these gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179:

21Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Take heedהִשָּׁמְר֖וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104to yourselvesבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbe.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,and bearתִּשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375no burdenמַשָּׂא֙ma.Sa'H4853on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,nor bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935itin by the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

22Neither carry forthתוֹצִ֨יאוּto.Tzi.'uH3318a burdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853out of your housesמִבָּֽתֵּיכֶם֙mi.ba.tei.KhemH1004on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,neither doתַֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213ye any workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399,but hallowוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.ki.dash.TemH6942ye the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,as I commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

23But they obeyedשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085not, neither inclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241,but made their neckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203stiffוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185,that they might not hearשְׁמ֔וֹעַsho.me.a'H8085,nor receiveקַ֥חַתKa.chatH3947instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.

24And it shall come to pass, if ye diligentlyשָׁמֹ֨עַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֤וּןtish.me.'UnH8085unto me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to bringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935in no burdenמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,but hallowוּלְקַדֵּשׁ֙u.le.ka.DeshH6942the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,to doעֲשֽׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213noH1115workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399therein;

25Then shall there enterוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935into the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892kingsמְלָכִ֣ים׀me.la.KhimH4428and princesוְשָׂרִ֡יםve.sa.RimH8269sittingיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427upon the throneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,ridingרֹכְבִ֣ים׀ro.khe.VimH7392in chariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and on horsesוּבַסּוּסִ֗יםu.va.su.SimH5483,they, and their princesוְשָׂ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.Sa.rei.HemH8269,the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:and this cityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shall remainוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

26And they shall comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935from the citiesמֵעָרֵֽי־me.'a.rei-H5892of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063,and from the places aboutוּמִסְּבִיב֨וֹתu.mi.se.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and from the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and from the plainהַשְּׁפֵלָ֤הha.she.fe.LahH8219,and from the mountainsהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022,and from the southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,bringingמְבִאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930,and sacrificesוְזֶ֖בַחve.Ze.vachH2077,and grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503,and incenseוּלְבוֹנָ֑הu.le.vo.NahH3828,and bringingוּמְבִאֵ֥יu.me.vi.'EiH935sacrifices of praiseתוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426,unto the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27But if ye will not hearkenתִשְׁמְע֜וּtish.me.'UH8085unto me to hallowלְקַדֵּשׁ֙le.ka.DeshH6942the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,and not to bearשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH5375a burdenמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853,even entering inוּבֹ֛אu.Vo'H935at the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117;then will I kindleוְהִצַּ֧תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341a fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784in the gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָbish.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof, and it shall devourוְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.LahH398the palacesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and it shall not be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ פtikh.BehH3518.

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