Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 17:1-6

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.

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