Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 17:15-18

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.

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