Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 18:15-17

15Because my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971hath forgottenשְׁכֵחֻ֥נִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911me, they have burned incenseיְקַטֵּ֑רוּye.ka.Te.ruH6999to vanityלַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav'H7723,and they have caused them to stumbleוַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּםvai.yakh.shi.LumH3782in their waysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙be.dar.khei.HemH1870fromthe ancientעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769pathsשְׁבִילֵ֣יshe.vi.LeiH7635,to walkH3212in pathsנְתִיב֔וֹתne.ti.VotH5410, ina wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870not cast upסְלוּלָֽה׃se.lu.LahH5549;

16To makeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760their landאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776desolateלְשַׁמָּ֖הle.sha.MahH8047, anda perpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hissingשְׁרִיק֣וֹתshe.ru.katH8292;every one that passethעוֹבֵ֣רo.VerH5674thereby shall be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֖םyi.ShomH8074,and wagוְיָנִ֥ידve.ya.NidH5110his headבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.

17I will scatterאֲפִיצֵ֖ם'a.fi.TzemH6327them as with an eastקָדִ֥יםka.DimH6921windכְּרֽוּחַ־ke.Ru.ach-H7307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341;I will shewאֶרְאֵ֖ם'er.'EmH7200them the backעֹ֧רֶף'O.refH6203,and not the faceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440,in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of their calamityאֵידָֽם׃ ס'ei.DamH343.

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