Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 18:21-23

21Therefore deliver upתֵּ֨ןtenH5414their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֜םbe.nei.HemH1121to the famineלָרָעָ֗בla.ra.'AvH7458,and pour outוְהַגִּרֵם֮ve.ha.gi.RemH5064their bloodby the forceיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of the swordחֶרֶב֒che.RevH2719;and let their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֤םne.shei.HemH802be bereavedשַׁכֻּלוֹת֙sha.ku.lOtH7909of their children, and bewidowsוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתve.'al.ma.NotH490;and let their menוְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔םve.'An.shei.HemH582be putהֲרֻ֣גֵיha.Ru.geiH2026to deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194; lettheir young menבַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.HemH970beslainמֻכֵּי־mu.kei-H5221by the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

22Let a cryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201be heardתִּשָּׁמַ֤עti.sha.Ma'H8085from their housesמִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔םmi.Ba.tei.HemH1004,when thou shalt bringתָבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935a troopגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597upon them: for they have diggedכָר֤וּkha.RuH3738a pitשׁוּחָה֙shi.chahH7882 H7745to takeלְלָכְדֵ֔נִיle.la.khe.De.niH3920me, and hidטָמְנ֥וּta.me.NuH2934snaresוּפַחִ֖יםu.fa.ChimH6341for my feetלְרַגְלָֽי׃le.rag.LaiH7272.

23Yet, Yhwhיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068,thou knowestיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045all their counselעֲצָתָ֤ם'a.tza.TamH6098against me to slayלַמָּ֔וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194me:forgiveתְּכַפֵּר֙te.kha.PerH3722not their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,neither blot outתֶּ֑מְחִיTem.chiH4229their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403from thy sightמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,but let them be overthrownמֻכְשָׁלִים֙mukh.sha.LimH3782beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; dealעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213thuswith them in the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of thine angerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639.

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