Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 19:4-7

4Because they have forsakenעֲזָבֻ֗נִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and have estrangedוַֽיְנַכְּר֞וּvay.na.ke.RuH5234this placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and have burned incenseוַיְקַטְּרוּ־vay.ka.te.ru-H6999in it unto otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,whom neither they nor their fathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.vo.tei.HemH1have knownיְדָע֛וּםye.da.'UmH3045,nor the kingsוּמַלְכֵ֣יu.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and have filledוּמָֽלְא֛וּu.mal.'UH4390this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725with the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of innocentsנְקִיִּֽם׃ne.ki.YimH5355;

5They have builtוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129also the high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,to burnלִשְׂרֹ֧ףlis.RofH8313their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֛םbe.nei.HemH1121with fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784forburnt offeringsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930unto Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,which I commandedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680not, nor spakeדִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it,neither cameעָלְתָ֖ה'al.TahH5927itinto my mindלִבִּֽי׃ פli.BiH3820:

6Therefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that this placeלַמָּק֨וֹםla.ma.KomH4725shall no more be calledיִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'H7121Tophetהַתֹּ֖פֶתha.To.fetH8612,nor The valleyוְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'H1516of the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֑םhi.NomH2011,but The valleyגֵּ֥יאgei'H1516of slaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028.

7And I will make voidוּ֠בַקֹּתִיU.va.ko.tiH1238the counselעֲצַ֨ת'a.TzatH6098of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389in this placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725;and I will cause them to fallוְהִפַּלְתִּ֤יםve.hi.pal.TimH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,and by the handsוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of them that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315:and their carcasesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038will I giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414to be meatלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the fowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and for the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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