Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 19:7-12

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.

8And I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּי֙ve.sam.TiH7760this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892desolateלְשַׁמָּ֖הle.sha.MahH8047,and an hissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֑הve.lish.re.KahH8322;every one that passethעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674thereby shall be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074and hissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319because of all the plaguesמַכֹּתֶֽהָ׃ma.ko.Te.haH4347thereof.

9And I will cause them to eatוְהַֽאֲכַלְתִּ֞יםve.ha.'a.khal.TimH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121and the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of their daughtersבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֔םbe.no.tei.HemH1323,and they shall eatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398every oneוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376the fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320of his friendרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453in the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692and straitnessוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689,wherewith their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,and they that seekוּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יu.me.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315,shall straitenיָצִ֧יקוּya.Tzi.kuH6693them.

10Then shalt thou breakוְשָׁבַרְתָּ֖ve.sha.var.TaH7665the bottleהַבַּקְבֻּ֑קha.bak.BukH1228in the sightלְעֵינֵי֙le.'ei.NeiH5869of the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that goהַהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980with thee,

11And shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Even soכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602will I breakאֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר'esh.BorH7665this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971and this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, as onebreakethיִשְׁבֹּר֙yish.BorH7665a potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,that cannotיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201be made whole againלְהֵרָפֵ֖הle.he.ra.PehH7495:and they shall buryיִקְבְּר֔וּyik.be.RuH6912themin Tophetוּבְתֹ֣פֶתu.ve.To.fetH8612, till there beno placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725to buryלִקְבּֽוֹר׃lik.BorH6912.

12Thus will I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֞ה'e.'e.SehH6213unto this placeלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and to the inhabitantsוּלְיֽוֹשְׁבָ֑יוu.le.yo.she.VavH3427thereof, and evenmakeוְלָתֵ֛תve.la.TetH5414this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892as Tophetכְּתֹֽפֶת׃ke.To.fetH8612:

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