Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:1-7

1Moreover the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2GoH1980and cryוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121in the earsבְאָזְנֵ֨יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;I rememberזָכַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142thee, the kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of thy youthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,the loveאַהֲבַ֖ת'a.ha.VatH160of thine espousalsכְּלוּלֹתָ֑יִךְke.lu.lo.Ta.yikhH3623,when thou wentestH3212afterאַחֲרַי֙'a.cha.RaiH310me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,in a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that wasnot sownזְרוּעָֽה׃ze.ru.'AhH2232.

3Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478washolinessקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andthe firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֖יתre.ShitH7225of his increaseתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393:all that devourאֹכְלָ֣יו'o.khe.LavH398him shall offendיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816;evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451shall comeתָּבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935upon them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

4Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and all the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,What iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766have your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1foundמָּצְא֨וּma.tze.'UH4672in me, that they are gone farרָחֲק֖וּra.cha.KuH7368from me, and have walkedH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310vanityהַהֶ֖בֶלha.He.velH1892,and are become vainוַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃vai.yeh.Ba.luH1891?

6Neither saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559they, Where isYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068that brought us upהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,that ledH3212us through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,through a landבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of desertsעֲרָבָ֤ה'a.ra.VahH6160and of pitsוְשׁוּחָה֙ve.shu.ChahH7745,through a landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776of droughtצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723,and of the shadow of deathוְצַלְמָ֔וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757,through a landבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that no manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376passed throughעָ֤בַר'A.varH5674,and where no manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427?

7And I broughtוָאָבִ֤יאva.'a.Vi'H935you into a plentifulהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759countryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398the fruitפִּרְיָ֖הּpir.YahH6529thereof and the goodnessוְטוּבָ֑הּve.tu.VahH2898thereof; but when ye enteredוַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙va.ta.Vo.'uH935,ye defiledוַתְּטַמְּא֣וּva.te.ta.me.'UH2930my landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,and madeשַׂמְתֶּ֖םsam.TemH7760mine heritageוְנַחֲלָתִ֥יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159an abominationלְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃le.to.'e.VahH8441.

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