Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:14-17

14IsIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478a servantהַעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650? ishe a homebornיְלִ֥יד בַּ֖יִתye.Lid Ba.yitH3211 H1004slave?whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is he spoiledלָבַֽז׃la.VazH957?

15The young lionsכְפִרִ֔יםkhe.fi.RimH3715roaredיִשְׁאֲג֣וּyish.'a.GuH7580upon him, andyelledנָתְנ֖וּ קוֹלָ֑םna.te.Nu ko.LamH6963 H5414,and they madeוַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּvai.ya.Shi.tuH7896his landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047:his citiesעָרָ֥יו'a.RavH5892are burnedנִצְּת֖וּni.tze.tahH3341without inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

16Also the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Nophנֹ֖ףnofH5297and Tahapanesוְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סve.tach.pe.nesH8471have brokenיִרְע֖וּךְyir.'UkhH7462the crown of thy headקָדְקֹֽד׃ka.de.KodH6936.

17Hast thou not procuredתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsakenעָזְבֵךְ֙'a.ze.veKhH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,whenבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256he ledH3212thee by the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870?

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