Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:20-30

20For of old timeמֵעוֹלָ֞םme.'o.LamH5769I have brokenשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665thy yokeעֻלֵּ֗ךְ'u.LekhH5923, andburstנִתַּ֙קְתִּי֙ni.Tak.tiH5423thy bandsמוֹסְרֹתַ֔יִךְmos.ro.Ta.yikhH4147;and thou saidstוַתֹּאמְרִ֖יva.tom.RiH559,I will not transgressאֶעֱב֑וֹר'e.'e.vodH5647 H5674;when upon every highגְּבֹהָ֗הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֞הgiv.'AhH1389and under every greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086thou wanderestצֹעָ֥הtzo.'AhH6808,playing the harlotזֹנָֽה׃zo.NahH2181.

21Yet I had plantedנְטַעְתִּ֣יךְne.ta'.TikhH5193thee a noble vineשֹׂרֵ֔קso.RekH8321,wholly a rightאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233:how then art thou turnedנֶהְפַּ֣כְתְּneh.PakhtH2015into the degenerate plantסוּרֵ֖יsu.ReiH5494of a strangeנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237vineהַגֶּ֥פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612unto me?

22For though thou washתְּכַבְּסִי֙te.kha.be.SiH3526thee with nitreבַּנֶּ֔תֶרba.Ne.terH5427,and take thee muchוְתַרְבִּי־ve.tar.bi-H7235soapבֹּרִ֑יתbo.RitH1287, yetthine iniquityעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771is markedנִכְתָּ֤םnikh.TamH3799beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

23How canst thou sayתֹּאמְרִ֞יtom.RiH559,I am not pollutedנִטְמֵ֗אתִיnit.Me.tiH2930,I have not goneהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310Baalimהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168?seeרְאִ֤יre.'IH7200thy wayדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870in the valleyבַּגַּ֔יְאba.Gay'H1516,knowדְּעִ֖יde.'IH3045what thou hast doneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213: thou arta swiftקַלָּ֖הka.LahH7031dromedaryבִּכְרָ֥הbikh.RahH1072traversingמְשָׂרֶ֥כֶתme.sa.Re.khetH8308her waysדְּרָכֶֽיהָ׃de.ra.Khei.haH1870;

24A wild donkeyפֶּ֣רֶה׀Pe.rehH6501usedלִמֻּ֣דli.MudH3928to the wildernessמִדְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057, thatsnuffeth upשָׁאֲפָ֣הsha.'a.FahH7602the windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307at her pleasureבְּאַוַּ֤ת נַפְשָׁהּ֙be.'a.Vat na.fo.shahH5315 H185;in her occasionתַּאֲנָתָ֖הּta.'a.na.TahH8385who can turn her awayיְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּהye.shi.Ve.nahH7725?all they that seekמְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙me.vak.Shei.haH1245her will not wearyיִיעָ֔פוּyi.'A.fuH3286themselves; in her monthבְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּbe.cha.de.ShahH2320they shall findיִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃yim.tza.'U.ne.haH4672her.

25Withholdמִנְעִ֤יmin.'IH4513thy footרַגְלֵךְ֙rag.leKhH7272from being unshodמִיָּחֵ֔ףmi.ya.ChefH3182,and thy throatוּגְרוֹנֵ֖ךְu.go.ro.nekhH1627from thirstמִצִּמְאָ֑הmi.tzim.'AhH6773:but thou saidstוַתֹּאמְרִ֣יva.tom.RiH559,There is no hopeנוֹאָ֔שׁno.'AshH2976:no; for I have lovedאָהַ֥בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157strangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114,and afterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֥םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them will I goH3212.

26As the thiefגַּנָּב֙ga.NavH1590is ashamedכְּבֹ֤שֶׁתke.Vo.shetH1322when he is foundיִמָּצֵ֔אyi.ma.Tze'H4672,so is the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478ashamedH3001;they, their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428,their princesשָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔םsa.rei.HemH8269,and their priestsוְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖םve.kho.ha.nei.HemH3548,and their prophetsוּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃u.ne.vi.'ei.HemH5030,

27Sayingאֹמְרִ֨ים'o.me.RimH559to a stockלָעֵ֜ץla.'EtzH6086, Thou artmy fatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1;and to a stoneוְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ve.la.'E.venH68,Thou hast brought me forthיְלִדְתָּ֔נוּye.lid.ti.nuH3205:for they have turnedפָנ֥וּfa.NuH6437theirbackעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203unto me, and not theirfaceפָנִ֑יםfa.NimH6440:but in the timeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256of their troubleרָֽעָתָם֙ra.'a.TamH7451they will sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֖וּמָהKu.mahH6965,and saveוְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃ve.ho.shi.'E.nuH3467us.

28But where arethy godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430that thou hast madeעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thee? let them ariseיָק֕וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965,if they can saveיוֹשִׁיע֖וּךָyo.shi.'U.khaH3467thee in the timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of thy troubleרָעָתֶ֑ךָra.'a.Te.khaH7451: for according tothe numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of thy citiesעָרֶ֔יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892are thy godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

29Wherefore will ye pleadתָרִ֖יבוּta.Ri.vuH7378with me? ye all have transgressedפְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥םpe.sha'.TemH6586against me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30In vainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723have I smittenהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֔םbe.nei.KhemH1121;they receivedלָקָ֑חוּla.Ka.chuH3947no correctionמוּסָ֖רmu.SarH4148:your own swordחַרְבְּכֶ֛םchar.be.KhemH2719hath devouredאָכְלָ֧ה'a.khe.LahH398your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030,like a destroyingמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH7843lionכְּאַרְיֵ֥הke.'ar.YehH738.

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