Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:4-8

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.

8The priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559not, Where isYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068?and they that handleוְתֹפְשֵׂ֤יve.to.fe.SeiH8610the lawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451knewיְדָע֔וּנִיye.da.'U.niH3045me not: the pastorsוְהָרֹעִ֖יםve.ha.ro.'ImH7462also transgressedפָּ֣שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against me, and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּא֣וּni.be.'UH5012by Baalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168,and walkedהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310things thatdo not profitיוֹעִ֖לוּyo.'I.luH3276.

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