Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:7-9

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.

9Wherefore I will yet pleadאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378with you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and with your children’sבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121childrenבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121will I pleadאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378.

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