Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:8-26

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.

10For pass overעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674the islesאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339of Chittimכִתִּיִּים֙khi.ti.YimH3794,and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200;and sendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971unto Kedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938,and considerוְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּve.hit.bo.NuH995diligentlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,and seeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200if there be such a thing.

11Hath a nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471changedהַהֵימִ֥ירha.hei.MirH3235theirgodsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, which areyet no godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?but my peopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971have changedהֵמִ֥ירhe.MirH4171their gloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519for that whichdoth not profitיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12Be astonishedשֹׁ֥מּוּSho.muH8074,O ye heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,at this, and be horribly afraidוְשַׂעֲר֛וּve.sa.'a.RuH8175,be ye veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966desolateחָרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13For my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971have committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evilsרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451;they have forsakenעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800me the fountainמְק֣וֹר׀me.KorH4726of livingחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, andhewed them outלַחְצֹ֤בlach.TzoH2672cisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877,brokenנִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםnish.ba.RimH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877,that can holdיָכִ֖לוּya.Khi.luH3557no waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

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?

18And now what hast thou to do in the wayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to drinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Sihorשִׁח֑וֹרshi.ChorH7883?or what hast thou to do in the wayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,to drinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the riverנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104?

19Thine own wickednessרָעָתֵ֗ךְra.'a.TekhH7451shall correctתְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְte.ya.se.RekhH3256thee, and thy backslidingsוּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.me.shu.vo.Ta.yikhH4878shall reproveתּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְto.khi.ChukhH3198thee: knowוּדְעִ֤יu.de.'IH3045therefore and seeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200that it isan evilרַ֣עra'H7451thingand bitterוָמָ֔רva.MarH4751,that thou hast forsakenעָזְבֵ֖ךְ'a.ze.VekhH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,and that my fearפַחְדָּתִי֙fach.da.TiH6345isnot in thee, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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,

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