Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 20

1Now Pashurפַּשְׁחוּר֙pash.ChurH6583the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Immerאִמֵּ֣ר'i.MerH564the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, who wasalso chiefפָקִ֥ידfa.KidH6496governorנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414prophesiedנִבָּ֖אni.Ba'H5012these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

2Then Pashurפַשְׁח֔וּרfash.ChurH6583smoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414him in the stocksהַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶתha.mah.Pe.khetH4115that werein the highהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateבְּשַׁ֤עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144, which wasby the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,that Pashurפַשְׁח֛וּרfash.ChurH6583brought forthוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414out of the stocksהַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶתha.mah.Pa.khetH4115.Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414unto him, Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath not calledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034Pashurפַשְׁחוּר֙fash.ChurH6583,but Magor–missabibH4036.

4For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will makeנֹתֶנְךָ֨no.ten.KhaH5414thee a terrorלְמָג֜וֹרle.ma.GorH4032to thyself, and to all thy friendsאֹהֲבֶ֗יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157:and they shall fallוְנָֽפְל֛וּve.na.fe.LuH5307by the swordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,and thine eyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869shall beholdרֹא֑וֹתro.'otH7200it:and I will giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414all Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and he shall carry them captiveוְהִגְלָ֥םve.hig.LamH1540into Babylonבָּבֶ֖לָהba.Ve.lahH894,and shall slayוְהִכָּ֥םve.hi.KamH5221them with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

5Moreover I will deliverוְנָתַתִּ֗יve.na.ta.TiH5414all the strengthחֹ֙סֶן֙cho.senH2633of this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,and all the laboursיְגִיעָ֖הּye.gi.'AhH3018thereof, and all the precious thingsיְקָרָ֑הּye.ka.RahH3366thereof, and all the treasuresאוֹצְר֜וֹת'otz.RotH214of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063will I giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,which shall spoilוּבְזָזוּם֙u.ve.za.ZumH962them, and takeוּלְקָח֔וּםu.le.ka.ChumH3947them, and carryוֶהֱבִיא֖וּםve.he.vi.'UmH935them to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

6And thou, Pashurפַשְׁח֗וּרfash.ChurH6583,and all that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in thine houseבֵיתֶ֔ךָvei.Te.khaH1004shall goH3212into captivityבַּשֶּׁ֑בִיba.She.viH7628:and thou shalt comeתָּב֗וֹאta.Vo'H935to Babylonוּבָבֶ֣לu.va.VelH894,and there thou shalt dieתָּמוּת֙ta.MutH4191,and shalt be buriedתִּקָּבֵ֔רti.ka.VerH6912there, thou, and all thy friendsאֹ֣הֲבֶ֔יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157,to whom thou hast prophesiedנִבֵּ֥אתָni.Be.taH5012liesבַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃ סba.Sha.kerH8267.

7O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,thou hast deceivedפִּתִּיתַ֤נִיpi.ti.Ta.niH6601me, and I was deceivedוָֽאֶפָּ֔תva.'e.PatH6601:thou art strongerחֲזַקְתַּ֖נִיcha.zak.Ta.niH2388than I, and hast prevailedוַתּוּכָ֑לva.tu.KhalH3201:I am in derisionלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814dailyהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,every one mockethלֹעֵ֥גlo.'EgH3932me.

8For sinceמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767I spakeאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696,I cried outאֶזְעָ֔ק'ez.'AkH2199,I criedאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and spoilוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701;because the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was made a reproachלְחֶרְפָּ֥הle.cher.PahH2781unto me, and a derisionוּלְקֶ֖לֶסu.le.Ke.lesH7047,dailyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

9Then I saidוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559,I will not make mentionאֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ'ez.ke.Re.nuH2142of him, nor speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696any more in his nameבִּשְׁמ֔וֹbish.MoH8034. But his wordwas in mine heartבְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820as a burningבֹּעֶ֔רֶתbo.'E.retH1197fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784shut upעָצֻ֖ר'a.TzurH6113in my bonesבְּעַצְמֹתָ֑יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106,and I was wearyוְנִלְאֵ֥יתִיve.nil.'Ei.tiH3811with forbearingכַּֽלְכֵ֖לkal.KhelH3557,and I couldאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201not stay.

10For I heardשָׁמַ֜עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the defamingדִּבַּ֣תdi.BatH1681of manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227,fearמָג֣וֹרma.GorH4032on every sideמִסָּבִיב֒mi.sa.VivH5439.Reportהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046, say they,and we will reportוְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּve.na.gi.De.nuH5046it. All my familiarsאֱנ֣וֹשׁ שְׁלוֹמִ֔י'e.No.osh she.lo.MiH7965 H582watchedשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104for my haltingצַלְעִ֑יtzal.'IH6761 H6763, saying,Peradventure he will be enticedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601,and we shall prevailוְנ֣וּכְלָהve.Nu.khe.lahH3201against him, and we shall takeוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947our revengeנִקְמָתֵ֖נוּnik.ma.Te.nuH5360on him.

11But Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068iswith me as a mightyכְּגִבּ֣וֹרke.gi.BorH1368dread warriorעָרִ֔יץ'a.RitzH6184:therefore my persecutorsרֹדְפַ֥יro.de.FaiH7291shall stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,and they shall not prevailיֻכָ֑לוּyu.Kha.luH3201:they shall be greatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966ashamedבֹּ֤שׁוּBo.shuH954;for they shall not prosperהִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhis.Ki.luH7919: theireverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769confusionכְּלִמַּ֥תke.li.MatH3639shall never be forgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

12But, O Yhwhוַיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,that triestבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974the righteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662, andseestרֹאֶ֥הro.'EhH7200the reinsכְלָי֖וֹתkhe.la.YotH3629and the heartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820,let me seeאֶרְאֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7200thy vengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360on them: for unto thee have I openedגִּלִּ֥יתִיgi.Li.tiH1540my causeרִיבִֽי׃ סri.ViH7379.

13Singשִׁ֚ירוּShi.ruH7891unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,praiseהַֽלְל֖וּha.LuH1984ye Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for he hath deliveredהִצִּ֛ילhi.TzilH5337the soulנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the poorאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of evildoersמְרֵעִֽים׃ סme.re.'ImH7489.

14Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779bethe dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117wherein I was bornיֻלַּ֖דְתִּיyu.Lad.tiH3205:let not the dayי֛וֹםYomH3117wherein my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517bareיְלָדַ֥תְנִיye.la.Dat.niH3205me be blessedבָרֽוּךְ׃va.RukhH1288.

15Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779bethe manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376who brought tidingsבִּשַּׂ֤רbi.SarH1319to my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,A manזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145childבֵּ֣ןbenH1121is bornיֻֽלַּד־yu.lad-H3205unto thee; making him veryשַׂמֵּ֖חַsa.Me.achH8055gladשִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃si.mo.Cha.huH8055.

16And let that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376be as the citiesכֶּֽעָרִ֛יםke.'a.RimH5892which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overthrewהָפַ֥ךְha.FakhH2015,and repentedנִחָ֑םni.ChamH5162not: and let him hearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085the cryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and the shoutingוּתְרוּעָ֖הu.te.ru.'AhH8643at noontideבְּעֵ֥ת צָהֳרָֽיִם׃be.'Et tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672 H6256;

17Because he slewמוֹתְתַ֖נִיmo.Ta.niH4191me not from the wombמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358;or that my motherאִמִּי֙'i.MiH517might have been my graveקִבְרִ֔יkiv.RiH6913,and her wombוְרַחְמָ֖הֿve.rach.MahH7358to bealwaysעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769greatהֲרַ֥תha.RatH2030with me.

18Wherefore came I forthיָצָ֔אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318out of the wombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200labourעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999and sorrowוְיָג֑וֹןve.ya.GonH3015,that my daysיָמָֽי׃ פya.MaiH3117should be consumedוַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.LuH3615with shameבְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322?

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