Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 20:14-16

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;

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