Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 20:7-18

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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