Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 22

1Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Go downרֵ֖דredH3381to the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696there this wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,

2And sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,O kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,that sittestהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427upon the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,thou, and thy servantsוַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֔ve.'a.me.KhaH5971that enterהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935in by these gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179:

3Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Executeעֲשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213ye judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666,and deliverוְהַצִּ֥ילוּve.ha.Tzi.luH5337the spoiledגָז֖וּלga.ZulH1497out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the oppressorעָשׁ֑וֹקa.ShokH6216:and do no wrongתֹּנוּ֙to.NuH3238,do no violenceתַּחְמֹ֔סוּtach.Mo.suH2554to the strangerוְגֵר֩ve.GerH1616,the fatherlessיָת֨וֹםya.TomH3490,nor the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֤הve.'al.ma.NahH490,neither shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in this placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4For if ye doעָשׂוֹ֙a.SoH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697indeedתַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213,then shall there enter inוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935by the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of this houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004kingsמְלָכִים֩me.la.KhimH4428sittingיֹשְׁבִ֨יםyo.she.VimH3427upon the throneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678of Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732,ridingרֹֽכְבִים֙ro.khe.VimH7392in chariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and on horsesוּבַסּוּסִ֔יםu.va.su.SimH5483,he, and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוve.'av.davH5650,and his peopleוְעַמּֽוֹ׃ve.'a.MoH5971.

5But if ye will not hearתִשְׁמְע֔וּtish.me.'UH8085these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,I swearנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650by myself, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall become a desolationלְחָרְבָּ֥הle.cha.re.BahH2723.

6For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068unto the king’sמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428houseבֵּית֙beitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; Thou artGileadגִּלְעָ֥דgil.'AdH1568unto me, andthe headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844: yetsurely I will makeאֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙'a.shi.te.KhaH7896thee a wildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057, andcitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892whichare not inhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבוּ׃no.sha.vahH3427.

7And I will prepareוְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥יve.ki.dash.TiH6942destroyersמַשְׁחִתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843against thee, every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֑יוve.khe.LavH3627:and they shall cut downוְכָֽרְתוּ֙ve.kha.re.TuH3772thy choiceמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005cedarsאֲרָזֶ֔יךָ'a.ra.Zei.khaH730,and castוְהִפִּ֖ילוּve.hi.Pi.luH5307theminto the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

8And manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471shall passוְעָֽבְרוּ֙ve.'a.ve.RuH5674by this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,and they shall sayוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his neighbourרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,Wherefore hath Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus unto this greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityלָעִ֥ירla.'IrH5892?

9Then they shall answerוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559,Because they have forsakenעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and worshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430,and servedוַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ סvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them.

10Weepתִּבְכּ֣וּtiv.KuH1058ye not for the deadלְמֵ֔תle.MetH4191,neither bemoanתָּנֻ֖דוּta.Nu.duH5110him: butweepבְּכ֤וּbe.KhuH1058soreבָכוֹ֙va.KhoH1058for him that goeth awayלַֽהֹלֵ֔ךְla.ho.LekhH1980:for he shall returnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725no more, nor seeוְרָאָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7200his nativeמוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃ סmo.lad.ToH4138countryאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

11For thus saithאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559Yhwhיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068touchingאֶל־'el-H413Shallumשַׁלֻּ֨םsha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,which reignedהַמֹּלֵךְ֙ha.mo.leKhH4427instead of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,which went forthיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318out of this placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;He shall not returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725thither any more:

12But he shall dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191in the placeבִּמְק֛וֹםbim.KomH4725whither they have led him captiveהִגְל֥וּhig.LuH1540,and shall seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200this landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776no more.

13Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945unto him that buildethבֹּנֶ֤הbo.NehH1129his houseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004byH3808unrighteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,and his chambersוַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944by wrongמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941; thatuseth his neighbour’sבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453serviceיַעֲבֹ֣דya.'a.VodH5647without wagesחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600,and givethיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him not for his workוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467;

14That saithהָאֹמֵ֗רha.'o.MerH559,I will buildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129me a wideמִדּ֔וֹתmi.DotH4060houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and largeמְרֻוָּחִ֑יםme.ru.va.ChimH7304chambersוַעֲלִיּ֖וֹתva.'a.li.YotH5944,and cutteth him outוְקָ֤רַֽעve.Ka.ra'H7167windowsחַלּוֹנָ֔יcha.lo.NaiH2474; and it iscieledוְסָפ֣וּןve.sa.FunH5603with cedarבָּאָ֔רֶזba.'A.rezH730,and paintedוּמָשׁ֖וֹחַu.ma.Sho.achH4886with vermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350.

15Shalt thou reignהֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְha.tim.LokhH4427,because thou closestמְתַחֲרֶ֣הme.ta.cha.RehH8474thyselfin cedarבָאָ֑רֶזva.'A.rezH730?did not thy fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1eatאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֗הve.sha.TahH8354,and doוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941and justiceוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666, and then it waswellH2896with him?

16He judgedדָּ֛ןdanH1777the causeדִּין־din-H1779of the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34; then it waswellH2896with him: wasnot this to knowהַדַּ֥עַתha.Da.'atH1847me? saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17But thine eyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869and thine heartוְלִבְּךָ֔ve.li.be.KhaH3820arenot but for thy covetousnessבִּצְעֶ֑ךָbitz.'E.khaH1215,and for to shedלִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְlish.PokhH8210innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818,and for oppressionהָעֹ֥שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233,and for violenceהַמְּרוּצָ֖הha.me.ru.TzahH4835,to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ סla.'a.SotH6213it.

18Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;They shall not lamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him, saying,Ahה֥וֹיHoH1945my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251!or, Ahוְה֣וֹיve.HoH1945sisterאָח֑וֹת'a.ChotH269!they shall not lamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him, saying,Ahה֥וֹיHoH1945lordאָד֖וֹן'a.DonH113!or, Ahוְה֥וֹיve.HoH1945his gloryהֹדֽוֹ׃ho.DoH1935!

19He shall be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רyi.ka.VerH6912with the burialקְבוּרַ֥תke.vu.RatH6900of a donkeyחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543,drawnסָח֣וֹבsa.ChovH5498and cast forthוְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְve.hash.LekhH7993beyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH1973the gatesלְשַׁעֲרֵ֥יle.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20Go upעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927to Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844,and cryוּֽצְעָ֔קִיu.tze.'A.kiH6817;and lift upתְּנִ֣יte.NiH5414thy voiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963in Bashanוּבַבָּשָׁ֖ןu.va.ba.ShanH1316,and cryוְצַֽעֲקִי֙ve.tza.'a.KiH6817from the passagesH5676:for all thy loversמְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157are destroyedנִשְׁבְּר֖וּnish.be.RuH7665.

21I spakeדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto thee in thy prosperityבְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְbe.shal.vo.Ta.yikhH7962; butthou saidstאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559,I will not hearאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085. This hath beenthy mannerדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870from thy youthמִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,that thou obeyedstשָׁמַ֖עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085not my voiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

22The windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307shall eat upרֹעַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikhH7462all thy pastorsתִּרְעֶה־tir.'eh-H7462,and thy loversוּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְu.me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157shall goH3212into captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֣יba.she.ViH7628:surely then shalt thou be ashamedתֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙te.Vo.shiH954and confoundedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637for all thy wickednessרָעָתֵֽךְ׃ra.'a.TekhH7451.

23O inhabitantיֹשַׁבְתְּ֙yo.shav.tiH3427of Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,that makest thy nestמְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּme.ku.nan.tiH7077in the cedarsבָּֽאֲרָזִ֑יםba.'a.ra.ZimH730,how graciousH2603shalt thou be when pangsחֲבָלִ֔יםcha.va.LimH2256comeבְּבֹא־be.vo'-H935upon thee, the painחִ֖ילchilH2427as of a woman in travailכַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205!

24AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,though Coniahכָּנְיָ֤הוּka.ne.Ya.huH3659the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063were the signetחוֹתָ֖םcho.TamH2368upon my rightיְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NiH3225handיַ֣דyadH3027,yet would I pluckאֶתְּקֶֽנְךָּ׃'e.te.Ken.kaH5423thee thence;

25And I will giveוּנְתַתִּ֗יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of them that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245thy lifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315,and into the handוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027of themwhose faceמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440thou fearestיָג֖וֹרya.GorH3016,even into the handוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and into the handוּבְיַ֥דu.ve.YadH3027of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ha.kas.DimH3778.

26And I will cast thee outוְהֵֽטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904,and thy motherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517that bareיְלָדַ֔תְךָye.la.Dat.khaH3205thee, into anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312countryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,where ye were not bornיֻלַּדְתֶּ֖םyu.lad.TemH3205;and there shall ye dieתָּמֽוּתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191.

27But to the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereunto they desireמְנַשְּׂאִ֥ים נַפְשָׁ֖םme.na.se.'Im naf.ShamH5315 H5375to returnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725,thither shall they not returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ סya.Shu.vuH7725.

28Isthis manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376Coniahכָּנְיָ֔הוּka.ne.Ya.huH3659a despisedנִבְזֶ֜הniv.ZehH959brokenנָפ֗וּץna.FutzH5310idolהַעֶ֨צֶבha.'E.tzevH6089? is hea vesselכְּלִ֔יke.LiH3627wherein isno pleasureחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656?wherefore are they cast outוְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּve.Hush.le.KhuH7993,he and his seedוְזַרְע֔וֹve.zar.'OH2233,and are castהֽוּטֲלוּ֙hu.ta.LuH2904into a landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which they knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045not?

29O earthאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776,earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

30Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Writeכִּתְב֞וּkit.VuH3789ye this manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376childlessעֲרִירִ֔י'a.ri.RiH6185,a manגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397thatshall not prosperיִצְלַ֣חyitz.LachH6743in his daysבְּיָמָ֑יוbe.ya.MavH3117:for no manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of his seedמִזַּרְע֗וֹmi.zar.'OH2233shall prosperיִצְלַ֜חyitz.LachH6743,sittingיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427upon the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and rulingוּמֹשֵׁ֥לu.mo.ShelH4910any more in Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

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