Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 22:1-9

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.

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