Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 22:10-19

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.

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