Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 22:13-15

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?

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