Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 22:18-21

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.

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