Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 22:24-28

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?

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