Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 23:1-8

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945be unto the pastorsרֹעִ֗יםro.'ImH7462that destroyמְאַבְּדִ֧יםme.'a.be.DimH6and scatterוּמְפִצִ֛יםu.me.fi.TzimH6327the sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of my pastureמַרְעִיתִ֖יmar.'i.TiH4830!saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Therefore thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478against the pastorsהָרֹעִים֮ha.ro.'ImH7462that feedהָרֹעִ֣יםha.ro.'ImH7462my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971;Ye have scatteredהֲפִצֹתֶ֤םha.fi.tzo.TemH6327my flockצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629,and driven them awayוַתַּדִּח֔וּםva.ta.di.ChumH5080,and have not visitedפְקַדְתֶּ֖םfe.kad.TemH6485them: behold, I will visitפֹקֵ֧דfo.KedH6485upon you the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your doingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And I will gatherאֲקַבֵּץ֙'a.ka.BetzH6908the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of my flockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629out of all countriesהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whither I have drivenהִדַּ֥חְתִּיhi.Dach.tiH5080them, and will bring them againוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725to their foldsנְוֵהֶ֖ןne.ve.HenH5116;and they shall be fruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509and increaseוְרָבֽוּ׃ve.ra.VuH7235.

4And I will set upוַהֲקִמֹתִ֧יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462over them which shall feedוְרָע֑וּםve.ra.'UmH7462them: and they shall fearיִֽירְא֨וּyi.re.'UH3372no more, nor be dismayedיֵחַ֛תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865,neither shall they be lackingיִפָּקֵ֖דוּyi.pa.Ke.duH6485,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

5Behold, the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that I will raiseוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965unto Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732a righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662Branchצֶ֣מַחTze.machH6780,and a Kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428shall reignוּמָ֤לַךְu.Ma.lakhH4427and prosperוְהִשְׂכִּ֔ילve.his.KilH7919,and shall executeוְעָשָׂ֛הve.'a.SahH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and justiceוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666in the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

6In his daysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shall be savedתִּוָּשַׁ֣עti.va.Sha'H3467,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֣ןyish.KonH7931safelyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983: and this ishis nameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034whereby he shall be calledיִקְרְא֖וֹyik.re.'OH7121,Jehovah-Tsidkenu, Yhwh Our RighteousnessH3072.

7Therefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that they shall no more sayיֹ֤אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,which brought upהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

8But, Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,which brought upהֶעֱלָה֩he.'e.LahH5927and which ledהֵבִ֜יאhe.Vi'H935the seedזֶ֨רַעZe.ra'H2233of the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478out of the northצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and from all countriesהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whither I had drivenהִדַּחְתִּ֖יםhi.dach.TimH5080them; and they shall dwellוְיָשְׁב֖וּve.ya.she.VuH3427in their own landאַדְמָתָֽם׃ ס'ad.ma.TamH127.

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