Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 23:33-38

33And when this peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,or the prophetהַנָּבִ֤יאha.na.Vi'H5030,or a priestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548,shall askיִשְׁאָלְךָ֩yish.'a.le.KhaH7592thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, What isthe burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?thou shalt then sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, What burdenמַשָּׂ֔אma.Sa'H4853?I will even forsakeוְנָטַשְׁתִּ֥יve.na.tash.TiH5203you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34And as forthe prophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030,and the priestוְהַכֹּהֵן֙ve.ha.ko.HenH3548,and the peopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971,that shall sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559,The burdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,I will even punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֛יu.fa.kad.TiH6485that manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376and his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

35Thus shall ye sayתֹאמְר֛וּto.me.RuH559every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his neighbourרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,and every oneוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376to his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,What hath Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredעָנָ֣ה'a.NahH6030?and, What hath Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696?

36And the burdenוּמַשָּׂ֥אu.ma.Sa'H4853of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall ye mentionתִזְכְּרוּ־tiz.ke.ru-H2142no more: for every man’sלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376wordדְּבָר֔וֹde.va.RoH1697shall be his burdenהַמַּשָּׂ֗אha.ma.Sa'H4853;for ye have pervertedוַהֲפַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.fakh.TemH2015the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of the livingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

37Thus shalt thou sayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559to the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,What hath Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredעָנָ֣ךְ'a.NakhH6030thee? and, What hath Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696?

38Butוְאִם־ve.'im-H518since ye sayתֹּאמֵרוּ֒to.me.RuH559,The burdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068;therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Because ye sayאֲמָרְכֶ֛ם'a.ma.re.KhemH559this wordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697,The burdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and I have sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ye shall not sayתֹאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559,The burdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

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