Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 24:2-7

2Oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259basketהַדּ֣וּדha.DudH1731hadveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodטֹב֣וֹתto.VotH2896figsתְּאֵנִים֙te.'e.NimH8384, evenlike the figsכִּתְאֵנֵ֖יkit.'e.NeiH8384that arefirst ripeH1073:and the otherאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259basketוְהַדּ֣וּדve.ha.DudH1731hadveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966naughtyרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451figsתְּאֵנִים֙te.'e.NimH8384,which could not be eatenתֵֽאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398,they were so badמֵרֹֽעַ׃ סme.Ro.a'H7455.

3Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068unto me, What seestרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200thou, Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414?And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,Figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384;the goodהַטֹּבוֹת֙ha.tOtH2896figsהַתְּאֵנִ֤יםha.te.'e.NimH8384,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodטֹב֣וֹתto.VotH2896;and the evilוְהָֽרָעוֹת֙ve.ha.ra.'OtH7451,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966evilרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451,that cannot be eatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398,they are so evilמֵרֹֽעַ׃ פme.Ro.a'H7455.

4Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Like these goodהַטֹּב֖וֹתha.to.VotH2896figsכַּתְּאֵנִ֥יםka.te.'e.NimH8384,so will I acknowledgeאַכִּ֞יר'a.KirH5234them that are carried away captiveגָּל֣וּתga.LutH1546of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whom I have sentשִׁלַּ֜חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971out of this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725into the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778for theirgoodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

6For I will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760mine eyesעֵינִ֤י'ei.NiH5869upon them for goodלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896,and I will bring them againוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֖יםva.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725to this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and I will buildוּבְנִיתִים֙u.ve.ni.TimH1129them, and not pull themdownאֶהֱרֹ֔ס'e.he.RosH2040;and I will plantוּנְטַעְתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta'.TimH5193them, and not pluck themupאֶתּֽוֹשׁ׃'e.To.oshH5428.

7And I will giveוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414them an heartלֵ֜בlevH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045me, that I amYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:and they shall be my peopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,and I will be their Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430:for they shall returnיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725unto me with their whole heartלִבָּֽם׃ סli.BamH3820.

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