Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 25:34-38

34Howlהֵילִ֨ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,ye shepherdsהָרֹעִ֜יםha.ro.'ImH7462,and cryוְזַעֲק֗וּve.za.'a.KuH2199;and wallowוְהִֽתְפַּלְּשׁוּ֙ve.hit.pa.le.ShuH6428yourselves in the ashes,ye principalאַדִּירֵ֣י'a.di.ReiH117of the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629:for the daysיְמֵיכֶ֖םye.mei.KhemH3117of your slaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873and of your dispersionsוּתְפוֹצ֣וֹתִיכֶ֔םu.te.fo.Tzo.ti.KhemH8600are accomplishedמָלְא֥וּmal.'UH4390;and ye shall fallוּנְפַלְתֶּ֖םu.ne.fal.TemH5307like a pleasantחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532vesselכִּכְלִ֥יkikh.LiH3627.

35And the shepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֑יםha.ro.'ImH7462shall have no wayמָנ֖וֹסma.NosH4498to fleeוְאָבַ֥דve.'a.VadH6,nor the principalמֵאַדִּירֵ֥יme.'a.di.ReiH117of the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629to escapeוּפְלֵיטָ֖הu.fe.lei.TahH6413.

36A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of the cryצַעֲקַ֣תtza.'a.KatH6818of the shepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462,and an howlingוִֽילְלַ֖תvi.LatH3215of the principalאַדִּירֵ֣י'a.di.ReiH117of the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629, shall be heard:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spoiledשֹׁדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703their pastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830.

37And the peaceableהַשָּׁל֑וֹםha.sha.LomH7965habitationsנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999are cut downוְנָדַ֖מּוּve.na.Da.muH1826becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

38He hath forsakenעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800his covertסֻכּ֑וֹsu.KoH5520,as the lionכַּכְּפִ֖ירka.ke.FirH3715:for their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776is desolateלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of the fiercenessחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740of the oppressorהַיּוֹנָ֔הhai.yo.NahH3238,and becauseוּמִפְּנֵ֖יu.mi.pe.NeiH6440of his fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ פ'a.PoH639.

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