Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 25:7-11

7Yet ye have not hearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֥םshe.ma'.TemH8085unto me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;that ye might provoke me to angerהַכְעִיסֵ֛נִיhikh.'i.su.niH3707with the worksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027to your own hurtלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451.

8Therefore thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Because ye have not heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085my wordsדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697,

9Behold, I will sendשֹׁלֵ֡חַsho.Le.achH7971and takeוְלָקַחְתִּי֩ve.la.kach.TiH3947all the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֨וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the northצָפ֜וֹןtza.FonH6828,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894,my servantעַבְדִּי֒'av.DiH5650,and will bringוַהֲבִ֨אֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Vi.'o.TimH935them against this landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and against the inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֶ֔יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof, and against all these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,and will utterly destroyוְהַ֣חֲרַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ha.cha.ram.TimH2763them, and makeוְשַׂמְתִּים֙ve.sam.TimH7760them an astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,and an hissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הve.lish.re.KahH8322,and perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769desolationsוּלְחָרְב֖וֹתu.le.cha.re.VotH2723.

10Moreover I will takeוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6from them the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of mirthשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342,and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the bridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860,and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618,the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the millstonesרֵחַ֖יִםre.Cha.yimH7347,and the lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of the candleנֵֽר׃NerH5216.

11And this whole landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be a desolationלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723, andan astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֑הle.sha.MahH8047;and these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471shall serveוְעָ֨בְד֜וּve.'A.ve.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

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