Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 26:1-9

1In the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbe.re.ShitH7225of the reignמַמְלְכ֛וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063came this wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697from Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Standעֲמֹד֮'a.ModH5975in the courtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of Yhwh'sיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֞ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,which comeהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935to worshipלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812in Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,all the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that I commandצִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee to speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696unto them; diminishתִּגְרַ֖עtig.Ra'H1639not a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697:

3If so be they will hearkenיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085,and turnוְיָשֻׁ֕בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from his evilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,that I may repentוְנִחַמְתִּ֣יve.ni.cham.TiH5162me of the evilהָרָעָ֗הha.ra.'AhH7451,which I purposeחֹשֵׁב֙cho.ShevH2803to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto them becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of their doingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

4And thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;If ye will not hearkenתִשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to me, to walkH3212in my lawבְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe.To.ra.TiH8451,which I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440you,

5To hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of my servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,whom I sentשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971unto you, both rising up earlyוְהַשְׁכֵּ֥םve.hash.KemH7925,and sendingוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them,but ye have not hearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085;

6Then will I makeוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004like Shilohכְּשִׁלֹ֑הke.shi.LohH7887,and will makeאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414this cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892a curseלִקְלָלָ֔הlik.la.LahH7045to all the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

7So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414speakingמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8Now it came to pass, when Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had made an endכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615of speakingלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696all that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680himto speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696unto all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,that the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and all the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּvai.yit.pe.SuH8610him, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Thou shalt surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

9Why hast thou prophesiedנִבֵּ֨יתָni.Bei.taH5012in the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,This houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall be like Shilohכְּשִׁלוֹ֙ke.shi.LoH7887,and this cityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892shall be desolateתֶּחֱרַ֖בte.che.RavH2717without an inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427?And all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971were gatheredוַיִּקָּהֵ֧לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950against Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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