Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 26:7-15

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.

10When the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ׀vai.yish.me.'UH8085these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,then they came upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927from the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּית־mi.beit-H1004unto the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and sat downוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the entryבְּפֶ֥תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of the newהֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ סhe.cha.DashH2319gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068house.

11Then spakeוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030unto the princesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,This manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376isworthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941to dieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194;for he hath prophesiedנִבָּא֙ni.Ba'H5012against this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,as ye have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085with your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

12Then spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414unto all the princesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֗נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֞אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012against this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and against this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892all the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that ye have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

13Therefore now amendהֵיטִ֤יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870and your doingsוּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and obeyוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will repentוְיִנָּחֵ֣םve.yi.na.ChemH5162him of the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that he hath pronouncedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696against you.

14As for me, behold, I amin your handבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027:doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213with me as seemethבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869goodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896and meetוְכַיָּשָׁ֖רve.khai.ya.SharH3477unto you.

15But knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045ye for certainתֵּדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045,that if ye put me to deathמְמִתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191,ye shall surely bringנֹתְנִ֣יםno.te.NimH5414innocentנָקִ֗יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֣םdamH1818upon yourselves, and upon this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,and upon the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof: for of a truthבֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath sentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto you to speakלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

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