Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 26:8-11

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.

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