Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 27

1In the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbe.re.ShitH7225of the reignמַמְלֶ֛כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥םye.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאושִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063came this wordהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הyir.me.YahH3414from Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to me; Makeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213thee bondsמוֹסֵר֖וֹתmo.se.RotH4147and yokesוּמֹט֑וֹתu.mo.TotH4133,and putוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them upon thy neckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677,

3And sendוְשִׁלַּחְתָּם֩ve.shi.lach.TamH7971them to the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123,and to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,and to the kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH5983 H1121,and to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Tyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865,and to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Sidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721,by the handבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of the messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397which comeהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389unto Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

4And commandוְצִוִּיתָ֣ve.tzi.vi.TaH6680them to sayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559unto their mastersאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113,Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Thus shall ye sayתֹֽאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559unto your mastersאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Do.nei.KhemH113;

5I have madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120and the beastהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929that areuponפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,by my greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחִי֙be.kho.ChiH3581and by my outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרוֹעִ֖יu.viz.ro.'IH2220,and have givenוּנְתַתִּ֕יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it unto whom it seemedבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869meetיָשַׁ֥רya.SharH3474unto me.

6And now have I givenנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414all these landsהָאֲרָצ֣וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,my servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650;and the beastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704have I givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him also to serveלְעָבְדֽוֹ׃le.'a.ve.DoH5647him.

7And all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471shall serveוְעָבְד֤וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647him, and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,and his son’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,until the very timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256of his landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776comeבֹּא־bo'-H935:and then manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall serveוְעָ֤בְדוּve.'A.ve.duH5647themselves of him.

8And it shall come to pass, thatthe nationהַגּ֜וֹיha.GoyH1471and kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֗הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467which will not serveיַעַבְד֤וּya.'av.DuH5647the same Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and that will not putיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414their neckצַוָּאר֔וֹtza.va.RoH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֖לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,that nationהַגּ֤וֹיha.GoyH1471will I punishאֶפְקֹ֨ד'ef.KodH6485,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,with the swordבַּחֶרֶב֩ba.che.RevH2719,and with the famineוּבָרָעָ֨בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,and with the pestilenceוּבַדֶּ֜בֶרu.va.De.verH1698,until I have consumedתֻּמִּ֥יtu.MiH8552them by his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

9Therefore hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֨וּtish.me.'UH8085not ye to your prophetsנְבִיאֵיכֶ֜םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030,nor to your divinersקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֗םko.se.mei.KhemH7080,nor to your dreamersחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472,nor to your enchantersעֹֽנְנֵיכֶ֖ם'o.ne.nei.KhemH6049,nor to your sorcerersכַּשָּׁפֵיכֶ֑םka.sha.fei.KhemH3786,which speakאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ye shall not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894:

10For they prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012a lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267unto you, to remove you farהַרְחִ֤יקhar.ChikH7368from your landאַדְמַתְכֶ֔ם'ad.mat.KhemH127;and that I should drive you outוְהִדַּחְתִּ֥יve.hi.dach.TiH5080,and ye should perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּֽם׃va.'a.vad.TemH6.

11But the nationsוְהַגּ֗וֹיve.ha.GoyH1471that bringיָבִ֧יאya.Vi'H935their neckצַוָּאר֛וֹtza.va.RoH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֥לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and serveוַֽעֲבָד֑וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647him, those will I let remain stillH3240in their own landאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and they shall tillוַֽעֲבָדָ֖הּva.'a.va.DahH5647it, and dwellוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427therein.

12I spakeדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696also to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063according to all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935your necksצַוְּארֵיכֶ֜םtza.ve.rei.KhemH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֣לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,and serveוְעִבְד֥וּve.'iv.DuH5647him and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971,and liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421.

13Why will ye dieתָמ֙וּתוּ֙ta.Mu.tuH4191,thou and thy peopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971,by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by the famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,and by the pestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙u.va.Da.verH1698,as Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696against the nationהַגּ֕וֹיha.GoyH1471that will not serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894?

14Therefore hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085not unto the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that speakהָאֹמְרִ֤יםha.'o.me.RimH559unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ye shall not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894:for they prophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012a lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267unto you.

15For I have not sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,yet they prophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012a lieלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267in my nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034;that I might drive you outהַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.ChiH5080,and that ye might perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.TemH6,ye, and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012unto you.

16Also I spakeדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֩ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and to all this peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068;Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085not to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030that prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֤יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold, the vesselsכְלֵ֧יkhe.LeiH3627of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068houseבֵית־veit-H1004shall now shortlyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120be brought againמוּשָׁבִ֥יםmu.sha.VimH7725from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לָהmi.ba.Ve.lahH894:for they prophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012a lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267unto you.

17Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֣וּtish.me.'UH8085not unto them; serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421:wherefore should this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892be laid wasteחָרְבָּֽה׃cha.re.BahH2723?

18But if they beprophetsנְבִאִ֣יםne.vi.'ImH5030,and if the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426with them, let them now make intercessionיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293to Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,that the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֣ים׀ha.ke.LimH3627which are leftהַנּוֹתָרִ֣יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and inthe houseוּבֵ֨יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,and at Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,goבֹ֜אוּVo.'uH935not to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ פba.Ve.lahH894.

19For thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635concerning the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,and concerning the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,and concerning the basesהַמְּכֹנ֑וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,and concerning the residueיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627that remainהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in this cityבָּעִ֥ירba.'IrH5892,

20Which Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894tookלְקָחָ֗םle.ka.ChamH3947not, when he carried away captiveבַּ֠גְלוֹתוֹbag.lo.toH1540Jeconiahיְכֹנְיָ֨הye.kha.ne.YahH3204the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֧יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063from Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894,and all the noblesחֹרֵ֥יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389;

21Yea, thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,concerning the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that remainהַנּֽוֹתָרִים֙ha.no.ta.RimH3498inthe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and inthe houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and of Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;

22They shall be carriedיוּבָ֖אוּyu.Va.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶ֥לָהba.Ve.lahH894,and there shall they be until the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117that I visitפָּקְדִ֤יpa.ke.DiH6485them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;then will I bringוְהַֽעֲלִיתִים֙ve.ha.'a.li.TimH5927them up, and restoreוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725them to this placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

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