Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 27:2-11

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.

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