Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 3:1-9

1They sayלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,If a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376put awayיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֩'ish.ToH802,and she goוְהָלְכָ֨הve.ha.le.KhahH1980from him, and become anotherאַחֵ֗ר'a.CherH312man’sלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376,shall he return unto her againהֲיָשׁ֤וּבha.ya.ShuvH7725?shall not that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776be greatlyחָנ֥וֹףcha.NofH2610pollutedתֶּחֱנַ֖ףte.che.NafH2610?but thou hast played the harlotזָנִית֙za.NitH2181with manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227loversרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453;yet return againוְשׁ֥וֹבve.ShovH7725to me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Lift upשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375thine eyesעֵינַ֨יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869unto the high placesשְׁפָיִ֜םshe.fa.YimH8205,and seeוּרְאִ֗יu.re.'IH7200whereאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375thou hast not been lienשֻׁכַּ֔בְתְּshu.kab.teH7901 H7693with. In the waysדְּרָכִים֙de.ra.KhimH1870hast thou satיָשַׁ֣בְתְּya.ShavtH3427for them, as the Arabianכַּעֲרָבִ֖יka.'a.ra.ViH6163in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057;and thou hast pollutedוַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִיva.ta.cha.Ni.fiH2610the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776with thy whoredomsבִּזְנוּתַ֖יִךְbiz.nu.Ta.yikhH2184and with thy wickednessוּבְרָעָתֵֽךְ׃u.ve.ra.'a.TekhH7451.

3Therefore the showersרְבִבִ֔יםre.vi.VimH7241have been withholdenוַיִּמָּנְע֣וּvai.yi.ma.ne.'UH4513,and there hath been no latter rainוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456;and thou hadst a whore’sאִשָּׁ֤ה זוֹנָה֙'i.Shah zo.NahH802 H2181foreheadוּמֵ֨צַחu.Me.tzachH4696,thou refusedstמֵאַ֖נְתְּme.'AntH3985to be ashamedהִכָּלֵֽם׃hi.ka.LemH3637.

4Wilt thou not from this time cryקָרָ֥אתka.ra.tiH7121unto me, My fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, thou artthe guideאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441of my youthנְעֻרַ֖יne.'u.RaiH5271?

5Will he reserveהֲיִנְטֹ֣רha.yin.TorH5201his angerfor everלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769?will he keepיִשְׁמֹ֖רyish.MorH8104itto the endלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331?Behold, thou hast spokenדִבַּ֛רְתְּdi.bar.tiH1696and doneוַתַּעֲשִׂ֥יva.ta.'a.SiH6213evil thingsהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451as thou couldestוַתּוּכָֽל׃ פva.tu.KhalH3201.

6Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also unto me in the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Hast thou seenהֲֽרָאִ֔יתָhara.'I.taH7200thatwhich backslidingמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath doneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213?she is gone upהֹלְכָ֨הho.le.KhahH1980upon every highגָּבֹ֗הַּga.Vo.ahH1364mountainהַ֣רharH2022and underתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478every greenרַעֲנָ֖ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,and there hath played the harlotוַתִּזְנִי־va.tiz.ni-H2181.

7And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310she had doneעֲשׂוֹתָ֧הּa.so.TahH6213all these things,Turnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725thou unto me. But she returnedשָׁ֑בָהSha.vahH7725not. And her treacherousבָּגוֹדָ֥הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063sawוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.te.reh'H7200it.

8And I sawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,when for all the causesאֹדוֹת֙'o.dOtH182whereby backslidingמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478committed adulteryנִֽאֲפָה֙ni.'a.FahH5003I had put her awayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971,and givenוָאֶתֵּ֛ןva.'e.TenH5414her a billסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of divorceכְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָke.ri.tu.Tei.haH3748;yet her treacherousבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbo.ge.DahH898sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063fearedיָֽרְאָ֜הya.re.'AhH3372not, but wentH3212and played the harlotוַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenH2181also.

9And it came to pass through the lightnessמִקֹּ֣לmi.KolH6963of her whoredomזְנוּתָ֔הּze.nu.TahH2184,that she defiledוַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףva.te.che.NafH2610the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and committed adulteryוַתִּנְאַ֥ףva.tin.'AfH5003with stonesהָאֶ֖בֶןha.'E.venH68and with stocksהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

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