Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 3:12-14

12Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980and proclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֨יםha.de.va.RimH1697toward the northצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and sayוְ֠אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559,Returnשׁ֣וּבָהShu.vahH7725,thou backslidingמְשֻׁבָ֤הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; andI will not cause mine angerפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440to fallאַפִּ֥יל'a.PilH5307upon you: for I ammercifulחָסִ֤ידcha.SidH2623,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andI will not keepאֶטּ֖וֹר'e.TorH5201angerfor everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

13Only acknowledgeדְּעִ֣יde.'IH3045thine iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771,that thou hast transgressedפָּשָׁ֑עַתְּpa.Sha.'atH6586against Yhwhבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,and hast scatteredוַתְּפַזְּרִ֨יva.te.fa.ze.RiH6340thy waysדְּרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhH1870to the strangersלַזָּרִ֗יםla.za.RimH2114under every greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,and ye have not obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085my voiceוּבְקוֹלִ֥יu.ve.ko.LiH6963,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14Turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725,O backslidingשׁוֹבָבִים֙shoa.VimH7726childrenבָנִ֤יםva.NimH1121,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;for I am marriedבָּעַ֣לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166unto you: and I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947you oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of a cityמֵעִ֗ירme.'IrH5892,and twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147of a familyמִמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הmi.mish.pa.ChahH4940,and I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935you to Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726:

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