Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 3:12-22

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:

15And I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414you pastorsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462according to mine heartכְּלִבִּ֑יke.li.BiH3820,which shall feedוְרָע֥וּve.ra.'UH7462you with knowledgeדֵּעָ֥הde.'AhH1844and understandingוְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ve.has.KeilH7919.

16And it shall come to pass, when ye be multipliedתִרְבּוּ֩tir.BuH7235and increasedוּפְרִיתֶ֨םu.fe.ri.TemH6509in the landבָּאָ֜רֶץba.'A.retzH776,in those daysבַּיָּמִ֤יםbai.ya.MimH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,they shall sayיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559no more, The arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:neither shall it comeיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to mindלֵ֑בLevH3820:neither shall they rememberיִזְכְּרוּ־yiz.ke.ru-H2142it; neither shall they visitיִפְקֹ֔דוּyif.Ko.duH6485it; neither shall thatbe doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213any more.

17At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256they shall callיִקְרְא֤וּyik.re.'UH7121Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471shall be gatheredוְנִקְוּ֨וּve.nikv.VuH6960unto it, to the nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389:neither shall they walkH3212any more afterאַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.ReiH310the imaginationשְׁרִר֖וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of their evilהָרָֽע׃ סha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820.

18In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shall walkH3212with the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they shall comeוְיָבֹ֤אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828to the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I have given for an inheritanceהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157unto your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

19But I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,How shall I putאֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ'a.shi.TekhH7896thee among the childrenבַּבָּנִ֔יםba.ba.NimH1121,and giveוְאֶתֶּן־ve.'e.ten-H5414thee a pleasantחֶמְדָּ֔הchem.DahH2532landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,a goodlyH6643heritageנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of the hostsH6635of nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471?and I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,Thou shalt callתִּקְרְאִיtik.re.'u-H7121me, My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1;and shalt not turn awayתָשֽׁוּבִי׃ta.shu.vuH7725from meוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יu.me.'a.cha.RaiH310.

20Surelyאָכֵ֛ן'a.KhenH403asa wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.DahH898departeth from her husbandמֵרֵעָ֑הּme.re.'AhH7453,so have ye dealt treacherouslyבְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.TemH898with me, O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963was heardנִשְׁמָ֔עnish.Ma'H8085upon the high placesשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205,weepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065andsupplicationsתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for they have pervertedהֶעֱוּוּ֙he.'e.VuH5753their wayדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870, andthey have forgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911Yhwhיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725,ye backslidingשׁוֹבָבִ֔יםshoa.VimH7726childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121, andI will healאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495your backslidingsמְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.shu.vo.tei.KhemH4878.Behold, we comeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857unto thee; for thou artYhwhיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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