Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 3:20-25

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.

23Trulyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403in vainלַשֶּׁ֛קֶרla.She.kerH8267is salvation hoped forfrom the hillsמִגְּבָע֖וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389, and fromthe multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of mountainsהָרִ֑יםha.RimH2022:trulyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403in Yhwhבַּיהֹוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isthe salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24For shameוְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁתve.ha.Bo.shetH1322hath devouredאָֽכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398the labourיְגִ֥יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1from our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271;their flocksצֹאנָם֙tzo.NamH6629and their herdsבְּקָרָ֔םbe.ka.RamH1241,their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.no.tei.HemH1323.

25We lie downנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הnish.ke.VahH7901in our shameבְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּbe.va.she.Te.nuH1322,and our confusionכְּלִמָּתֵנוּ֒ke.li.ma.te.NuH3639coverethוּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮u.te.kha.se.NuH3680us: for we have sinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against Yhwhלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,we and our fathersוַאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,from our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271even unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,and have not obeyedשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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