Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 30:3-9

3For, lo, the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that I will bring againוְ֠שַׁבְתִּיVe.shav.tiH7725the captivityשְׁב֨וּתshe.VutH7622of my peopleעַמִּ֧י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and I will cause them to returnוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֗יםva.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725to the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1,and they shall possessוִֽירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃ פVi.re.Shu.haH3423it.

4And these arethe wordsהַדְּבָרִ֗יםha.de.va.RimH1697that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696concerning Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and concerning Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

5For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;We have heardשָׁמָ֑עְנוּsha.Ma.'e.nuH8085a voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of tremblingחֲרָדָ֖הcha.ra.DahH2731,of fearפַּ֖חַדPa.chadH6343,and not of peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

6Askשַׁאֲלוּ־sha.'a.lu-H7592ye now, and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200whether a manזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145doth travail with childיֹלֵ֖דyo.LedH3205?wherefore do I seeרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200every manגֶּ֜בֶרGe.verH1397with his handsיָדָ֤יוya.DavH3027on his loinsחֲלָצָיו֙cha.la.TzavH2504,as a woman in travailכַּיּ֣וֹלֵדָ֔הkai.Yo.le.DahH3205,and all facesפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440are turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015into palenessלְיֵרָקֽוֹן׃le.ye.ra.KonH3420?

7Alasה֗וֹיHoH1945!for that dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117isgreatגָד֛וֹלga.DolH1419,so thatמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH369none is like it: it iseven the timeוְעֵֽת־ve.'EtH6256of Jacob’sלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290troubleצָרָ֥הtza.RahH6869;but he shall be savedיִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃yi.va.She.a'H3467out of it.

8For it shall come to pass in that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻ֣ם׀ne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, thatI will breakאֶשְׁבֹּ֤ר'esh.BorH7665his yokeעֻלּוֹ֙u.LoH5923from off thy neckצַוָּארֶ֔ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677,and will burstאֲנַתֵּ֑ק'a.na.TekH5423thy bondsוּמוֹסְרוֹתֶ֖יךָu.mos.ro.Tei.khaH4147,and strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114shall no more serveיַעַבְדוּ־ya.'av.du-H5647themselves of him:

9But they shall serveוְעָ֣בְד֔וּve.'A.ve.DuH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732their kingמַלְכָּ֔םmal.KamH4428,whom I will raise upאָקִ֖ים'a.KimH6965unto them.

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