Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 31:15-17

15Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;A voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963was heardנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085in Ramahבְּרָמָ֤הbe.ra.MahH7414,lamentationנְהִי֙ne.HiH5092, andbitterתַמְרוּרִ֔יםtam.ru.RimH8563weepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065;Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354weepingמְבַכָּ֣הme.va.KahH1058for her childrenבָּנֶ֑יהָba.Nei.haH1121refusedמֵאֲנָ֛הme.'a.NahH3985to be comfortedלְהִנָּחֵ֥םle.hi.na.ChemH5162for her childrenבָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121, because they were not.

16Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Refrainמִנְעִ֤יmin.'IH4513thy voiceקוֹלֵךְ֙ko.leKhH6963from weepingמִבֶּ֔כִיmi.Be.khiH1065,and thine eyesוְעֵינַ֖יִךְve.'ei.Na.yikhH5869from tearsמִדִּמְעָ֑הmi.dim.'AhH1832:for thy workלִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙lif.'u.la.teKhH6468shall beיֵ֨שׁyeshH3426rewardedשָׂכָ֤רsa.KharH7939,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and they shall come againוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

17And there isוְיֵשׁ־ve.yesh-H3426hopeתִּקְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615in thine endלְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְle.'a.cha.ri.TekhH319,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that thy childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121shall come againוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to their own borderלִגְבוּלָֽם׃ סlig.vu.LamH1366.

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