Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 31:16-21

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.

18I have surelyשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669bemoaningמִתְנוֹדֵ֔דmit.no.DedH5110himself thus;Thou hast chastisedיִסַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙yi.sar.Ta.niH3256me, and I was chastisedוָֽאִוָּסֵ֔רva.'i.va.SerH3256,as a bullockכְּעֵ֖גֶלke.'E.gelH5695unaccustomedלֹ֣א לֻמָּ֑דlo' lu.MadH3925 H3808to the yoke:turnהֲשִׁיבֵ֣נִיha.shi.Ve.niH7725thou me, and I shall be turnedוְאָשׁ֔וּבָהve.'a.Shu.vahH7725; for thou artYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

19Surely afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310that I was turnedשׁוּבִי֙shu.ViH7725,I repentedנִחַ֔מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162;and afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310that I was instructedהִוָּ֣דְעִ֔יhi.Va.de.'IH3045,I smoteסָפַ֖קְתִּיsa.Fak.tiH5606upon mythighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409:I was ashamedבֹּ֚שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954,yea, even confoundedנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיnikh.Lam.tiH3637,because I did bearנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375the reproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781of my youthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.

20IsEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669my dearיַקִּ֨ירya.KirH3357sonהֲבֵן֩ha.VenH1121? is hea pleasantשַׁעֲשֻׁעִ֔יםsha.'a.shu.'ImH8191childיֶ֣לֶדYe.ledH3206?for sinceמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767I spakeדַבְּרִי֙da.be.RiH1696against him, I do earnestlyזָכֹ֥רza.KhorH2142rememberאֶזְכְּרֶ֖נּוּ'ez.ke.Re.nuH2142him still: therefore my bowelsמֵעַי֙me.'AiH4578are troubledהָמ֤וּha.MuH1993for him; I will surelyרַחֵ֥םra.ChemH7355have mercyאֲֽרַחֲמֶ֖נּוּ'ara.cha.Me.nuH7355upon him, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

21Set thee upהַצִּ֧יבִיha.Tzi.viH5324waymarksצִיֻּנִ֗יםtzi.yu.NimH6725,makeשִׂ֤מִיSi.miH7760thee high heapsתַּמְרוּרִ֔יםtam.ru.RimH8564:setשִׁ֣תִיShi.tiH7896thine heartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820toward the highwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֖הlam.si.LahH4546, eventhe wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870whichthou wentestהָלָ֑כְתְּha.la.khe.tiH1980:turn againשׁ֚וּבִיShu.viH7725,O virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,turn againשֻׁ֖בִיShu.viH7725to these thy citiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892.

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