Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 31:21-26

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.

22How long wilt thou go aboutתִּתְחַמָּקִ֔יןtit.cha.ma.KinH2559,O thou backslidingהַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הha.shoe.VahH7728daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323?for Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hath createdבָרָ֨אva.Ra'H1254a new thingחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,A womanנְקֵבָ֖הne.ke.VahH5347shall compassתְּס֥וֹבֵֽבte.SoevH5437a manגָּֽבֶר׃ סGa.verH1397.

23Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;As yet they shall useיֹאמְר֞וּyo.me.RuH559this speechהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and in the citiesוּבְעָרָ֔יוu.ve.'a.RavH5892thereof, when I shall bring againבְּשׁוּבִ֖יbe.shu.ViH7725their captivityשְׁבוּתָ֑םshe.vu.TamH7622;Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֧ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, O habitationנְוֵה־ne.veh-H5116of justiceצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664, andmountainהַ֥רharH2022of holinessהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

24And there shall dwellוְיָ֥שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuH3427in Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063itself, and in all the citiesעָרָ֖יו'a.RavH5892thereof togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,husbandmenאִכָּרִ֕ים'i.ka.RimH406, and they thatgo forthוְנָסְע֖וּve.na.se.'UH5265with flocksבַּעֵֽדֶר׃ba.'E.derH5739.

25For I have satiatedהִרְוֵ֖יתִיhir.Vei.tiH7301the wearyעֲיֵפָ֑ה'a.ye.FahH5889soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,and I have replenishedמִלֵּֽאתִי׃mi.Le.tiH4390every sorrowfulדָּאֲבָ֖הda.'a.VahH1669soulנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

26Upon this I awakedהֱקִיצֹ֣תִיhe.ki.Tzo.tiH6974,and beheldוָאֶרְאֶ֑הva.'er.'EhH7200;and my sleepוּשְׁנָתִ֖יu.she.na.TiH8142was sweetעָ֥רְבָה'A.re.vahH6149unto me.

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