Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 31:29-40

29In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117they shall sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559no more, The fathersאָב֖וֹת'a.VotH1have eatenאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398a sour grapeבֹ֑סֶרVo.serH1155,and the children’sבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121teethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127are set on edgeתִּקְהֶֽינָה׃tik.Hei.nahH6949.

30But every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376shall dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191for his own iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֖וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771:every manהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120that eatethהָאֹכֵ֥לha.'o.KhelH398the sour grapeהַבֹּ֖סֶרha.Bo.serH1155,his teethשִׁנָּֽיו׃ סshi.NavH8127shall be set on edgeתִּקְהֶ֥ינָהtik.Hei.nahH6949.

31Behold, the daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that I will makeוְכָרַתִּ֗יve.kha.ra.TiH3772a newחֲדָשָֽׁה׃cha.da.ShahH2319covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285with the houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and with the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063:

32Not according to the covenantכַבְּרִ֗יתkha.be.RitH1285that I madeכָּרַ֙תִּי֙ka.Ra.tiH3772with their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117thatI tookהֶחֱזִיקִ֣יhe.che.zi.KiH2388them by the handבְיָדָ֔םve.ya.DamH3027to bring them outלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318of the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;which my covenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285they brakeהֵפֵ֣רוּhe.Fe.ruH6565,although I was an husbandבָּעַ֥לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166unto them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

33But this shall bethe covenantהַבְּרִ֡יתha.be.RitH1285that I will makeאֶכְרֹת֩'ekh.RotH3772with the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310those daysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,I will putנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my lawתּֽוֹרָתִי֙to.ra.TiH8451in their inward partsבְּקִרְבָּ֔םbe.kir.BamH7130,and writeאֶכְתֲּבֶ֑נָּה'ekh.ta.Ve.nahH3789it in their heartsלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820;and will be their Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,and they shall be my peopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

34And they shall teachיְלַמְּד֣וּye.la.me.DuH3925no more every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his neighbourרֵעֵ֜הוּre.'E.huH7453,and every manוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376his brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Knowדְּע֖וּde.'UH3045Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for they shall all knowיֵדְע֨וּye.de.'UH3045me, from the leastלְמִקְטַנָּ֤םle.mik.ta.NamH6996of them unto the greatestגְּדוֹלָם֙ge.do.LamH1419of them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:for I will forgiveאֶסְלַח֙'es.LachH5545their iniquityלַֽעֲוֹנָ֔םla.'a.vo.NamH5771,and I will rememberאֶזְכָּר־'ez.kor-H2142their sinוּלְחַטָּאתָ֖םu.le.cha.ta.TamH2403no more.

35Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,which givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414the sunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121for a lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119, andthe ordinancesחֻקֹּ֛תchu.KotH2708of the moonיָרֵ֥חַya.Re.achH3394and of the starsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556for a lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,which dividethרֹגַ֤עro.Ga'H7280the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220when the wavesגַלָּ֔יוga.LavH1530thereof roarוַיֶּהֱמ֣וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993;Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034:

36If those ordinancesהַחֻקִּ֥יםha.chu.KimH2706departיָמֻ֜שׁוּya.Mu.shuH4185from beforeמִלְּפָנַ֖יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thenthe seedזֶ֨רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478also shall ceaseיִשְׁבְּת֗וּyish.be.TuH7673from being a nationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me for everהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.

37Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;If heavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605can be measuredיִמַּ֤דּוּyi.Ma.duH4058,and the foundationsH4146of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776searched outוְיֵחָקְר֥וּve.ye.cha.ke.RuH2713beneathלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295,I will also cast offאֶמְאַ֨ס'em.'AsH3988all the seedזֶ֧רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478for all that they have doneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

38Behold, the daysיָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖יםya.Mimya.Mim/ /ba.'Imba.'ImH3117comeיָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖יםya.Mimya.Mim/ /ba.'Imba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shall be builtוְנִבְנְתָ֤הve.niv.ne.TahH1129to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068from the towerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026of Hananeelחֲנַנְאֵ֖לcha.nan.'ElH2606unto the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the cornerהַפִּנָּֽה׃ha.pi.NahH6438.

39And the measuringהַמִּדָּה֙ha.mi.DahH4060lineקָ֤וke.vehH6961 H6957shall yet go forthוְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'H3318over against it upon the hillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389Garebגָּרֵ֑בga.RevH1619,and shall compass aboutוְנָסַ֖בve.na.SavH5437to Goathגֹּעָֽתָה׃go.'A.tahH1601.

40And the whole valleyהָעֵ֣מֶקha.'E.mekH6010of the dead bodiesהַפְּגָרִ֣ים׀ha.pe.ga.RimH6297,and of the ashesוְהַדֶּ֡שֶׁןve.ha.De.shenH1880,and all the fieldsהַשְּׁדֵמוֹת֩ha.she.re.motH8309 H7709unto the brookנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158of Kidronקִדְר֜וֹןkid.RonH6939,unto the cornerפִּנַּ֨תpi.NatH6438of the horseהַסּוּסִים֙ha.su.SimH5483gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179toward the eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217, shall beholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;it shall not be plucked upיִנָּתֵ֧שׁyi.na.TeshH5428,nor thrown downיֵהָרֵ֛סye.ha.ResH2040any more for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

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