Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 31:7-9

7For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Singרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442with gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057for Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290,and shoutוְצַהֲל֖וּve.tza.ha.LuH6670among the chiefבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:publishהַשְׁמִ֤יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085ye, praiseהַֽלְלוּ֙ha.LuH1984ye, and sayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559,O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,saveהוֹשַׁ֤עho.Sha'H3467thy peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935them from the northצָפ֗וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּים֮ve.ki.batz.TimH6908them from the coastsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776, andwith them the blindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and the lameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455,the woman with childהָרָ֥הha.RahH2030and her that travaileth with childוְיֹלֶ֖דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951shall returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725thither.

9They shall comeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935with weepingבִּבְכִ֣יbiv.KhiH1065,and with supplicationsוּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮u.ve.ta.cha.nu.NimH8469will I leadאֽוֹבִילֵם֒'oi.LemH2986them: I will cause them to walkH3212by the riversנַ֣חֲלֵיNa.cha.leiH5158of watersמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325in a straightיָשָׁ֔רya.SharH3477wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870,wherein they shall not stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782:for I am a fatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֖יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669ismy firstbornבְּכֹ֥רִיbe.Kho.riH1060.

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