Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 33:20-26

20Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;If ye can breakתָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ta.Fe.ruH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and my covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285of the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,and that there should not be dayיֽוֹמָם־yo.mom-H3119and nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915in their seasonבְּעִתָּֽם׃be.'i.TamH6256;

21Thenmay also my covenantבְּרִיתִ֤יbe.ri.TiH1285be brokenתֻפַר֙tu.FarH6565with Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,that he should not have a sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121to reignמֹלֵ֣ךְmo.LekhH4427upon his throneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678;and with the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,my ministersמְשָׁרְתָֽי׃me.sha.re.TaiH8334.

22As the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannot be numberedיִסָּפֵר֙yi.sa.FerH5608,neither the sandח֣וֹלCholH2344of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220measuredיִמַּ֖דyi.MadH4058:so will I multiplyאַרְבֶּ֗ה'ar.BehH7235the seedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881that ministerמְשָׁרְתֵ֥יme.sha.re.TeiH8334unto me.

23Moreover the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Considerestרָאִ֗יתָra.'I.taH7200thou not what this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971have spokenדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,The twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147familiesהַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹתha.mish.pa.ChotH4940which Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath chosenבָּחַ֧רba.CharH977,he hath even cast them offוַיִּמְאָסֵ֑םvai.yim.'a.SemH3988?thus they have despisedיִנְאָצ֔וּןyin.'a.TzunH5006my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,that they should be no more a nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ סlif.nei.HemH6440them.

25Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;If my covenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285benot with dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915, and ifI have not appointedשָֽׂמְתִּי׃Sa.me.tiH7760the ordinancesחֻקּ֛וֹתchu.KotH2708of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776;

26Thenגַּם־gam-H1571will I cast awayאֶמְאַ֗ס'em.'AsH3988the seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of Jacobיַעֲקוֹב֩ya.'a.kOvH3290,and Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732my servantעַבְדִּ֜י'av.DiH5650, sothat I will not takeמִקַּ֤חַתmi.Ka.chatH3947anyof his seedמִזַּרְעוֹ֙mi.zar.'OH2233to berulersמֹֽשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910over the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִשְׂחָ֣קyis.ChakH3446,and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290:for I will cause their captivityשְׁבוּתָ֖םshe.vu.TamH7622to returnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.shuvH7725,and have mercyוְרִחַמְתִּֽים׃ סve.ri.cham.TimH7355on them.

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