Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 4:5-10

5Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye in Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,and publishהַשְׁמִ֔יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and sayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559,Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628ye the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:cryקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121,gather togetherמַלְאוּ֙mal.'UH4390,and sayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559,Assembleהֵאָסְפ֥וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and let us goוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935into the defencedהַמִּבְצָֽר׃ha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

6Set upשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375the standardנֵ֣סnesH5251toward Zionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726:retireהָעִ֖יזוּha.'I.zuH5756,stayתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975not: for I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7The lionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738is come upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from his thicketמִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹmi.su.be.KhoH5441,and the destroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843of the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471is on his wayנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265;he is gone forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318from his placeמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725to makeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thy landאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776desolateלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047; andthy citiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892shall be laid wasteתִּצֶּ֖ינָהti.Tzei.nahH5327,without an inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

8For this girdחִגְר֥וּchig.RuH2296you with sackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,lamentסִפְד֣וּsif.DuH5594and howlוְהֵילִ֑ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213:for the fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of Yhwhיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is not turned backשָׁ֛בshavH7725from us.

9And it shall come to pass at that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thatthe heartלֵב־lev-H3820of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall perishיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6,and the heartוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820of the princesהַשָּׂרִ֑יםha.sa.RimH8269;and the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shall be astonishedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074,and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shall wonderיִתְמָֽהוּ׃yit.Ma.huH8539.

10Then saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I, Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069!surelyאָכֵן֩'a.KhenH403thou hast greatlyהַשֵּׁ֨אha.She'H5377deceivedהִשֵּׁ֜אתָhi.She.taH5377this peopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971and Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ye shall have peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965;whereas the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719reachethוְנָגְעָ֥הve.na.ge.'AhH5060unto the soulהַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃ha.Na.feshH5315.

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