Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 42:15-22

15And now therefore hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,ye remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;Thus saithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;If ye whollyשׂ֣וֹםSomH7760setתְּשִׂמ֤וּןte.si.MunH7760your facesפְּנֵיכֶם֙pe.nei.KhemH6440to enterלָבֹ֣אla.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and goוּבָאתֶ֖םu.va.TemH935to sojournלָג֥וּרla.GurH1481there;

16Then it shall come to pass, thatthe swordהַחֶ֗רֶבha.Che.revH2719,which ye fearedיְרֵאִ֣יםye.re.'ImH3373,shall overtakeתַּשִּׂ֥יגta.SigH5381you there in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the famineוְהָרָעָ֞בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458,whereof ye were afraidדֹּאֲגִ֣יםdo.'a.GimH1672,shall follow closeיִדְבַּ֧קyid.BakH1692afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֛ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you there in Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and there ye shall dieתָּמֻֽתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191.

17So shall it be with all the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that setשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֜םpe.nei.HemH6440to goלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481there; they shall dieיָמ֕וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by the famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,and by the pestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698:and none of them shall remainשָׂרִ֣ידsa.RidH8300or escapeוּפָלִ֔יטu.fa.LitH6412fromמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935upon them.

18For thus saithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;As mine angerאַפִּ֜י'a.PiH639and my furyוַחֲמָתִ֗יva.cha.ma.TiH2534hath been poured forthנִתַּ֨ךְni.TakhH5413upon the inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389;so shall my furyחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534be poured forthתִּתַּ֤ךְti.TakhH5413upon you, when ye shall enterבְּבֹאֲכֶ֖םbe.vo.'a.KhemH935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:and ye shall be an execrationלְאָלָ֤הle.'a.LahH423,and an astonishmentוּלְשַׁמָּה֙u.le.sha.MahH8047,and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֣הve.lik.la.LahH7045,and a reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781;and ye shall seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200this placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725no more.

19Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696concerning you, O ye remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;Goתָּבֹ֖אוּta.Vo.'uH935ye not into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:knowיָדֹ֙עַ֙ya.Do.a'H3045certainlyתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that I have admonishedהַעִידֹ֥תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749you this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

20For ye dissembledהִתְעֵיתֶם֮hit.'e.teimH8582in your heartsבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶם֒be.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,when ye sentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֣םshe.lach.TemH7971me unto Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לhit.pa.LelH6419for us unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;and according unto all that Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall sayיֹאמַ֜רyo.MarH559,so declareהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046unto us, and we will doוְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃ve.'a.Si.nuH6213it.

21And nowI have this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117declaredוָאַגִּ֥דva.'a.GidH5046itto you; but ye have not obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֗םshe.ma'.TemH8085the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, nor any thingfor the which he hath sentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto you.

22Now therefore knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045certainlyתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that ye shall dieתָּמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֛רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by the famineבָּרָעָ֥בba.ra.'AvH7458,and by the pestilenceוּבַדֶּ֖בֶרu.va.De.verH1698,in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whither ye desireחֲפַצְתֶּ֔םcha.fatz.TemH2654to goלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935andto sojournלָג֥וּרla.GurH1481.

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