Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 44:15-26

15Then all the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582which knewהַיֹּֽדְעִים֙hai.yo.de.'ImH3045that their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶם֙ne.shei.HemH802had burned incenseמְקַטְּר֤וֹתme.ka.te.RotH6999unto otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,and all the womenהַנָּשִׁ֥יםha.na.ShimH802that stood byהָעֹמְד֖וֹתha.'o.me.DotH5975,a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419multitudeקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951,even all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971that dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,in Pathrosבְּפַתְר֥וֹסbe.fat.RosH6624,answeredוַיַּעֲנ֣וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16As forthe wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696unto us in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,we will not hearkenשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085unto thee.

17But we will certainlyעָשֹׂ֨ה'a.SohH6213doנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213whatsoever thingהַדָּבָ֣ר׀ha.da.VarH1697goeth forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out of our own mouthמִפִּ֗ינוּmi.Pi.nuH6310,to burn incenseלְקַטֵּ֞רle.ka.TerH6999unto the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֮ha.sha.ma.YimH8064,and to pour outוְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ve.ha.seikh-H5258drink offeringsנְסָכִים֒ne.sa.KhimH5262unto her, as we have doneעָשִׂ֜ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213,we, and our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙va.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,our kingsמְלָכֵ֣ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,and our princesוְשָׂרֵ֔ינוּve.sa.Rei.nuH8269,in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: for thenhad we plentyוַנִּֽשְׂבַּֽע־va.nis.ba'-H7646of victualsלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,and were wellטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896,and sawרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200no evilוְרָעָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7451.

18But since we left offחָדַ֜לְנוּcha.Dal.nuH2308to burn incenseלְקַטֵּ֨רle.ka.TerH6999to the queenלִמְלֶ֧כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to pour outוְהַסֵּֽךְ־ve.ha.sekh-H5258drink offeringsנְסָכִ֖יםne.sa.KhimH5262unto her, we have wantedחָסַ֣רְנוּcha.Sar.nuH2637all things,and have been consumedתָּֽמְנוּ׃Ta.me.nuH8552by the swordוּבַחֶ֥רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and by the famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458.

19And when we burned incenseמְקַטְּרִים֙me.ka.te.RimH6999to the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and poured outוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִ֑יםne.sa.KhimH5262unto her, did we makeעָשִׂ֨ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213her cakesכַּוָּנִים֙ka.va.NimH3561to worshipלְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔הle.Ha.'a.tzi.VahH6087her, and pour outוְהַסֵּ֥ךְve.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִֽים׃ פne.sa.KhimH5262unto her, withoutהֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107our menאֲנָשֵׁ֗ינוּ'a.na.Shei.nuH582?

20Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,to the menהַגְּבָרִ֤יםha.ge.va.RimH1397,and to the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802,and to all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971which had given him thatanswerהָעֹנִ֥ים דָּבָ֖רha.'o.Nim da.VarH6030 H1697,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21The incenseהַקִּטֵּ֗רha.ki.TerH7002that ye burnedקִטַּרְתֶּ֜םki.tar.TemH6999in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,ye, and your fathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,your kingsמַלְכֵיכֶ֥םmal.khei.KhemH4428,and your princesוְשָׂרֵיכֶ֖םve.sa.rei.KhemH8269,and the peopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,did not Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068rememberזָכַ֣רza.KharH2142them, and cameוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖הva.ta.'a.LehH5927it notinto his mindלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820?

22So that Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068couldיוּכַל֩yu.KhalH3201no longer bearלָשֵׂ֗אתla.SetH5375,becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of the evilרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of your doingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, andbecauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441which ye have committedעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213;therefore is your landאַ֠רְצְכֶם'Ar.tze.khemH776a desolationלְחָרְבָּ֨הle.cha.re.BahH2723,and an astonishmentוּלְשַׁמָּ֧הu.le.sha.MahH8047,and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֛הve.lik.la.LahH7045,without an inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427,as at this dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

23Becauseמִפְּנֵי֩mi.pe.NeiH834 H6440ye have burned incenseקִטַּרְתֶּ֜םki.tar.TemH6999,and because ye have sinnedחֲטָאתֶ֣םcha.ta.TemH2398against Yhwhלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,and have not obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּם֙she.ma'.TemH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,nor walkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980in his lawוּבְתֹרָת֧וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451,nor in his statutesוּבְחֻקֹּתָ֛יוu.ve.chu.ko.TavH2708,nor in his testimoniesוּבְעֵדְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715;therefore this evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451is happenedקָרָ֥אתka.RatH7122unto you, as at this dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

24Moreover Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and to all the womenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,all Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063that arein the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714:

25Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֩tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559;Ye and your wivesוּנְשֵׁיכֶ֜םu.ne.shei.KhemH802have both spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696with your mouthsבְּפִיכֶם֮be.fi.KhemH6310,and fulfilledמִלֵּאתֶ֣ם׀mi.le.TemH4390with your handוּבִידֵיכֶ֣םu.vi.dei.KhemH3027,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,We will surelyעָשֹׂ֨ה'a.SohH6213performנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213our vowsנְדָרֵ֗ינוּne.da.Rei.nuH5088that we have vowedנָדַ֙רְנוּ֙na.Dar.nuH5087,to burn incenseלְקַטֵּר֙le.ka.TerH6999to the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to pour outוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִ֑יםne.sa.KhimH5262unto her: ye will surelyהָקֵ֤יםha.KeimH6965accomplishתָּקִ֙ימְנָה֙ta.Ki.me.nahH6965your vowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088,and surelyוְעָשֹׂ֥הve.'a.SohH6213performתַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213your vowsנִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ פnid.rei.KhemH5088.

26Therefore hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,all Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063that dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;Behold, I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by my greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419nameבִּשְׁמִ֤יbish.MiH8034,saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that my nameשְׁמִ֜יshe.MiH8034shall no more be namedנִקְרָ֣א׀nik.Ra'H7121in the mouthבְּפִ֣י׀be.FiH6310of any manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063in all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingאֹמֵ֛ר'o.MerH559,The Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069livethחַי־chai-H2416.

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