Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 44:2-7

2Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Ye have seenרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200all the evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that I have broughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935upon Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and upon all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and, behold, this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117they area desolationחָרְבָּה֙cha.re.BahH2723,and no man dwellethיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427therein,

3Becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of their wickednessרָעָתָ֗םra.'a.TamH7451which they have committedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213to provoke me to angerלְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707,in that they wentH3212to burn incenseלְקַטֵּ֔רle.ka.TerH6999, andto serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,whom they knewיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045not, neitherthey, ye, nor your fathersוַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

4Howbeit I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971unto you all my servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,rising earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥יםhash.KeimH7925and sendingוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Oh, doתַעֲשׂ֗וּta.'a.SuH6213not this abominableהַתֹּעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441thingדְּבַֽר־de.var-H1697that I hateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.

5But they hearkenedשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not, nor inclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241to turnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725from their wickednessמֵרָֽעָתָ֑םme.ra.'a.TamH7451,to burn no incenseקַטֵּ֖רka.TerH6999unto otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.

6Wherefore my furyחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534and mine angerוְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639was poured forthוַתִּתַּ֤ךְva.ti.TakhH5413,and was kindledוַתִּבְעַר֙va.tiv.'ArH1197in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;and they are wastedלְחָרְבָּ֥הle.cha.re.BahH2723anddesolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077,as at this dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7Therefore now thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Wherefore commitעֹשִׂ֜ים'o.SimH6213ye thisgreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419evilרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451against your soulsנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.te.KhemH5315,to cut offלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772from you manאִישׁ־'ish-H376and womanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,childעוֹלֵ֥לo.LelH5768and sucklingוְיוֹנֵ֖קve.yo.NekH3243,outמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,to leaveהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498you none to remainשְׁאֵרִֽית׃she.'e.RitH7611;

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