Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 44:21-23

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.

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