Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 44:26-30

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.

27Behold, I will watchשֹׁקֵ֧דsho.KedH8245over them for evilלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451,and not for goodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896:and all the menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063that arein the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall be consumedוְתַמּוּ֩ve.ta.MuH8552by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by the famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,until there be an endכְּלוֹתָֽם׃ke.lo.TamH3615of them.

28Yet a smallמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557that escapeוּפְלִיטֵ֨יu.fe.li.TeiH6412the swordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719shall return outיְשֻׁב֨וּןye.shu.VunH7725of the landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714into the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and all the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,that are goneהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935into the landלְאֶֽרֶץ־le.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481there, shall knowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045whose wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697shall standיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965, mine, or theirs.

29And this shall bea signהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226unto you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that I will punishפֹקֵ֥דfo.KedH6485you in this placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,that ye may knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that my wordsדְבָרַ֛יde.va.RaiH1697shall surelyק֨וֹםKomH6965standיָק֧וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965against you for evilלְרָעָֽה׃ סle.ra.'AhH7451:

30Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Behold, I will giveנֹ֠תֵןNo.tenH5414Pharaoh–hophraחָפְרַ֤עcha.fe.Ra'H6548kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of his enemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341,and into the handוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of them that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245his lifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315;as I gaveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063into the handבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,his enemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,and that soughtוּמְבַקֵּ֥שׁu.me.va.KeshH1245his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ סnaf.ShoH5315.

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