Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 44:7-19

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;

8In that ye provoke me unto wrathלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707with the worksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbe.ma.'a.SeiH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027,burning incenseלְקַטֵּ֞רle.ka.TerH6999unto otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whither ye be goneבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935to dwellלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481,that ye might cut yourselves offהַכְרִ֣יתhakh.RitH3772,and that ye might be a curseלִקְלָלָ֣הlik.la.LahH7045and a reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781among all the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

9Have ye forgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩hash.khach.TemH7911the wickednessרָע֨וֹתra.'otH7451of your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,and the wickednessרָע֣וֹת׀ra.'otH7451of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,and the wickednessרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451of their wivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802,and your own wickednessרָעֹ֣תֵכֶ֔םra.'O.te.KhemH7451,and the wickednessרָעֹ֣תra.'OtH7451of your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֑םne.shei.KhemH802,which they have committedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

10They are not humbledדֻכְּא֔וּdu.ke.'UH1792evenunto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,neither have they fearedיָרְא֗וּya.re.'UH3372,nor walkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980in my lawבְתֽוֹרָתִי֙ve.to.ra.TiH8451,nor in my statutesוּבְחֻקֹּתַ֔יu.ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,that I setנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

11Therefore thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Behold, I will setשָׂ֥םsamH7760my faceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440against you for evilלְרָעָ֑הle.ra.'AhH7451,and to cut offוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772all Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12And I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.TiH3947the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,that have setשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760their facesפְנֵיהֶ֜םfe.nei.HemH6440to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935into the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714to sojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481there, and they shall all be consumedוְתַ֨מּוּve.Ta.muH8552, andfallיִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luH5307in the landבְּאֶ֧רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; they shall evenbe consumedיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552by the swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719andby the famineבָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'AvH7458:they shall dieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,from the leastמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996even unto the greatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by the famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458:and they shall be an execrationלְאָלָ֣הle.'a.LahH423, andan astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045,and a reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃u.le.cher.PahH2781.

13For I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them that dwellהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,as I have punishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by the famineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458,and by the pestilenceוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698:

14So that none of the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,which are goneהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935into the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojournלָגֽוּר־la.gur-H1481there, shall escapeH6412or remainוְשָׂרִיד֙ve.sa.RidH8300,that they should returnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ve.la.ShuvH7725into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,to the which they haveמְנַשְּׂאִ֤יםme.na.se.'ImH5375a desireנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315to returnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725to dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427there: for none shall returnיָשׁ֖וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725but such as shall escapeH6405.

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?

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