Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 5:1-4

1Run ye to and froשׁוֹטְט֞וּsho.TuH7751through the streetsבְּחוּצ֣וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and seeוּרְאוּ־u.re.'u-H7200now, and knowוּדְעוּ֙u.de.'UH3045,and seekוּבַקְשׁ֣וּu.vak.ShuH1245in the broad placesבִרְחוֹבוֹתֶ֔יהָvir.cho.o.Tei.haH7339thereof, if ye can findתִּמְצְא֣וּtim.tze.'UH4672a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,if there beיֵ֛שׁyeshH3426anythat executethעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,that seekethמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245the truthאֱמוּנָ֑ה'e.mu.NahH530;and I will pardonוְאֶסְלַ֖חve.'es.LachH5545it.

2And though they sayיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559,Yhwhיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416;surely they swearיִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267.

3O Yhwhיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, arenot thine eyesעֵינֶיךָ֮'ei.nei.KhaH5869upon the truthלֶאֱמוּנָה֒le.'e.mu.NahH530?thou hast strickenהִכִּ֤יתָהhi.Ki.tahH5221them, but they have not grievedחָ֔לוּCha.luH2342;thou hast consumedכִּלִּיתָ֕םki.li.TamH3615them, butthey have refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to receiveקַ֣חַתKa.chatH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:they have made their facesפְנֵיהֶם֙fe.nei.HemH6440harderחִזְּק֤וּchi.ze.KuH2388than a rockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553;they have refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to returnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

4Therefore I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Surely these arepoorדַּלִּ֖יםda.LimH1800;they are foolishנוֹאֲל֕וּno.'a.LuH2973:for they knowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, northe judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

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