Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 5:15-19

15Lo, I will bringמֵבִיא֩me.Vi'H935a nationגּ֧וֹיGoyH1471upon you from farמִמֶּרְחָ֛קmi.mer.ChakH4801,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: it isa mightyאֵיתָ֣ן'ei.TanH386nationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471, it isan ancientמֵעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471,a nationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471whose languageלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956thou knowestתֵדַ֣עte.Da'H3045not, neither understandestתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085what they sayיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696.

16Their quiverאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827isas an openפָּת֑וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605sepulchreכְּקֶ֣בֶרke.Ke.verH6913, they areall mighty menגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368.

17And they shall eat upוְאָכַ֨לve.'a.KhalH398thine harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֜ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105,and thy breadוְלַחְמֶ֗ךָve.lach.Me.khaH3899, whichthy sonsבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thy daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323should eatיֹאכְלוּ֙yo.khe.LuH398:they shall eat upיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398thy flocksצֹאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629and thine herdsוּבְקָרֶ֔ךָu.ve.ka.Re.chaH1241:they shall eat upיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398thy vinesגַּפְנְךָ֖gaf.ne.KhaH1612and thy fig treesוּתְאֵנָתֶ֑ךָu.te.'e.na.Te.khaH8384:they shall impoverishיְרֹשֵׁ֞שׁye.ro.SheshH7567thy fencedמִבְצָרֶ֗יךָmiv.tza.Rei.khaH4013citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,wherein thouH2007trustedstבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982,with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

18Nevertheless in those daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,I will not makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213a full endכָּלָֽה׃ka.LahH3617with you.

19And it shall come to pass, when ye shall sayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559,Whereforeתַּ֣חַת מֶ֗הTa.chat MehH4100 H8478doethעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213Yhwhיְהֹוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430all these thingsunto us? then shalt thou answerוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, Like as ye have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֤ם'a.zav.TemH5800me, and servedוַתַּעַבְד֞וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647strangeנֵכָר֙ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,so shall ye serveתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114in a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that is not yours.

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