Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 5:19-31

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.

20Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046this in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and publishוְהַשְׁמִיע֥וּהָve.hash.mi.'U.haH8085it in Judahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now this, O foolishסָכָ֖לsa.KhalH5530peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,and without understandingלֵ֑בLevH3820;which have eyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,and seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200not; which have earsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241,and hearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085not:

22Fearתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372ye not me? saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:will ye not trembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342at my presenceמִפָּנַי֙mi.pa.NaiH6440,which have placedשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760the sandחוֹל֙chOlH2344forthe boundגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of the seaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220by a perpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769decreeחָק־chok-H2706,that it cannot passיַעַבְרֶ֑נְהוּya.'av.Ren.huH5674it: and though the wavesגַלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530thereof tossוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙vai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607themselves, yet can they not prevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201;though they roarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993,yet can they not pass overיַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ׃ya.'av.Run.huH5674it?

23But this peopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971hath a revoltingסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and a rebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartלֵ֖בlevH3820;they are revoltedסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493and goneH3212.

24Neither sayאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559they in their heartבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824,Let us now fearנִ֤ירָאNi.ra'H3372Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,that givethהַנֹּתֵ֗ןha.no.TenH5414rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653,both the formerיוֹרֶ֥הve.yo.rehH3138and the latterוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456,in his seasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256:he reservethיִשְׁמָר־yish.mor-H8104unto us the appointedחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708weeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620of the harvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.

25Your iniquitiesעֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771have turned awayהִטּוּ־hi.tu-H5186these things,and your sinsוְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םve.cha.To.tei.KhemH2403have withholdenמָנְע֥וּma.ne.'UH4513goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896things from you.

26For among my peopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971are foundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563men:they lay waitיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789,as he that settethכְּשַׁ֣ךְke.ShakhH7918snaresיְקוּשִׁ֔יםye.ku.ShimH3353;they setהִצִּ֥יבוּhi.Tzi.vuH5324a trapמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH4889,they catchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582.

27As a cageכִּכְלוּב֙kikh.LuvH3619is fullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392of birdsע֔וֹףofH5775, so aretheir housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392of deceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820:therefore they are become greatגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431,and waxen richוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.

28They are waxen fatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080,they shineעָשְׁת֗וּ'a.she.TuH6245:yea, they overpassעָֽבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674the deedsדִבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of the wickedרָ֔עRa'H7451:they judgeדָ֔נוּDa.nuH1777not the causeH1779,the cause of the fatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490,yet they prosperוְיַצְלִ֑יחוּve.yatz.Li.chuH6743;and the rightוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34do they not judgeשָׁפָֽטוּ׃sha.Fa.tuH8199.

29Shall I not visitאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485for these things?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:shall not my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315be avengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358on such a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

30A wonderfulשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8047and horrible thingוְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔הve.Sha.'a.ru.RahH8186is committedנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776;

31The prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּא֣וּ־ni.be.'U-H5012falselyבַשֶּׁ֗קֶרva.She.kerH8267,and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bear ruleיִרְדּ֣וּyir.DuH7287by their meansיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027;and my peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157to have itso: and what will ye doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in the endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof?

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