Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 5:26-28

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.

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