Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 5:26-31

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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