Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 50:4-7

4In those daysבַּיָּמִ֨יםbai.ya.MimH3117,and in that timeוּבָעֵ֤תu.va.'EtH6256,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall comeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935,they and the childrenוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,goingH1980and weepingוּבָכוֹ֙u.va.KhoH1058:they shall goH3212,and seekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5They shall askיִשְׁאָ֔לוּyish.'A.luH7592the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Zionצִיּ֣וֹןtzi.YonH6726with their facesפְנֵיהֶ֑םfe.nei.HemH6440thitherwardהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008, saying,Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935,and let us joinוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867ourselves to Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in a perpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285thatshall not be forgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

6My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971hath been lostאֹֽבְדוֹת֙'oe.dOtH6sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629:their shepherdsרֹעֵיהֶ֣םro.'ei.HemH7462have caused them to go astrayהִתְע֔וּםhit.'UmH8582,they have turned them awayשֽׁוֹבְב֑וּםshoe.vimH7726 H7725onthe mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022:they have goneהָלָ֔כוּha.La.khuH1980from mountainמֵהַ֤רme.HarH2022to hillגִּבְעָה֙giv.'AhH1389,they have forgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911their restingplaceרִבְצָֽם׃riv.TzamH7258.

7All that foundמוֹצְאֵיהֶ֣םmotz.'ei.HemH4672them have devouredאֲכָל֔וּם'a.kha.LumH398them: and their adversariesוְצָרֵיהֶ֥םve.tza.rei.HemH6862saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559,We offendנֶאְשָׁ֑םne'.ShamH816not, because they have sinnedחָטְא֤וּcha.te.'UH2398against Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,the habitationנְוֵה־ne.veh-H5116of justiceצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,even Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068,the hopeוּמִקְוֵ֥הu.mik.VehH4723of their fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

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