Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 6:1-4

1O ye childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִניָמִ֗ןvi.n.ya.MinH1144,gather yourselves to fleeהָעִ֣זוּ׀ha.'I.zuH5756out of the midstמִקֶּ֙רֶב֙mi.Ke.revH7130of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and blowתִּקְע֣וּtik.'UH8628the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֔רsho.FarH7782in Tekoaוּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙u.vit.Ko.a'H8620,and set upשְׂא֣וּse.'UH5375a signמַשְׂאֵ֑תmas.'EtH4864of fire in Beth–hacceremH1021:for evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451appearethנִשְׁקְפָ֥הnish.ke.FahH8259out of the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

2I have likenedH1820the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726to a comelyH5116and delicateוְהַמְּעֻנָּגָ֔הve.ha.me.'u.na.GahH6026woman.

3The shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462with their flocksוְעֶדְרֵיהֶ֑םve.'ed.rei.HemH5739shall comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto her; they shall pitchתָּקְע֨וּta.ke.'UH8628theirtentsאֹהָלִים֙'o.ha.LimH168against her round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439;they shall feedרָע֖וּra.'UH7462every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376in his placeיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027.

4Prepareקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942ye warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421against her; ariseק֖וּמוּKu.muH6965,and let us go upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927at noonבַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188unto us! for the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117goeth awayפָנָ֣הfa.NahH6437,for the shadowsצִלְלֵי־tzi.lei-H6752of the eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153are stretched outיִנָּט֖וּyi.na.TuH5186.

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