Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 6:1-8

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.

5Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965,and let us goוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927by nightבַלָּ֔יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915,and let us destroyוְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָהve.nash.Chi.tahH7843her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759.

6For thus hath Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,Hew ye downכִּרְת֣וּkir.TuH3772treesעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6097,and castוְשִׁפְכ֥וּve.shif.KhuH8210a mountסֹלְלָ֑הso.le.LahH5550against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: this isthe cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892to be visitedהָפְקַ֔דha.fe.KadH6485; she iswholly oppressionעֹ֥שֶׁק'O.shekH6233in the midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130of her.

7As a fountainH953casteth outכְּהָקִ֥ירke.ha.KirH6979her watersמֵימֶ֔יהָmei.Mei.haH4325,so she casteth outהֵקֵ֣רָהhe.Ke.rahH6979her wickednessרָעָתָ֑הּra.'a.TahH7451:violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555and spoilוָ֠שֹׁדVa.shodH7701is heardיִשָּׁ֨מַעyi.Sha.ma'H8085in her; before meפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548isgriefחֳלִ֥יcho.LiH2483and woundsוּמַכָּֽה׃u.ma.KahH4347.

8Be thou instructedהִוָּסְרִי֙hi.va.se.RiH3256,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,lest my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315departתֵּקַ֥עte.Ka'H3363from thee; lest I makeאֲשִׂימֵ֣ךְ'a.si.MekhH7760thee desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,a landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776not inhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבָה׃ פno.Sha.vahH3427.

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