Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 6:12-15

12And their housesבָֽתֵּיהֶם֙va.tei.HemH1004shall be turnedוְנָסַ֤בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437unto othersלַאֲחֵרִ֔יםla.'a.che.RimH312, with theirfieldsשָׂד֥וֹתsa.DotH7704and wivesוְנָשִׁ֖יםve.na.ShimH802togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:for I will stretch outאַטֶּ֧ה'a.TehH5186my handיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027upon the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13For from the leastמִקְּטַנָּם֙mi.ke.ta.NamH6996of them even unto the greatestגְּדוֹלָ֔םge.do.LamH1419of them every one isgivenבּוֹצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214to covetousnessבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215;and from the prophetוּמִנָּבִיא֙u.mi.na.Vi'H5030even unto the priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548every one dealethעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213falselyשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

14They have healedוַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּvay.ra.pe.'UH7495also the hurtשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterH1323of my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971slightlyנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965; when there isno peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

15Were they ashamedH3001when they had committedעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441?nayגַּם־gam-H1571,they were not at allH954ashamedH954,neitherגַּם־gam-H1571couldיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045they blushהַכְלִים֙hakh.LimH3637:therefore they shall fallיִפְּל֧וּyi.pe.LuH5307among them that fallבַנֹּפְלִ֛יםva.no.fe.LimH5307:at the timeבְּעֵת־be.'et-H6256thatI visitפְּקַדְתִּ֥יםpe.kad.TimH6485them they shall be cast downיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Read all of Jeremiah 6

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6