Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 6:24-26

24We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the fameשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089thereof: our handsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027wax feebleרָפ֣וּra.FuH7503:anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869hath taken holdהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhe.che.zi.Kat.nuH2388of us, andpainחִ֖ילchilH2427,as of a woman in travailכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.

25Go not forthתֵּֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'iH3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,nor walkH3212by the wayוּבַדֶּ֖רֶךְu.va.De.rekhH1870;for the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of the enemyלְאֹיֵ֔בle.'o.YevH341andfearמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032ison every sideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

26O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971,girdחִגְרִי־chig.ri-H2296theewith sackclothשָׂק֙sakH8242,and wallowוְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣יve.hit.pa.le.ShiH6428thyself in ashesבָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665:makeעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213thee mourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60, as foran only sonיָחִיד֙ya.ChidH3173,most bitterתַּמְרוּרִ֑יםtam.ru.RimH8563lamentationמִסְפַּ֖דmis.PadH4553:for the spoilerהַשֹּׁדֵ֖דha.sho.DedH7703shall suddenlyפִתְאֹ֔םfit.'OmH6597comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935upon us.

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