Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 7:1-15

1The wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Standעֲמֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975in the gateבְּשַׁ֙עַר֙be.Sha.'arH8179of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and proclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121there this wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, all ye ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,that enter inהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935at these gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

3Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Amendהֵיטִ֥יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your doingsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םu.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and I will cause you to dwellוַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣הva.'a.sha.ke.NahH7931in this placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiv.te.ChuH982ye not in lyingהַשֶּׁ֖קֶרha.She.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,The templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,The templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, are these.

5For if ye throughlyהֵיטֵיב֙hei.TeivH3190amendתֵּיטִ֔יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611;if ye throughlyעָשׂ֤וֹa.SoH6213executeתַֽעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941between a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and his neighbourרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453;

6Ifye oppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231not the strangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616,the fatherlessיָת֤וֹםya.TomH3490,and the widowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490,and shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210not innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in this placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,neither walkH3212afterוְאַחֲרֵ֨יve.'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430to your hurtלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451:

7Then will I cause you to dwellוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.shi.kan.TiH7931in this placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776that I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,forוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769and everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

8Behold, ye trustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982in lyingהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697,that cannot profitהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276.

9Will ye stealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀ha.ga.NoH1589,murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙ra.Tzo.achH7523,and commit adulteryוְֽנָאֹ֔ףve.na.'OfH5003,and swearוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַve.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267,and burn incenseוְקַטֵּ֣רve.ka.TerH6999unto Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,and walkוְהָלֹ֗ךְve.ha.LokhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430whom ye knowיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045not;

10And comeוּבָאתֶ֞םu.va.TemH935and standוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mad.TemH5975beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me in this houseבַּבַּ֤יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,which is calledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,We are deliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּni.Tzal.nuH5337to doעֲשׂ֔וֹתa.SotH6213all these abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441?

11Is this houseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which is calledנִקְרָֽא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,become a denהַמְעָרַ֣תham.'a.RatH4631of robbersפָּרִצִ֗יםpa.ri.TzimH6530in your eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869?Behold, even I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200it,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12But goH3212ye now unto my placeמְקוֹמִי֙me.ko.MiH4725which wasin Shilohבְּשִׁיל֔וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,where I setשִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיshi.Kan.tiH7931my nameשְׁמִ֛יshe.MiH8034at the firstבָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200what I didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to it forמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH6440the wickednessרָעַ֖תra.'AtH7451of my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And now, because ye have doneעֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛ם'a.sot.KhemH6213all these worksהַמַּֽעֲשִׂ֥יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and I spakeוָאֲדַבֵּ֨רva.'a.da.BerH1696unto you, rising up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925and speakingוְדַבֵּר֙ve.da.BerH1696,but ye heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085not; and I calledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121you, but ye answeredעֲנִיתֶֽם׃'a.ni.TemH6030not;

14Therefore will I doוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213unto thishouseלַבַּ֣יִת׀la.Ba.yitH1004,which is calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,wherein ye trustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982,and unto the placeוְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹםve.La.ma.KomH4725which I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to you and to your fathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,as I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to Shilohלְשִׁלֽוֹ׃le.shi.LoH7887.

15And I will cast you outוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993of my sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,as I have cast outהִשְׁלַ֙כְתִּי֙hish.Lakh.tiH7993all your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם'a.chei.KhemH251, eventhe whole seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669.

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