Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 7:23-25

23But this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697commandedצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680I them, sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Obeyשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085my voiceבְקוֹלִ֔יve.ko.LiH6963,and I will be your Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,and ye shall be my peopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971:and walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980ye in all the waysהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that I have commandedאֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehH6680you, that it may be wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190unto you.

24But they hearkenedשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not, nor inclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241,but walkedH3212in the counselsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156andin the imaginationבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of their evilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820,and went backwardלְאָח֖וֹרle.'a.ChorH268,and not forwardלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440.

25Since the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1came forth outיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117I have even sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971unto you all my servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,dailyי֖וֹםYomH3117rising up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925and sendingוְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃ve.sha.Lo.achH7971them:

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