Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 7:23-28

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:

26Yet they hearkenedשָׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not unto me, nor inclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241,but hardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185their neckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203:they did worseהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489than their fathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1.

27Therefore thou shalt speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697unto them; but they will not hearkenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to thee: thou shalt also callוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121unto them; but they will not answerיַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ya.'a.Nu.khahH6030thee.

28But thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, This isa nationהַגּוֹי֙ha.goyH1471that obeyethשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085not the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,nor receivethלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:truthהָֽאֱמוּנָ֔הha.'e.mu.NahH530is perishedאָֽבְדָה֙'a.ve.DahH6,and is cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from their mouthמִפִּיהֶֽם׃ סmi.pi.HemH6310.

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