Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 7:8-11

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.

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