Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 8:1-3

1At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,they shall bring outיוֹצִ֣יאוּve.yo.tzi.'uH3318the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of the kingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063,and the bonesעַצְמוֹת־'atz.mot-H6106of his princesשָׂרָיו֩sa.RavH8269,and the bonesעַצְמ֨וֹתatz.MotH6106of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and the bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵֽי־yo.she.vei-H3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,out of their gravesמִקִּבְרֵיהֶֽם׃mi.kiv.rei.HemH6913:

2And they shall spreadוּשְׁטָחוּם֩u.she.ta.ChumH7849them before the sunלַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121,and the moonוְלַיָּרֵ֜חַve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394,and all the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whom they have lovedאֲהֵב֜וּם'a.he.VumH157,and whom they have servedעֲבָדוּם֙'a.va.DumH5647,and afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310whom they have walkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980,and whom they have soughtדְּרָשׁ֔וּםde.ra.ShumH1875,and whom they have worshippedהִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּhish.ta.cha.VuH7812:they shall not be gatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622,nor be buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912;they shall be for dungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127.

3And deathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194shall be chosenוְנִבְחַ֥רve.niv.CharH977rather than lifeמֵֽחַיִּ֔יםme.chai.YimH2416by all the residueהַשְּׁאֵרִית֙ha.she.'e.RitH7611of them that remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֔יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604of this evilהָֽרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940,which remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in all the placesהַמְּקֹמ֤וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whither I have drivenהִדַּחְתִּ֣יםhi.dach.TimH5080them, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

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