Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 8:11-14

11For they have healedוַיְרַפּ֞וּvay.ra.PuH7495the hurtשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971slightlyנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965; when there isno peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

12Were they ashamedH3001when they had committedעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441?nay, they were not at allH954ashamedH954,neither couldיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045they blushוְהִכָּלֵם֙ve.hi.ka.LemH3637:therefore shall they fallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307among them that fallבַנֹּפְלִ֗יםva.no.fe.LimH5307:in the timeבְּעֵ֧תbe.'EtH6256of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָ֛םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they shall be cast downיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

13I will surelyאָסֹ֥ף'a.SofH622consumeאֲסִיפֵ֖ם'a.si.FemH5486them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: there shall beno grapesעֲנָבִ֨ים'a.na.VimH6025on the vineבַּגֶּ֜פֶןba.Ge.fenH1612,nor figsתְּאֵנִ֣יםte.'e.NimH8384on the fig treeבַּתְּאֵנָ֗הba.te.'e.NahH8384,and the leafוְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ve.he.'a.LehH5929shall fadeנָבֵ֔לna.VelH5034; and the things thatI have givenוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them shall pass awayיַעַבְרֽוּם׃ya.'av.RumH5674from them.

14Why do we sit stillיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427?assembleהֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and let us enterוְנָב֛וֹאve.na.Vo'H935into the defencedהַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892,and let us be silentוְנִדְּמָה־ve.ni.de.mah-H1826there: for Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hath put us to silenceהֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ha.di.Ma.nuH1826,and given us waterמֵי־mei-H4325of gallרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7219to drinkוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuH8248,because we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

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