Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 8:5-22

5Why thenis this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389slidden backשׁוֹבְבָ֜הsho.VahH7725by a perpetualנִצַּ֑חַתni.Tza.chatH5329backslidingמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878?they holdהֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙he.che.Zi.kuH2388fast deceitבַּתַּרְמִ֔יתba.tar.MitH8649,they refuseמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to returnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

6I hearkenedהִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּיhik.Shav.tiH7181and heardוָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085, butthey spake not arightיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696:no manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376repentedנִחָם֙ni.ChamH5162him ofעַל־'al-H5921his wickednessרָ֣עָת֔וֹra.'a.ToH7451,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,What have I doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213?every one turnedשָׁ֚בShavH7725to his courseבִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔םbim.ru.tzo.tamH4794,as the horseכְּס֥וּסke.SusH5483rushethשׁוֹטֵ֖ףsho.TefH7857into the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

7Yea, the storkחֲסִידָ֣הcha.si.DahH2624in the heavenבַשָּׁמַ֗יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064knowethיָֽדְעָה֙ya.de.'AhH3045her appointed timesמֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָmo.'a.Dei.haH4150;and the turtledoveוְתֹ֤רve.TorH8449and the craneוְסִיס֙ve.susH5483and the swallowוְעָג֔וּרve.'a.GurH5693observeשָׁמְר֖וּsha.me.RuH8104the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256of their comingבֹּאָ֑נָהbo.'A.nahH935;but my peopleוְעַמִּ֕יve.'a.MiH5971knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045not the judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8How do ye sayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559, We arewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450,and the lawוְתוֹרַ֥תve.to.RatH8451of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068iswith us? Lo, certainlyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403in vainלַשֶּׁ֣קֶרla.She.kerH8267madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he it;the penעֵ֖ט'etH5842of the scribesסֹפְרִֽים׃so.fe.RimH5608isin vainשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267.

9The wiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450menare ashamedH3001,they are dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and takenוַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּvai.yi.la.Khe.duH3920:lo, they have rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988the wordבִדְבַר־vid.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;and what wisdomוְחָכְמַֽת־ve.cha.khe.mat-H2451is in them?

10Therefore will I giveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֜םne.shei.HemH802unto othersלַאֲחֵרִ֗יםla.'a.che.RimH312, andtheir fieldsשְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙se.do.tei.HemH7704to them that shall inheritלְי֣וֹרְשִׁ֔יםle.Yor.ShimH3423them:for every one from the leastמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996even unto the greatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419is givenבֹּצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214to covetousnessבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215,from the prophetמִנָּבִיא֙mi.na.Vi'H5030even unto the priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548every one dealethעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213falselyשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

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.

15We lookedקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,but no goodט֑וֹבTovH2896came; andfor a timeלְעֵ֥תle.'EtH6256of healthמַרְפֵּ֖הmar.PehH4832,and behold troubleבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205!

16The snortingנַחְרַ֣תnach.RatH5170of his horsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483was heardנִשְׁמַע֙nish.Ma'H8085from Danמִדָּ֤ןmi.DanH1835:the whole landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembledרָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.ShahH7493at the soundמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963of the neighingמִצְהֲל֣וֹתmitz.ha.LotH4684of his strong onesאַבִּירָ֔יו'a.bi.RavH47;for they are comeוַיָּב֗וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,and have devouredוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,and allוּמְלוֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393that is in it; the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892,and those that dwellוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427therein.

17For, behold, I will sendמְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.achH7971serpentsנְחָשִׁים֙ne.cha.ShimH5175,cockatricesצִפְעֹנִ֔יםtzif.'o.NimH6848, among you, which will not becharmedלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908,and they shall biteוְנִשְּׁכ֥וּve.ni.she.KhuH5391you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18WhenI would comfortמַבְלִ֥יגִיתִ֖יmav.Li.gi.TiH4010myself against sorrowיָג֑וֹןya.GonH3015,my heartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃da.VaiH1742in me.

19Behold the voiceק֞וֹלKolH6963of the cryשַֽׁוְעַ֣תshav.'AtH7775of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971because of them that dwell in a farמַרְחַקִּ֔יםmar.cha.KimH4801countryמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776: Isnot Yhwhהַֽיהוָה֙ha.Yah.wehH3068in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726? isnot her kingמַלְכָּ֖הּmal.KahH4428in her? Why have they provoked me to angerהִכְעִס֛וּנִיhikh.'i.Su.niH3707with their graven imagesבִּפְסִלֵיהֶ֖םbif.si.lei.HemH6456, andwith strangeנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵ֥יbe.hav.LeiH1892?

20The harvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105is pastעָבַ֥ר'a.VarH5674,the summerקָ֑יִץKa.yitzH7019is endedכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615,and we are not savedנוֹשָֽׁעְנוּ׃no.Sha.'e.nuH3467.

21For the hurtשֶׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971am I hurtהָשְׁבָּ֑רְתִּיha.she.Ba.re.tiH7665;I am blackקָדַ֕רְתִּיka.Dar.tiH6937;astonishmentשַׁמָּ֖הsha.MahH8047hath taken holdהֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃he.che.zi.Ka.te.niH2388on me.

22Is thereno balmהַצֳרִי֙ha.tzo.RiH6875in Gileadבְּגִלְעָ֔דbe.gil.'AdH1568; is thereno physicianרֹפֵ֖אro.Fe'H7495there? why thenכִּ֗יKiH3588is not the healthאֲרֻכַ֖ת'a.ru.KhatH724of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971recoveredעָֽלְתָ֔ה'al.TahH5927?

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