Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 8:7-10

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.

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