Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 9:2-10

2Oh thatיִתְּנֵ֣נִיyi.te.Ne.niH5414I had in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֗רva.mid.BarH4057a lodging placeמְלוֹן֙me.lOnH4411of wayfaring menאֹֽרְחִ֔ים'o.re.ChimH732;that I might leaveוְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ve.'e.'ez.VahH5800my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and goH3212from them! for they beall adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003,an assemblyעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116of treacherous menבֹּגְדִֽים׃bo.ge.DimH898.

3And they bendוַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּvai.yad.re.KhuH1869their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֙le.sho.NamH3956liketheir bowקַשְׁתָּ֣םkash.TamH7198forliesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267:but they are not valiantגָּבְר֣וּga.ve.RuH1396for the truthלֶאֱמוּנָ֖הle.'e.mu.NahH530upon the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776;for they proceedיָצָ֛אוּya.Tza.'uH3318from evilמֵרָעָ֨הme.ra.'AhH7451to evilרָעָ֧ה׀ra.'AhH7451,and they knowיָדָ֖עוּya.Da.'uH3045not me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

4Take ye heedהִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּhi.sha.Me.ruH8104every oneH376of his neighbourH7453,and trustתִּבְטָ֑חוּtiv.Ta.chuH982ye not in any brotherאָ֖ח'achH251:for every brotherאָח֙'achH251will utterlyעָק֣וֹבa.KovH6117supplantיַעְקֹ֔בya'.KoH6117,and every neighbourH7453will walkיַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ya.ha.LokhH1980with slandersרָכִ֥ילra.KhilH7400.

5And they will deceiveיְהָתֵ֔לּוּye.ha.Te.luH2048every oneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376his neighbourבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453,and will not speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696the truthוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571:they have taughtלִמְּד֧וּli.me.DuH3925their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֛םle.sho.NamH3956to speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696liesשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267, andwearyנִלְאֽוּ׃nil.'UH3811themselves to commit iniquityהַעֲוֵ֥הha.'a.VehH5753.

6Thine habitationשִׁבְתְּךָ֖shiv.te.KhaH3427isin the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of deceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820;through deceitבְּמִרְמָ֛הbe.mir.MahH4820they refuseמֵאֲנ֥וּme.'a.NuH3985to knowדַֽעַת־da.'at-H3045me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002YhwhH3068.

7Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Behold, I will meltצוֹרְפָ֖םtzor.FamH6884them, and tryוּבְחַנְתִּ֑יםu.ve.chan.TimH974them; for how shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213forמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971?

8Their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956is asan arrowחֵ֥ץchetzH2671shot outשָׁח֛וּטsho.chetH7819;it speakethדִבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696deceitמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820: onespeakethיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696peaceablyשָׁל֤וֹםsha.LomH7965to his neighbourרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453with his mouthבְּפִ֗יוbe.FivH6310,but in heartוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130he layethיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760his waitאָרְבּֽוֹ׃'a.re.BoH696.

9Shall I not visitאֶפְקָד־'ef.kod-H6485them for these things?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:shall not my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315be avengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358on such a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

10For the mountainsהֶ֨הָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022will I take upאֶשָּׂ֧א'e.Sa'H5375a weepingבְכִ֣יve.KhiH1065and wailingוָנֶ֗הִיva.Ne.hiH5092,and for the habitationsנְא֤וֹתne.'otH4999of the wildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057a lamentationקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015,because they are burned upנִצְּתוּ֙ni.tze.TuH3341,so that noneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376can passעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674through them; neither can menhearשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the cattleמִקְנֶ֑הmik.NehH4735;both the fowlמֵע֤וֹףme.'ofH5775of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the beastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929are fledנָדְד֖וּna.de.DuH5074;they are goneהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980.

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