Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 32:15-30

15ButJeshurunיְשֻׁרוּן֙ye.shu.RunH3484waxedfatוַיִּשְׁמַ֤ןvai.yish.ManH8080, andkickedוַיִּבְעָ֔טvai.yiv.'AtH1163: Thou art waxenfatשָׁמַ֖נְתָּsha.Man.taH8080, thou artgrownH8080thickעָבִ֣יתָ'a.Vi.taH5666, thou art becomesleekכָּשִׂ֑יתָka.Si.taH3780: Then heforsookוַיִּטֹּשׁ֙vai.yi.ToshH5203Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433whichmadeעָשָׂ֔הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213him, And lightly esteemed theRockצ֥וּרtzurH6697of hissalvationיְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ׃ye.shu.'a.ToH3444.

16They moved him tojealousyיַקְנִאֻ֖הוּyak.ni.'U.huH7065withstrangeבְּזָרִ֑יםbe.za.RimH2114gods, Withabominationsבְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖תbe.to.'e.VotH8441provokedH3707they him toangerיַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃yakh.'i.Su.huH3707.

17Theysacrificedיִזְבְּח֗וּyiz.be.ChuH2076untodemonsלַשֵּׁדִים֙la.she.DimH7700, which werenoלֹ֣אlo'H3808Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, TogodsH430whom theyknewיְדָע֑וּםye.da.'UmH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808, Tonewחֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.ShimH2319godsH430thatcameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935upH935of late, Whom yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1dreadednotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

18Of theRockצ֥וּרtzurH6697that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hastforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּ֖חva.tish.KachH7911Godאֵ֥ל'elH410thatgaveH3205theebirthH3205.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, and abhorred them,Becauseמִכַּ֥עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708of the provocation of hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121and hisdaughtersוּבְנֹתָֽיו׃u.ve.no.TavH1323.

20And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willhideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641myfaceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from them, I willseeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200whatמָ֣הmahH4100theirendאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319shall be: For they are a very frowardgenerationד֤וֹרDorH1755,Childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in whom isnoלֹא־lo'-H3808faith.

21They have movedmeH589tojealousyקִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.niH7065with thatwhichH1471isnotבְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410; They haveprovokedH3707meH589toangerכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with theirvanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892: And I will move them tojealousyאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmH7065withthoseהֵ֚םhemH1992whichH1471arenotבְּלֹא־be.lo'-H3808apeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971; I willprovokeאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707them toangerH3707with afoolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471.

22For afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784iskindledקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919in mineangerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639, And burneth unto thelowestתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482pit, And devoureth theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776withherוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398increaseוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981, And setteth onfireH784thefoundationsH4146of themountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

23I willheapאַסְפֶּ֥ה'as.PehH5595mischiefsuponH5921them; I willspendאֲכַלֶּה־'a.kha.leh-H3615minearrowsחִצַּ֖יchi.TzaiH2671uponH5921them:

24They shall bewastedמְזֵ֥יme.ZeiH4198withhungerרָעָ֛בra.'AvH7458, and devoured withburningH2534heatH2534Andbitterמְרִירִ֑יme.ri.RiH4815destructionוְקֶ֣טֶבve.Ke.tevH6986; And theteethוְשֶׁן־ve.shen-H8127ofbeastsבְּהֵמוֹת֙be.he.mOtH929will Isendאֲשַׁלַּח־'a.sha.lach-H7971upon them, With thepoisonH2534of crawling things of thedustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

25Without shall theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719bereaveתְּשַׁכֶּל־te.sha.kel-H7921, And in thechambersוּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםu.me.cha.da.RimH2315terrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367; It shalldestroyH2719bothH1571youngבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH970manH376andvirginבְּתוּלָ֔הbe.tu.LahH1330, The suckling with themanH376ofgrayשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872hairsH7872.

26Isaidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, I would scatter them afar, I would make theremembranceזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them toceaseאַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה'ash.Bi.tahH7673from amongmenמֵאֱנ֖וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582:

27Were itnotH3808that I feared the provocation of theenemyאוֹיֵב֙'o.YevH341,Lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435their adversaries should misdeem,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435they shouldsayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559, Ourhandיָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027isexaltedרָ֔מָהRa.mahH7311, And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathnotH3808doneפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466allכָּל־kol-H3605this.

28For they are anationג֛וֹיGoyH1471void ofcounselעֵצ֖וֹתe.TzotH6098, And there isnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394in them.

29Ohל֥וּluH3863that they werewiseחָכְמ֖וּcha.khe.MuH2449, that theyunderstoodיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995this, That they wouldconsiderH995theirlatterH319endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319!

30Howאֵיכָ֞ה'ei.KhahH349should onechaseיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291athousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, Andtwoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147putH5127tenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandH505toflightH5127,Exceptאִם־'im-H518theirRockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697hadsoldמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376them, And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068haddeliveredהִסְגִּירָֽם׃his.gi.RamH5462themupH5462?

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