Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 12:1-6

1Righteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662art thou, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, when Ipleadאָרִ֖יב'a.RivH7378with thee: yet would I reason thecauseמִשְׁפָּטִים֙mish.pa.TimH4941with thee: wherefore doth thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewickedרְשָׁעִים֙re.sha.'ImH7563prosperH7951? wherefore areallכָּל־kol-H3605they ateaseשָׁל֖וּsha.LuH7951thatdealH898veryH898treacherouslyבֹּ֥גְדֵיBo.ge.deiH898?

2Thou hastplantedנְטַעְתָּם֙ne.ta'.TamH5193them, yea, they havetakenH8327rootשֹׁרָ֔שׁוּsho.Ra.shuH8327; they grow, yea, they bring forthfruitפֶ֑רִיFe.riH6529: thou artnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138in theirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֔םbe.fi.HemH6310, andfarוְרָח֖וֹקve.ra.ChokH7350from their reins.

3But thou, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, knowestmeH7200; thou seestmeH7200, and triest mineheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820towardאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854thee:pullהַתִּקֵם֙ha.ti.KemH5423themoutיְדַעְתָּ֔נִיye.da'.Ta.niH3045likesheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629for theslaughterהֲרֵגָֽה׃ סha.re.GahH2028, andprepareוְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖םve.hak.di.ShemH6942them for thedayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117ofslaughterH2028.

4Howמָתַי֙ma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704shall thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, and theherbsוְעֵ֥שֶׂבve.'E.sevH6212of thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605countryH776witherיִיבָ֑שׁyi.VashH3001? for thewickednessמֵרָעַ֣תme.ra.'AtH7451of them thatdwellיֹֽשְׁבֵי־yo.she.vei-H3427therein, thebeastsבְהֵמוֹת֙ve.he.mOtH929are consumed, and thebirdsוָע֔וֹףva.'ofH5775;becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, He shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200ourlatterH319endאַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃'a.cha.ri.Te.nuH319.

5IfH3588thou hastrunרַ֙צְתָּה֙ratz.tahH7323with thefootmenרַגְלִ֥ים׀rag.LimH7273, and they haveweariedוַיַּלְא֔וּךָvai.yal.'U.khaH3811thee, thenhowוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349canst thou contend withhorsesהַסּוּסִ֑יםha.su.SimH5483? andthoughH3588in alandוּבְאֶ֤רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776ofpeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965thou artsecureבוֹטֵ֔חַvo.Te.achH982, yethowוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349wilt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213in theprideבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383?

6Forevenגַם־gam-H1571thybrethrenאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, and thehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,evenגַּם־gam-H1571they havedealtבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898treacherouslyH898with thee;evenגַּם־gam-H1571they havecriedקָרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121aloudמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392afterאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee:believeתַּאֲמֵ֣ןta.'a.MenH539themnotאַל־'al-H408,thoughH3588theyspeakיְדַבְּר֥וּye.da.be.RuH1696fair words unto thee.

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