Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 13:1-15

1Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saidאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980, andbuyוְקָנִ֤יתָve.ka.Ni.taH7069thee alinenפִּשְׁתִּ֔יםpish.TimH6593girdleאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232, andputוְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹve.sam.ToH7760ituponעַל־'al-H5921thyloinsמָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andputH7760itnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808inwaterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325.

2SoH7760Iboughtוָאֶקְנֶ֥הva.'ek.NehH7069agirdleהָאֵז֖וֹרha.'e.ZorH232accordingH5921to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andputוָאָשִׂ֖םva.'a.SimH7760ituponH5921myloinsמָתְנָֽי׃ סma.te.NaiH4975.

3And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413thesecondשֵׁנִ֥יתshe.NitH8145time,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Takeקַ֧חkachH3947thegirdleהָאֵז֛וֹרha.'e.ZorH232that thou hastboughtקָנִ֖יתָka.Ni.taH7069,whichH834isuponעַל־'al-H5921thyloinsמָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andariseוְקוּם֙ve.KumH6965,goH6965toEuphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578, andhideוְטָמְנֵ֥הוּve.ta.me.Ne.huH2934it there in a hole of therockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

5Soכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834I went, andhidוָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּva.'et.me.Ne.huH2934it byEuphratesבִּפְרָ֑תbif.RatH6578, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680meH6680.

6And itcameH1961topassH1961afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, that theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,goH6965toEuphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578, andtakeוְקַ֤חve.KachH3947thegirdleהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232from thence,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee tohideלְטָמְנוֹ־le.ta.me.nov-H2934there.

7Then I went toEuphratesפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578, and digged, andtookוָֽאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947thegirdleהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232from theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I hadhidטְמַנְתִּ֣יוte.man.TivH2934it: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, thegirdleהָאֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232was marred, it was profitable fornothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

8Then thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, After thismannerכָּ֠כָהKa.khahH3602will I mar theprideגְּא֧וֹןge.'onH1347ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, and thegreatהָרָֽב׃ha.RavH7227prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Thisevilהָרָ֜עha.Ra'H7451peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971,whichH834refuseH3808tohearלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַlish.Mo.a'H8085mywordsדְּבָרַ֗יde.va.RaiH1697,whichH834walkהַהֹֽלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980in thestubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֣וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of theirheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820, and aregoneוַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them, and toworshipוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812them, shallevenH3808be as thisgirdleכָּאֵז֣וֹרka.'e.ZorH232,whichH834is profitable fornothingH3808.

11For as thegirdleהָאֵז֜וֹרha.'e.ZorH232cleaveth to theloinsמָתְנֵי־ma.te.nei-H4975of amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651have Icausedלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961to cleave untomeאֶל־'el-H413thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; that they might be untomeאֵ֠לַי'E.laiH413for apeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971, and for anameוּלְשֵׁ֥םu.le.ShemH8034, and for apraiseוְלִתְהִלָּ֖הve.lit.hi.LahH8416, and for agloryוּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתu.le.tif.'A.retH8597: but they wouldnotוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808hearשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085.

12Therefore thou shaltspeakH559unto them thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,EveryH3605bottle shall befilledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: and they shallsayH559unto thee,DoH3605weכִּ֥יkiH3588notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowH3045thateveryH3605bottle shall befilledיִמָּ֥לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196?

13Then shalt thousayH559unto them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willfillמְמַלֵּ֣אme.ma.Le'H4390allכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thislandהָאָ֪רֶץha.'A.retzH776,evenH853thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428thatsitהַיֹּשְׁבִים֩hai.yo.she.VimH3427uponעַל־'al-H5921David’sלְדָוִ֨דle.da.VidH1732throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678, and thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, withdrunkennessשִׁכָּרֽוֹן׃shi.ka.RonH7943.

14And I will dash them oneagainstאֶל־'el-H413anotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251,evenH3808thefathersוְהָאָב֧וֹתve.ha.'a.VotH1and thesonsוְהַבָּנִ֛יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: I willnotH3808pityאָח֛וּס'a.ChusH2347,norH3808spareאֶחְמ֧וֹל'ech.MolH2550,norH3808havecompassionאֲרַחֵ֖ם'a.ra.ChemH7355, that I shouldnotH3808destroyמֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ סme.hash.chi.TamH7843them.

15Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye, andgiveוְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238; benotאַל־'al-H408proudתִּגְבָּ֑הוּtig.Ba.huH1361: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

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