Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 15:10-21

10Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188ismeH3205, mymotherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517, that thou hastborneH3205meH3205amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofstrifeרִ֛יבrivH7379and amanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376ofcontentionמָד֖וֹןma.DonH4066to thewholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776! I havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808lentנָשִׁ֥יתִיna.Shi.tiH5383on usury,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808havemenH376lentנָֽשׁוּ־na.shu-H5383tomeH3205on usury; yeteveryכֻּלֹּ֥הku.LohH3605one of them dothcurseמְקַלְלַֽונִי׃ סme.ka.La.v.niH7043meH3205.

11TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, Verily I will strengthen thee forgoodלְט֑וֹבle.TovH2896; verily I will cause theenemyהָאֹיֵֽב׃ha.'o.YevH341tomakeH6293supplicationH6293unto thee in the time ofevilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451and in the time of affliction.

12Can one breakironבַּרְזֶ֧ל׀bar.ZelH1270, evenironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270from thenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, andbrassוּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.ne.Cho.shetH5178?

13Thysubstanceחֵילְךָ֧chei.le.KhaH2428and thytreasuresוְאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֛יךָve.'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214will Igiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414for aspoilלָבַ֥זla.VazH957withoutH3808priceבִמְחִ֑ירvim.ChirH4242, and that forallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thysinsחַטֹּאותֶ֖יךָcha.to.Tei.khaH2403,evenH3808inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thybordersגְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ge.vu.Lei.khaH1366.

14And I willmakeיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045them topassוְהַֽעֲבַרְתִּי֙ve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674with thineenemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341intoH5921alandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776whichH784thou knowestnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808: for afireאֵ֛שׁ'eshH784iskindledקָדְחָ֥הka.de.ChahH6919in mineangerבְאַפִּ֖יve.'a.PiH639,whichH784shallburnתּוּקָֽד׃ סtu.KadH3344uponH5921youכִּֽי־ki-H3588.

15OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, thou knowest:rememberזָכְרֵ֤נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142meH5921, andvisitוּפָקְדֵ֙נִי֙u.fa.ke.De.niH6485meH5921, andavengeוְהִנָּ֤קֶםve.hi.Na.kemH5358meH5921of mypersecutorsמֵרֹ֣דְפַ֔יme.Ro.de.FaiH7291;takeתִּקָּחֵ֑נִיti.ka.Che.niH3947meH5921notאַל־'al-H408awayשְׂאֵתִ֥יse.'e.TiH5375in thy longsuffering:knowH3045that for thysakeH5921I have sufferedreproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

16Thywordsדְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙de.va.Rei.khaH1697werefoundנִמְצְא֤וּnim.tze.'UH4672, and I dideatוָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔םva.'O.khe.LemH398them; and thywordsדְבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.rei.khaH1697were untomeעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921ajoyH8057and therejoicingH8057of mineheartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824: for I amcalledנִקְרָ֤אnik.Ra'H7121by thynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

17Isatיָשַׁ֥בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427notH3808in theassemblyבְסוֹד־ve.sod-H5475of them thatmakeH3588merry,norH3808rejoiced: Isatיָשַׁ֔בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427aloneבָּדָ֣דba.DadH910becauseH3588of thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027; for thou hastfilledמִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃ סmi.le.Ta.niH4390meמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440withindignationזַ֖עַםZa.'amH2195.

18Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100is mypainכְאֵבִי֙khe.'e.ViH3511perpetualנֶ֔צַחNe.tzachH5331, and mywoundוּמַכָּתִ֖יu.ma.ka.TiH4347incurableאֲנוּשָׁ֑ה֙'a.nu.ShahH605,whichH4325refuseth to behealedהֵֽרָפֵ֔אhe.ra.Fe'H7495? wilt thouindeedH3808be untomeH1961as a deceitful brook, aswatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325thatfailH3808?

19Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Ifאִם־'im-H518thoureturnH7725, then will Ibringתּוֹצִ֥יאto.Tzi'H3318theeagainH7725, that thou mayeststandתַּֽעֲמֹ֔דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנַ֣יle.fa.NaiH6440meH413; andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thoutakeH7725forthH3318thepreciousיָקָ֛רya.KarH3368from the vile, thou shalt be as mymouthכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310: they shallreturnH7725unto thee, but thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808returnH7725unto them.

20And I willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֜יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee unto thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971a fenced brasenwallלְחוֹמַ֤תle.cho.MatH2346; and they shallfightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstH413thee, but they shallnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808prevailי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201againstH413thee: for I am with thee tosaveלְהוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֥le.ho.shi.'a.KhaH3467thee and todeliverוּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָu.le.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21And I willdeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337theeoutH3027of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of thewickedרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451, and I willredeemוּפְדִתִ֖יךָu.fe.di.Ti.khaH6299theeoutH3027of thehandH3027of theterribleH7451.

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