Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 2:4-9

4Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, andallוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Whatמַה־mah-H4100unrighteousnessעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766have yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1foundמָּצְא֨וּma.tze.'UH4672inmeH5921, that they aregoneH7368farH7368frommeH5921, and have walkedafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310vanityהַהֶ֖בֶלha.He.velH1892, and are becomevainH1892?

6Neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808saidH559they,Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068thatbroughtH5927usH559upH5927outH3427of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; that ledusH559throughH5674thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,throughH5674alandבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofdesertsעֲרָבָ֤ה'a.ra.VahH6160and ofpitsוְשׁוּחָה֙ve.shu.ChahH7745,throughH5674alandבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776ofdroughtצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723and of theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757,throughH5674alandבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776thatnoneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808passedH5674throughH5674, andwhereH346noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427?

7And Ibroughtוָאָבִ֤יאva.'a.Vi'H935youH7760intoאֶל־'el-H413a plentifullandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398thefruitפִּרְיָ֖הּpir.YahH6529thereof and thegoodnessוְטוּבָ֑הּve.tu.VahH2898thereof; but when yeenteredוַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙va.ta.Vo.'uH935, yedefiledוַתְּטַמְּא֣וּva.te.ta.me.'UH2930mylandאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776, andmadeH7760mineheritageוְנַחֲלָתִ֥יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159anabominationלְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃le.to.'e.VahH8441.

8Thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559notלֹ֤אlo'H3808,Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068? and they thathandleוְתֹפְשֵׂ֤יve.to.fe.SeiH8610thelawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451knewיְדָע֔וּנִיye.da.'U.niH3045meH310notלֹ֣אlo'H3808: therulersוְהָרֹעִ֖יםve.ha.ro.'ImH7462alsotransgressedH6586againstH6586meH310, and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּא֣וּni.be.'UH5012byBaalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168, andwalkedהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980afterH310things that donotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808profitיוֹעִ֖לוּyo.'I.luH3276.

9Wherefore I will yetpleadאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378withyouלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and with yourchildren’sבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121childrenבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121will Ipleadאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378.

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