Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 2:9-19

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

10Forpassעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674over to theislesאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339ofKittimכִתִּיִּים֙khi.ti.YimH3794, andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200; andsendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971untoKedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938, andconsiderH7200diligentlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966; andseeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200ifכִּ֣יkiH3588there hath beensuchH2063athingH2063.

11Hath anationגּוֹי֙goyH1471changedH4171theirgodsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,whichH1471yet arenoלֹ֣אlo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430? but mypeopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971havechangedH4171theirgloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519for thatwhichH1471dothnotבְּל֥וֹאbe.Lo'H3808profitיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12BeastonishedH8074, O yeheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, at this, and be horribly afraid, be yeveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966desolateH8074, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13For mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971havecommittedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evils; they have forsakenmeH3808thefountainמְק֣וֹר׀me.KorH4726oflivingחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, andhewedH2672themoutH2672cisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877,brokenנִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםnish.ba.RimH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877, thatcanאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834holdיָכִ֖לוּya.Khi.luH3557noH3808waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

14IsIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aservantH5650? is he a homebornslaveהַעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650?whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is hebecomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961apreyלָבַֽז׃la.VazH957?

15Theyoungכְפִרִ֔יםkhe.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715haveroaredיִשְׁאֲג֣וּyish.'a.GuH7580uponH5921him, and yelled: and they havemadeנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414hislandאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047; hiscitiesעָרָ֥יו'a.RavH5892areburnedנִצְּת֖וּni.tze.tahH3341upH5921,withoutמִבְּלִ֥יmi.be.LiH1097inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

16Thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121also of Noph andTahpanhesוְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סve.tach.pe.nesH8471have broken thecrownH6936of thyheadH6936.

17Hast thounotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430, when he led thee by thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870?

18Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258whatH4100hast thou todoH4100in thewayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, todrinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofShihorשִׁח֑וֹרshi.ChorH7883? orwhatH4100hast thou todoH4100in thewayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, todrinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of theRiverנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104?

19Thine ownwickednessרָעָתֵ֗ךְra.'a.TekhH7451shallcorrectתְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְte.ya.se.RekhH3256thee, and thy backslidings shallreproveתּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְto.khi.ChukhH3198thee:knowוּדְעִ֤יu.de.'IH3045therefore andseeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200that it is anevilרַ֣עra'H7451thingכִּי־ki-H3588and abitterוָמָ֔רva.MarH4751, that thou hast forsaken theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430, and that my fear isnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808in thee, saith theLordH3068, theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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