Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 22:13-17

13Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945unto him that buildeth hishouseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004by unrighteousness, and hischambersוַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944by injustice; that useth his neighbour’sserviceH1004withoutH3808wagesוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467, and giveth himnotH3808his hire;

14that saith, I willbuildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129meוּמָשׁ֖וֹחַu.ma.Sho.achH4886a widehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004andspaciousמְרֻוָּחִ֑יםme.ru.va.ChimH7304chambersוַעֲלִיּ֖וֹתva.'a.li.YotH5944, and cutteth him outwindowsחַלּוֹנָ֔יcha.lo.NaiH2474; and it is cieled withcedarבָּאָ֔רֶזba.'A.rezH730, and painted withvermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350.

15Shalt thoureignהֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְha.tim.LokhH4427,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588thou strivest to excel incedarבָאָ֑רֶזva.'A.rezH730?didH6213notהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1eatאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֗הve.sha.TahH8354, anddoH6213judgmentH4941andjusticeמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941? then it waswellH2896with him.

16He judged thecauseדִּין־din-H1779of thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34; then it waswellH2896. WasnotH3808this toknowהַדַּ֥עַתha.Da.'atH1847meH3808? saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17But thineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869and thineheartוְלִבְּךָ֔ve.li.be.KhaH3820arenotאֵ֤ין'einH369but for thy covetousness, and for toshedלִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְlish.PokhH8210innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818, and foroppressionהָעֹ֥שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233, and forviolenceH6233, todoלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ סla.'a.SotH6213it.

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