Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 22:13-23

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.

18Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDH3068concerningJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063: They shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808lamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him,sayingאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Ahה֥וֹיHoH1945mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251! or,Ahוְה֣וֹיve.HoH1945sisterאָח֑וֹת'a.ChotH269! they shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808lamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him,sayingH559,Ahה֥וֹיHoH1945lordH3068! or,Ahוְה֥וֹיve.HoH1945hisgloryהֹדֽוֹ׃ho.DoH1935!

19He shall beburiedיִקָּבֵ֑רyi.ka.VerH6912with theburialקְבוּרַ֥תke.vu.RatH6900of an ass, drawn andcastוְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְve.hash.LekhH7993forthbeyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH1973thegatesלְשַׁעֲרֵ֥יle.sha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927upH5927toLebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844, andcryוּֽצְעָ֔קִיu.tze.'A.kiH6817; andliftתְּנִ֣יte.NiH5414upH5927thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963inBashanוּבַבָּשָׁ֖ןu.va.ba.ShanH1316: andcryוְצַֽעֲקִי֙ve.tza.'a.KiH6817fromAbarimמֵֽעֲבָרִ֔יםme.'a.va.RimH5682; forallכָּל־kol-H3605thyloversמְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157are destroyed.

21I spake unto thee in thyprosperityבְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְbe.shal.vo.Ta.yikhH7962; but thou saidst, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearH8085. This hath been thymannerדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870from thyyouthמִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, that thou obeyedstnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808myvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

22Thewindר֔וּחַRu.achH7307shallfeedרֹעַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikhH7462allכָּל־kol-H3605thyshepherdsתִּרְעֶה־tir.'eh-H7462, and thyloversוּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְu.me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157shall go intocaptivityבַּשְּׁבִ֣יba.she.ViH7628:surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588then shalt thou beashamedתֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙te.Vo.shiH954andconfoundedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637forallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605thywickednessרָעָתֵֽךְ׃ra.'a.TekhH7451.

23Oinhabitantיֹשַׁבְתְּ֙yo.shav.tiH3427ofLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844, that makest thynestמְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּme.ku.nan.tiH7077in thecedarsבָּֽאֲרָזִ֑יםba.'a.ra.ZimH730,howמַה־mah-H4100greatly to be pitied shalt thou be when pangscomeבְּבֹא־be.vo'-H935uponH935thee, thepainחִ֖ילchilH2427as of a woman in travail!

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