Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 3:12-22

12Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980, andproclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֨יםha.de.va.RimH1697towardH6440thenorthצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, andsayוְ֠אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559,Returnשׁ֣וּבָהShu.vahH7725, thou backslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; I willnotלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808lookאַפִּ֥יל'a.PilH5307inangerH6440uponH7121youכִּֽי־ki-H3588: for I ammercifulחָסִ֤ידcha.SidH2623, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, I willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808keepאֶטּ֖וֹר'e.TorH5201angerH6440foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

13Onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389acknowledgeדְּעִ֣יde.'IH3045thineiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771, that thou hasttransgressedH6586againstH6586theLORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430, and hastscatteredוַתְּפַזְּרִ֨יva.te.fa.ze.RiH6340thywaysדְּרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhH1870to thestrangersלַזָּרִ֗יםla.za.RimH2114underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, and ye havenotלֹא־lo'-H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085myvoiceוּבְקוֹלִ֥יu.ve.ko.LiH6963, saith theLORDיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725, O backslidingchildrenבָנִ֤יםva.NimH1121, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for I am ahusbandבָּעַ֣לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166untoyouH3588: and I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youH3588one of acityמֵעִ֗ירme.'IrH5892, andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147of afamilyמִמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הmi.mish.pa.ChahH4940, and I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935youH3588toZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726:

15and I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414youH5414shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462according to mineheartכְּלִבִּ֑יke.li.BiH3820, which shallfeedוְרָע֥וּve.ra.'UH7462youH5414withknowledgeדֵּעָ֥הde.'AhH1844andunderstandingH3820.

16And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when ye bemultipliedתִרְבּוּ֩tir.BuH7235andincreasedוּפְרִיתֶ֨םu.fe.ri.TemH6509in thelandבָּאָ֜רֶץba.'A.retzH776, inthoseהָהֵ֙מָּה֙ha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֤יםbai.ya.MimH3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, they shallsayיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreH5750, Thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall itcomeH1961tomindלֵ֑בLevH3820:neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808shall theyrememberיִזְכְּרוּ־yiz.ke.ru-H2142it;neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808shall theyvisitיִפְקֹ֔דוּyif.Ko.duH6485it;neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall that bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213anyH5750moreH5750.

17At that time they shallcallיִקְרְא֤וּyik.re.'UH7121Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; andallH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471shall begatheredוְנִקְוּ֨וּve.nikv.VuH6960unto it, to thenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389:neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall they walkanyH3605moreע֔וֹדodH5750afterאַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.ReiH310thestubbornnessשְׁרִר֖וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of theirevilהָרָֽע׃ סha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820.

18Inthoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shall walk with thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and they shallcomeוְיָבֹ֤אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162outH5921of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828to thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776that IgaveH5157for aninheritanceהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157unto yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

19But Isaidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349shall IputH5414thee among thechildrenבַּבָּנִ֔יםba.ba.NimH1121, andgiveוְאֶתֶּן־ve.'e.ten-H5414thee apleasantחֶמְדָּ֔הchem.DahH2532landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, a goodlyheritageנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of thehostsH6635of thenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471? and Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, Ye shallcallתִּקְרְאִיtik.re.'u-H7121meH5414Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1; and shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808turnתָשֽׁוּבִי׃ta.shu.vuH7725awayH7725fromfollowingוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יu.me.'a.cha.RaiH310meH5414.

20Surelyאָכֵ֛ן'a.KhenH403as awifeH802treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.DahH898departeth fromherH802husbandמֵרֵעָ֑הּme.re.'AhH7453,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651have yedealtבְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.TemH898treacherouslyH898withmeH1004, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21Avoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963isheardנִשְׁמָ֔עnish.Ma'H8085uponעַל־'al-H5921thebareשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205, theweepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065and thesupplicationsתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; for that they have perverted theirwayדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870, they haveforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911theLORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725, ye backslidingchildrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121, I willhealאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495your backslidings,Beholdהִנְנוּ֙hi.NuH2005,weכִּ֥יkiH3588arecomeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857unto thee; for thou art theLORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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