Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 3:6-14

6Moreover theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413in thedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Hast thouseenH7200thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834backslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathdoneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213?sheהִ֜יאhi'H1931isgoneהֹלְכָ֨הho.le.KhahH1980upH7200uponעַל־'al-H5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגָּבֹ֗הַּga.Vo.ahH1364mountainהַ֣רharH2022andunderתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֖ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086, and there hathplayedH2181theharlotH2181.

7And Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310sheH3808haddoneעֲשׂוֹתָ֧הּa.so.TahH6213allH3605theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428things,SheH3808willreturnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413; butsheH3808returnedשָׁ֑בָהSha.vahH7725notH3808: andherH3605treacherousבָּגוֹדָ֥הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063sawוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.te.reh'H7200it.

8And Isawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, when, for thisveryH898causeH5414that backslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadcommittedH5003adulteryנִֽאֲפָה֙ni.'a.FahH5003, I hadputH5414herH3605awayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971andgivenH5414herH3605a bill of divorcement, yettreacherousבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbo.ge.DahH898Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063herH3605sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269fearedיָֽרְאָ֜הya.re.'AhH3372notוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808; butsheהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931alsowentאֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.haH413andplayedH2181theharlotH2181.

9And itcameH1961topassH1961throughH776the lightness ofherH1961whoredom, that thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776waspollutedוַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףva.te.che.NafH2610, and shecommittedH5003adulteryוַתִּנְאַ֥ףva.tin.'AfH5003withstonesהָאֶ֖בֶןha.'E.venH68and with stocks.

10And yet forallH3605thisherH3605treacherousבָּגוֹדָ֧הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֛הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808returnedשָׁ֨בָהSha.vahH7725untomeאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413withherH3605wholeH3605heartלִבָּ֑הּli.BahH3820, but feignedly, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

11And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, BackslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath shewnherselfH5315moreH5315righteousצִדְּקָ֥הtzi.de.KahH6663thantreacherousמִבֹּגֵדָ֖הmi.bo.ge.DahH898Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

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:

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