Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 4:19-31

19Mybowelsמֵעַ֣י׀me.'AiH4578, mybowelsמֵעַ֨י׀me.'AiH4578! I am pained at my veryheartלִבִּ֛יli.BiH3820; myheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820is disquieted inmeH5315; Icannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808hold my peace;becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thou hastheardשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.ma'.tiH8085, O mysoulH5315, thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782, thealarmתְּרוּעַ֖תte.ru.'AtH8643ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

20Destructionשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667uponעַל־'al-H5921destructionשֶׁ֙בֶר֙she.verH7667iscriedנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121; for thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is spoiled:suddenlyפִּתְאֹם֙pit.'OmH6597are mytentsאֹהָלַ֔י'o.ha.LaiH168spoiled, and mycurtainsיְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407in amomentרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281.

21Howמָתַ֖יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704shall Iseeאֶרְאֶה־'er.'eh-H7200thestandardנֵּ֑סNesH5251, andhearאֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה'esh.me.'AhH8085thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃ סsho.FarH7782?

22For mypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971isfoolishאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191, theyknowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045meH995notלֹ֣אlo'H3808; they are sottishchildrenבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121, and they havenoneוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808understandingנְבוֹנִ֖יםne.vo.NimH995: they arewiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450todoH3190evilלְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'H7489, but todoH3190goodוּלְהֵיטִ֖יבu.le.hei.TivH3190they havenoלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowledgeיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045.

23I beheld theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and,loוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, it waswasteתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414andvoidוָבֹ֑הוּva.Vo.huH922; and theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and they hadnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369lightאוֹרָֽם׃'o.RamH216.

24I beheld themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and,loוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, they trembled, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389movedH7043to andfroH7043.

25I beheld, and,loוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, there wasnoאֵ֣ין'einH369manהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thebirdsע֥וֹףofH5775of theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064werefledנָדָֽדוּ׃na.Da.duH5074.

26I beheld, and,loוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, thefruitfulH3759fieldH3759was awildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecitiesעָרָ֗יו'a.RavH5892thereof werebrokenH5422downנִתְּצוּ֙ni.te.TzuH5422at thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbeforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440hisfierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

27Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ThewholeH3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be adesolationשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077; yet will Inotלֹ֥אlo'H3808makeאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213afullH3605endוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3617.

28For this shall theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, and theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveH5921beblackוְקָדְר֥וּve.ka.de.RuH6937:becauseכִּי־ki-H3588I havespokenדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696it, I havepurposedזַמֹּ֔תִיza.Mo.tiH2161it, and I havenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808repentedנִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808will Iturnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725backH7725from it.

29Thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fleeth for thenoiseמִקּ֨וֹלmi.KolH6963of thehorsemenפָּרָ֜שׁpa.RashH6571andbowmenקֶ֗שֶׁתKe.shetH7198; theygoבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935intoH935thethicketsבֶּעָבִ֔יםbe.'a.VimH5645, andclimbH5927upH5927uponH935therocksוּבַכֵּפִ֖יםu.va.ke.FimH3710:everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892is forsaken, andnotוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369amanאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376dwelleth therein.

30And thou, when thou art spoiled,whatמַֽה־mah-H4100wilt thoudoH6213?Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou clothest thyself withscarletשָׁנִ֜יsha.NiH8144,thoughכִּי־ki-H3588thou deckest thee withornamentsעֲדִי־'a.di-H5716ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou enlargest thineeyesעֵינַ֔יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869withpaintבַפּוּךְ֙va.puKhH6320, invainלַשָּׁ֖וְאla.Shav'H7723dost thoumakeH6213thyself fair; thyloversעֹגְבִ֖ים'o.ge.VimH5689despiseמָאֲסוּ־ma.'a.su-H3988thee, theyseekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245thylifeנַפְשֵׁ֥ךְnaf.ShekhH5315.

31For I haveheardH8085avoiceH6963as of awomanH1323in travail, theanguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869as ofherH8085that bringethforthH8085herH8085firstH1069childH1069, thevoiceH6963of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726, that gaspeth forbreathתִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַtit.ya.Pe.achH3306, that spreadethherH8085handsכַּפֶּ֑יהָka.Pei.haH3709,sayingH6963,Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188ismeH4994nowH4994! for mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315faintethbeforeעָיְפָ֥ה'a.ye.FahH5888themurderersלְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פle.ho.re.GimH2026.

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