Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 4:5-20

5Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye inJudahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063, and publish inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389; andsayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559,Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628ye thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:cryקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121aloudהַשְׁמִ֔יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085andsayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559?Assembleהֵאָסְפ֥וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, andletH5046usH413goוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935intoH413the fencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

6SetH5975upשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375astandardנֵ֣סnesH5251towardH935Zionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726:fleeH5756forsafetyH5756,stayH5975notאַֽל־'al-H408: for I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451from thenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, and agreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7Alionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738isgoneH3318upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from histhicketמִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹmi.su.be.KhoH5441, and adestroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843ofnationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471; he is on his way, he isgoneH3318forthH3318from hisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725; tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thylandאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776desolateH8047, that thycitiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892belaidH7760wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

8For thisgirdחִגְר֥וּchig.RuH2296youכִּ֥יkiH3588withsackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,lamentסִפְד֣וּsif.DuH5594andhowlוְהֵילִ֑ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213: for thefierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808turnedH7725backשָׁ֛בshavH7725fromusעַל־'al-H5921.

9And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961at thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that theheartלֵב־lev-H3820of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallperishיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6, and theheartוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820of theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֑יםha.sa.RimH8269; and thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shall beastonishedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074, and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallwonderיִתְמָֽהוּ׃yit.Ma.huH8539.

10Thensaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I,Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136!surelyאָכֵן֩'a.KhenH403thou hast greatly deceived thispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971andJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shall havepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965; whereas theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719reacheth unto thesoulהַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃ha.Na.feshH5315.

11At that time shall it besaidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559to thispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971and toJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, A hotwindר֣וּחַRu.achH7307from thebareשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057towardדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,notל֥וֹאLo'H3808to fan,norוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808tocleanseלְהָבַֽר׃le.ha.VarH1305;

12afullמָלֵ֛אma.Le'H4392windר֧וּחַRu.achH7307fromtheseמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428shallcomeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935formeH935:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258will I alsoutterאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941againstאוֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH854them.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, he shallcomeH5927upH5927ascloudsכַּעֲנָנִ֣יםka.'a.na.NimH6051, and hischariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818shall be as the whirlwind: hishorsesסוּסָ֑יוsu.SavH5483areswifterקַלּ֥וּka.LuH7043thanH3588eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֖יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188untousH3588! forweH3588are spoiled.

14OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,washכַּבְּסִ֨יka.be.SiH3526thineheartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820fromwickednessאוֹנֵֽךְ׃'o.NekhH205, that thou mayest besavedתִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִיti.va.She.'iH3467.Howמָתַ֛יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704shall thineevilמֵרָעָ֤הme.ra.'AhH7451thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284lodgewithinבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130thee?

15For avoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963declareth fromDanמִדָּ֑ןmi.DanH1835, and publishethevilאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205from thehillsמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669:

16makeH5414yementionהַזְכִּ֣ירוּhaz.Ki.ruH2142to thenationsלַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471;beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, publishagainstH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that watcherscomeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from afarהַמֶּרְחָ֑קha.mer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, andgiveH5414outH5921theirvoiceקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963againstH5921thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

17Askeepersכְּשֹׁמְרֵ֣יke.sho.me.ReiH8104of afieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704are theyagainstH5921herH5921roundמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutהָי֥וּha.YuH1961;becauseH3588sheH3588hath beenrebelliousמָרָ֖תָהma.Ra.tahH4784againstH5921meH5921, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18Thywayדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870and thydoingsוּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְu.Ma.'a.la.La.yikhH4611have procuredtheseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428things unto thee; this is thywickednessרָעָתֵךְ֙ra.'a.teKhH7451; for it isbitterH4751, for it reacheth unto thineheartלִבֵּֽךְ׃ סli.BekhH3820.

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.

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