Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 44:15-26

15Thenallכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376whichH802knewהַיֹּֽדְעִים֙hai.yo.de.'ImH3045that theirwivesH802burnedH6999incenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thewomenH802thatstoodהָעֹמְד֖וֹתha.'o.me.DotH5975by, agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419assemblyקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971thatdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, inPathrosבְּפַתְר֥וֹסbe.fat.RosH6624,answeredH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16As for thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696untousH413in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,weאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834willnotאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369hearken unto thee.

17ButweH587willcertainlyH3588performH6213everyH3605wordהַדָּבָ֣ר׀ha.da.VarH1697that isgoneH3318forthH3318outH3318of ourmouthמִפִּ֗ינוּmi.Pi.nuH6310, toburnH6999incenseH6999unto thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֮ha.sha.ma.YimH8064, and topourוְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ve.ha.seikh-H5258outH3318drinkH7646offeringsH3588untoherH3605, asweH587havedoneH6213,weH587and ourfathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙va.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, ourkingsמְלָכֵ֣ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428and ourprincesוְשָׂרֵ֔ינוּve.sa.Rei.nuH8269, in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: for then hadweH587plentyH7646of victuals, and werewellטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896, andsawרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200noלֹ֥אlo'H3808evilוְרָעָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7451.

18ButsinceH4480weH3605leftH4480offH4480toburnH6999incenseH6999to thequeenלִמְלֶ֧כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and topourוְהַסֵּֽךְ־ve.ha.sekh-H5258outH4480drinkofferingsH4480untoherH3605,weH3605have wantedallH3605things, and have beenconsumedתָּֽמְנוּ׃Ta.me.nuH8552by theswordוּבַחֶ֥רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458.

19And whenweH587burnedH6999incenseH6999to thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and pouredoutH376drinkofferingsH3588untoherH3588,didH6213weH587makeעָשִׂ֨ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213herH3588cakesכַּוָּנִים֙ka.va.NimH3561to worshipherH3588, andpourH5258outH376drinkofferingsH3588untoherH3588,withoutהֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107ourhusbandsH376?

20ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, to themenH5971, and to thewomenH802,evenאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853toallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whichH802had given him thatanswerהָעֹנִ֥יםha.'o.NimH6030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21TheincenseH6999that yeburnedH6999in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, ye and yourfathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, yourkingsמַלְכֵיכֶ֥םmal.khei.KhemH4428and yourprincesוְשָׂרֵיכֶ֖םve.sa.rei.KhemH8269, and thepeopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,didאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834notH3808theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068rememberזָכַ֣רza.KharH2142them, andcameוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖הva.ta.'a.LehH5927itnotH3808intoעַל־'al-H5921hismindלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820?

22soH6213theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068couldיוּכַל֩yu.KhalH3201noH3808longerע֜וֹדodH5750bearלָשֵׂ֗אתla.SetH5375,becauseH834of theevilרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, andbecauseH834of theabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441whichH834ye havecommittedH6213; therefore is yourlandאַ֠רְצְכֶם'Ar.tze.khemH776becomeוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961adesolationוּלְשַׁמָּ֧הu.le.sha.MahH8047, and an astonishment, and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֛הve.lik.la.LahH7045,withoutH3808inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427, as it is thisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

23BecauseH5921ye haveburnedH6999incenseH6999, andbecauseH5921ye havesinnedחֲטָאתֶ֣םcha.ta.TemH2398againstH5921theLORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, and havenotH3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּם֙she.ma'.TemH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,norH3808walkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980in hislawוּבְתֹרָת֧וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451,norH3808in hisstatutesוּבְחֻקֹּתָ֛יוu.ve.chu.ko.TavH2708,norH3808in histestimoniesוּבְעֵדְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715; therefore thisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451ishappenedקָרָ֥אתka.RatH7122untoyouH834, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

24MoreoverJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and toallכָּל־kol-H3605thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063that are in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714:

25Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֩tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559: Ye and yourwivesH802have bothspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696with yourmouthsבְּפִיכֶם֮be.fi.KhemH6310, and with yourhandsוּבִידֵיכֶ֣םu.vi.dei.KhemH3027havefulfilledמִלֵּאתֶ֣ם׀mi.le.TemH4390it,sayingH559,WeH834willsurelyH834performH6213ourvowsנְדָרֵ֗ינוּne.da.Rei.nuH5088thatweH834havevowedנָדַ֙רְנוּ֙na.Dar.nuH5087, toburnH6999incenseH6999to thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and topourוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258outהָקֵ֤יםha.KeimH6965drinkofferingsH5088untoherH802:establishתָּקִ֙ימְנָה֙ta.Ki.me.nahH6965then yourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088, andperformH6213yourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ פnid.rei.KhemH5088.

26Thereforehearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by mygreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419nameבִּשְׁמִ֤יbish.MiH8034, saith theLORDH3068, that mynameשְׁמִ֜יshe.MiH8034shallnoאִם־'im-H518moreע֨וֹדodH5750benamedH8034in themouthבְּפִ֣י׀be.FiH6310ofanyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingH559, As theLordH3068GODH3068liveth.

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