Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 44:2-14

2Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Ye haveseenרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200allH3605theevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that I havebroughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935uponעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; and,beholdוְהִנָּ֤םve.hi.NamH2005, thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117they are adesolationחָרְבָּה֙cha.re.BahH2723, andnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369manH3605dwelleth therein;

3becauseH834of theirwickednessרָעָתָ֗םra.'a.TamH7451whichH834they havecommittedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213toprovokeלְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707meH6440toangerH3707, in that theywentH6440toburnH6999incenseH6999, and toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,whomH834theyknewיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045notH3808,neitherH3808they,norH3808ye,norH3808yourfathersוַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

4Howbeit Isentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971untoyouאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834allכָּל־kol-H3605myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,risingH7925upH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥יםhash.KeimH7925andsendingוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ohנָ֣אna'H4994,doתַעֲשׂ֗וּta.'a.SuH6213notאַל־'al-H408thisabominableהַתֹּעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441thingדְּבַֽר־de.var-H1697that Ihateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.

5But they hearkenednotH3808,norH3808inclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241toturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725from theirwickednessמֵרָֽעָתָ֑םme.ra.'a.TamH7451, toburnH6999noH3808incenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.

6Wherefore myfuryחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534and mineangerוְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639waspouredוַתִּתַּ֤ךְva.ti.TakhH5413forth, and was kindled in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and they are wasted anddesolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7Thereforenowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Wherefore commit ye thisgreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419evilרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451againstאֶל־'el-H413yourownH376soulsנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.te.KhemH5315, tocutלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772offH3772fromyouH859manאִישׁ־'ish-H376andwomanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,infantוְיוֹנֵ֖קve.yo.NekH3243and suckling,outלָמָה֩la.MahH4100of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, toleaveהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498youH859noneH6635remainingH3498;

8in that yeprovokeH3707meH935untoangerלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707with theworksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbe.ma.'a.SeiH4639of yourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027,burningH6999incenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, whither ye begoneH935to sojourn; that ye may becutהַכְרִ֣יתhakh.RitH3772offH3772, and that ye may be acurseלִקְלָלָ֣הlik.la.LahH7045and areproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781amongallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605thenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

9Have yeforgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩hash.khach.TemH7911thewickednessרָע֨וֹתra.'otH7451of yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, and thewickednessרָע֣וֹת׀ra.'otH7451of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, and thewickednessרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451of theirwivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802, and your ownwickednessרָעֹ֣תֵכֶ֔םra.'O.te.KhemH7451, and thewickednessרָעֹ֣תra.'OtH7451of yourwivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֑םne.shei.KhemH802,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834theycommittedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

10They arenotH3808humbledevenעַ֖ד'adH5704unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,neitherH3808have theyfearedיָרְא֗וּya.re.'UH3372,norH3808walkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980in mylawבְתֽוֹרָתִי֙ve.to.ra.TiH8451,norH3808in mystatutesוּבְחֻקֹּתַ֔יu.ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708, that Isetנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440youאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

11Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willsetשָׂ֥םsamH7760myfaceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440againstH6440youH3605forevilלְרָעָ֑הle.ra.'AhH7451,evenלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651tocutוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772offH3772allH3605Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12And I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.TiH3947theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, that havesetשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesפְנֵיהֶ֜םfe.nei.HemH6440togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935intoH935thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714to sojourn there, and they shallallכֹ֜לkholH3605beconsumedוְתַ֨מּוּve.Ta.muH8552; in thelandבְּאֶ֧רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall theyfallיִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luH5307; they shall beconsumedיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552, by theswordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by thefamineבָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'AvH7458; they shalldieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191, from the leastevenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thegreatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419, by theswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045, and areproachוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃u.le.cher.PahH2781.

13For I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them thatdwellהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, as I havepunishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, by theswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719, by thefamineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698:

14soיִהְיֶ֜הyih.YehH1961thatnoneוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808of theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whichH834aregoneH935intoH935thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojourn there, shallescapeפָּלִ֤יטpa.LitH6412orremainH3427, that they shouldreturnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ve.la.ShuvH7725intoH935thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, to thewhichH834they have adesireנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315toreturnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427there: fornoneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shallreturnיָשׁ֖וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725saveH5315suchH834as shallescapeפְּלֵטִֽים׃ סpe.le.TimH6412.

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