Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 44:20-30

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.

27Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, Iwatchשֹׁקֵ֧דsho.KedH8245over them forevilלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808forgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896: andallכָל־khol-H3605themenאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063that are in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall beconsumedH3615by theswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,untilעַד־'ad-H5704there be anendכְּלוֹתָֽם׃ke.lo.TamH3615of them.

28And they thatescapeוּפְלִיטֵ֨יu.fe.li.TeiH6412theswordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719shallreturnיְשֻׁב֨וּןye.shu.VunH7725outמִן־min-H4480of thelandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714intoH935thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,fewH4557innumberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557; andallכָּל־kol-H3605theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, that aregoneH935intoH935thelandלְאֶֽרֶץ־le.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojourn there, shallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045whoseמִ֥יmiH4310wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697shallstandיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965,mineמִמֶּ֥נִּיmi.Me.niH4480, ortheirsH1992.

29And this shall be thesignהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226untoyouH3588, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that I willpunishפֹקֵ֥דfo.KedH6485youH3588in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, that ye mayknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that mywordsדְבָרַ֛יde.va.RaiH1697shallsurelyH3588standH6965againstH5921youH3588forevilלְרָעָֽה׃ סle.ra.'AhH7451:

30Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willgiveנֹ֠תֵןNo.tenH5414PharaohH6548HophraH6548kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714intoH4714thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of hisenemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341, andintoH4714thehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of them thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315; as Igaveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063intoH4714thehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894, hisenemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341, and thatsoughtוּמְבַקֵּ֥שׁu.me.va.KeshH1245hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ סnaf.ShoH5315.

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