Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 5:1-17

1Run ye to and frothroughשׁוֹטְט֞וּsho.TuH7751thestreetsבְּחוּצ֣וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andseeוּרְאוּ־u.re.'u-H7200nowנָ֤אna'H4994, andknowוּדְעוּ֙u.de.'UH3045, andseekH1245in the broad places thereof,ifH518yecanH518findתִּמְצְא֣וּtim.tze.'UH4672amanH376,ifH518there beanyH376that doethjustlyמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941, that seekethtruthאֱמוּנָ֑ה'e.mu.NahH530; and I willpardonוְאֶסְלַ֖חve.'es.LachH5545herH518.

2AndthoughH518theysayיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559, As theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068liveth;surelyH518theyswearיִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267.

3OLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, donotH3808thineeyesעֵינֶיךָ֮'ei.nei.KhaH5869lookH5869upontruthלֶאֱמוּנָה֒le.'e.mu.NahH530? thou haststrickenהִכִּ֤יתָהhi.Ki.tahH5221them, but they werenotH3808grieved; thou hastconsumedכִּלִּיתָ֕םki.li.TamH3615them, but they haverefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985toreceiveקַ֣חַתKa.chatH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148: they havemadeH2388theirfacesפְנֵיהֶם֙fe.nei.HemH6440harderH2388thanH3808arockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553; they haverefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985toreturnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

4Then Isaidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588theseהֵ֑םHemH1992arepoorדַּלִּ֖יםda.LimH1800: they arefoolishנוֹאֲל֕וּno.'a.LuH2973; for theyknowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045notH3808thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,norH3808thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430:

5I will getmeאֶל־'el-H413unto thegreatהַגְּדֹלִים֙ha.ge.do.LimH1419menH1419, and willspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696unto them; for theyknowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430. ButtheseH1992with oneaccordיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162havebrokenשָׁ֣בְרוּSha.ve.ruH7665theyokeעֹ֔ל'OlH5923, andburstנִתְּק֖וּni.te.KuH5423thebandsמוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃mo.se.RotH4147.

6Wherefore alionאַרְיֵ֜ה'ar.YehH738outH3318of theforestמִיַּ֗עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293shallslayהִכָּ֨םhi.KamH5221them, awolfזְאֵ֤בze.'EvH2061of the evenings shall spoil them, aleopardנָמֵ֤רna.MerH5246shallwatchשֹׁקֵד֙sho.KedH8245over theircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892,everyכָּל־kol-H3605one that goethoutH3318thence shall betornיִטָּרֵ֑ףyi.ta.RefH2963inpiecesH2963:becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םpish.'ei.HemH6588aremanyרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231, and their backslidings areincreasedH7231.

7HowcanH1121Ipardonאֶֽסְלַֽח'es.lo.ach-H5545thee? thychildrenH1121have forsakenmeH3808, andswornוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650by them that arenoH3808godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430: when I hadfedH7646them to thefullH7646, theycommittedH5003adulteryוַיִּנְאָ֔פוּvai.yin.'A.fuH5003, and assembled themselves introopsיִתְגֹּדָֽדוּ׃yit.go.Da.duH1413at the harlots’housesוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

8They were as fedhorsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483in the morning:everyאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376one neighedafterהָי֑וּha.YuH1961his neighbour’swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

9shall Inotלוֹא־lo'-H3808visitאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485fortheseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428things? saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358onsuchכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088anationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

10Goעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927yeupH5927uponherH5493walls, anddestroyוְשַׁחֵ֔תוּve.sha.Che.tuH7843; butmakeתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213notH3808afullH3617endH3617:takeH5493awayH5493herH5493branchesנְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָne.Ti.sho.Tei.haH5189: for they arenotH3808theLORD’Sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

11For thehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063havedealtH898veryH898treacherouslyH898againstmeH1004, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12They havedeniedכִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ki.cha.ShuH3584theLORDבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, It isnotH3808he;neitherH3808shallevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451comeתָב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935uponH5921usH5921;neitherH3808shallweH7200seeנִרְאֶֽה׃nir.'EhH7200swordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719norH3808famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458:

13and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallbecomeיִֽהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961windלְר֔וּחַle.Ru.achH7307, and the word isnotאֵ֣ין'einH369in them:thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213unto them.

14Whereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282yespeakדַּבֶּרְכֶ֔םda.ber.KhemH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willmakeנֹתֵן֩no.TenH5414mywordsדְּבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697in thymouthבְּפִ֜יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310fireלְאֵ֗שׁle.'EshH784, and thispeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086, and it shalldevourוַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃va.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

15Loהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִיא֩me.Vi'H935anationגּ֧וֹיGoyH1471uponH5921youH5921fromfarמִמֶּרְחָ֛קmi.mer.ChakH4801, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: it is a mightynationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471, it is anancientמֵעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471, anationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471whoseH1471languageלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956thou knowestnotלֹא־lo'-H3808,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808understandestwhatמַה־mah-H4100theysayיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696.

16Theirquiverאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827is anopenפָּת֑וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605sepulchre, they areallכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605mightyH1368menH1368.

17And they shalleatH398upH398thineharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֜ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105and thybreadוְלַחְמֶ֗ךָve.lach.Me.khaH3899,whichH834thysonsבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shouldeatH398: they shalleatH398upH398thyflocksצֹאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629and thineherdsוּבְקָרֶ֔ךָu.ve.ka.Re.chaH1241: they shalleatH398upH398thyvinesגַּפְנְךָ֖gaf.ne.KhaH1612and thyfigוּתְאֵנָתֶ֑ךָu.te.'e.na.Te.khaH8384treesH8384: they shall beatdownבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982thy fencedcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,whereinH834thou trustest, with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

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