Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 5:19-31

19And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when ye shallsayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559, Wherefore hath theLORDיְהֹוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430doneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428things untousH413? then shalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Like as ye have forsakenmeH413, andservedוַתַּעַבְד֞וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647strangeH2114godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430in yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651shall yeserveתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114in alandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808yoursH428.

20Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye this in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, and publish it inJudahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֣אna'H4994this, Ofoolishסָכָ֖לsa.KhalH5530peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971, andwithoutH3808understandingלֵ֑בLevH3820;whichH5869haveeyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, andseeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200notH3808;whichH5869haveearsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241, andhearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085notH3808:

22Fearתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372yenotלֹא־lo'-H3808meH6440? saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: will yenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808trembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342at mypresenceH6440,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834haveplacedH7760thesandחוֹל֙chOlH2344for the bound of theseaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220, by aperpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769decreeחָק־chok-H2706, that itcannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808passיַעַבְרֶ֑נְהוּya.'av.Ren.huH5674it? andthoughH518thewavesגַלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530thereoftossוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙vai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607themselvesH7760, yetcanH3201theynotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808prevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201;thoughH518theyroarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993, yetcanH3201theynotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808passיַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ׃ya.'av.Run.huH5674over it.

23But thispeopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971hath a revolting and arebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartלֵ֖בlevH3820; they are revolted andgoneסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493.

24Neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sayאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559they in theirheartבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824,LetH4994usH5414nowH4994fearנִ֤ירָאNi.ra'H3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, that givethrainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653, both the former and thelatterוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456, initsH5414seasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256; that reserveth untousH5414theappointedH5414weeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620of theharvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.

25Youriniquitiesעֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771haveturnedהִטּוּ־hi.tu-H5186awayH5186theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428things, and yoursinsוְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םve.cha.To.tei.KhemH2403have withholdengoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896fromyouH4480.

26For among mypeopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971arefoundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563menH376: theywatchיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789, asfowlersיְקוּשִׁ֔יםye.ku.ShimH3353lieH7789inwaitH7789; theysetהִצִּ֥יבוּhi.Tzi.vuH5324atrapמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH4889, theycatchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menH376.

27As acageכִּכְלוּב֙kikh.LuvH3619isfullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392ofbirdsע֔וֹףofH5775,soH3651are theirhousesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392ofdeceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820: therefore they arebecomeגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431greatH1431, and waxenrichוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.

28They are waxenfatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080, they shine: yea, they overpass indeedsדִבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697ofwickednessרָ֔עRa'H7451: theypleadדָ֔נוּDa.nuH1777notלֹא־lo'-H3808thecauseH4941, thecauseH4941of thefatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490, that they shouldprosperוְיַצְלִ֑יחוּve.yatz.Li.chuH6743; and therightH4941of theneedyאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34do theynotלֹ֥אlo'H3808judgeשָׁפָֽטוּ׃sha.Fa.tuH8199.

29shall Inotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808visitאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485fortheseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428things? saith theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358onsuchכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088anationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

30A wonderful and horrible thing iscomeH1961topassH1961in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776;

31theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּא֣וּ־ni.be.'U-H5012falselyבַשֶּׁ֗קֶרva.She.kerH8267, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearruleH3027by theirmeansH3027; and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157to have itsoכֵ֑ןKhenH3651: andwhatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100will yedoתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in theendלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof?

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