Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 6:18-30

18Thereforehearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085, yenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471, andknowוּדְעִ֥יu.de.'IH3045, Ocongregationעֵדָ֖ה'e.DahH5712,whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is among them.

19Hearשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8085, Oearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451uponעַל־'al-H5921thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,evenH3588thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of theirthoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑םmach.she.vo.TamH4284,becauseH3588they havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearkened unto mywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697; and as for mylawוְתוֹרָתִ֖יve.to.ra.TiH8451, they haverejectedוַיִּמְאֲסוּ־vai.yim.'a.su-H3988it.

20Towhatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100purposeזֶּ֨הzehH2088cometh there tomeH935frankincenseלְבוֹנָה֙le.vo.NahH3828fromShebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'H7614, and thesweetH6149caneוְקָנֶ֥הve.ka.NehH7070from afarמֶרְחָ֑קmer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776? yourburntעֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙o.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH5930arenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808acceptableלְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522,norלֹא־lo'-H3808yoursacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077pleasingעָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH6149untomeH935.

21Thereforethusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I willlayנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414stumblingblocksbeforeH413thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971: and thefathersאָב֨וֹת'a.VotH1and thesonsוּבָנִ֥יםu.va.NimH1121togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162shallstumbleוְכָ֣שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782againstH413them; the neighbour and hisfriendוְרֵע֖וֹve.re.'OH7453shallperishוְאָבָֽדוּ׃ פve.'a.Ba.duH6.

22Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971cometh from thenorthצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776; and agreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471shall bestirredH5782upH5782from the uttermostpartsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

23They layholdיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onbowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andspearוְכִיד֞וֹןve.khi.DonH3591; they arecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394, and havenoוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808mercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355; theirvoiceקוֹלָם֙ko.LamH6963roareth like theseaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220, and theyrideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483;everyH376one set inarrayH4421, as amanכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,againstעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

24WeH8085haveheardH8085thefameשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089thereof; ourhandsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027waxfeebleH7503:anguishחִ֖ילchilH2427hathtakenH2388holdהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhe.che.zi.Kat.nuH2388ofusH7503, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

25Goתֵּֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'iH3318notאַל־'al-H408forthH3318intoH3318thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,norאַל־'al-H408walkH1870by thewayH1870; for there is theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of theenemyלְאֹיֵ֔בle.'o.YevH341, andterrorמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032oneveryH5439sideH5439.

26Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971,girdחִגְרִי־chig.ri-H2296thee withsackclothשָׂק֙sakH8242, andwallowוְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣יve.hit.pa.le.ShiH6428thyself inashesבָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665:makeעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213theemourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60, as for anonlyיָחִיד֙ya.ChidH3173sonH3173,mostH8563bitterH8563lamentationמִסְפַּ֖דmis.PadH4553; for the spoiler shallsuddenlyפִתְאֹ֔םfit.'OmH6597comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935uponH5921usH5921.

27I havemadeנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee a tower and afortressמִבְצָ֑רmiv.TzarH4013among mypeopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971; that thou mayestknowוְתֵדַ֕עve.te.Da'H3045andtryוּבָחַנְתָּ֖u.va.chan.TaH974theirwayדַּרְכָּֽם׃dar.KamH1870.

28They areallכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605grievous revolters,goingהֹלְכֵ֥יho.le.KheiH1980aboutH1980with slanders; they arebrassנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178andironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270: theyallכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605of them dealcorruptlyמַשְׁחִיתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843.

29Thebellowsמַפֻּ֔חַma.Pu.achH4647blowH2787fiercelyH2787; theleadעֹפָ֑רֶת'o.Fa.retH5777is consumed of thefireH800: invainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723do they go onrefiningH6884; for thewickedוְרָעִ֖יםve.ra.'ImH7451arenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808pluckedawayנִתָּֽקוּ׃ni.Ta.kuH5423.

30Refusesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701shallmenH7121callקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121them,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathrejectedH3988them.

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