Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 7:1-15

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatcameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Standעֲמֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975in thegateבְּשַׁ֙עַר֙be.Sha.'arH8179of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andproclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121there thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605ye ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, thatenterהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935in attheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179toworshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

3Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Amendהֵיטִ֥יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and yourdoingsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םu.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, and I will causeyouאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853todwellוַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣הva.'a.sha.ke.NahH7931in thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiv.te.ChuH982yenotאַל־'al-H408inlyingהַשֶּׁ֖קֶרha.She.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thetempleהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thetempleהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, aretheseהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992.

5Forifאִם־'im-H518ye throughlyamendH3190yourwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and yourdoingsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611;ifאִם־'im-H518ye throughly executejudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941betweenH996amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and his neighbour;

6if yeoppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231notH3808thestrangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616, thefatherlessיָת֤וֹםya.TomH3490, and thewidowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490, andshedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210notH3808innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,neitherH3808walkafterוְאַחֲרֵ֨יve.'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430to your own hurt:

7then will IcauseH5414youאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834todwellוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.shi.kan.TiH7931in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776that IgaveH5414to yourfathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, from ofoldH5769evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704for evermore.

8Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, yetrustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982inlyingהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697, that cannotprofitהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276.

9Will yestealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀ha.ga.NoH1589,murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙ra.Tzo.achH7523, andcommitוְֽנָאֹ֔ףve.na.'OfH5003adulteryH5003, andswearוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַve.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267, andburnH6999incenseH6999untoBaalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, andwalkוְהָלֹ֗ךְve.ha.LokhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ye havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045,

10andcomeוּבָאתֶ֞םu.va.TemH935andstandוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mad.TemH5975beforeH6440meH6440in thishouseבַּבַּ֤יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,whichH834iscalledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,WeH834aredeliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּni.Tzal.nuH5337; that ye maydoעֲשׂ֔וֹתa.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441.

11Is thishouseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834iscalledנִקְרָֽא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961adenהַמְעָרַ֣תham.'a.RatH4631ofrobbersפָּרִצִ֗יםpa.ri.TzimH6530in youreyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869?Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, I,evenגַּ֧םgamH1571I, haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200it, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12ButgoH4994yenowH4994unto myplaceמְקוֹמִי֙me.ko.MiH4725whichH834was inShilohבְּשִׁיל֔וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,whereH834IcausedH834mynameשְׁמִ֛יshe.MiH8034todwellשִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיshi.Kan.tiH7931at thefirstבָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223, andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whatH834Ididעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to it for thewickednessרָעַ֖תra.'AtH7451of mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,becauseיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282ye havedoneעֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛ם'a.sot.KhemH6213allH3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428worksהַמַּֽעֲשִׂ֥יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and I spake untoyouH3605,risingH7925upH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925andspeakingH1696, but yeheardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; and Icalledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121youH3605, but yeansweredעֲנִיתֶֽם׃'a.ni.TemH6030notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808:

14therefore will Idoוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213unto thehouseלַבַּ֣יִת׀la.Ba.yitH1004,whichH834iscalledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,whereinH834yetrustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982, and unto theplaceוְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹםve.La.ma.KomH4725whichH834Igaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414toyouאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859and to yourfathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, as I havedoneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213toShilohלְשִׁלֽוֹ׃le.shi.LoH7887.

15And I willcastוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993youכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834outH6440of mysightH6440, as I havecastהִשְׁלַ֙כְתִּי֙hish.Lakh.tiH7993outH6440allכָּל־kol-H3605yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם'a.chei.KhemH251,evenH853thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669.

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