Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 8:14-22

14WhyH4100doH4100weH587sitH3427stillH3427?assembleהֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and letusH413enterH935intoH413the defencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892, and letusH413be silent there: for theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathputH935usH413to silence, andgivenH8248usH413waterמֵי־mei-H4325ofgallרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7219todrinkוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuH8248,becauseH3588weH587havesinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398againstעַל־'al-H5921theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

15WelookedH2009forpeaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965, butnoוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369goodט֑וֹבTovH2896came; and for a time ofhealingמַרְפֵּ֖הmar.PehH4832, andbeholdH2009dismay!

16The snorting of hishorsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483isheardנִשְׁמַע֙nish.Ma'H8085fromDanמִדָּ֤ןmi.DanH1835: at thesoundמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963of theneighingמִצְהֲל֣וֹתmitz.ha.LotH4684of hisstrongH47onesH47thewholeH3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleth; for they arecomeוַיָּב֗וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and havedevouredוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776andallH3605that is in it; thecityעִ֖יר'irH5892andthoseH3605thatdwellוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427therein.

17For,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willsendמְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.achH7971serpentsנְחָשִׁים֙ne.cha.ShimH5175, basilisks, amongyouH834,whichH834willnotאֵין־'ein-H369becharmedלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908; and they shall biteyouH834, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18Oh that I could comfortmyselfH3820againstH5921sorrowיָג֑וֹןya.GonH3015! myheartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃da.VaiH1742withinH5921meH5921.

19Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, thevoiceH6963of thecryשַֽׁוְעַ֣תshav.'AtH7775of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971from alandמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776that is veryfarH4801offH4801: Isnotאֵ֣ין'einH369theLORDהַֽיהוָה֙ha.Yah.wehH3068inZionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726? isnotאֵ֣ין'einH369herH518Kingמַלְכָּ֖הּmal.KahH4428inherH518?Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have theyprovokedH3707meH6963toangerהִכְעִס֛וּנִיhikh.'i.Su.niH3707with theirgravenH6456imagesH6456, and withstrangeנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵ֥יbe.hav.LeiH1892?

20Theharvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105is past, thesummerקָ֑יִץKa.yitzH7019isendedכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615, andweוַאֲנַ֖חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587arenotל֥וֹאLo'H3808savedנוֹשָֽׁעְנוּ׃no.Sha.'e.nuH3467.

21For thehurtH7665of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971am IhurtH7665: I amblackקָדַ֕רְתִּיka.Dar.tiH6937; astonishment hathtakenH2388holdהֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃he.che.zi.Ka.te.niH2388onmeעַל־'al-H5921.

22Is therenoH3808balmהַצֳרִי֙ha.tzo.RiH6875inGileadבְּגִלְעָ֔דbe.gil.'AdH1568? is therenoH3808physicianרֹפֵ֖אro.Fe'H7495there?whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069then isnotH3808thehealthאֲרֻכַ֖ת'a.ru.KhatH724of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971recovered?

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