Jeremiah 17

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חַטַּ֣אתthe sin of יְהוּדָ֗הJudah כְּתוּבָ֛הis inscribed בְּעֵ֥טwith a stylus of בַּרְזֶ֖לiron בְּצִפֹּ֣רֶןwith a point of שָׁמִ֑ירflint חֲרוּשָׁה֙is engraved עַל־on ל֣וּחַthe tablet of לִבָּ֔םheart their וּלְקַרְנ֖וֹתand to the horns of מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃altars your

כִּזְכֹּ֤רwhen remember בְּנֵיהֶם֙children their מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םaltars their וַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶ֖םand Asherah poles their עַל־at עֵ֣ץtrees רַֽעֲנָ֑ןluxuriant עַ֖לon גְּבָע֥וֹתhills הַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃the high

הֲרָרִי֙mountain my בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הin the field חֵילְךָ֥wealth your כָל־all אוֹצְרוֹתֶ֖יךָtreasures your לָבַ֣זto plunder אֶתֵּ֑ןI will give בָּמֹתֶ֕יךָhigh places your בְּחַטָּ֖אתfor sin בְּכָל־in all גְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃territories your

וְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗הand you will let fallוּבְךָ֙and in the youמִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙from inheritance your אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich נָתַ֣תִּיI gaveלָ֔ךְto the youוְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙and I will make serve you אֶת־obj.אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָenemies your בָּאָ֖רֶץin the land אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich לֹֽא־not יָדָ֑עְתָּyou know כִּֽי־for אֵ֛שׁa fire קְדַחְתֶּ֥םyou have kindled בְּאַפִּ֖יin anger my עַד־until עוֹלָ֥םperpetuity תּוּקָֽד׃ סit will burn

כֹּ֣ה׀thus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֗הYahweh אָר֤וּרis cursed הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙the man אֲשֶׁ֣רwho יִבְטַ֣חhe trusts בָּֽאָדָ֔םin the humankind וְשָׂ֥םand he makes בָּשָׂ֖רflesh זְרֹע֑וֹstrength his וּמִן־and from יְהוָ֖הYahweh יָס֥וּרit turns aside לִבּֽוֹ׃heart his

וְהָיָה֙and he will be כְּעַרְעָ֣רlike a bush בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הin the desert plain וְלֹ֥אand not יִרְאֶ֖הhe will see כִּי־if יָב֣וֹאit will come ט֑וֹבgood וְשָׁכַ֤ןand he will dwell חֲרֵרִים֙parched places בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רin the wilderness אֶ֥רֶץa land of מְלֵחָ֖הsaltiness וְלֹ֥אand not תֵשֵֽׁב׃ סanyone dwells

בָּר֣וּךְis blessed הַגֶּ֔בֶרthe man אֲשֶׁ֥רwho יִבְטַ֖חhe trusts בַּֽיהוָ֑הin Yahweh וְהָיָ֥הand he is יְהוָ֖הYahweh מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃trust his

עָקֹ֥בis deceitful הַלֵּ֛בthe heart מִכֹּ֖לmore than everything וְאָנֻ֣שׁand is incurable ה֑וּאit מִ֖יwho?יֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃will he know it

אֲנִ֧יI יְהוָ֛הYahweh חֹקֵ֥רam searching לֵ֖בthe heart בֹּחֵ֣ןam testing כְּלָי֑וֹתthe kidneys וְלָתֵ֤תand to give לְאִישׁ֙to everyone כִּדְרָכָ֔יוaccording to ways his כִּפְרִ֖יaccording to the fruit of מַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ סdeeds his

קֹרֵ֤אa partridge דָגַר֙which it gathers a brood וְלֹ֣אand not יָלָ֔דit has laid עֹ֥שֶׂהone who makes עֹ֖שֶׁרwealth וְלֹ֣אand not בְמִשְׁפָּ֑טwith justice בַּחֲצִ֤יin the middle of יָמָיו֙days his יַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּit will leave him וּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹand at end his יִהְיֶ֥הhe will be נָבָֽל׃a fool

כִּסֵּ֣אis a throne of כָב֔וֹדglory מָר֖וֹםa high place מֵֽרִאשׁ֑וֹןfrom first time מְק֖וֹםthe place of מִקְדָּשֵֽׁנוּ׃sanctuary our

מִקְוֵ֤הO hope of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel יְהוָ֔הO Yahweh כָּל־all עֹזְבֶ֖יךָthose who forsake you יֵבֹ֑שׁוּthey will be ashamed וְסוּרַי֙and disloyal ones my בָּאָ֣רֶץin the land יִכָּתֵ֔בוּthey will be written down כִּ֥יfor עָזְב֛וּthey have forsaken מְק֥וֹרthe spring of מַֽיִם־water חַיִּ֖יםliving אֶת־obj.יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

רְפָאֵ֤נִיheal me יְהוָה֙O Yahweh וְאֵ֣רָפֵ֔אso I may be healed הוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נִיsave me וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָהso let me be saved כִּ֥יfor תְהִלָּתִ֖יare praise my אָֽתָּה׃you

הִנֵּה־here!הֵ֕מָּהthey אֹמְרִ֖יםare saying אֵלָ֑יto me אַיֵּ֥הwhere?דְבַר־is the word of יְהוָ֖הYahweh יָ֥בוֹאlet it come נָֽא׃please

וַאֲנִ֞יand I לֹא־not אַ֣צְתִּי׀I have hastened מֵרֹעֶ֣הfrom a shepherd אַחֲרֶ֗יךָafter you וְי֥וֹםand a day אָנ֛וּשׁincurable לֹ֥אnot הִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִיI have desired אַתָּ֣הyou יָדָ֑עְתָּyou know מוֹצָ֣אthe utterance of שְׂפָתַ֔יlips my נֹ֥כַחbefore פָּנֶ֖יךָface your הָיָֽה׃it was

אַל־may not תִּֽהְיֵה־you becomeלִ֖יto the meלִמְחִתָּ֑הinto an object of terror מַֽחֲסִי־are refuge my אַ֖תָּהyou בְּי֥וֹםin a day of רָעָֽה׃calamity

יֵבֹ֤שׁוּlet them be put to shame רֹדְפַי֙pursuers my וְאַל־and may not אֵבֹ֣שָׁהI be put to shame אָ֔נִיI יֵחַ֣תּוּlet them be dismayed הֵ֔מָּהthey וְאַל־and may not אֵחַ֖תָּהI be dismayed אָ֑נִיI הָבִ֤יאbring עֲלֵיהֶם֙on them י֣וֹםa day of רָעָ֔הcalamity וּמִשְׁנֶ֥הand double שִׁבָּר֖וֹןdestruction שָׁבְרֵֽם׃ סdestroy them

כֹּה־thus אָמַ֨רhe said יְהוָ֜הYahweh אֵלַ֗יto me הָלֹ֤ךְgo וְעָֽמַדְתָּ֙and you will stand בְּשַׁ֣עַרin the gate of בְּנֵֽי־the sons of הָעָ֔םthe people אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich יָבֹ֤אוּthey goבוֹ֙in the itמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings of יְהוּדָ֔הJudah וַאֲשֶׁ֖רand which יֵ֣צְאוּthey go outב֑וֹin the itוּבְכֹ֖לand in all שַׁעֲרֵ֥יthe gates of יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will say אֲ֠לֵיהֶםto them שִׁמְע֨וּhear דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֜הYahweh מַלְכֵ֤יO kings of יְהוּדָה֙Judah וְכָל־and all יְהוּדָ֔הJudah וְכֹ֖לand all יֹשְׁבֵ֣יthe inhabitants of יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem הַבָּאִ֖יםwho go בַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםin the gates הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סthe these

כֹּ֚הthus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֔הYahweh הִשָּׁמְר֖וּtake heed בְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑םto lives your וְאַל־and may not תִּשְׂא֤וּyou carry מַשָּׂא֙a burden בְּי֣וֹםon the day of הַשַּׁבָּ֔תthe sabbath וַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םand you will bring it בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יin the gates of יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem

וְלֹא־and not תוֹצִ֨יאוּyou must bring out מַשָּׂ֤אa burden מִבָּֽתֵּיכֶם֙from houses your בְּי֣וֹםon the day of הַשַּׁבָּ֔תthe sabbath וְכָל־and any מְלָאכָ֖הwork לֹ֣אnot תַֽעֲשׂ֑וּyou must do וְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙and you will set apart as holy אֶת־obj.י֣וֹםthe day of הַשַּׁבָּ֔תthe sabbath כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as צִוִּ֖יתִיI commanded אֶת־obj.אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ancestors your

וְלֹ֣אand not שָֽׁמְע֔וּthey listened וְלֹ֥אand not הִטּ֖וּthey inclined אֶת־obj.אָזְנָ֑םear their וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙and they stiffened אֶת־obj.עָרְפָּ֔םneck their לְבִלְתִּ֣יto not שְׁמ֔וֹעַto listen וּלְבִלְתִּ֖יand to not קַ֥חַתto accept מוּסָֽר׃correction

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