Jeremiah 9

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מִֽי־who?יִתֵּ֤ןwill he give רֹאשִׁי֙head my מַ֔יִםwas water וְעֵינִ֖יand eye my מְק֣וֹרwas a fountain of דִּמְעָ֑הtears וְאֶבְכֶּה֙so I may bewail יוֹמָ֣םby day וָלַ֔יְלָהand night אֵ֖תobj.חַֽלְלֵ֥יthose slain of בַת־the daughter of עַמִּֽי׃people my

מִֽי־who?יִתְּנֵ֣נִיwill he give me בַמִּדְבָּ֗רin the wilderness מְלוֹן֙a lodging place of אֹֽרְחִ֔יםtravelers וְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙and I will leave אֶת־obj.עַמִּ֔יpeople my וְאֵלְכָ֖הand I will go מֵֽאִתָּ֑םfrom with the them כִּ֤יfor כֻלָּם֙all of them מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםare adulterers עֲצֶ֖רֶתan assembly of בֹּגְדִֽים׃treacherous people

וַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּand they have bent אֶת־obj.לְשׁוֹנָם֙tongue their קַשְׁתָּ֣םbow of their שֶׁ֔קֶרfalsehood וְלֹ֥אand not לֶאֱמוּנָ֖הto faithfulness גָּבְר֣וּthey are strong בָאָ֑רֶץin the land כִּי֩for מֵרָעָ֨הfrom evil אֶל־to רָעָ֧ה׀evil יָצָ֛אוּthey have gone out וְאֹתִ֥יand obj. me לֹֽא־not יָדָ֖עוּthey know נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

אִ֤ישׁeach מֵרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙from neighbor his הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּtake heed וְעַל־and on כָּל־any אָ֖חbrother אַל־may not תִּבְטָ֑חוּyou rely כִּ֤יfor כָל־every אָח֙brother עָק֣וֹבcertainly to cheat יַעְקֹ֔בhe cheats וְכָל־and every רֵ֖עַneighbor רָכִ֥ילa slanderer יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃he goes about

וְאִ֤ישׁand each בְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙in neighbor his יְהָתֵ֔לּוּthey deceive וֶאֱמֶ֖תand truth לֹ֣אnot יְדַבֵּ֑רוּthey speak לִמְּד֧וּthey have taught לְשׁוֹנָ֛םtongue their דַּבֶּר־to speak שֶׁ֖קֶרfalsehood הַעֲוֵ֥הto iniquire נִלְאֽוּ׃they are weary

שִׁבְתְּךָ֖dwelling you בְּת֣וֹךְin among מִרְמָ֑הdeceit בְּמִרְמָ֛הon deceit מֵאֲנ֥וּthey have refused דַֽעַת־to know אוֹתִ֖יobj. me נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

לָכֵ֗ןto therefore כֹּ֤הthus אָמַר֙he says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts הִנְנִ֥יhere I צוֹרְפָ֖םam about to refine them וּבְחַנְתִּ֑יםand I will test them כִּֽי־for אֵ֣יךְhow?אֶעֱשֶׂ֔הwill I act מִפְּנֵ֖יfrom because of בַּת־the daughter of עַמִּֽי׃people my

חֵ֥ץis an arrow שָׁח֛וּטbeaten לְשׁוֹנָ֖םtongue their מִרְמָ֣הdeceit דִבֵּ֑רit speaks בְּפִ֗יוwith mouth his שָׁל֤וֹםpeace אֶת־with רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙neighbor his יְדַבֵּ֔רsomeone speaks וּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹand in inner being his יָשִׂ֥יםhe sets אָרְבּֽוֹ׃ambush his

הַעַל־¿ on אֵ֥לֶּהthese things לֹֽא־not אֶפְקָד־will I visitבָּ֖םin the themנְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֑הYahweh אִ֚םor?בְּג֣וֹיon a nation אֲשֶׁר־which כָּזֶ֔הis like this one לֹ֥אnot תִתְנַקֵּ֖םwill it avenge itself נַפְשִֽׁי׃ סself my

וְנָתַתִּ֧יand I will make אֶת־obj.יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םJerusalem לְגַלִּ֖יםinto heaps of stones מְע֣וֹןa habitation of תַּנִּ֑יםjackals וְאֶת־and obj.עָרֵ֧יthe cities of יְהוּדָ֛הJudah אֶתֵּ֥ןI will make שְׁמָמָ֖הa waste מִבְּלִ֖יbecause not יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ סinhabitant

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֔הYahweh עַל־because עָזְבָם֙have forsaken they אֶת־obj.תּ֣וֹרָתִ֔יlaw my אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich נָתַ֖תִּיI set לִפְנֵיהֶ֑םto before them וְלֹא־and not שָׁמְע֥וּthey have listened בְקוֹלִ֖יto voice my וְלֹא־and not הָ֥לְכוּthey have walkedבָֽהּ׃in the it

וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּand they have walked אַחֲרֵ֖יafter שְׁרִר֣וּתthe stubbornness of לִבָּ֑םown heart their וְאַחֲרֵי֙and after הַבְּעָלִ֔יםthe Baals אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich לִמְּד֖וּםthey taught them אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סancestors their

לָכֵ֗ןto therefore כֹּֽה־thus אָמַ֞רhe says יְהוָ֤הYahweh צְבָאוֹת֙of hosts אֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael הִנְנִ֧יhere I מַאֲכִילָ֛םam about to feed them אֶת־obj.הָעָ֥םthe people הַזֶּ֖הthe this לַֽעֲנָ֑הwormwood וְהִשְׁקִיתִ֖יםand I will give to drink them מֵי־water of רֹֽאשׁ׃poison

וַהֲפִֽצוֹתִים֙and I will scatter them בַּגּוֹיִ֔םamong the nations אֲשֶׁר֙which לֹ֣אnot יָֽדְע֔וּthey knew הֵ֖מָּהthey וַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םand ancestors their וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יand I will send forth אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙after them אֶת־obj.הַחֶ֔רֶבthe sword עַ֥דuntil כַּלּוֹתִ֖יhave made an end of I אוֹתָֽם׃ פobj. them

כֹּ֤הthus אָמַר֙he says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts הִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֛וּconsider וְקִרְא֥וּand summon לַמְקוֹנְנ֖וֹתto the wailing women וּתְבוֹאֶ֑ינָהand they may come וְאֶל־and to הַחֲכָמ֥וֹתthe skillful women שִׁלְח֖וּsend וְתָבֽוֹאנָה׃so they may come

וּתְמַהֵ֕רְנָהand they may hasten וְתִשֶּׂ֥נָהand they may take up עָלֵ֖ינוּon us נֶ֑הִיwailing וְתֵרַ֤דְנָהso they may run down עֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙eyes our דִּמְעָ֔הtears וְעַפְעַפֵּ֖ינוּand eyelids our יִזְּלוּ־they may flow מָֽיִם׃water

כִּ֣יfor ק֥וֹלa sound of נְהִ֛יwailing נִשְׁמַ֥עit has been heard מִצִּיּ֖וֹןfrom Zion אֵ֣יךְhow!שֻׁדָּ֑דְנוּwe have been devastated בֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּwe have been put to shame מְאֹד֙exceedingly כִּֽי־for עָזַ֣בְנוּwe have left אָ֔רֶץthe land כִּ֥יfor הִשְׁלִ֖יכוּpeople have cast down מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סdwellings our

כִּֽי־for שְׁמַ֤עְנָהhear נָשִׁים֙O women דְּבַר־the word of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וְתִקַּ֥חso it may receive אָזְנְכֶ֖םear your דְּבַר־the word of פִּ֑יוmouth his וְלַמֵּ֤דְנָהand teach בְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙daughters your נֶ֔הִיa mourning song וְאִשָּׁ֥הand every woman רְעוּתָ֖הּneighbor her קִינָֽה׃a lamentation

כִּֽי־for עָ֤לָהit has come up מָ֙וֶת֙death בְּחַלּוֹנֵ֔ינוּin windows our בָּ֖אit has come בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵ֑ינוּin fortresses our לְהַכְרִ֤יתto cut off עוֹלָל֙children מִח֔וּץfrom the street בַּחוּרִ֖יםyoung men מֵרְחֹבֽוֹת׃from the open places

דַּבֵּ֗רspeak כֹּ֚הthus נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וְנָֽפְלָה֙and it will fall נִבְלַ֣תthe corpses of הָֽאָדָ֔םthe people כְּדֹ֖מֶןlike dung עַל־on פְּנֵ֣יthe surface of הַשָּׂדֶ֑הthe fields וּכְעָמִ֛ירand like cut grain מֵאַחֲרֵ֥יfrom behind הַקֹּצֵ֖רthe reaper וְאֵ֥יןand there not מְאַסֵּֽף׃ סwill be one who gathers

כֹּ֣ה׀thus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֗הYahweh אַל־may not יִתְהַלֵּ֤לhe boast חָכָם֙a wise person בְּחָכְמָת֔וֹin wisdom his וְאַל־and may not יִתְהַלֵּ֥לhe boast הַגִּבּ֖וֹרthe mighty person בִּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹin might his אַל־may not יִתְהַלֵּ֥לhe boast עָשִׁ֖ירa rich person בְּעָשְׁרֽוֹ׃in riches his

הִנֵּ֛הhere!יָמִ֥יםdays בָּאִ֖יםare coming נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔יand I will visit judgment עַל־on כָּל־every מ֖וּלman circumcised בְּעָרְלָֽה׃in a foreskin

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