Jeremiah 12
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- 1You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?
- צַדִּ֤יק
- צַדִּ֤יקtza.Dik[are] righteousH6662
- אַתָּה֙
- אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH0859A
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehO YahwehH3068G
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiifH3588A
- אָרִ֖יב
- אָרִ֖יב'a.RivI bring a caseH7378
- אֵלֶ֑יךָ
- אַ֤ךְ
- אַ֤ךְ'akhneverthelessH0389
- מִשְׁפָּטִים֙
- מִשְׁפָּטִים֙mish.pa.TimjudgmentsH4941G
- אֲדַבֵּ֣ר
- אֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerI will speakH1696G
- אוֹתָ֔ךְ
- מַדּ֗וּעַ
- מַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'why?H4069
- דֶּ֤רֶךְ
- דֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way ofH1870L
- רְשָׁעִים֙
- רְשָׁעִים֙re.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
- צָלֵ֔חָה
- צָלֵ֔חָהtza.Le.chahdoes it prosperH6743B
- שָׁל֖וּ
- שָׁל֖וּsha.Luare they at ease?H7951
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- בֹּ֥גְדֵי
- בֹּ֥גְדֵיBo.ge.dei[those who] act treacherously ofH0898
- בָֽגֶד׃
- בָֽגֶדVa.gedtreacheryH0899A
- צַדִּ֤יק
- 2They have been planted by you, they have taken root; they go on and give fruit: you are near in their mouths but far from their thoughts.
- נְטַעְתָּם֙
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-alsoH1571
- שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ
- שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּsho.Ra.shuthey have taken rootH8327
- יֵלְכ֖וּ
- יֵלְכ֖וּye.le.Khuthey walkH1980L
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-alsoH1571
- עָ֣שׂוּ
- עָ֣שׂוּ'A.suthey have producedH6213H
- פֶ֑רִי
- פֶ֑רִיFe.rifruitH6529
- קָר֤וֹב
- קָר֤וֹבka.Rov[are] nearH7138
- אַתָּה֙
- אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH0859A
- בְּפִיהֶ֔ם
- וְרָח֖וֹק
- מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
- 3But you, O Lord, have knowledge of me; you see me, searching and testing how my heart is with you: let them be pulled out like sheep to be put to death, make them ready for the day of death.
- 4How long will the land have grief, and the plants of all the land be dry? because of the sins of the people living in it, destruction has overtaken the beasts and the birds; because they said, God does not see our ways.
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- מָתַי֙
- מָתַי֙ma.Taiwhen?H4970
- תֶּאֱבַ֣ל
- תֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.Valwill it dry upH0056
- הָאָ֔רֶץ
- וְעֵ֥שֶׂב
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-everyH3605
- הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה
- יִיבָ֑שׁ
- יִיבָ֑שׁyi.Vashwill it be dried upH3001
- מֵרָעַ֣ת
- יֹֽשְׁבֵי־
- יֹֽשְׁבֵיyo.she.vei-[those who] dwellH3427
- בָ֗הּ
- סָפְתָ֤ה
- סָפְתָ֤הsa.fe.Tahit has dwindled awayH5595
- בְהֵמוֹת֙
- בְהֵמוֹת֙ve.he.mOtanimalsH0929
- וָע֔וֹף
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- אָמְר֔וּ
- אָמְר֔וּ'a.me.Rupeople have saidH0559
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- יִרְאֶ֖ה
- יִרְאֶ֖הyir.'Ehhe will seeH7200G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃
- עַד־
- 5If running with the fighting-men has made you tired, how will you be able to keep up with horses? and if in a land of peace you go in flight, what will become of you in the thick growth of Jordan?
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiifH3588A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-withH0854
- רַגְלִ֥ים׀
- רַגְלִ֥יםrag.Limfoot soldiersH7273
- רַ֙צְתָּה֙
- רַ֙צְתָּה֙ratz.tahyou have runH7323G
- וַיַּלְא֔וּךָ
- וְאֵ֥יךְ
- תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖ה
- תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖הte.ta.cha.Rehwill you competeH8474
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-withH0854
- הַסּוּסִ֑ים
- וּבְאֶ֤רֶץ
- שָׁלוֹם֙
- שָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmsafetyH7965I
- אַתָּ֣ה
- אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- בוֹטֵ֔חַ
- בוֹטֵ֔חַvo.Te.ach[are] falling to [the] groundH0982
- וְאֵ֥יךְ
- תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה
- תַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.Sehwill you doH6213A
- בִּגְא֥וֹן
- הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
- כִּ֣י
- 6For even your brothers, your father's family, even they have been untrue to you, crying loudly after you: have no faith in them, though they say fair words to you.
- כִּ֧י
- כִּ֧יkiforH3588A
- גַם־
- גַםgam-alsoH1571
- אַחֶ֣יךָ
- וּבֵית־
- אָבִ֗יךָ
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-alsoH1571
- הֵ֙מָּה֙
- הֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahtheyH1992
- בָּ֣גְדוּ
- בָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duthey have dealt treacherouslyH0898
- בָ֔ךְ
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-alsoH1571
- הֵ֛מָּה
- הֵ֛מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
- קָרְא֥וּ
- קָרְא֥וּka.re.'Uthey have called outH7121I
- אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ
- מָלֵ֑א
- מָלֵ֑אma.Le'fullH4392
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תַּאֲמֵ֣ן
- תַּאֲמֵ֣ןta.'a.Menyou trustH0539
- בָּ֔ם
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- יְדַבְּר֥וּ
- יְדַבְּר֥וּye.da.be.Ruthey speakH1696G
- אֵלֶ֖יךָ
- טוֹבֽוֹת׃
- טוֹבֽוֹתto.Votgood thingsH2896C
- כִּ֧י
- 7I have given up my house, I have let my heritage go; I have given the loved one of my soul into the hands of her haters.
- עָזַ֙בְתִּי֙
- עָזַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Zav.tiI have forsakenH5800A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- בֵּיתִ֔י
- נָטַ֖שְׁתִּי
- נָטַ֖שְׁתִּיna.Tash.tiI have abandonedH5203
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- נַחֲלָתִ֑י
- נָתַ֛תִּי
- נָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiI have givenH5414G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְדִד֥וּת
- יְדִד֥וּתye.di.Dut[the] beloved one ofH3033
- נַפְשִׁ֖י
- בְּכַ֥ף
- אֹיְבֶֽיהָ׃
- עָזַ֙בְתִּי֙
- 8My heritage has become like a lion in the woodland to me; her voice has been loud against me; so I have hate for her.
- 9My heritage is like a brightly coloured bird to me; the cruel birds are attacking her on every side: go, get together all the beasts of the field, make them come for destruction.
- 10The keepers of sheep have been the destruction of my vine-garden, crushing my heritage under their feet; they have made my fair heritage an unplanted waste;
- רֹעִ֤ים
- רֹעִ֤יםro.'ImshepherdsH7462B
- רַבִּים֙
- רַבִּים֙ra.BimmanyH7227A
- שִֽׁחֲת֣וּ
- שִֽׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.Tuthey have ruinedH7843
- כַרְמִ֔י
- בֹּסְס֖וּ
- בֹּסְס֖וּbo.se.Suthey have trodden downH0947
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- חֶלְקָתִ֑י
- נָֽתְנ֛וּ
- נָֽתְנ֛וּna.te.Nuthey have madeH5414I
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- חֶלְקַ֥ת
- חֶלְקַ֥תchel.Kat[the] portion ofH2513A
- חֶמְדָּתִ֖י
- לְמִדְבַּ֥ר
- שְׁמָמָֽה׃
- שְׁמָמָֽהshe.ma.MahdesolationH8077A
- רֹעִ֤ים
- 11They have made it waste; it is weeping to me, being wasted; all the land is made waste, because no man takes it to heart.
- שָׂמָהּ֙
- לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה
- אָבְלָ֥ה
- אָבְלָ֥ה'a.ve.Lahit is in mourningH0056
- עָלַ֖י
- שְׁמֵמָ֑ה
- שְׁמֵמָ֑הshe.me.MahdesolateH8077A
- נָשַׁ֙מָּה֙
- נָשַׁ֙מָּה֙na.Sha.mahit has been made desolateH8074G
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הָאָ֔רֶץ
- כִּ֛י
- כִּ֛יkiforH3588A
- אֵ֥ין
- אֵ֥ין'einthere notH0369
- אִ֖ישׁ
- אִ֖ישׁ'ish[is] anyoneH0376I
- שָׂ֥ם
- שָׂ֥םsam[who] puts [it]H7760H
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- לֵֽב׃
- לֵֽבLevheartH3820A
- 12Those who make waste have come on all the open hilltops in the waste land; for the sword of the Lord sends destruction from one end of the land to the other end of the land: no flesh has peace.
- עַֽל־
- עַֽל'al-overH5921A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- שְׁפָיִ֣ם
- שְׁפָיִ֣םshe.fa.Yim[the] bare heightsH8205
- בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר
- בָּ֚אוּ
- בָּ֚אוּBa.'uthey have comeH0935G
- שֹֽׁדְדִ֔ים
- שֹֽׁדְדִ֔יםsho.de.DimdestroyersH7703
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- חֶ֤רֶב
- חֶ֤רֶבChe.reva swordH2719
- לַֽיהוָה֙
- אֹֽכְלָ֔ה
- אֹֽכְלָ֔ה'o.khe.Lah[is] devouringH0398
- מִקְצֵה־
- אֶ֖רֶץ
- אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retz[the] landH0776G
- וְעַד־
- קְצֵ֣ה
- קְצֵ֣הke.Tzeh[the] end ofH7097A
- הָאָ֑רֶץ
- אֵ֥ין
- אֵ֥ין'einnotH0369
- שָׁל֖וֹם
- שָׁל֖וֹםsha.LompeaceH7965G
- לְכָל־
- בָּשָֽׂר׃
- בָּשָֽׂרba.SarfleshH1320
- עַֽל־
- 13Though good grain was planted, they have got in thorns: they have given themselves pain without profit: they will be shamed on account of their produce, because of the burning wrath of the Lord.
- זָרְע֤וּ
- זָרְע֤וּza.re.'Upeople have sownH2232
- חִטִּים֙
- חִטִּים֙chi.Timwheat<s>H2406
- וְקֹצִ֣ים
- קָצָ֔רוּ
- קָצָ֔רוּka.Tza.ruthey have reapedH7114B
- נֶחְל֖וּ
- נֶחְל֖וּnech.Luthey have wearied themselvesH2470A
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יוֹעִ֑לוּ
- יוֹעִ֑לוּyo.'I.luthey have profitedH3276
- וּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙
- מִתְּבוּאֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם
- מֵחֲר֖וֹן
- אַף־
- אַף'af-[the] anger ofH0639G
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- זָרְע֤וּ
- 14This is what the Lord has said against all my evil neighbours, who put their hands on the heritage which I gave my people Israel: See, I will have them uprooted from their land, uprooting the people of Judah from among them.
- כֹּ֣ה׀
- כֹּ֣הkohthusH3541
- אָמַ֣ר
- אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH0559
- יְהוָ֗ה
- יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- שְׁכֵנַי֙
- הָֽרָעִ֔ים
- הַנֹּֽגְעִים֙
- בַּֽנַּחֲלָ֔ה
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- הִנְחַ֥לְתִּי
- הִנְחַ֥לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiI gave as an inheritanceH5157
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עַמִּ֖י
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- הִנְנִ֤י
- נֹֽתְשָׁם֙
- מֵעַ֣ל
- אַדְמָתָ֔ם
- וְאֶת־
- בֵּ֥ית
- בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004M
- יְהוּדָ֖ה
- יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- אֶתּ֥וֹשׁ
- אֶתּ֥וֹשׁ'e.To.oshI will pluck upH5428
- מִתּוֹכָֽם׃
- כֹּ֣ה׀
- 15And it will come about that, after they have been uprooted, I will again have pity on them; and I will take them back, every man to his heritage and every man to his land.
- 16And it will be that, if they give their minds to learning the ways of my people, using my name in their oaths, By the living Lord; as they have been teaching my people to take oaths by the Baal; then their place will be made certain among my people.
- וְהָיָ֡ה
- אִם־
- אִם'im-<if>H0518A
- לָמֹ֣ד
- לָמֹ֣דla.Modcertainly [if] <learn>H3925H
- יִלְמְדוּ֩
- יִלְמְדוּ֩yil.me.Duthey will learnH3925G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- דַּֽרְכֵ֨י
- דַּֽרְכֵ֨יdar.Khei[the] ways ofH1870G
- עַמִּ֜י
- לְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַ
- בִּשְׁמִי֙
- חַי־
- חַיchai-[by] [the] life ofH2416A
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
- לִמְּדוּ֙
- לִמְּדוּ֙li.me.Duthey taughtH3925H
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עַמִּ֔י
- לְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַ
- בַּבָּ֑עַל
- וְנִבְנ֖וּ
- בְּת֥וֹךְ
- עַמִּֽי׃
- 17But if they will not give ear, then I will have that nation uprooted, and given to destruction, says the Lord.
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