H5971A–עַם–am

At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A burning wind from the open hilltops in the waste land is blowing on the daughter of my people, not for separating or cleaning the grain;

לָֽעָם־ (עָם) 'om- “people”עַמִּ֑י (עַמִּ֑) 'a.M “people”

For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.

עַמִּ֗י (עַמִּ֗) 'a.M “people”

For this reason the Lord, the God of armies, has said: Because you have said this, I will make my words in your mouth a fire, and this people wood, and they will be burned up by it.

וְהָעָ֥ם (עָ֥ם) 'Am “people”

Give ear now to this, O foolish people without sense; who have eyes but see nothing, and ears without the power of hearing:

עַ֥ם 'am “O people”

But the heart of this people is uncontrolled and turned away from me; they are broken loose and gone.

וְלָעָ֤ם (עָ֤ם) 'Am “people”

For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.

בְעַמִּ֖י (עַמִּ֖) 'a.M “people”

The prophets give false words and the priests give decisions by their direction; and my people are glad to have it so: and what will you do in the end?

וְעַמִּ֖י (עַמִּ֖) 'a.M “people”

And they have made little of the wounds of my people, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

עַמִּי֙ (עַמִּ) 'a.M “people”

Give ear, O earth: see, I will make evil come on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not given attention to my words, and they would have nothing to do with my law.

הָעָ֥ם (עָ֥ם) 'Am “people”

For this reason the Lord has said, See, I will put stones in the way of this people: and the fathers and the sons together will go falling over them; the neighbour and his friend will come to destruction.

הָעָ֥ם (עָ֥ם) 'Am “people”

The Lord has said, See, a people is coming from the north country, a great nation will be put in motion from the inmost parts of the earth.

עַ֥ם 'am “a people”

O daughter of my people, put on haircloth, rolling yourself in the dust: give yourself to sorrow, as for an only son, with most bitter cries of grief; for he who makes waste will come on us suddenly.

עַמִּ֤י (עַמִּ֤) 'a.M “people”

I have made you a tester among my people, so that you may have knowledge of their way and put it to the test.

בְעַמִּ֖י (עַמִּ֖) 'a.M “people”

But go now to my place which was in Shiloh, where I put my name at first, and see what I did to it because of the evil-doing of my people Israel.

עַמִּ֥י (עַמִּ֥) 'a.M “people”

And as for you (Jeremiah), make no prayers for this people, send up no cry or prayer for them, make no request for them to me: for I will not give ear.

הָעָ֣ם (עָ֣ם) 'Am “people”

But this was the order I gave them, saying, Give ear to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people: go in all the way ordered by me, so that all may be well for you.

לְעָ֑ם (עָ֑ם) 'Am “a people”

And the bodies of this people will be food for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth; and there will be no one to send them away.

הָעָ֤ם (עָ֤ם) 'Am “people”

Why do these people of Jerusalem go back, for ever turning away? they will not give up their deceit, they will not come back.

הָעָ֥ם (עָ֥ם) 'Am “people”

Truly, the stork in the heavens is conscious of her fixed times; the dove and the swallow and the crane keep to the times of their coming; but my people have no knowledge of the law of the Lord.

וְעַמִּ֕י (עַמִּ֕) 'a.M “people”

And they have made little of the wounds of the daughter of Zion, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

עַמִּי֙ (עַמִּ) 'a.M “people”

The voice of the cry of the daughter of my people comes from a far land: Is the Lord not in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they made me angry with their images and their strange gods which are no gods?

עַמִּ֗י (עַמִּ֗) 'a.M “people”

For the destruction of the daughter of my people I am broken: I am dressed in the clothing of grief; fear has taken me in its grip.

עַמִּ֖י (עַמִּ֖) 'a.M “people”

Is there no life-giving oil in Gilead? is there no expert in medical arts? why then have my people not been made well?

עַמִּֽי׃ (עַמִּֽ) 'a.M “people”

If only my head was a stream of waters and my eyes fountains of weeping, so that I might go on weeping day and night for the dead of the daughter of my people!

עַמִּֽי׃ (עַמִּֽ) 'a.M “people”

If only I had in the waste land a night's resting-place for travellers, so that I might go away, far from my people! for they are all untrue, a band of false men.

עַמִּ֔י (עַמִּ֔) 'a.M “people”