Jeremiah 12

Jeremiah questions YHWH about why the wicked prosper, expressing his complaint that YHWH has abandoned His house. YHWH responds that He will uproot His evil neighbors and restore the land if they repent.

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Righteous a just man are You you (masculine singular) O YHWH the Being One that for (as reason or ground) I would plead I will contend with You unto thee Indeed surely, only matters of justice judicial decisions I would discuss I will declare with You thee Why for-what-is-known? the way treaded path-of of the wicked wicked men has prospered — are at ease they were at ease all whole-of who deal betrayers of treacherously a covering-garment
Verse 1 צַדִּ֤יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq Righteous a just man HAamsa אַתָּה֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah are You you (masculine singular) HPp2ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) O YHWH the Being One HNp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC אָרִ֖יב 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤁 ariv I would plead I will contend HVqi1cs אֵלֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha with You unto thee HR/Sp2ms אַ֤ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe Indeed surely, only HTa מִשְׁפָּטִים֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤌 mishepatim matters of justice judicial decisions HNcmpa אֲדַבֵּ֣ר 𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓 adaber I would discuss I will declare HVpi1cs אוֹתָ֔/ךְ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤊 otakhe with You thee HTo/Sp2fs מַדּ֗וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua Why for-what-is-known? HTi דֶּ֤רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way treaded path-of HNcbsc רְשָׁעִים֙ 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of the wicked wicked men HAampa צָלֵ֔חָה 𐤑𐤋𐤇𐤄 tsalechah has prospered HVqp3fs שָׁל֖וּ 𐤔𐤋𐤅 shalu are at ease they were at ease HVqp3cp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc בֹּ֥גְדֵי 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉 bogedey who deal betrayers of HVqrmpc בָֽגֶד 𐤁𐤂𐤃 vaged treacherously a covering-garment HNcmsa
But you and you (masculine singular) YHWH the Being One know me you have known me see me you (masculine singular) will see me / she will see me and test and you tested my heart my inner-heart with you in nearness with you (feminine singular) drag them — like sheep like a migrating flock to slaughter — and set them apart and you set them apart as holy for day for-the-day of slaughter —
Verse 3 וְ/אַתָּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah But you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp יְדַעְתָּ֔/נִי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕/𐤍𐤉 yedaetani know me you have known me HVqp2ms/Sp1cs תִּרְאֵ֕/נִי 𐤕𐤓𐤀/𐤍𐤉 tireeni see me you (masculine singular) will see me / she will see me HVqi2ms/Sp1cs וּ/בָחַנְתָּ֥ 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤍𐤕 uvachaneta and test and you tested HC/Vqq2ms לִבִּ֖/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my heart my inner-heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs אִתָּ֑/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itakhe with you in nearness with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs הַתִּקֵ/ם֙ 𐤄𐤕𐤒/𐤌 hatiqem drag them HVhv2ms/Sp3mp כְּ/צֹ֣אן 𐤊/𐤑𐤀𐤍 ketson like sheep like a migrating flock HR/Ncbsa לְ/טִבְחָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤈𐤁𐤇𐤄 letivechah to slaughter HR/Ncfsa וְ/הַקְדִּשֵׁ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤌 vehaqedishem and set them apart and you set them apart as holy HC/Vhv2ms/Sp3mp לְ/י֥וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom for day for-the-day HR/Ncmsc הֲרֵגָֽה 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤄 haregah of slaughter HNcfsa
until up to the boundary of when at-what-time? will mourn she shall mourn the land the firm-standing land and grass and verdant herbage every whole-of field the spread-out field wither he dries up because of the evil from the evil of of those who dwell dwellers of in it — are swept away — beasts mute beasts and birds — because for (as reason or ground) they said they caused-to-say not not see he sees - (definite object-marker) our end our latter-end
Verse 4 עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR מָתַי֙ 𐤌𐤕𐤉 matay when at-what-time? HTi תֶּאֱבַ֣ל 𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤋 teeval will mourn she shall mourn HVqi3fs הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa וְ/עֵ֥שֶׂב 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤁 veesev and grass and verdant herbage HC/Ncmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every whole-of HNcmsc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh field the spread-out field HTd/Ncmsa יִיבָ֑שׁ 𐤉𐤉𐤁𐤔 yivash wither he dries up HVqi3ms מֵ/רָעַ֣ת 𐤌/𐤓𐤏𐤕 meraat because of the evil from the evil of HR/Ncfsc יֹֽשְׁבֵי 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey of those who dwell dwellers of HVqrmpc בָ֗/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah in it HR/Sp3fs סָפְתָ֤ה 𐤎𐤐𐤕𐤄 safetah are swept away HVqp3fs בְהֵמוֹת֙ 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤕 vehemot beasts mute beasts HNcfpa וָ/ע֔וֹף 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤐 vaof and birds HC/Ncmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for (as reason or ground) HC אָמְר֔וּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 ameru they said they caused-to-say HVqp3cp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִרְאֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh see he sees HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - (definite object-marker) HTo אַחֲרִיתֵֽ/נוּ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤍𐤅 acharitenu our end our latter-end HNcfsc/Sp1cp
If for (as reason or ground) with self-same (definite object marker) footmen foot-men you have run — and they have wearied you and they caused you to grow weary how and how? will you compete — with self-same (definite object marker) horses the leaping horses and in land and in the firm-land of peace wholeness you you (masculine singular) trust trusting one how and how? will you do you will cause-to-make in the pride by the exalted-pride of of the Jordan the Descender
Verse 5 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki If for (as reason or ground) HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with self-same (definite object marker) HR רַגְלִ֥ים 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 ragelim footmen foot-men HAampa רַ֨צְתָּה֙ 𐤓𐤑𐤕𐤄 ratsetah you have run HVqp2ms וַ/יַּלְא֔וּ/ךָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤀𐤅/𐤊 vayaleukha and they have wearied you and they caused you to grow weary HC/Vhw3mp/Sp2ms וְ/אֵ֥יךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤊 veeykhe how and how? HC/Ti תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖ה 𐤕𐤕𐤇𐤓𐤄 tetachareh will you compete HVci2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 with self-same (definite object marker) HR הַ/סּוּסִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 hasusim horses the leaping horses HTd/Ncmpa וּ/בְ/אֶ֤רֶץ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 uveerets and in land and in the firm-land HC/R/Ncbsc שָׁלוֹם֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom of peace wholeness HNcmsa אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms בוֹטֵ֔חַ 𐤁𐤅𐤈𐤇 votecha trust trusting one HVqrmsa וְ/אֵ֥יךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤊 veeykhe-2 how and how? HC/Ti תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh will you do you will cause-to-make HVqi2ms בִּ/גְא֥וֹן 𐤁/𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤍 bigeon in the pride by the exalted-pride of HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּֽן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden of the Jordan the Descender HTd/Np
For for (as reason or ground) even also your brothers your brothers and the house and house-of of your father your father even also they they themselves (masculine plural) have dealt treacherously they have dealt treacherously with you — even also they they themselves (masculine plural) have cried aloud they called out after you behind you (masculine singular) fully full (masculine singular) do not upon, over (down-upon) believe you will cause-to-be-firm them — though for (as reason or ground) they speak they will speak forth to you unto thee friendly words good things
Verse 6 כִּ֧י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for (as reason or ground) HC גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam even also HD אַחֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 acheykha your brothers your brothers HNcmpc/Sp2ms וּ/בֵית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and the house and house-of HC/Ncmsc אָבִ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha of your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 even also HTa הֵ֨מָּה֙ 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they themselves (masculine plural) HPp3mp בָּ֣גְדוּ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤅 bagedu have dealt treacherously they have dealt treacherously HVqp3cp בָ֔/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 vakhe with you HR/Sp2fs גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-3 even also HTa הֵ֛מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah-2 they they themselves (masculine plural) HPp3mp קָרְא֥וּ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 qareu have cried aloud they called out HVqp3cp אַחֲרֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 achareykha after you behind you (masculine singular) HR/Sp2ms מָלֵ֑א 𐤌𐤋𐤀 male fully full (masculine singular) HAamsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תַּאֲמֵ֣ן 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤍 taamen believe you will cause-to-be-firm HVhj2ms בָּ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam them HR/Sp3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 though for (as reason or ground) HC יְדַבְּר֥וּ 𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 yedaberu they speak they will speak forth HVpi3mp אֵלֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you unto thee HR/Sp2ms טוֹבֽוֹת 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤅𐤕 tovot friendly words good things HAafpa
Upon upon (up-over) all whole-of bare heights bald heights in the wilderness in the driving-wilderness have come they have caused-to-come destroyers ravaging men for for (as reason or ground) sword a desolating blade of YHWH to the Self-Existent One devours she who eats from one end from the extremity of of the land the firm-standing earth even to and unto (the limit of) the other end extremity-of of the land the firm-standing land there is there-is-no peace wholeness for any to all, to the whole, to every flesh flesh
Verse 12 עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al Upon upon (up-over) HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc שְׁפָיִ֣ם 𐤔𐤐𐤉𐤌 shefayim bare heights bald heights HNcmpa בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֗ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the driving-wilderness HRd/Ncmsa בָּ֚אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau have come they have caused-to-come HVqp3cp שֹֽׁדְדִ֔ים 𐤔𐤃𐤃𐤉𐤌 shodedim destroyers ravaging men HVqrmpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC חֶ֤רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword a desolating blade HNcfsa לַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH to the Self-Existent One HR/Np אֹֽכְלָ֔ה 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤄 okhelah devours she who eats HVqrfsa מִ/קְצֵה 𐤌/𐤒𐤑𐤄 miqetseh from one end from the extremity of HR/Ncbsc אֶ֖רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets of the land the firm-standing earth HNcbsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and unto (the limit of) HC/R קְצֵ֣ה 𐤒𐤑𐤄 qetseh the other end extremity-of HNcbsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is there-is-no HTn שָׁל֖וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom peace wholeness HNcmsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal for any to all, to the whole, to every HR/Ncmsc בָּשָֽׂר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar flesh flesh HNcmsa
Thus like-this says he has caused-to-say YHWH the Being One concerning upon (up-over) all whole-of my neighbors my neighboring dwellers the evil ones the evil ones who touch the ones touching the inheritance in the inherited-possession which that-which I have caused to inherit I caused to inherit as a heritage (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) my people my kin-people (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God Behold I Look—here I am! am uprooting them — from upon from upon their land their soil-ground and and (the very) house house of Judah Praised-One I will uproot I will tear up by the roots from their midst from the midst of them
Verse 14 כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus like-this HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon (up-over) HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc שְׁכֵנַ/י֙ 𐤔𐤊𐤍/𐤉 shekhenay my neighbors my neighboring dwellers HAampc/Sp1cs הָֽ/רָעִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haraim the evil ones the evil ones HTd/Aampa הַ/נֹּֽגְעִים֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏𐤉𐤌 hanogeim who touch the ones touching HTd/Vqrmpa בַּֽ/נַּחֲלָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 banachalah the inheritance in the inherited-possession HRd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr הִנְחַ֥לְתִּי 𐤄𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕𐤉 hinechaleti I have caused to inherit I caused to inherit as a heritage HVhp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo עַמִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my kin-people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp הִנְ/נִ֤י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold I Look—here I am! HTm/Sp1cs נֹֽתְשָׁ/ם֙ 𐤍𐤕𐤔/𐤌 notesham am uprooting them HVqrmsc/Sp3mp מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from upon from upon HR/R אַדְמָתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤌 adematam their land their soil-ground HNcfsc/Sp3mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and (the very) HC/To בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp אֶתּ֥וֹשׁ 𐤀𐤕𐤅𐤔 etosh I will uproot I will tear up by the roots HVqi1cs מִ/תּוֹכָֽ/ם 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤌 mitokham from their midst from the midst of them HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp
and it shall be and he will be if if to learn to learn they will learn they will learn the (definite object-marker) ways of ways of my people my kin-people to swear to seven oneself (in oath) by my name in my name lives living (masculine singular) / he lived YHWH the Being One as that-which-is-suitable they taught you (masculine plural) learned / they trained - (definite object-marker) my people my kin-people to swear to seven oneself (in oath) by Baal by Baal (the Master-Lord) then they shall be built up and they were built in the midst of in the midst of my people my kin-people
Verse 16 וְ/הָיָ֡ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be and he will be HC/Vqq3ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if HC לָמֹ֣ד 𐤋𐤌𐤃 lamod to learn to learn HVqa יִלְמְדוּ֩ 𐤉𐤋𐤌𐤃𐤅 yilemedu they will learn they will learn HVqi3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo דַּֽרְכֵ֨י 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉 darekhey ways of ways of HNcbpc עַמִּ֜/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my kin-people HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/הִשָּׁבֵ֤עַ 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤏 lehishavea to swear to seven oneself (in oath) HR/VNc בִּ/שְׁמִ/י֙ 𐤁/𐤔𐤌/𐤉 bishemi by my name in my name HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs חַי 𐤇𐤉 chay lives living (masculine singular) / he lived HAamsa יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr לִמְּדוּ֙ 𐤋𐤌𐤃𐤅 limedu they taught you (masculine plural) learned / they trained HVpp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - (definite object-marker) HTo עַמִּ֔/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami-2 my people my kin-people HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/הִשָּׁבֵ֖עַ 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤏 lehishavea-2 to swear to seven oneself (in oath) HR/VNc בַּ/בָּ֑עַל 𐤁/𐤁𐤏𐤋 babaal by Baal by Baal (the Master-Lord) HRd/Np וְ/נִבְנ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤍𐤅 venivenu then they shall be built up and they were built HC/VNq3cp בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc עַמִּֽ/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami-3 my people my kin-people HNcmsc/Sp1cs
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