Jeremiah 3

YHWH calls faithless Israel to return and receive forgiveness, contrasting her with treacherous Judah who failed to learn from Israel's exile; YHWH urges Judah to acknowledge iniquity, promising restoration and a future where they call YHWH 'Father' and no longer turn away.[1][3]

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saying to-say behold Look! puts away he will send away a man individual man - (definite object-marker) his wife his woman and she goes and she walked from him from-with him and becomes and she will become another man's to a man another another (masculine one) will he return Will he turn back? to her to her again still, yet, further shall not not be defiled he became polluted be defiled she will become polluted the land the firm-standing land that she herself But you and you (feminine singular) have played the harlot you have played the harlot lovers companions many numerous ones and return and turning back to Me to me declares utterance of YHWH He Who Is
Verse 1 לֵ/אמֹ֡ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc הֵ֣ן 𐤄𐤍 hen behold Look! HTm יְשַׁלַּ֣ח 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 yeshalach puts away he will send away HVpi3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man individual man HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - (definite object-marker) HTo אִשְׁתּ/וֹ֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/הָלְכָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤄 vehalekhah and she goes and she walked HC/Vqq3fs מֵ/אִתּ֜/וֹ 𐤌/𐤀𐤕/𐤅 meito from him from-with him HR/R/Sp3ms וְ/הָיְתָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 vehayetah and becomes and she will become HC/Vqq3fs לְ/אִישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish another man's to a man HR/Ncmsa אַחֵ֗ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 acher another another (masculine one) HAamsa הֲ/יָשׁ֤וּב 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 hayashuv will he return Will he turn back? HTi/Vqi3ms אֵלֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her HR/Sp3fs ע֔וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, yet, further HD הֲ/ל֛וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo shall not not HTi/Tn חָנ֥וֹף 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤐 chanof be defiled he became polluted HVqa תֶּחֱנַ֖ף 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤐 techenaf be defiled she will become polluted HVqi3fs הָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֑יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she herself HTd/Pp3fs וְ/אַ֗תְּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veate But you and you (feminine singular) HC/Pp2fs זָנִית֙ 𐤆𐤍𐤉𐤕 zanit have played the harlot you have played the harlot HVqp2fs רֵעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 reim lovers companions HNcmpa רַבִּ֔ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many numerous ones HAampa וְ/שׁ֥וֹב 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤁 veshov and return and turning back HC/Vqa אֵלַ֖/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to Me to me HR/Sp1cs נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares utterance of HNcmsc יְהֹוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehovah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH He Who Is HNp
Lift up Lift up (you, feminine singular)! your eyes your (feminine singular) eyes to upon (up-over) the bare heights bald heights and see and see, you (feminine)! Where where here? not not been ravished you (feminine singular) have been lain-with have you lain you were laid down By upon (up-over) the roads tread-ways you have sat you have dwelt for them — like an Arab like an Arabian man in the desert in the driving-wilderness and you have polluted and you (feminine) caused to be polluted the land the firm-standing earth with your prostitution in your harlotries and with your wickedness and in your evil
Verse 2 שְׂאִֽי 𐤔𐤀𐤉 sei Lift up Lift up (you, feminine singular)! HVqv2fs עֵינַ֨יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 eynayikhe your eyes your (feminine singular) eyes HNcbdc/Sp2fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon (up-over) HR שְׁפָיִ֜ם 𐤔𐤐𐤉𐤌 shefayim the bare heights bald heights HNcmpa וּ/רְאִ֗י 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤉 urei and see and see, you (feminine)! HC/Vqv2fs אֵיפֹה֙ 𐤀𐤉𐤐𐤄 eyfoh Where where here? HTi לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn שגלת 𐤔𐤂𐤋𐤕 shglt been ravished you (feminine singular) have been lain-with HVPp2fs שֻׁכַּ֔בְתְּ 𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤕 shukavete have you lain you were laid down HVPp2fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 By upon (up-over) HR דְּרָכִים֙ 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉𐤌 derakhim the roads tread-ways HNcbpa יָשַׁ֣בְתְּ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤕 yashavete you have sat you have dwelt HVqp2fs לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp כַּ/עֲרָבִ֖י 𐤊/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉 kaaravi like an Arab like an Arabian man HR/Ngmsa בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the desert in the driving-wilderness HRd/Ncmsa וַ/תַּחֲנִ֣יפִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤐𐤉 vatachanifi and you have polluted and you (feminine) caused to be polluted HC/Vhw2fs אֶ֔רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets the land the firm-standing earth HNcbsa בִּ/זְנוּתַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤁/𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 bizenutayikhe with your prostitution in your harlotries HR/Ncfpc/Sp2fs וּ/בְ/רָעָתֵֽ/ךְ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤊 uveraatekhe and with your wickedness and in your evil HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp2fs
And He said and he declared YHWH the Being One to me to me in days of in the days of Josiah Yah-founded (one) the king the king Have you seen Have you seen? what that-which she did she has made faithless a turning-away Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God she went up she walked she she (herself) on upon (up-over) every whole-of hill mountain of high lofty and to and toward under beneath; in place of every whole-of tree a firm tree green fresh-flourishing and she played the harlot and you prostituted yourself there there (in that place)
Verse 6 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And He said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֵלַ֗/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me to me HR/Sp1cs בִּ/ימֵי֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in days of in the days of HR/Ncmpc יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 yoshiyahu Josiah Yah-founded (one) HNp הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa הֲֽ/רָאִ֔יתָ 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕 haraita Have you seen Have you seen? HTi/Vqp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher what that-which HTr עָשְׂתָ֖ה 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤄 asetah she did she has made HVqp3fs מְשֻׁבָ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤁𐤄 meshuvah faithless a turning-away HNcfsa יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp הֹלְכָ֨ה 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤄 holekhah she went up she walked HVqrfsa הִ֜יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she she (herself) HPp3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every whole-of HNcmsc הַ֣ר 𐤄𐤓 har hill mountain of HNcmsa גָּבֹ֗הַּ 𐤂𐤁𐤄 gavoha high lofty HAamsa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R תַּ֛חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under beneath; in place of HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 every whole-of HNcmsc עֵ֥ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets tree a firm tree HNcmsa רַעֲנָ֖ן 𐤓𐤏𐤍𐤍 raanan green fresh-flourishing HAamsa וַ/תִּזְנִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤆𐤍𐤉 vatizeni and she played the harlot and you prostituted yourself HC/Vqw2fs שָֽׁם 𐤔𐤌 sham there there (in that place) HD
and I saw And I saw that for (as reason or ground) for upon (up-over) all whole-of the causes turnings of which that-which she committed adultery she committed adultery faithless a turning-away Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God I had sent her away I have sent her away and I gave and I gave [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) a writ record-scroll of divorce her cuttings-off to her to her and not and not she feared she feared treacherous a treacherous woman Judah Praised-One her sister her sister and she went and she walked and she played the harlot And she committed harlotry also also she she (herself)
Verse 8 וָ/אֵ֗רֶא 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀 vaere and I saw And I saw HC/Vqw1cs כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for upon (up-over) HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc אֹדוֹת֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤕 odot the causes turnings of HNcfpa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr נִֽאֲפָה֙ 𐤍𐤀𐤐𐤄 niafah she committed adultery she committed adultery HVpp3fs מְשֻׁבָ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤁𐤄 meshuvah faithless a turning-away HNcfsa יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp שִׁלַּחְתִּ֕י/הָ 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤄 shilachetiha I had sent her away I have sent her away HVpp1cs/Sp3fs וָ/אֶתֵּ֛ן 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍 vaeten and I gave and I gave HC/Vqw1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo סֵ֥פֶר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer a writ record-scroll HNcmsc כְּרִיתֻתֶ֖י/הָ 𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤕𐤕𐤉/𐤄 kerituteyha of divorce her cuttings-off HNcfpc/Sp3fs אֵלֶ֑י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her HR/Sp3fs וְ/לֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יָֽרְאָ֜ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yareah tina (Bemba) she feared she feared HVqp3fs בֹּֽגֵדָ֤ה 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤄 bogedah treacherous a treacherous woman HVqrfsa יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Praised-One HNp אֲחוֹתָ֔/הּ 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤕/𐤄 achotah her sister her sister HNcfsc/Sp3fs וַ/תֵּ֖לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊 vatelekhe and she went and she walked HC/Vqw3fs וַ/תִּ֥זֶן 𐤅/𐤕𐤆𐤍 vatizen and she played the harlot And she committed harlotry HC/Vqw3fs גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa הִֽיא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she she (herself) HPp3fs
Go continual going and-proclaim and you called out [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the-words the spoken matters these these (ones) northward toward the hidden-quarter and-say and you shall say Return Turn back! backsliding a turning-away Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God declaration utterance of YHWH the Being One not not I-will-cause-to-fall I will cause to fall my-face my turnings upon-you — for for (as reason or ground) gracious covenant-loyal one I I (myself) declaration utterance of YHWH the Being One not not I-will-guard I will guard forever for an age beyond sight
Verse 12 הָלֹ֡ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halokhe Go continual going HVqa וְ/קָֽרָאתָ֩ 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 veqarata and-proclaim and you called out HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/דְּבָרִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim the-words the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֜לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these (ones) HTd/Pdxcp צָפ֗וֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah northward toward the hidden-quarter HNcfsa/Sd וְ֠/אָמַרְתָּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and-say and you shall say HC/Vqq2ms שׁ֣וּבָ/ה 𐤔𐤅𐤁/𐤄 shuvah Return Turn back! HVqv2ms/Sh מְשֻׁבָ֤ה 𐤌𐤔𐤁𐤄 meshuvah backsliding a turning-away HNcfsa יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declaration utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לֽוֹא 𐤋𐤅𐤀 lo not not HTn אַפִּ֥יל 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤋 apil I-will-cause-to-fall I will cause to fall HVhi1cs פָּנַ֖/י 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 panay my-face my turnings HNcbpc/Sp1cs בָּ/כֶ֑ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 bakhem upon-you HR/Sp2mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC חָסִ֤יד 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃 chasid gracious covenant-loyal one HAamsa אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum-2 declaration utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn אֶטּ֖וֹר 𐤀𐤈𐤅𐤓 etor I-will-guard I will guard HVqi1cs לְ/עוֹלָֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever for an age beyond sight HR/Ncmsa
Only surely, only acknowledge Know! (you, feminine singular) your iniquity your twisted iniquity that for (as reason or ground) against YHWH in the Self-Existent One your God your gods you have rebelled you (feminine singular) have broken away in rebellion and you have scattered and you (feminine singular) scattered abroad [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) your ways your trodden-paths to the strangers to the estranged ones under beneath; in place of every whole-of tree a firm tree green fresh-flourishing and to my voice and in my voice-call not not you have obeyed you men have heard and heeded declares utterance of YHWH He Who Is
Verse 13 אַ֚ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe Only surely, only HTa דְּעִ֣י 𐤃𐤏𐤉 dei acknowledge Know! (you, feminine singular) HVqv2fs עֲוֺנֵ֔/ךְ 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤊 aonekhe your iniquity your twisted iniquity HNcbsc/Sp2fs כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC בַּ/יהוָ֥ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) against YHWH in the Self-Existent One HR/Np אֱלֹהַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 elohayikhe Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2fs פָּשָׁ֑עַתְּ 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤕 pashaate you have rebelled you (feminine singular) have broken away in rebellion HVqp2fs וַ/תְּפַזְּרִ֨י 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤆𐤓𐤉 vatefazeri and you have scattered and you (feminine singular) scattered abroad HC/Vpw2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo דְּרָכַ֜יִ/ךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊 derakhayikhe your ways your trodden-paths HNcbpc/Sp2fs לַ/זָּרִ֗ים 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤌 lazarim to the strangers to the estranged ones HRd/Aampa תַּ֚חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under beneath; in place of HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every whole-of HNcmsc עֵ֣ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets tree a firm tree HNcmsa רַעֲנָ֔ן 𐤓𐤏𐤍𐤍 raanan green fresh-flourishing HAamsa וּ/בְ/קוֹלִ֥/י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤉 uveqoli and to my voice and in my voice-call HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤌 shemaetem you have obeyed you men have heard and heeded HVqp2mp נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares utterance of HNcmsc יְהֹוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehovah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH He Who Is HNp
Return Turn back, you men! O sons builder-sons backsliding back-turning ones declares utterance of YHWH the Being One for for (as reason or ground) I I myself am your master I have become master / husband to you — and I will take and I took you you-all one one (masculine singular) from a city from the guarded city and two and two from a family from a clan-circle and I will bring and I will cause-to-come you you-all to Zion Monument-Height (Zion)
Verse 14 שׁ֣וּבוּ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 shuvu Return Turn back, you men! HVqv2mp בָנִ֤ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 vanim Bene (Bemba) O sons builder-sons HNcmpa שׁוֹבָבִים֙ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤁𐤉𐤌 shovavim backsliding back-turning ones HAampa נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC אָנֹכִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs בָּעַ֣לְתִּי 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤕𐤉 baaleti am your master I have become master / husband HVqp1cs בָ/כֶ֑ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 vakhem to you HR/Sp2mp וְ/לָקַחְתִּ֨י 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤉 velaqacheti and I will take and I took HC/Vqq1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you-all HTo/Sp2mp אֶחָ֣ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one (masculine singular) HAcmsa מֵ/עִ֗יר 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤓 meir from a city from the guarded city HR/Ncfsa וּ/שְׁנַ֨יִם֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 ushenayim and two and two HC/Acmda מִ/מִּשְׁפָּחָ֔ה 𐤌/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 mimishepachah from a family from a clan-circle HR/Ncfsa וְ/הֵבֵאתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤕𐤉 veheveti and I will bring and I will cause-to-come HC/Vhq1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem-2 you you-all HTo/Sp2mp צִיּֽוֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion to Zion Monument-Height (Zion) HNp
and it shall be and he will be when for (as reason or ground) you multiply you men will increase and are fruitful and you (masculine plural) have borne fruit in the land in the firm land in the days in the days those they themselves (masculine plural) says utterance of YHWH the Being One not not they will say they cause-to-say anymore still, yet, further the ark gathering-chest of of the covenant cutting-compact of YHWH the Being One nor and not will come he will ascend upon upon (up-over) heart heart of nor and not will they remember they will call to mind it — nor and not will they miss they will attend-to nor and not will it be made shall be made anymore still, yet, further
Verse 16 וְ/הָיָ֡ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be and he will be HC/Vqq3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki when for (as reason or ground) HC תִרְבּוּ֩ 𐤕𐤓𐤁𐤅 tirebu you multiply you men will increase HVqi2mp וּ/פְרִיתֶ֨ם 𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤕𐤌 uferitem and are fruitful and you (masculine plural) have borne fruit HC/Vqq2mp בָּ/אָ֜רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets in the land in the firm land HRd/Ncbsa בַּ/יָּמִ֤ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 bayamim in the days in the days HRd/Ncmpa הָ/הֵ֨מָּה֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤌𐤄 hahemah those they themselves (masculine plural) HTd/Pp3mp נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum says utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יֹ֣אמְרוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru they will say they cause-to-say HVqi3mp ע֗וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, yet, further HD אֲרוֹן֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant cutting-compact HNcfsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not HC/Tn יַעֲלֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh will come he will ascend HVqi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon (up-over) HR לֵ֑ב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart heart of HNcmsa וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor and not HC/Tn יִזְכְּרוּ 𐤉𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅 yizekeru will they remember they will call to mind HVqi3mp ב/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤅 vo it HR/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-3 nor and not HC/Tn יִפְקֹ֔דוּ 𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤅 yifeqodu will they miss they will attend-to HVqi3mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-4 nor and not HC/Tn יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yeaseh will it be made shall be made HVNi3ms עֽוֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od-2 anymore still, yet, further HD
At that time at the appointed time that she herself they will call they call out Jerusalem to Foundation-of-Peace throne canopied throne of of YHWH the Being One and all nations will gather and they will be bound together to it to her all the whole, all, every the nations the massed nations to the name for the Name of of YHWH the Being One to Jerusalem to Foundation-of-Peace and no and not they will walk they will walk anymore still, yet, further after after (in the wake of) stubbornness the rigid-hardness of of their heart their inner heart evil the harmful one
Verse 17 בָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet At that time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֗יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she herself HTd/Pp3fs יִקְרְא֤וּ 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 yiqereu they will call they call out HVqi3mp לִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushalaim Jerusalem to Foundation-of-Peace HR/Np כִּסֵּ֣א 𐤊𐤎𐤀 kise throne canopied throne of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/נִקְוּ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤅𐤅 veniqeuu and all nations will gather and they will be bound together HC/VNq3cp אֵלֶ֧י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to it to her HR/Sp3fs כָֽל 𐤊𐤋 khal all the whole, all, every HNcmsc הַ/גּוֹיִ֛ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the massed nations HTd/Ncmpa לְ/שֵׁ֥ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤌 leshem to the name for the Name of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp לִ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushalaim-2 to Jerusalem to Foundation-of-Peace HR/Np וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and no and not HC/Tn יֵלְכ֣וּ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 yelekhu they will walk they will walk HVqi3mp ע֔וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, yet, further HD אַחֲרֵ֕י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after (in the wake of) HR שְׁרִר֖וּת 𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤅𐤕 sherirut stubbornness the rigid-hardness of HNcfsc לִבָּ֥/ם 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam of their heart their inner heart HNcmsc/Sp3mp הָ/רָֽע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara evil the harmful one HTd/Aamsa
in those days in the days those they themselves (masculine plural) they will walk they will walk house house of Judah Praised-One to upon (up-over) house house of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God and they will come and they shall come together as one from land from the firm-land of the north hidden-quarter to upon (up-over) the land the firm-standing land that that-which I caused to inherit I caused to inherit as a heritage (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) your fathers your fathers
Verse 18 בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 bayamim in those days in the days HRd/Ncmpa הָ/הֵ֔מָּה 𐤄/𐤄𐤌𐤄 hahemah those they themselves (masculine plural) HTd/Pp3mp יֵלְכ֥וּ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 yelekhu they will walk they will walk HVqi3mp בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house house HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon (up-over) HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וְ/יָבֹ֤אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 veyavou and they will come and they shall come HC/Vqi3mp יַחְדָּו֙ 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one HD מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from land from the firm-land HR/Ncbsc צָפ֔וֹן 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 tsafon of the north hidden-quarter HNcfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 to upon (up-over) HR הָ/אָ֕רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr הִנְחַ֖לְתִּי 𐤄𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕𐤉 hinechaleti I caused to inherit I caused to inherit as a heritage HVhp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo אֲבוֹתֵי/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 avoteykhem your fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2mp
And-I and I myself said I have caused-to-say how how? I-would-put-you I will set you (fem.) in place among-sons among **builder-sons** and-I-will-give and I will give to-you — land the firm-standing earth desirable a desired thing inheritance inheritance of beauty splendor hosts-of armies of nations massed nations and-I-said and I said my-Father my father you-will-call you men will call out you-will-call you (feminine singular) will call out to-me to me and-from-behind-me and from behind me not not you-will-turn-back you all will turn back you-will-turn-back you (feminine) will turn back
Verse 19 וְ/אָנֹכִ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi And-I and I myself HC/Pp1cs אָמַ֗רְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti said I have caused-to-say HVqp1cs אֵ֚יךְ 𐤀𐤉𐤊 eykhe how how? HTi אֲשִׁיתֵ֣/ךְ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕/𐤊 ashitekhe I-would-put-you I will set you (fem.) in place HVqi1cs/Sp2fs בַּ/בָּנִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 babanim Bene (Bemba) among-sons among **builder-sons** HRd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶתֶּן 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍 veeten and-I-will-give and I will give HC/Vqi1cs לָ/ךְ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to-you HR/Sp2fs אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land the firm-standing earth HNcbsc חֶמְדָּ֔ה 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤄 chemedah desirable a desired thing HNcfsa נַחֲלַ֥ת 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 nachalat inheritance inheritance of HNcfsc צְבִ֖י 𐤑𐤁𐤉 tsevi beauty splendor HNcmsa צִבְא֣וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsiveot hosts-of armies of HNcbpc גּוֹיִ֑ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations massed nations HNcmpa וָ/אֹמַ֗ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and-I-said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אָבִ/י֙ 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi my-Father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs תקראו 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 tqrv you-will-call you men will call out HVqi2mp תִּקְרְאִי 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤉 tiqerei you-will-call you (feminine singular) will call out HVqi2fs לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me to me HR/Sp1cs וּ/מֵ/אַחֲרַ֖/י 𐤅/𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓/𐤉 umeacharay and-from-behind-me and from behind me HC/R/R/Sp1cs לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תשובו 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 tshvvv you-will-turn-back you all will turn back HVqi2mp תָשֽׁוּבִי 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤉 tashuvi you-will-turn-back you (feminine) will turn back HVqi2fs
a voice voice-of on upon (up-over) the bare heights bald heights is heard he has been heeded weeping weeping and supplications pleas for favor of of the sons of builder-sons Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God for for (as reason or ground) they have perverted they have made crooked (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) their way their trodden path they have forgotten they have forgotten (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) YHWH He Who Is their God their mighty powers
Verse 21 ק֚וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol a voice voice-of HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR שְׁפָיִ֣ים 𐤔𐤐𐤉𐤉𐤌 shefayim the bare heights bald heights HNcmpa נִשְׁמָ֔ע 𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤏 nishema is heard he has been heeded HVNp3ms בְּכִ֥י 𐤁𐤊𐤉 bekhi weeping weeping HNcmsa תַחֲנוּנֵ֖י 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉 tachanuney and supplications pleas for favor of HNcmpc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons of builder-sons HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC הֶעֱוּוּ֙ 𐤄𐤏𐤅𐤅 heeuu they have perverted they have made crooked HVhp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo דַּרְכָּ֔/ם 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤌 darekam their way their trodden path HNcbsc/Sp3mp שָׁכְח֖וּ 𐤔𐤊𐤇𐤅 shakhechu they have forgotten they have forgotten HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo יְהֹוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehovah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH He Who Is HNp אֱלֹהֵי/הֶֽם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) their God their mighty powers HNcmpc/Sp3mp
But the shameful thing and the shame has devoured she consumed [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the labor toil-yield of of our fathers our father-ancestors from our youth from our youthful years [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) their flocks their migrating flock and [direct object marker] and (the very) their herds their herd-cattle [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) their sons their builder-sons and [direct object marker] and (the very) their daughters their daughters
Verse 24 וְ/הַ/בֹּ֗שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤁𐤔𐤕 vehaboshet But the shameful thing and the shame HC/Td/Ncfsa אָֽכְלָ֛ה 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤄 akhelah has devoured she consumed HVqp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo יְגִ֥יעַ 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤏 yegia the labor toil-yield of HNcmsc אֲבוֹתֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avoteynu of our fathers our father-ancestors HNcmpc/Sp1cp מִ/נְּעוּרֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤌/𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤍𐤅 mineureynu from our youth from our youthful years HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo צֹאנָ/ם֙ 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤌 tsonam their flocks their migrating flock HNcbsc/Sp3mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To בְּקָרָ֔/ם 𐤁𐤒𐤓/𐤌 beqaram their herds their herd-cattle HNcbsc/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בְּנֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 beneyhem Bene (Bemba) their sons their builder-sons HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To בְּנוֹתֵי/הֶֽם 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 benoteyhem their daughters their daughters HNcfpc/Sp3mp
let us lie down let us lie ourselves down in our shame in our shame and let it cover us and she will thoroughly cover us our disgrace our shaming disgrace for for (as reason or ground) against YHWH to the Self-Existent One our God our Gods we have sinned we have missed the mark we we ourselves and our fathers and our fathers from our youth from our youthful years even to and unto (the limit of) this day the hot-day this this (masculine singular one) and not and not we have obeyed we have heard in the voice by a voice of YHWH He Who Is our God our Gods
Verse 25 נִשְׁכְּבָ֣ה 𐤍𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤄 nishekevah let us lie down let us lie ourselves down HVqh1cp בְּ/בָשְׁתֵּ֗/נוּ 𐤁/𐤁𐤔𐤕/𐤍𐤅 bevashetenu in our shame in our shame HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cp וּֽ/תְכַסֵּ/נוּ֮ 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤎/𐤍𐤅 utekhasenu and let it cover us and she will thoroughly cover us HC/Vpi3fs/Sp1cp כְּלִמָּתֵ/נוּ֒ 𐤊𐤋𐤌𐤕/𐤍𐤅 kelimatenu our disgrace our shaming disgrace HNcfsc/Sp1cp כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC לַ/יהוָ֨ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) against YHWH to the Self-Existent One HR/Np אֱלֹהֵ֜י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) our God our Gods HNcmpc/Sp1cp חָטָ֗אנוּ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤍𐤅 chatanu we have sinned we have missed the mark HVqp1cp אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp וַ/אֲבוֹתֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 vaavoteynu and our fathers and our fathers HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cp מִ/נְּעוּרֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤌/𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤍𐤅 mineureynu from our youth from our youthful years HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cp וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and unto (the limit of) HC/R הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom this day the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤅 shamaenu we have obeyed we have heard HVqp1cp בְּ/ק֖וֹל 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋 beqol in the voice by a voice HR/Ncmsc יְהֹוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehovah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH He Who Is HNp אֱלֹהֵֽי/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu-2 Mulimu (Lozi) our God our Gods HNcmpc/Sp1cp
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