Jeremiah 4

YHWH appeals to the men of Judah and Jerusalem to circumcise their hearts, calling them to mourn and repent as evil approaches from the north that will despoil the land. YHWH emphasizes His role as creator of the universe while warning of impending destruction.

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1
If if / whether if you return you will return you will return Israel El-Contends Yiserael declares solemn utterance of declaration of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to me toward me toward me return you will return you will return and if and if and if you remove you cause to turn aside you will cause to turn aside your detestable things your detested objects your detested objects from before me from my presence from before me and not and not and not you waver you will wander you will wander
אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether if HC תָּשׁ֨וּב 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁 tashuv you return you will return you will return HVqi2ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵלַ֖/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me toward me HR/Sp1cs תָּשׁ֑וּב 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁 tashuv-2 return you will return you will return HVqi2ms וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if and if and if HC/C תָּסִ֧יר 𐤕𐤎𐤉𐤓 tasir you remove you cause to turn aside you will cause to turn aside HVhi2ms שִׁקּוּצֶ֛י/ךָ 𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤑𐤉/𐤊 shiqutseykha your detestable things your detested objects your detested objects HNcmpc/Sp2ms מִ/פָּנַ֖/י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 mipanay from before me from my presence from before me HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn תָנֽוּד 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤃 tanud you waver you will wander you will wander HVqi2ms
Verse 2
and you shall swear and you bound yourself by oath and you shall swear lives living as the living the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in truth in reliability in truth in justice in binding judgment in judgment and in righteousness and in righteousness and in righteousness will bless themselves they blessed themselves they will bless themselves in him — in him nations people-groups nations and in him — and in him they will glory they will boast themselves they will praise themselves
וְ/נִשְׁבַּ֨עְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 venishebaeta and you shall swear and you bound yourself by oath and you shall swear HC/VNq2ms חַי 𐤇𐤉 chay hai (Swahili) lives living as the living HAamsa יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בֶּ/אֱמֶ֖ת 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤕 beemet in truth in reliability in truth HR/Ncfsa בְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֣ט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 bemishepat in justice in binding judgment in judgment HR/Ncmsa וּ/בִ/צְדָקָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 uvitsedaqah and in righteousness and in righteousness and in righteousness HC/R/Ncfsa וְ/הִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤕𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅 vehitebarekhu baraka (Swahili) will bless themselves they blessed themselves they will bless themselves HC/Vtq3cp ב֛/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo in him in him HR/Sp3ms גּוֹיִ֖ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations people-groups nations HNcmpa וּ/ב֥/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤅 uvo and in him and in him HC/R/Sp3ms יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 yitehalalu they will glory they will boast themselves they will praise themselves HVti3mp
Verse 4
Circumcise yourselves be circumcised be circumcised to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh and remove and cause to turn aside and remove foreskins foreskins of foreskins of of your heart your inner core your (pl.) heart men man man of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and inhabitants and dwellers of and dwellers of of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam lest lest lest go forth she will go out it will go out like fire like fire like fire my wrath my burning-heat my wrath and burn and she burned and it will burn and no and there is not and there is not to quench one who extinguishes one who extinguishes because of from the presence of from before the presence of evil badness of evil of of your deeds your deeds your deeds
הִמֹּ֣לוּ 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤅 himolu Circumcise yourselves be circumcised be circumcised HVNv2mp לַ/יהֹוָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhovah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np וְ/הָסִ֨רוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤎𐤓𐤅 vehasiru and remove and cause to turn aside and remove HC/Vhv2mp עָרְל֣וֹת 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤅𐤕 arelot foreskins foreskins of foreskins of HNcfpc לְבַבְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊𐤌 levavekhem of your heart your inner core your (pl.) heart HNcmsc/Sp2mp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man man HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 veyoshevey and inhabitants and dwellers of and dwellers of HC/Vqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC תֵּצֵ֨א 𐤕𐤑𐤀 tetse go forth she will go out it will go out HVqi3fs כָ/אֵ֜שׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔 khaesh like fire like fire like fire HRd/Ncbsa חֲמָתִ֗/י 𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤉 chamati my wrath my burning-heat my wrath HNcfsc/Sp1cs וּ/בָעֲרָה֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤓𐤄 uvaarah pya (Swahili) and burn and she burned and it will burn HC/Vqq3fs וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn מְכַבֶּ֔ה 𐤌𐤊𐤁𐤄 mekhabeh to quench one who extinguishes one who extinguishes HVprmsa מִ/פְּנֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because of from the presence of from before the presence of HR/Ncbpc רֹ֥עַ 𐤓𐤏 roa evil badness of evil of HNcmsc מַעַלְלֵי/כֶֽם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 maaleleykhem of your deeds your deeds your deeds HNcmpc/Sp2mp
Verse 5
Declare Cause to make known Cause to declare in Judah And Yehudah in Yehudah and in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam proclaim cause to be heard cause to hear (pl.) and say and speak and say blow Strike forcefully! Strike forcefully trumpet Drive! Blow! the horn ram’s horn trumpet shofar in the land in the land in the land cry out Call out! Call out! gather they became full they were filled and say and speak and say Assemble gather yourselves gather yourselves and let us go let us come let us come to toward toward the cities settlements of settlements of of the fortified the fortified place the fortified place
הַגִּ֣ידוּ 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 hagidu Declare Cause to make known Cause to declare HVhv2mp בִֽ/יהוּדָ֗ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah in Judah And Yehudah in Yehudah HR/Np וּ/בִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 uvirushalaim and in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam HC/R/Np הַשְׁמִ֔יעוּ 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏𐤅 hashemiu proclaim cause to be heard cause to hear (pl.) HVhv2mp וְ/אִמְר֕וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 veimeru and say and speak and say HC/Vqv2mp ו/תקעו 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤏𐤅 vtqv blow Strike forcefully! Strike forcefully HC/Vqv2mp תִּקְע֥וּ 𐤕𐤒𐤏𐤅 tiqeu trumpet Drive! Blow! HVqv2mp שׁוֹפָ֖ר 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 shofar the horn ram’s horn trumpet shofar HNcmsa בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) in the land in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa קִרְא֤וּ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 qireu cry out Call out! Call out! HVqv2mp מַלְאוּ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 maleu gather they became full they were filled HVpv2mp וְ/אִמְר֔וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 veimeru-2 and say and speak and say HC/Vqv2mp הֵאָסְפ֥וּ 𐤄𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 heasefu Assemble gather yourselves gather yourselves HVNv2mp וְ/נָב֖וֹאָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤄 venavoah and let us go let us come let us come HC/Vqh1cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR עָרֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey the cities settlements of settlements of HNcfpc הַ/מִּבְצָֽר 𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤑𐤓 hamivetsar of the fortified the fortified place the fortified place HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 7
has gone up he ascended he went up a lion tearer-lion lion from his thicket his tangled thicket from his thicket and a destroyer and ruin-causer and a destroyer of nations people-groups of nations has set out he broke camp he moved he has gone out he went out he went out from his place from his standing-place from his place to make to set, to place to set your land your land your land a waste for utter desolation for utter desolation your cities your settlements your cities will be ruins they will contend they will be laid waste without from non-existence without inhabitant dwelling-one of dwelling-one of
עָלָ֤ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah Aleya (Bemba) has gone up he ascended he went up HVqp3ms אַרְיֵה֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 areyeh a lion tearer-lion lion HNcmsa מִֽ/סֻּבְּכ֔/וֹ 𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤊/𐤅 misubekho from his thicket his tangled thicket from his thicket HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וּ/מַשְׁחִ֣ית 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 umashechit and a destroyer and ruin-causer and a destroyer HC/Vhrmsc גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim of nations people-groups of nations HNcmpa נָסַ֖ע 𐤍𐤎𐤏 nasa has set out he broke camp he moved HVqp3ms יָצָ֣א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa he has gone out he went out he went out HVqp3ms מִ/מְּקֹמ֑/וֹ 𐤌/𐤌𐤒𐤌/𐤅 mimeqomo from his place from his standing-place from his place HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לָ/שׂ֤וּם 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤌 lasum to make to set, to place to set HR/Vqc אַרְצֵ/ךְ֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤊 aretsekhe Ayé (Yoruba) your land your land your land HNcbsc/Sp2fs לְ/שַׁמָּ֔ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤄 leshamah a waste for utter desolation for utter desolation HR/Ncfsa עָרַ֥יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤊 arayikhe your cities your settlements your cities HNcfpc/Sp2fs תִּצֶּ֖ינָה 𐤕𐤑𐤉𐤍𐤄 titseynah will be ruins they will contend they will be laid waste HVqi3fp מֵ/אֵ֥ין 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤍 meeyn without from non-existence without HR/Tn יוֹשֵֽׁב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev inhabitant dwelling-one of dwelling-one of HVqrmsa
Verse 9
And it will be and he/it became and it will be in the day in the day in the day that he that declares solemn utterance of declaration of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh will perish he will perish it will perish heart inner core of heart of the king the king the king and heart inner-core of and heart of the princes the rulers the chiefs and they will be appalled and they became desolate and they will be appalled the priests the officiating-priests the officiating-priests and the prophets and the divine spokesmen and the prophets will be astounded they will be astonished they will be amazed
וְ/הָיָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms בַ/יּוֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 vayom in the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/הוּא֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יֹאבַ֥ד 𐤉𐤀𐤁𐤃 yovad will perish he will perish it will perish HVqi3ms לֵב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart inner core of heart HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לֵ֣ב 𐤅/𐤋𐤁 velev and heart inner-core of and heart HC/Ncmsc הַ/שָּׂרִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 hasarim of the princes the rulers the chiefs HTd/Ncmpa וְ/נָשַׁ֨מּוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤅 venashamu and they will be appalled and they became desolate and they will be appalled HC/VNq3cp הַ/כֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests the officiating-priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/נְּבִיאִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 vehaneviim and the prophets and the divine spokesmen and the prophets HC/Td/Ncmpa יִתְמָֽהוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤄𐤅 yitemahu will be astounded they will be astonished they will be amazed HVqi3mp
Verse 10
And I said and I said and I said Ah Ah! Alas! Ah Alas Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh surely firmly so surely deception to cause deception deception you have deceived you led astray you deceived to people to the gathered people to the people this this one this and to Jerusalem and to Jerusalem and to Yerushalam saying to say to say peace wholeness peace it will be he will come to be it will be to you — for you and it has reached and she touched and it reached sword blade of destruction sword unto up to up to the soul the living being the life
וָ/אֹמַ֞ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar And I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֲהָ֣הּ 𐤀𐤄𐤄 ahah Ah Ah! Alas! Ah Alas HTj אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp אָכֵן֩ 𐤀𐤊𐤍 akhen Ichine (Bemba) surely firmly so surely HD הַשֵּׁ֨א 𐤄𐤔𐤀 hashe deception to cause deception deception HVha הִשֵּׁ֜אתָ 𐤄𐤔𐤀𐤕 hisheta you have deceived you led astray you deceived HVhp2ms לָ/עָ֤ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 laam to people to the gathered people to the people HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms וְ/לִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 velirushalaim and to Jerusalem and to Jerusalem and to Yerushalam HC/R/Np לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc שָׁל֖וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom peace wholeness peace HNcmsa יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh it will be he will come to be it will be HVqi3ms לָ/כֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you for you HR/Sp2mp וְ/נָגְעָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤏𐤄 venageah and it has reached and she touched and it reached HC/Vqq3fs חֶ֖רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword blade of destruction sword HNcfsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad unto up to up to HR הַ/נָּֽפֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤔 hanafesh the soul the living being the life HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 11
at-that-time at the appointed time at that time that she that it-will-be-said it will be said it will be said to-people to the gathered people to the people this this one this one and-to-Jerusalem and to Jerusalem and to Yerushalam wind breath of wind scorching radiant scorching from-bare-heights bare ridges bare ridges in-the-wilderness in the grazing steppe in the wilderness way path of way of daughter-of daughter of daughter of my-people my people my people not not not for-winnowing to winnow to winnow nor and not and not for-cleansing to refine to cleanse
בָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at-that-time at the appointed time at that time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֗יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she that HTd/Pp3fs יֵאָמֵ֤ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yeamer it-will-be-said it will be said it will be said HVNi3ms לָֽ/עָם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 laam to-people to the gathered people to the people HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this one HTd/Pdxms וְ/לִ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 velirushalaim and-to-Jerusalem and to Jerusalem and to Yerushalam HC/R/Np ר֣וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha wind breath of wind HNcbsa צַ֤ח 𐤑𐤇 tsach scorching radiant scorching HAamsa שְׁפָיִים֙ 𐤔𐤐𐤉𐤉𐤌 shefayim from-bare-heights bare ridges bare ridges HNcmpa בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֔ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar Mfinda (Kongo) in-the-wilderness in the grazing steppe in the wilderness HRd/Ncmsa דֶּ֖רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe way path of way of HNcbsc בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter-of daughter of daughter of HNcfsc עַמִּ֑/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my-people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs ל֥וֹא 𐤋𐤅𐤀 lo not not not HTn לִ/זְר֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤅𐤕 lizerot for-winnowing to winnow to winnow HR/Vqc וְ/ל֥וֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤅𐤀 velo nor and not and not HC/Tn לְ/הָבַֽר 𐤋/𐤄𐤁𐤓 lehavar sarura (Shona) for-cleansing to refine to cleanse HR/Vhc
Verse 13
Behold Look! look like clouds like clouds like clouds he comes up he ascends it will go up and like the whirlwind and like a sweeping whirlwind and like a sweeping whirlwind his chariots his chariots his chariots are swifter they were light are swifter than eagles from tearing raptors than eagles his horses his horses his horses Woe Woe! Woe to us — to us for for/because for we are ruined we were devastated we were devastated
הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm כַּ/עֲנָנִ֣ים 𐤊/𐤏𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤌 kaananim like clouds like clouds like clouds HR/Ncmpa יַעֲלֶ֗ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh Aleya (Bemba) he comes up he ascends it will go up HVqi3ms וְ/כַ/סּוּפָה֙ 𐤅/𐤊/𐤎𐤅𐤐𐤄 vekhasufah and like the whirlwind and like a sweeping whirlwind and like a sweeping whirlwind HC/Rd/Ncfsa מַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔י/ו 𐤌𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 marekevotayv his chariots his chariots his chariots HNcfpc/Sp3ms קַלּ֥וּ 𐤒𐤋𐤅 qalu are swifter they were light are swifter HVqp3cp מִ/נְּשָׁרִ֖ים 𐤌/𐤍𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 minesharim than eagles from tearing raptors than eagles HR/Ncmpa סוּסָ֑י/ו 𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉/𐤅 susayv his horses his horses his horses HNcmpc/Sp3ms א֥וֹי 𐤀𐤅𐤉 oy Woe Woe! Woe HTj לָ֖/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us to us HR/Sp1cp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC שֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ 𐤔𐤃𐤃𐤍𐤅 shudadenu we are ruined we were devastated we were devastated HVPp1cp
Verse 14
wash Launder! Wash from evil from evil from evil your heart your inner core your heart O Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam that in order that in order that you may be saved you will be delivered you may be saved how up to until long when when will lodge she will lodge overnight will lodge within you within you (feminine) in your midst thoughts plans of plans of of wickedness your worthlessness your wickedness
כַּבְּסִ֨י 𐤊𐤁𐤎𐤉 kabesi kuosha (Swahili) wash Launder! Wash HVpv2fs מֵ/רָעָ֤ה 𐤌/𐤓𐤏𐤄 meraah from evil from evil from evil HR/Ncfsa לִבֵּ/ךְ֙ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekhe your heart your inner core your heart HNcmsc/Sp2fs יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim O Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp לְמַ֖עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that in order that in order that HR תִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִי 𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤏𐤉 tivashei you may be saved you will be delivered you may be saved HVNi2fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad how up to until HR מָתַ֛י 𐤌𐤕𐤉 matay long when when HTi תָּלִ֥ין 𐤕𐤋𐤉𐤍 talin lona (Bemba) will lodge she will lodge overnight will lodge HVqi3fs בְּ/קִרְבֵּ֖/ךְ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤊 beqirebekhe within you within you (feminine) in your midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 macheshevot thoughts plans of plans of HNcfpc אוֹנֵֽ/ךְ 𐤀𐤅𐤍/𐤊 onekhe of wickedness your worthlessness your wickedness HNcmsc/Sp2fs
Verse 16
Mention cause to remember make mention to the nations to the massed nations to the nations Behold Look! look proclaim cause to be heard cause to hear (pl.) against upon against Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam watchers guarding ones guarding ones are coming the ones coming are coming from a land from land from land far away the far-off place the far place and they give and they gave and they gave against upon against the cities of settlements of the cities of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah their voice their sound their voice
הַזְכִּ֣ירוּ 𐤄𐤆𐤊𐤉𐤓𐤅 hazekiru kumbuka (Lingala) Mention cause to remember make mention HVhv2mp לַ/גּוֹיִ֗ם 𐤋/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 lagoyim to the nations to the massed nations to the nations HRd/Ncmpa הִנֵּה֙ 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏𐤅 hashemiu proclaim cause to be heard cause to hear (pl.) HVhv2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon against HR יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp נֹצְרִ֥ים 𐤍𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 notserim watchers guarding ones guarding ones HVqrmpa בָּאִ֖ים 𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 baim are coming the ones coming are coming HVqrmpa מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba) from a land from land from land HR/Ncbsc הַ/מֶּרְחָ֑ק 𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤇𐤒 hamerechaq far away the far-off place the far place HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יִּתְּנ֛וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 vayitenu and they give and they gave and they gave HC/Vqw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 against upon against HR עָרֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey the cities of settlements of the cities of HNcfpc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp קוֹלָֽ/ם 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤌 qolam their voice their sound their voice HNcmsc/Sp3mp
Verse 19
My bowels my inward parts my inward parts my bowels my inward parts my inward parts I am in anguish Let me writhe I writhe I writhe I will wait expectantly I will wait expectantly O walls walls of walls of of my heart my inner core my heart moans roaring one is in tumult within me — within me My heart my inner core my heart not not not I will be silent I will silence I will cause to be silent because for/because because sound sound of voice of of the trumpet ram’s horn trumpet shofar I have heard I have heard I have heard you have heard you (feminine) heard you (feminine) heard O my soul my living being my life the alarm shout of acclamation alarm shout of war armed conflict battle
מֵעַ֣/י 𐤌𐤏/𐤉 meay My bowels my inward parts my inward parts HNcmpc/Sp1cs מֵעַ֨/י 𐤌𐤏/𐤉 meay-2 my bowels my inward parts my inward parts HNcmpc/Sp1cs אחולה 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤋𐤄 chvlh chula (Bemba) I am in anguish Let me writhe I writhe HVqh1cs אוֹחִ֜ילָה 𐤀𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤋𐤄 ochilah I writhe I will wait expectantly I will wait expectantly HVhh1cs קִיר֥וֹת 𐤒𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 qirot O walls walls of walls of HNcmpc לִבִּ֛/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi of my heart my inner core my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs הֹֽמֶה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 homeh kuma (Kikongo) moans roaring one is in tumult HVqrmsa לִּ֥/י 𐤋/𐤉 li within me within me HR/Sp1cs לִבִּ֖/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi-2 My heart my inner core my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤔 acharish kuchora (Swahili) I will be silent I will silence I will cause to be silent HVhi1cs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC ק֤וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol sound sound of voice of HNcmsc שׁוֹפָר֙ 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 shofar of the trumpet ram’s horn trumpet shofar HNcmsa שמעתי 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉 shmty I have heard I have heard I have heard HVqp1cs שָׁמַ֣עַתְּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 shamaate you have heard you (feminine) heard you (feminine) heard HVqp2fs נַפְשִׁ֔/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi O my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs תְּרוּעַ֖ת 𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤕 teruat the alarm shout of acclamation alarm shout HNcfsc מִלְחָמָֽה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah of war armed conflict battle HNcfsa
Verse 20
Destruction breaking breaking upon upon upon destruction breaking breaking is proclaimed we call is proclaimed for for/because for is devastated she was devastated it was devastated the whole entirety of all of land the earth the land suddenly suddenly suddenly are devastated they were violently devastated they were devastated my tents my tents my tents in a moment a brief pause in a moment my curtains my fabric panels my curtains
שֶׁ֤בֶר 𐤔𐤁𐤓 shever Destruction breaking breaking HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR שֶׁ֨בֶר֙ 𐤔𐤁𐤓 shever-2 destruction breaking breaking HNcmsa נִקְרָ֔א 𐤍𐤒𐤓𐤀 niqera is proclaimed we call is proclaimed HVNp3ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה 𐤔𐤃𐤃𐤄 shudedah is devastated she was devastated it was devastated HVPp3fs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) the whole entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa פִּתְאֹם֙ 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 piteom suddenly suddenly suddenly HD שֻׁדְּד֣וּ 𐤔𐤃𐤃𐤅 shudedu are devastated they were violently devastated they were devastated HVPp3cp אֹהָלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤉 ohalay my tents my tents my tents HNcmpc/Sp1cs רֶ֖גַע 𐤓𐤂𐤏 rega in a moment a brief pause in a moment HNcmsa יְרִיעֹתָֽ/י 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤏𐤕/𐤉 yeriotay my curtains my fabric panels my curtains HNcfpc/Sp1cs
Verse 22
For for/because for foolish senseless man senseless man My people my people my people Me me (object‑marked) [·] not not not they have known they knew they knew children sons sons stupid senseless men senseless men they they they and not and not and not understanding those who are discerning those who are discerning they they they wise wise men wise men they they they to do evil to cause harm to do harm but to do good and to make good and to make good not not not they know they knew they knew
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for HC אֱוִ֣יל 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤋 evil foolish senseless man senseless man HAamsa עַמִּ֗/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami My people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אוֹתִ/י֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤉 oti Me me (object‑marked) [·] HTo/Sp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָדָ֔עוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadau they have known they knew they knew HVqp3cp בָּנִ֤ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) children sons sons HNcmpa סְכָלִים֙ 𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤌 sekhalim stupid senseless men senseless men HNcmpa הֵ֔מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they they HPp3mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn נְבוֹנִ֖ים 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 nevonim understanding those who are discerning those who are discerning HVNsmpa הֵ֑מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah-2 they they they HPp3mp חֲכָמִ֥ים 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 chakhamim wise wise men wise men HAampa הֵ֨מָּה֙ 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah-3 they they they HPp3mp לְ/הָרַ֔ע 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤏 lehara to do evil to cause harm to do harm HR/Vhc וּ/לְ/הֵיטִ֖יב 𐤅/𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁 uleheytiv but to do good and to make good and to make good HC/R/Vhc לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יָדָֽעוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadau-2 they know they knew they knew HVqp3cp
Verse 26
I saw I saw I saw and behold and look! and look the Carmel the fertile plateau the fertile plateau the desert the grazing steppe the wilderness and all and whole of and all of its cities his cities its cities were torn down were torn down were demolished because of from the presence of from before the presence of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh because of from the presence of from before the presence of the heat burning-heat of wrath of of his anger his nose his anger
רָאִ֕יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I saw I saw I saw HVqp1cs וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and behold and look! and look HC/Tm הַ/כַּרְמֶ֖ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋 hakaremel the Carmel the fertile plateau the fertile plateau HTd/Ncmsa הַ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 hamidebar Mfinda (Kongo) the desert the grazing steppe the wilderness HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc עָרָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤅 arayv its cities his cities its cities HNcfpc/Sp3ms נִתְּצוּ֙ 𐤍𐤕𐤑𐤅 nitetsu were torn down were torn down were demolished HVNp3cp מִ/פְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because of from the presence of from before the presence of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִ/פְּנֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney-2 because of from the presence of from before the presence of HR/Ncbpc חֲר֥וֹן 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 charon the heat burning-heat of wrath of HNcmsc אַפּֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo of his anger his nose his anger HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 28
For this upon because of this this one this one shall mourn she will mourn she will mourn the earth the earth the earth and be dark and they grew dark and they will grow dark the heavens the lofty-heights the heavens above from above from above because upon because for for/because for I have spoken I spoke I spoke I have purposed I planned I have purposed and not and not and not I will relent I was moved to regret I will not relent nor and not and not will I turn back I will return I will return from it from her from it
עַל 𐤏𐤋 al For this upon because of HR זֹאת֙ 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs תֶּאֱבַ֣ל 𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤋 teeval shall mourn she will mourn she will mourn HVqi3fs הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/קָדְר֥וּ 𐤅/𐤒𐤃𐤓𐤅 veqaderu and be dark and they grew dark and they will grow dark HC/Vqq3cp הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) the heavens the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa מִ/מָּ֑עַל 𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤋 mimaal above from above from above HR/D עַ֤ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 because upon because HR כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC דִבַּ֨רְתִּי֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 dibareti I have spoken I spoke I spoke HVpp1cs זַמֹּ֔תִי 𐤆𐤌𐤕𐤉 zamoti I have purposed I planned I have purposed HVqp1cs וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn נִחַ֖מְתִּי 𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤉 nichameti I will relent I was moved to regret I will not relent HVNp1cs וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor and not and not HC/Tn אָשׁ֥וּב 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤁 ashuv will I turn back I will return I will return HVqi1cs מִמֶּֽ/נָּה 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤄 mimenah from it from her from it HR/Sp3fs
Verse 29
at the sound from sound from the voice of the horseman warhorse horseman and the archer and throwing-one of and throwing-one of of the bow bow bow flees she who flees she who flees every entirety of all of city the watchful settlement the watchful settlement they enter they came they came the thickets in thick clouds in thick clouds and among the rocks and in the hollow rocks and in the hollow rocks they climb Ascend! they ascended every entirety of all of city the watchful settlement the watchful settlement is forsaken Forsaken woman Abandoned woman and there is no and there is not and there is not inhabitant dwelling-one of dwelling-one of in them in them (feminine) in them man man man
מִ/קּ֨וֹל 𐤌/𐤒𐤅𐤋 miqol at the sound from sound from the voice HR/Ncmsc פָּרָ֜שׁ 𐤐𐤓𐤔 parash of the horseman warhorse horseman HNcmsa וְ/רֹ֣מֵה 𐤅/𐤓𐤌𐤄 veromeh and the archer and throwing-one of and throwing-one of HC/Vqrmsc קֶ֗שֶׁת 𐤒𐤔𐤕 qeshet of the bow bow bow HNcfsa בֹּרַ֨חַת֙ 𐤁𐤓𐤇𐤕 borachat baleka (Zulu) flees she who flees she who flees HVqrfsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) every entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/עִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair city the watchful settlement the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa בָּ֚אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau they enter they came they came HVqp3cp בֶּ/עָבִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤌 beavim the thickets in thick clouds in thick clouds HRd/Ncbpa וּ/בַ/כֵּפִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤌 uvakefim kifu (Luganda) and among the rocks and in the hollow rocks and in the hollow rocks HC/Rd/Ncmpa עָל֑וּ 𐤏𐤋𐤅 alu Aleya (Bemba) they climb Ascend! they ascended HVqp3cp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) every entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair-2 city the watchful settlement the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa עֲזוּבָ֔ה 𐤏𐤆𐤅𐤁𐤄 azuvah is forsaken Forsaken woman Abandoned woman HVqsfsa וְ/אֵין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn יוֹשֵׁ֥ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev inhabitant dwelling-one of dwelling-one of HVqrmsa בָּ/הֵ֖ן 𐤁/𐤄𐤍 bahen in them in them (feminine) in them HR/Sp3fp אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsa
Verse 30
and-you and you and you and-you and you and you O despoiled-one devastated one devastated one what what? what will-you-do you will do you will do that for/because for you-dress you will clothe yourself you will clothe yourself scarlet scarlet-dye scarlet-dye that for/because for you-adorn you will advance you will adorn ornaments ornament of ornament of gold gold gold that for/because for you-enlarge you will tear apart you will tear apart with paint with the eye-paint with the eye-paint your eyes your eyes your eyes in vain to emptiness to emptiness you-beautify-yourself you beautify yourself you beautify yourself they-despise they rejected they rejected you — you lovers lusting ones lusting ones your life your living self your life they-seek they will earnestly seek they will earnestly seek
ו/אתי 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤉 vty and-you and you and you HC/Pp2fs וְ/אַ֨תְּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veate and-you and you and you HC/Pp2fs שָׁד֜וּד 𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃 shadud O despoiled-one devastated one devastated one HVqsmsa מַֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what HTi תַּעֲשִׂ֗י 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤉 taasi will-you-do you will do you will do HVqi2fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because for HC תִלְבְּשִׁ֨י 𐤕𐤋𐤁𐤔𐤉 tilebeshi you-dress you will clothe yourself you will clothe yourself HVqi2fs שָׁנִ֜י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 shani scarlet scarlet-dye scarlet-dye HNcmsa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because for HC תַעְדִּ֣י 𐤕𐤏𐤃𐤉 taedi you-adorn you will advance you will adorn HVqi2fs עֲדִי 𐤏𐤃𐤉 adi ornaments ornament of ornament of HNcmsc זָהָ֗ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav dhahabu (Swahili) gold gold gold HNcmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 that for/because for HC תִקְרְעִ֤י 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤏𐤉 tiqerei kuzula (Sukuma) you-enlarge you will tear apart you will tear apart HVqi2fs בַ/פּוּךְ֙ 𐤁/𐤐𐤅𐤊 vapukhe with paint with the eye-paint with the eye-paint HRd/Ncmsa עֵינַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 eynayikhe Enyi (Fante) your eyes your eyes your eyes HNcbdc/Sp2fs לַ/שָּׁ֖וְא 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤀 lashave in vain to emptiness to emptiness HRd/Ncmsa תִּתְיַפִּ֑י 𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤐𐤉 titeyapi you-beautify-yourself you beautify yourself you beautify yourself HVti2fs מָאֲסוּ 𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤅 maasu they-despise they rejected they rejected HVqp3cp בָ֥/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 vakhe you you HR/Sp2fs עֹגְבִ֖ים 𐤏𐤂𐤁𐤉𐤌 ogevim lovers lusting ones lusting ones HVqrmpa נַפְשֵׁ֥/ךְ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekhe your life your living self your life HNcbsc/Sp2fs יְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 yevaqeshu they-seek they will earnestly seek they will earnestly seek HVpi3mp
Verse 31
For for/because for/because a voice sound of voice of like a woman in labor like a weakening-one like a weakening-one I have heard I heard I heard anguish constraining distress constraining distress like one bearing her first child like a firstborn-bearer like a firstborn-bearer the voice sound of voice of of the daughter daughter of daughter of of Zion Tsiyon Tsion gasping for breath she will pant herself she will pant herself stretching out she will spread out she will spread out her hands her two palms her two palms Woe Woe! Woe is me please please to me — to me for for/because for/because fainteth weary weary my soul my living being my life before the murderers to the slayers to the slayers
כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for/because HC ק֨וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol a voice sound of voice of HNcmsa כְּ/חוֹלָ֜ה 𐤊/𐤇𐤅𐤋𐤄 kecholah like a woman in labor like a weakening-one like a weakening-one HR/Vqrfsa שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉 shamaeti I have heard I heard I heard HVqp1cs צָרָה֙ 𐤑𐤓𐤄 tsarah anguish constraining distress constraining distress HNcfsa כְּ/מַבְכִּירָ֔ה 𐤊/𐤌𐤁𐤊𐤉𐤓𐤄 kemavekirah like one bearing her first child like a firstborn-bearer like a firstborn-bearer HR/Vhrfsa ק֧וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol-2 the voice sound of voice of HNcmsc בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat of the daughter daughter of daughter of HNcfsc צִיּ֛וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion of Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp תִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַ 𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤐𐤇 titeyapecha gasping for breath she will pant herself she will pant herself HVti3fs תְּפָרֵ֣שׂ 𐤕𐤐𐤓𐤔 tefares stretching out she will spread out she will spread out HVpi3fs כַּפֶּ֑י/הָ 𐤊𐤐𐤉/𐤄 kapeyha her hands her two palms her two palms HNcfdc/Sp3fs אֽוֹי 𐤀𐤅𐤉 oy Woe Woe! Woe HTj נָ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na is me please please HTe לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for/because HC עָיְפָ֥ה 𐤏𐤉𐤐𐤄 ayefah fainteth weary weary HVqp3fs נַפְשִׁ֖/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs לְ/הֹרְגִֽים 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤉𐤌 lehoregim vanga (Kikongo) before the murderers to the slayers to the slayers HR/Vqrmpa
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