Jeremiah 6

YHWH warns the children of Benjamin to flee Jerusalem as disaster from the north approaches, with enemy shepherds pitching tents around the delicate daughter of Zion and preparing relentless war by day and night.[1][2][3] YHWH declares judgment on Jerusalem for its oppression and rejection of His words and law, rejecting their sacrifices, laying stumbling blocks causing familial ruin, and likening unrefined Judah to rejected silver despite prophetic testing.[1][4][5]

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Verse 1
Strengthen yourselves Provide refuge Provide refuge O sons of sons of sons of Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin from the midst of from the interior of from the midst of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam and in Tekoa and in Tekoa and in Teqoa blow Drive! Blow! the trumpet ram’s horn trumpet shofar and over and upon and over Beth house-of Beyt Hakerem haccherem House of the Vineyard Beyt Hakerem raise Lift up! Lift up! a signal raised portion signal for for/because for evil evil evil looks down she was seen from above is looking down from the north from the north from the north and and shattering and breaking great great great
הָעִ֣זוּ 𐤄𐤏𐤆𐤅 haizu Strengthen yourselves Provide refuge Provide refuge HVhv2mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) O sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc בִניָמִ֗ן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 vinyamin Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin HNp מִ/קֶּ֨רֶב֙ 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤁 miqerev from the midst of from the interior of from the midst of HR/Ncmsc יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וּ/בִ/תְק֨וֹעַ֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤏 uviteqoa and in Tekoa and in Tekoa and in Teqoa HC/R/Np תִּקְע֣וּ 𐤕𐤒𐤏𐤅 tiqeu blow Drive! Blow! HVqv2mp שׁוֹפָ֔ר 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 shofar the trumpet ram’s horn trumpet shofar HNcmsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon and over HC/R בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Beth house-of Beyt Hakerem HNp הַכֶּ֖רֶם 𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤌 hakerem haccherem House of the Vineyard Beyt Hakerem HNp שְׂא֣וּ 𐤔𐤀𐤅 seu raise Lift up! Lift up! HVqv2mp מַשְׂאֵ֑ת 𐤌𐤔𐤀𐤕 maseet a signal raised portion signal HNcfsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC רָעָ֛ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil evil HNcfsa נִשְׁקְפָ֥ה 𐤍𐤔𐤒𐤐𐤄 nisheqefah looks down she was seen from above is looking down HVNp3fs מִ/צָּפ֖וֹן 𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 mitsafon from the north from the north from the north HR/Ncfsa וְ/שֶׁ֥בֶר 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤓 veshever and and shattering and breaking HC/Ncmsa גָּדֽוֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great great HAamsa
Verse 4
Sanctify [war] they were set apart Consecrate against her upon her against her war armed conflict battle Arise Rise up! Rise up and let us go up let us ascend and let us go up at noon at the double-brightness at noon Woe Woe! Woe to us — to us for for/because for has turned he turned the day has turned the day the day the day for for/because for are stretched out they will be stretched out the shadows are stretched out shadows of shadows of shadows of evening evening mingling evening twilight
קַדְּשׁ֤וּ 𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 qadeshu Sanctify [war] they were set apart Consecrate HVpv2mp עָלֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha against her upon her against her HR/Sp3fs מִלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah war armed conflict battle HNcfsa ק֖וּמוּ 𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 qumu uku-ima (Bemba) Arise Rise up! Rise up HVqv2mp וְ/נַעֲלֶ֣ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤋𐤄 venaaleh Aleya (Bemba) and let us go up let us ascend and let us go up HC/Vqh1cp בַֽ/צָּהֳרָ֑יִם 𐤁/𐤑𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 vatsahorayim at noon at the double-brightness at noon HRd/Ncmpa א֥וֹי 𐤀𐤅𐤉 oy Woe Woe! Woe HTj לָ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us to us HR/Sp1cp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC פָנָ֣ה 𐤐𐤍𐤄 fanah has turned he turned the day has turned HVqp3ms הַ/יּ֔וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for HC יִנָּט֖וּ 𐤉𐤍𐤈𐤅 yinatu are stretched out they will be stretched out the shadows are stretched out HVNi3mp צִלְלֵי 𐤑𐤋𐤋𐤉 tsileley shadows of shadows of shadows of HNcmpc עָֽרֶב 𐤏𐤓𐤁 arev evening evening mingling evening twilight HNcmsa
Verse 6
for for/because for/because thus thus thus has-said he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of-hosts organized hosts organized hosts cut-down Cut! Cut! trees her counsel timber and-cast-up and pour out! and pour out against upon against Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam siege-mound piled-up siege ramp piled-up siege ramp she she she the-city the watchful settlement the city to-be-visited he was attended to it is to be attended to wholly her entirety all of her oppression oppressive extortion oppressive extortion in-her-midst in her interior in her midst
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC כֹ֤ה 𐤊𐤄 khoh thus thus thus HD אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar has-said he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa כִּרְת֣וּ 𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 kiretu kata (Swahili) cut-down Cut! Cut! HVqv2mp עֵצָ֔ה 𐤏𐤑𐤄 etsah trees her counsel timber HNcfsa וְ/שִׁפְכ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤊𐤅 veshifekhu and-cast-up and pour out! and pour out HC/Vqv2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon against HR יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp סֹלְלָ֑ה 𐤎𐤋𐤋𐤄 solelah siege-mound piled-up siege ramp piled-up siege ramp HNcfsa הִ֚יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she she she HPp3fs הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa הָפְקַ֔ד 𐤄𐤐𐤒𐤃 hafeqad to-be-visited he was attended to it is to be attended to HVHp3ms כֻּלָּ֖/הּ 𐤊𐤋/𐤄 kulah kila (Swahili) wholly her entirety all of her HNcmsc/Sp3fs עֹ֥שֶׁק 𐤏𐤔𐤒 osheq oppression oppressive extortion oppressive extortion HNcmsa בְּ/קִרְבָּֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤄 beqirebah in-her-midst in her interior in her midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs
Verse 7
as-a-well as causing to breach as causing to breach cistern pit of pit of gushes dug pit dug pit its-waters her waters her waters so thus thus she-cools she made a breach she made a breach her-evil her evil her evil violence violent wrongdoing violence and-destruction and violent devastation and violent devastation is-heard he will be heard it will be heard in-her — in her upon upon upon my-face my face my face continually continuity continually sickness sickness sickness and-wound and a blow and a blow
כְּ/הָקִ֥יר 𐤊/𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤓 kehaqir as-a-well as causing to breach as causing to breach HR/Vhc בור 𐤁𐤅𐤓 vvr cistern pit of pit of HNcmsa בַּ֨יִר֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤓 bayir gushes dug pit dug pit HNcmsa מֵימֶ֔י/הָ 𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤄 meymeyha Amanzi (Zulu) its-waters her waters her waters HNcmpc/Sp3fs כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus thus HTm הֵקֵ֣רָה 𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤄 heqerah she-cools she made a breach she made a breach HVhp3fs רָעָתָ֑/הּ 𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤄 raatah her-evil her evil her evil HNcfsc/Sp3fs חָמָ֣ס 𐤇𐤌𐤎 chamas violence violent wrongdoing violence HNcmsa וָ֠/שֹׁד 𐤅/𐤔𐤃 vashod and-destruction and violent devastation and violent devastation HC/Ncmsa יִשָּׁ֨מַע 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 yishama is-heard he will be heard it will be heard HVNi3ms בָּ֧/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in-her in her HR/Sp3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR פָּנַ֛/י 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 panay my-face my face my face HNcbpc/Sp1cs תָּמִ֖יד 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 tamid continually continuity continually HNcmsa חֳלִ֥י 𐤇𐤋𐤉 choli sickness sickness sickness HNcmsa וּ/מַכָּֽה 𐤅/𐤌𐤊𐤄 umakah and-wound and a blow and a blow HC/Ncfsa
Verse 9
Thus in this manner thus says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts of the organized hosts They shall thoroughly glean to deal intensely to deal thoroughly they shall glean they will deal thoroughly they will deal thoroughly as a vine like the grapevine like the grapevine the remnant surviving remainder surviving remnant of Israel El-Contends Yiserael Pass back Bring back! Cause to return! your hand your hand your hand like a grape-gatherer like a grape-harvester like a grape-harvester over upon upon the branches plaited baskets branches
כֹּ֤ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהֹוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehovah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts of the organized hosts HNcbpa עוֹלֵ֛ל 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤋 olel They shall thoroughly glean to deal intensely to deal thoroughly HVma יְעוֹלְל֥וּ 𐤉𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤅 yeolelu they shall glean they will deal thoroughly they will deal thoroughly HVmi3mp כַ/גֶּ֖פֶן 𐤊/𐤂𐤐𐤍 khagefen as a vine like the grapevine like the grapevine HRd/Ncbsa שְׁאֵרִ֣ית 𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 sheerit the remnant surviving remainder surviving remnant HNcfsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הָשֵׁב֙ 𐤄𐤔𐤁 hashev Pass back Bring back! Cause to return! HVhv2ms יָדְ/ךָ֔ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms כְּ/בוֹצֵ֖ר 𐤊/𐤁𐤅𐤑𐤓 kevotser kata (Swahili) like a grape-gatherer like a grape-harvester like a grape-harvester HR/Vqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon upon HR סַלְסִלּֽוֹת 𐤎𐤋𐤎𐤋𐤅𐤕 salesilot the branches plaited baskets branches HNcfpa
Verse 10
To upon concerning whom who? whom shall I speak Let me declare shall I speak and give warning and let me solemnly bear-witness and let me testify that they may hear and they will hear and they will hear Behold Look! look uncircumcised foreskinned state uncircumcised their ear their ear their ear and and not and not they cannot they will be able they will be able listen to cause attentive listening to cause to listen behold Look! look the word word of word of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh has become he was / he became it was to them — to them a reproach to disgrace to shame no not not delight they delight they desire in it — in it
עַל 𐤏𐤋 al To upon concerning HR מִ֨י 𐤌𐤉 mi whom who? whom HTi אֲדַבְּרָ֤ה 𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤄 adaberah shall I speak Let me declare shall I speak HVph1cs וְ/אָעִ֨ידָה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤉𐤃𐤄 veaidah and give warning and let me solemnly bear-witness and let me testify HC/Vhh1cs וְ/יִשְׁמָ֔עוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 veyishemau that they may hear and they will hear and they will hear HC/Vqi3mp הִנֵּה֙ 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm עֲרֵלָ֣ה 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤄 arelah uncircumcised foreskinned state uncircumcised HAafsa אָזְנָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤌 azenam their ear their ear their ear HNcfsc/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and and not and not HC/Tn יוּכְל֖וּ 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋𐤅 yukhelu they cannot they will be able they will be able HVqi3mp לְ/הַקְשִׁ֑יב 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁 lehaqeshiv listen to cause attentive listening to cause to listen HR/Vhc הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh-2 mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm דְבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar Ndaba (Zulu) the word word of word of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah has become he was / he became it was HVqp3ms לָ/הֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp לְ/חֶרְפָּ֖ה 𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 lecherepah a reproach to disgrace to shame HR/Ncfsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo no not not HTn יַחְפְּצוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤅 yachepetsu delight they delight they desire HVqi3mp בֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo in it in it HR/Sp3ms
Verse 11
and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] wrath burning heat of wrath of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh I am full I have become full I have become full I am weary I have grown weary I have grown weary of holding [it] in to cause to endure to endure Pour out Pour out! Pour out on upon upon children nursing infant nursing infant in the street in the outside in the outside and upon and upon and upon assembly confidential council of confidential council of young men chosen young men chosen youths together as one together together for for/because for/because even also also husband man man with if / whether with wife woman woman shall be taken they will be captured they will be captured aged he grew old aged man with if / whether with full full-of full-of of days days days
וְ/אֵת֩ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To חֲמַ֨ת 𐤇𐤌𐤕 chamat wrath burning heat of wrath of HNcfsc יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מָלֵ֨אתִי֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤕𐤉 maleti I am full I have become full I have become full HVqp1cs נִלְאֵ֣יתִי 𐤍𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 nileeyti Naka (Bemba) I am weary I have grown weary I have grown weary HVNp1cs הָכִ֔יל 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤋 hakhil of holding [it] in to cause to endure to endure HVhc שְׁפֹ֤ךְ 𐤔𐤐𐤊 shefokhe Pour out Pour out! Pour out HVqv2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR עוֹלָל֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤋 olal children nursing infant nursing infant HNcmsa בַּ/ח֔וּץ 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑 bachuts in the street in the outside in the outside HRd/Ncmsa וְ/עַ֛ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon and upon HC/R ס֥וֹד 𐤎𐤅𐤃 sod assembly confidential council of confidential council of HNcmsc בַּחוּרִ֖ים 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 bachurim young men chosen young men chosen youths HNcmpa יַחְדָּ֑ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together together HD כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam even also also HD אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish husband man man HNcmsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR אִשָּׁה֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah wife woman woman HNcfsa יִלָּכֵ֔דוּ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤅 yilakhedu shall be taken they will be captured they will be captured HVNi3mp זָקֵ֖ן 𐤆𐤒𐤍 zaqen aged he grew old aged man HAamsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 with if / whether with HR מְלֵ֥א 𐤌𐤋𐤀 mele full full-of full-of HAamsc יָמִֽים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim of days days days HNcmpa
Verse 12
and their houses will be turned and they will be turned around and they will be turned around their houses their built-houses their houses to others to other ones to other ones fields open fields fields and wives and women and women together as one together together for for/because for I will stretch out I will cause to turn aside I will cause to stretch [direct object marker] object-marker [·] my hand my hand my hand against upon against the inhabitants dwellers of dwellers of of the land the earth the land declares solemn utterance of declaration of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
וְ/נָסַ֤בּוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤁𐤅 venasabu and their houses will be turned and they will be turned around and they will be turned around HC/VNq3cp בָֽתֵּי/הֶם֙ 𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vateyhem their houses their built-houses their houses HNcmpc/Sp3mp לַ/אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 laacherim to others to other ones to other ones HR/Aampa שָׂד֥וֹת 𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤕 sadot fields open fields fields HNcmpa וְ/נָשִׁ֖ים 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 venashim and wives and women and women HC/Ncfpa יַחְדָּ֑ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together together HD כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אַטֶּ֧ה 𐤀𐤈𐤄 ateh I will stretch out I will cause to turn aside I will cause to stretch HVhi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יָדִ֛/י 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yadi my hand my hand my hand HNcbsc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon against HR יֹשְׁבֵ֥י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey the inhabitants dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) of the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 13
For for/because for from the least of them from their small one from their least one even to and up to and up to the greatest of them their great one their great one every one of them his entirety all of him is greedy for plundering one greedy one gain ill-gotten gain profit from the prophet and from a proclaiming-spokesman and from prophet even to and up to and up to the priest officiating priest priest of every one of them his entirety all of him deals doer doer falsely falsehood falsehood
כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for HC מִ/קְּטַנָּ/ם֙ 𐤌/𐤒𐤈𐤍/𐤌 miqetanam from the least of them from their small one from their least one HR/Aamsc/Sp3mp וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and up to and up to HC/R גְּדוֹלָ֔/ם 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋/𐤌 gedolam the greatest of them their great one their great one HAamsc/Sp3mp כֻּלּ֖/וֹ 𐤊𐤋/𐤅 kulo kila (Swahili) every one of them his entirety all of him HNcmsc/Sp3ms בּוֹצֵ֣עַ 𐤁𐤅𐤑𐤏 botsea bepa (Bemba) is greedy for plundering one greedy one HVqrmsa בָּ֑צַע 𐤁𐤑𐤏 batsa gain ill-gotten gain profit HNcmsa וּ/מִ/נָּבִיא֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 uminavi from the prophet and from a proclaiming-spokesman and from prophet HC/R/Ncmsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead-2 even to and up to and up to HC/R כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤊𐤄𐤍 kohen the priest officiating priest priest of HNcmsa כֻּלּ֖/וֹ 𐤊𐤋/𐤅 kulo-2 kila (Swahili) every one of them his entirety all of him HNcmsc/Sp3ms עֹ֥שֶׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh deals doer doer HVqrmsa שָּֽׁקֶר 𐤔𐤒𐤓 shaqer falsely falsehood falsehood HNcmsa
Verse 15
Were they ashamed they dried up were they ashamed when/because for/because because abomination detestable thing abomination they had committed they did they did also/yet also also ashamed to feel shame to be ashamed not not not they were ashamed they will be ashamed they were ashamed neither also also to blush to put to shame to put to shame not not not they knew they knew they knew therefore accordingly therefore they shall fall they will fall they will fall among those who fall falling ones among the falling ones at the time at time-of in time-of I punish them I attended to them I attended to them they shall be cast down they will stumble they will stumble says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
הֹבִ֕ישׁוּ 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤅 hovishu Were they ashamed they dried up were they ashamed HVhp3cp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki when/because for/because because HC תוֹעֵבָ֖ה 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤄 toevah abomination detestable thing abomination HNcfsa עָשׂ֑וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they had committed they did they did HVqp3cp גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also/yet also also HTa בּ֣וֹשׁ 𐤁𐤅𐤔 bosh ashamed to feel shame to be ashamed HVqa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יֵב֗וֹשׁוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤔𐤅 yevoshu they were ashamed they will be ashamed they were ashamed HVqi3mp גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 neither also also HTa הַכְלִים֙ 𐤄𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤌 hakhelim to blush to put to shame to put to shame HVhc לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יָדָ֔עוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadau they knew they knew they knew HVqp3cp לָ/כֵ֞ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) therefore accordingly therefore HR/D יִפְּל֧וּ 𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 yipelu they shall fall they will fall they will fall HVqi3mp בַ/נֹּפְלִ֛ים 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤌 vanofelim among those who fall falling ones among the falling ones HRd/Vqrmpa בְּ/עֵת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 beet at the time at time-of in time-of HR/Ncbsc פְּקַדְתִּ֥י/ם 𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕𐤉/𐤌 peqadetim I punish them I attended to them I attended to them HVqp1cs/Sp3mp יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ 𐤉𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅 yikashelu they shall be cast down they will stumble they will stumble HVNi3mp אָמַ֥ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 16
Thus in this manner thus says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh stand Stand! Stand at upon at the roads paths paths and look and see! and see and ask and they asked and ask for the paths to well-trodden paths of for the well-trodden paths of ancient hidden age ancient times where where is? where is this this one this one way path of way of the good the good the good and walk go, you men and go, you men in it — in her and find and find and find rest resting-place resting-place for your soul for your living-being for your living-being and they said and they said and they said not not not we will walk we will go we will go
כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֡ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עִמְדוּ֩ 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 imedu ima (Bemba) stand Stand! Stand HVqv2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon at HR דְּרָכִ֨ים 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉𐤌 derakhim the roads paths paths HNcbpa וּ/רְא֜וּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤅 ureu and look and see! and see HC/Vqv2mp וְ/שַׁאֲל֣וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤅 veshaalu and ask and they asked and ask HC/Vqv2mp לִ/נְתִב֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤍𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤕 linetivot for the paths to well-trodden paths of for the well-trodden paths of HR/Ncbpc עוֹלָ֗ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam ancient hidden age ancient times HNcmsa אֵי 𐤀𐤉 ey kai (Lozi) where where is? where HTi זֶ֨ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh is this this one this one HPdxms דֶ֤רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe way path of way of HNcbsc הַ/טּוֹב֙ 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁 hatov the good the good the good HTd/Aamsa וּ/לְכוּ 𐤅/𐤋𐤊𐤅 ulekhu and walk go, you men and go, you men HC/Vqv2mp בָ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah in it in her HR/Sp3fs וּ/מִצְא֥וּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 umitseu and find and find and find HC/Vqv2mp מַרְגּ֖וֹעַ 𐤌𐤓𐤂𐤅𐤏 maregoa rest resting-place resting-place HNcmsa לְ/נַפְשְׁ/כֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊𐤌 lenafeshekhem for your soul for your living-being for your living-being HR/Ncbsc/Sp2mp וַ/יֹּאמְר֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn נֵלֵֽךְ 𐤍𐤋𐤊 nelekhe we will walk we will go we will go HVqi1cp
Verse 19
Hear! Yah has heard Hear O earth the earth the land behold Look! look I I myself I myself am bringing bringing in am bringing disaster evil evil upon toward upon the people the gathered people the people this this one this fruit fruit-yield fruit of their thoughts their plans their plans because for/because because to upon because of My words my utterances my words not not not they listened they caused themselves to attend closely they caused themselves to listen closely nor My law my instruction and my instruction they rejected and they rejected and they rejected it — it
שִׁמְעִ֣י 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉 shimei Hear! Yah has heard Hear HVqv2fs הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) O earth the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm אָנֹכִ֜י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs מֵבִ֥יא 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀 mevi am bringing bringing in am bringing HVhrmsa רָעָ֛ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah disaster evil evil HNcfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el upon toward upon HR הָ/עָ֥ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms פְּרִ֣י 𐤐𐤓𐤉 peri fruit fruit-yield fruit HNcmsc מַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 macheshevotam of their thoughts their plans their plans HNcfpc/Sp3mp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon because of HR דְּבָרַ/י֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devaray Ndaba (Zulu) My words my utterances my words HNcmpc/Sp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn הִקְשִׁ֔יבוּ 𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 hiqeshivu they listened they caused themselves to attend closely they caused themselves to listen closely HVhp3cp וְ/תוֹרָתִ֖/י 𐤅/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕/𐤉 vetorati nor My law my instruction and my instruction HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs וַ/יִּמְאֲסוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤅 vayimeasu they rejected and they rejected and they rejected HC/Vqw3mp בָֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah it it HR/Sp3fs
Verse 20
why for what? why this this one this one to me — to me frankincense white frankincense resin white frankincense resin from Sheba from Sheba from Sheva comes you will come will come and cane and reed-stalk and reed-stalk the good the good the good from land from land from land of distance remoteness remoteness your burnt offerings your ascending-offerings your whole-burnt-offerings not not not for acceptance for favor for favor and your sacrifices and your ritual slaughters and your sacrifices not not not pleasing they were pleasing they were pleasing to me — to me
לָ/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for what? why HR/Ti זֶּ֨ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms לִ֤/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs לְבוֹנָה֙ 𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 levonah frankincense white frankincense resin white frankincense resin HNcfsa מִ/שְּׁבָ֣א 𐤌/𐤔𐤁𐤀 misheva from Sheba from Sheba from Sheva HR/Np תָב֔וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo comes you will come will come HVqi3fs וְ/קָנֶ֥ה 𐤅/𐤒𐤍𐤄 veqaneh and cane and reed-stalk and reed-stalk HC/Ncmsa הַ/טּ֖וֹב 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁 hatov the good the good the good HTd/Aamsa מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba) from land from land from land HR/Ncbsc מֶרְחָ֑ק 𐤌𐤓𐤇𐤒 merechaq of distance remoteness remoteness HNcmsa עֹלֽוֹתֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 oloteykhem your burnt offerings your ascending-offerings your whole-burnt-offerings HNcfpc/Sp2mp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn לְ/רָצ֔וֹן 𐤋/𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍 leratson for acceptance for favor for favor HR/Ncmsa וְ/זִבְחֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉/𐤊𐤌 vezivecheykhem and your sacrifices and your ritual slaughters and your sacrifices HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn עָ֥רְבוּ 𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤅 arevu pleasing they were pleasing they were pleasing HVqp3cp לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 to me to me HR/Sp1cs
Verse 21
Therefore accordingly therefore thus in this manner thus says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh Behold, I look—here I am look here I am am giving the one who gives giving to toward to the people the gathered people the people this this one this stumbling blocks stumble-causes stumbling blocks and they will stumble and they stumbled and they will stumble over them — over them fathers fathers of fathers and sons and sons and sons together as one together together neighbor he dwelt neighbor and his friend and his companion and his companion they will perish they will perish they will perish and they will perish and they perished and they will perish
לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) Therefore accordingly therefore HR/D כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הִנְ/נִ֥י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold, I look—here I am look here I am HTm/Sp1cs נֹתֵ֛ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten am giving the one who gives giving HVqrmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הָ/עָ֥ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms מִכְשֹׁלִ֑ים 𐤌𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 mikhesholim stumbling blocks stumble-causes stumbling blocks HNcmpa וְ/כָ֣שְׁלוּ 𐤅/𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅 vekhashelu and they will stumble and they stumbled and they will stumble HC/Vqq3cp בָ֠/ם 𐤁/𐤌 vam over them over them HR/Sp3mp אָב֨וֹת 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 avot fathers fathers of fathers HNcmpa וּ/בָנִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 uvanim Bene (Bemba) and sons and sons and sons HC/Ncmpa יַחְדָּ֛ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together together HD שָׁכֵ֥ן 𐤔𐤊𐤍 shakhen neighbor he dwelt neighbor HAamsa וְ/רֵע֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤓𐤏/𐤅 vereo and his friend and his companion and his companion HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms יאבדו 𐤉𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤅 yvdv they will perish they will perish they will perish HVqi3mp וְ/אָבָֽדוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤅 veavadu and they will perish and they perished and they will perish HC/Vqq3cp
Verse 23
bow bow bow and-javelin and thrusting-spear and thrusting-spear they-lay-hold they will strengthen they lay hold cruel merciless cruel they he he and-not and not and not they-mercy they will show deep compassion they will show deep compassion their-voice their sound their voice like-sea like a sea like a sea roars he roars it roars and-upon and upon and upon horses horses horses they-ride they ride they ride arrayed set in order set in order like-man as a man as a man for-battle to the battle to the battle against-you upon you (feminine singular) against you daughter daughter of daughter of Zion Tsiyon Tsion
קֶ֣שֶׁת 𐤒𐤔𐤕 qeshet bow bow bow HNcfsa וְ/כִיד֞וֹן 𐤅/𐤊𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 vekhidon and-javelin and thrusting-spear and thrusting-spear HC/Ncmsa יַחֲזִ֗יקוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒𐤅 yachaziqu kosa (Bemba (Zambia)) they-lay-hold they will strengthen they lay hold HVhi3mp אַכְזָרִ֥י 𐤀𐤊𐤆𐤓𐤉 akhezari cruel merciless cruel HAamsa הוּא֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu they he he HPp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not and not HC/Tn יְרַחֵ֔מוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤅 yerachemu they-mercy they will show deep compassion they will show deep compassion HVpi3mp קוֹלָ/ם֙ 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤌 qolam their-voice their sound their voice HNcmsc/Sp3mp כַּ/יָּ֣ם 𐤊/𐤉𐤌 kayam like-sea like a sea like a sea HRd/Ncmsa יֶהֱמֶ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤌𐤄 yehemeh kuma (Kikongo) roars he roars it roars HVqi3ms וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and-upon and upon and upon HC/R סוּסִ֖ים 𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 susim horses horses horses HNcmpa יִרְכָּ֑בוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤅 yirekavu they-ride they ride they ride HVqi3mp עָר֗וּךְ 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤊 arukhe arrayed set in order set in order HVqsmsa כְּ/אִישׁ֙ 𐤊/𐤀𐤉𐤔 keish like-man as a man as a man HR/Ncmsa לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah for-battle to the battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa עָלַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe against-you upon you (feminine singular) against you HR/Sp2fs בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of daughter of HNcfsc צִיּֽוֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp
Verse 25
do not upon / over do not go out may you go out go out go out you (masculine plural) go out you (masculine plural) go out into the field the open field the open field and on the way and in the path and on the way do not upon / over do not walk may you go walk walk you (masc. plural) will go walk for for/because for sword blade of destruction sword of the enemy to a hostile one of the enemy terror sojourning-place terror all around from around from around
אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תצאי 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤉 ttsy go out may you go out go out HVqj2fs תֵּֽצְאוּ֙ 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤅 tetseu go out you (masculine plural) go out you (masculine plural) go out HVqj2mp הַ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh into the field the open field the open field HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 uvaderekhe and on the way and in the path and on the way HC/Rd/Ncbsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 do not upon / over do not HTn תלכי 𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤉 tlkhy walk may you go walk HVqj2fs תֵּלֵ֑כוּ 𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤅 telekhu walk you (masc. plural) will go walk HVqj2mp כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC חֶ֣רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword blade of destruction sword HNcfsa לְ/אֹיֵ֔ב 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤁 leoyev of the enemy to a hostile one of the enemy HR/Vqrmsa מָג֖וֹר 𐤌𐤂𐤅𐤓 magor terror sojourning-place terror HNcmsa מִ/סָּבִֽיב 𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 misaviv all around from around from around HR/Ncbsa
Verse 26
daughter daughter of daughter of my people my people my people gird yourself Gird yourself gird yourself sackcloth coarse sackcloth coarse sackcloth and roll yourself and roll yourself down and roll yourself in ashes ashes in ashes mourning mourning-of mourning of only unique one the only one make Do! Do! for yourself — for yourself lamentation ritual lamentation lamentation most bitter bitter griefs bitter griefs for for/because for suddenly all at once suddenly will come he comes he comes the destroyer the devastator the devastator upon us upon us upon us
בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of daughter of HNcfsc עַמִּ֤/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs חִגְרִי 𐤇𐤂𐤓𐤉 chigeri gird yourself Gird yourself gird yourself HVqv2fs שָׂק֙ 𐤔𐤒 saq sackcloth coarse sackcloth coarse sackcloth HNcmsa וְ/הִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣י 𐤅/𐤄𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤉 vehitepaleshi and roll yourself and roll yourself down and roll yourself HC/Vtv2fs בָ/אֵ֔פֶר 𐤁/𐤀𐤐𐤓 vaefer in ashes ashes in ashes HRd/Ncmsa אֵ֤בֶל 𐤀𐤁𐤋 evel mourning mourning-of mourning of HNcmsa יָחִיד֙ 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤃 yachid only unique one the only one HAamsa עֲשִׂ֣י 𐤏𐤔𐤉 asi make Do! Do! HVqv2fs לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe for yourself for yourself HR/Sp2fs מִסְפַּ֖ד 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤃 misepad lamentation ritual lamentation lamentation HNcmsc תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים 𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 tamerurim most bitter bitter griefs bitter griefs HNcmpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC פִתְאֹ֔ם 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 fiteom suddenly all at once suddenly HD יָבֹ֥א 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yavo will come he comes he comes HVqi3ms הַ/שֹּׁדֵ֖ד 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤃 hashoded the destroyer the devastator the devastator HTd/Vqrmsa עָלֵֽי/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu upon us upon us upon us HR/Sp1cp
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