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Jeremiah

Chapter 9
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Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-yitּene֣niy bamּidebּa֗r melon֙ 'oֽrechi֔ym ve'eֽ'ezebah֙ 'et-'amּi֔y ve'eleka֖h meֽ'itּa֑m kּi֤y kulּam֙ mena֣'api֔ym 'atze֖ret bּogediֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֣נִי בַמִּדְבָּ֗ר מְלוֹן֙ אֹֽרְחִ֔ים וְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וְאֵלְכָ֖ה מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים עֲצֶ֖רֶת בֹּגְדִֽים׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּaderek֤u 'et-leshshonam֙ qashshetּa֣m shshe֔qer velo֥ le'emuna֖h gּaber֣u ba'a֑retz kּiy֩ mera'a֨h 'el-ra'a֧h ׀ yatza֛'u ve'oti֥y loֽ'-yada֖'u ne'um-yehvaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.

וַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּ אֶת־לְשׁוֹנָם֙ קַשְׁתָּ֣ם שֶׁ֔קֶר וְלֹ֥א לֶאֱמוּנָ֖ה גָּבְר֣וּ בָאָ֑רֶץ כִּי֩ מֵרָעָ֨ה אֶל־רָעָ֧ה ׀ יָצָ֛אוּ וְאֹתִ֥י לֹֽא־יָדָ֖עוּ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): i֤yshsh mere'e֨hu֙ hishshּame֔ru ve'al-kּal-'a֖ch 'al-tּibeta֑chu kּi֤y kal-'ach֙ 'aq֣ob ya'eqo֔b vekal-re֖'a raki֥yl yahaloֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not Me, says the LORD.

אִ֤ישׁ מֵרֵעֵ֨הוּ֙ הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּ וְעַל־כָּל־אָ֖ח אַל־תִּבְטָ֑חוּ כִּ֤י כָל־אָח֙ עָק֣וֹב יַעְקֹ֔ב וְכָל־רֵ֖עַ רָכִ֥יל יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'i֤yshsh bּere'e֨hu֙ yehate֔lּu ve'eme֖t lo֣ yedabּe֑ru limּed֧u leshshona֛m dּabּer-shshe֖qer ha'ave֥h nile'ֽu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Take you heed every one of his neighbour, and trust you not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

וְאִ֤ישׁ בְּרֵעֵ֨הוּ֙ יְהָתֵ֔לּוּ וֶאֱמֶ֖ת לֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ לִמְּד֧וּ לְשׁוֹנָ֛ם דַּבֶּר־שֶׁ֖קֶר הַעֲוֵ֥ה נִלְאֽוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): shshibetּeka֖ bּet֣oke mirema֑h bּemirema֛h me'an֥u daֽ'at-'oti֖y ne'um-yehvaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

שִׁבְתְּךָ֖ בְּת֣וֹךְ מִרְמָ֑ה בְּמִרְמָ֛ה מֵאֲנ֥וּ דַֽעַת־אוֹתִ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֗n kּo֤h 'amar֙ yehva֣h tzeba'֔ot hineni֥y tzorepa֖m ubechanetּi֑ym kּiֽy-'e֣yke 'e'eshse֔h mipּene֖y bּat-'amּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Your habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, says the LORD.

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הִנְנִ֥י צוֹרְפָ֖ם וּבְחַנְתִּ֑ים כִּֽי־אֵ֣יךְ אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): che֥tz shvcht shshach֛ut leshshona֖m mirema֣h dibּe֑r bּepi֗yv shshal֤om 'et-re'e֨hu֙ yedabּe֔r ubeqirebּ֖o yashsi֥ym 'arebּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, "Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of My people?"

חֵ֥ץ שוחט שָׁח֛וּט לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם מִרְמָ֣ה דִבֵּ֑ר בְּפִ֗יו שָׁל֤וֹם אֶת־רֵעֵ֨הוּ֙ יְדַבֵּ֔ר וּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹ יָשִׂ֥ים אָרְבּֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ha'al-'e֥lּeh loֽ'-'epeqad-bּa֖m ne'um-yehva֑h 'i֚m bּeg֣oy 'ashsher-kּaze֔h lo֥ titenaqּe֖m napeshshiֽy׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he lays his wait."

הַעַל־אֵ֥לֶּה לֹֽא־אֶפְקָד־בָּ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה אִ֚ם בְּג֣וֹי אֲשֶׁר־כָּזֶ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתְנַקֵּ֖ם נַפְשִֽׁי׃ס

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-he֨hari֜ym 'eshsּa֧ beki֣y vane֗hiy ve'al-ne'֤ot midebּar֙ qiyna֔h kּi֤y nitzּetu֙ mibּeliy-'i֣yshsh 'obe֔r velo֥ shshame'֖u q֣ol miqene֑h me'֤op hashshּama֨yim֙ ve'ad-bּehema֔h naded֖u halaֽku׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Shall I not visit them for these things?" says the LORD: "shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"

עַל־הֶ֨הָרִ֜ים אֶשָּׂ֧א בְכִ֣י וָנֶ֗הִי וְעַל־נְא֤וֹת מִדְבָּר֙ קִינָ֔ה כִּ֤י נִצְּתוּ֙ מִבְּלִי־אִ֣ישׁ עֹבֵ֔ר וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ ק֣וֹל מִקְנֶ֑ה מֵע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְעַד־בְּהֵמָ֔ה נָדְד֖וּ הָלָֽכוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): venatatּi֧y 'et-yerushshala֛im legalּi֖ym me'֣on tּanּi֑ym ve'et-'are֧y yehuda֛h 'etּe֥n shshemama֖h mibּeli֖y yoshsheֽb׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.

וְנָתַתִּ֧י אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם לְגַלִּ֖ים מְע֣וֹן תַּנִּ֑ים וְאֶת־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה אֶתֵּ֥ן שְׁמָמָ֖ה מִבְּלִ֖י יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-ha'i֤yshsh heֽchakam֙ veyabe֣n 'et-zo֔'t va'ashshe֨r dּibּe֧r pּiֽy-yehva֛h 'ela֖yv veyagּida֑hּ 'al-mah֙ 'abeda֣h ha'a֔retz nitzּeta֥h kamּidebּa֖r mibּeli֖y 'obeֽr׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant."

מִֽי־הָאִ֤ישׁ הֶֽחָכָם֙ וְיָבֵ֣ן אֶת־זֹ֔את וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר פִּֽי־יְהוָ֛ה אֵלָ֖יו וְיַגִּדָ֑הּ עַל־מָה֙ אָבְדָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ נִצְּתָ֥ה כַמִּדְבָּ֖ר מִבְּלִ֖י עֹבֵֽר׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yehva֔h 'al-'azebam֙ 'et-tּ֣orati֔y 'ashshe֥r nata֖tּiy lipeneyhe֑m velo'-shshame'֥u beqoli֖y velo'-ha֥leku baֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perishes and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passes through?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־עָזְבָם֙ אֶת־תּ֣וֹרָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְלֹא־שָׁמְע֥וּ בְקוֹלִ֖י וְלֹא־הָ֥לְכוּ בָֽהּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֣lek֔u 'achare֖y shsherir֣ut libּa֑m ve'acharey֙ habּe'ali֔ym 'ashshe֥r limּed֖um 'abotaֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD says, "Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, neither walked therein;"

וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖י שְׁרִר֣וּת לִבָּ֑ם וְאַחֲרֵי֙ הַבְּעָלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִמְּד֖וּם אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֗n kּoֽh-'ama֞r yehva֤h tzeba'ot֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l hineni֧y ma'akiyla֛m 'et-ha'a֥m hazּe֖h laֽ'ana֑h vehishsheqiyti֖ym mey-roֽ'shsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:"

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִ֧י מַאֲכִילָ֛ם אֶת־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה לַֽעֲנָ֑ה וְהִשְׁקִיתִ֖ים מֵי־רֹֽאשׁ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): vahapiֽtzotiym֙ bּagּoyi֔m 'ashsher֙ lo֣ yaֽde'֔u he֖mּah vaֽ'abota֑m veshshilּachetּi֤y 'aֽchareyhem֙ 'et-hache֔reb 'a֥d kּalּoti֖y 'otaֽm׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink."

וַהֲפִֽצוֹתִים֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ הֵ֖מָּה וַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑ם וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ אֶת־הַחֶ֔רֶב עַ֥ד כַּלּוֹתִ֖י אוֹתָֽם׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֤h 'amar֙ yehva֣h tzeba'֔ot hitebּֽonen֛u veqire'֥u lameqonen֖ot utebo'e֑ynah ve'el-hachakam֥ot shshilech֖u vetabֽo'nah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them."

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֛וּ וְקִרְא֥וּ לַמְקוֹנְנ֖וֹת וּתְבוֹאֶ֑ינָה וְאֶל־הַחֲכָמ֥וֹת שִׁלְח֖וּ וְתָבֽוֹאנָה׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): utemahe֕renah vetishsּe֥nah 'ale֖ynu ne֑hiy vetera֤denah 'eyne֨ynu֙ dּime'a֔h ve'ape'apּe֖ynu yizּelu-maֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider you, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:"

וּתְמַהֵ֕רְנָה וְתִשֶּׂ֥נָה עָלֵ֖ינוּ נֶ֑הִי וְתֵרַ֤דְנָה עֵינֵ֨ינוּ֙ דִּמְעָ֔ה וְעַפְעַפֵּ֖ינוּ יִזְּלוּ־מָֽיִם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y q֥ol nehi֛y nishshema֥ mitzּiyּ֖on 'e֣yke shshudּa֑denu bּo֤shshenֽu me'od֙ kּiֽy-'aza֣benu 'a֔retz kּi֥y hishsheli֖yku mishshekּenoteֽynu׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters."

כִּ֣י ק֥וֹל נְהִ֛י נִשְׁמַ֥ע מִצִּיּ֖וֹן אֵ֣יךְ שֻׁדָּ֑דְנוּ בֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּ מְאֹד֙ כִּֽי־עָזַ֣בְנוּ אָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י הִשְׁלִ֖יכוּ מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-shshema֤'enah nashshiym֙ dּebar-yehva֔h vetiqּa֥ch 'azeneke֖m dּebar-pּi֑yv velamּe֤denah benֽoteykem֙ ne֔hiy ve'ishshּa֥h re'uta֖hּ qiynaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, "How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out."

כִּֽי־שְׁמַ֤עְנָה נָשִׁים֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה וְתִקַּ֥ח אָזְנְכֶ֖ם דְּבַר־פִּ֑יו וְלַמֵּ֤דְנָה בְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ נֶ֔הִי וְאִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָ֖הּ קִינָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'a֤lah ma֨vet֙ bּechalּone֔ynu bּa֖ bּe'aremenote֑ynu lehakeri֤yt 'olal֙ mich֔utz bּachuri֖ym merechobֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Yet hear the word of the LORD, O you women, and let your ear receive the word of His mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.

כִּֽי־עָ֤לָה מָ֨וֶת֙ בְּחַלּוֹנֵ֔ינוּ בָּ֖א בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵ֑ינוּ לְהַכְרִ֤ית עוֹלָל֙ מִח֔וּץ בַּחוּרִ֖ים מֵרְחֹבֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): dּabּe֗r kּo֚h ne'um-yehva֔h venaֽpelah֙ nibela֣t haֽ'ada֔m kּedo֖men 'al-pּene֣y hashsּade֑h uke'ami֛yr me'achare֥y haqּotze֖r ve'e֥yn me'asּeֽp׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

דַּבֵּ֗ר כֹּ֚ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְנָֽפְלָה֙ נִבְלַ֣ת הָֽאָדָ֔ם כְּדֹ֖מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּכְעָמִ֛יר מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י הַקֹּצֵ֖ר וְאֵ֥ין מְאַסֵּֽף׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֣h ׀ 'ama֣r yehva֗h 'al-yitehalּe֤l chakam֙ bּechakemat֔o ve'al-yitehalּe֥l hagּibּ֖or bּigebֽurat֑o 'al-yitehalּe֥l 'ashshi֖yr bּe'ashsherֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Speak, "Thus says the LORD, even the carcasses of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them."

כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־יִתְהַלֵּ֤ל חָכָם֙ בְּחָכְמָת֔וֹ וְאַל־יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל הַגִּבּ֖וֹר בִּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹ אַל־יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל עָשִׁ֖יר בְּעָשְׁרֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y 'im-bּezo֞'t yitehalּe֣l hamּitehalּe֗l hashsekּel֮ veyado֣'a 'otiy֒ kּi֚y 'ani֣y yehva֔h 'o֥shseh che֛sed mishshepּa֥t utzedaqa֖h bּa'a֑retz kּiֽy-be'e֥lּeh chapa֖tzetּiy ne'um-yehvaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the LORD, "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:"

כִּ֣י אִם־בְּזֹ֞את יִתְהַלֵּ֣ל הַמִּתְהַלֵּ֗ל הַשְׂכֵּל֮ וְיָדֹ֣עַ אוֹתִי֒ כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה עֹ֥שֶׂה חֶ֛סֶד מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בָּאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־בְאֵ֥לֶּה חָפַ֖צְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֛h yami֥ym bּa'i֖ym ne'um-yehva֑h upa֣qadetּi֔y 'al-kּal-m֖ul bּe'arelaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight," says the LORD.

הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔י עַל־כָּל־מ֖וּל בְּעָרְלָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): al-mitzera֣yim ve'al-yehuda֗h ve'al-'ed֞om ve'al-bּene֤y 'amּon֙ ve'al-mo'a֔b ve'al֙ kּal-qetzutze֣y pe'a֔h hayּoshshebi֖ym bּamּidebּa֑r kּi֤y kal-hagּoyim֙ 'areli֔ym vekal-bּe֥yt yishsera'e֖l 'areley-leֽb׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"Behold, the days come," says the LORD, "that I will punish all those who are circumcised with the uncircumcised;"

עַל־מִצְרַ֣יִם וְעַל־יְהוּדָ֗ה וְעַל־אֱד֞וֹם וְעַל־בְּנֵ֤י עַמּוֹן֙ וְעַל־מוֹאָ֔ב וְעַל֙ כָּל־קְצוּצֵ֣י פֵאָ֔ה הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּ֤י כָל־הַגּוֹיִם֙ עֲרֵלִ֔ים וְכָל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַרְלֵי־לֵֽב׃ס