Interlinear Bible - Jeremiah 4:1-18

1 "If you will return, O Israel," declares the LORD, "Then you should return to Me. And if you will put away your detested things from My presence, And will not waver,

b.Wv'T y;lea h'wh.y -mUa.n lea'r.fIy b.Wv'T -mia ? d.Wn't a{l.w y;n'Pim '$y,c.WQiv ryis'T -mia.w

2 And you will swear, 'As the LORD lives,' In truth, in justice and in righteousness; Then the nations will bless themselves in Him, And in Him they will glory."

h'q'd.cib.W j'P.vim.B t,m/a,B h'wh.y -y;x 'T.[;B.vin.w ? .Wl'L;h.tIy w{b.W ~Iyw{G w{b .Wk.r'B.tih.w

3 For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, "Break up your fallow ground, And do not sow among thorns.

~i;l'v.Wryil.w h'd.Wh.y vyia.l h'w{h.y r;m'a h{k -yiK ? ~yicw{q -l,a .W[.r.ziT -l;a.w ryin ~,k'l .Wryin

4 "Circumcise yourselves to the LORD And remove the foreskins of your heart, Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Or else My wrath will go forth like fire And burn with none to quench it, Because * of the evil of your deeds."

vyia ~,k.b;b.l tw{l.r'[ .Wris'h.w h'w{hy;l .Wl{Mih ? vea'k aeceT -n,P ~i'l'v.Wr.y yeb.v{y.w h'd.Wh.y ? ~,kyel.l;[;m ;[{r yen.Pim h,B;k.m !yea.w h'r]['b.W yit'm]x

5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say, "Blow the trumpet in the land; Cry aloud and say, 'Assemble yourselves, and let us go Into the fortified cities.'

.Wr.mia.w .W[yim.v;h ~i;l'v.Wryib.W h'd.Whyib .WdyiG;h ? .Wr.mia.w .Wa.l;m .Wa.riq #,r'a'B r'pw{v .W[.qiTw ? r'c.biM;h yer'[ -l,a h'aw{b'n.w .Wp.s'aeh

6 "Lift up a standard toward Zion! Seek refuge, do not stand still, For I am bringing evil from the north, And great destruction.

yiK .Wd{m][;T -l;a .Wzyi['h h'nw{Yic sen -.Wa.f ? lw{d'G r,b,v.w !w{p'Cim ayibem yik{n'a h'['r

7 "A lion has gone up from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations has set out; He has gone out from his place To make your land a waste. Your cities will be ruins Without inhabitant.

[;s'n ~Iyw{G tyix.v;m.W w{k.BUSim hey.r;a h'l'[ ? h'ny,CiT .$Iy;r'[ h'M;v.l .$ec.r;a ~.Wf'l w{m{q.Mim a'c'y ? bevw{y !yeaem

8 "For this, put on sackcloth, Lament and wail; For the fierce anger of the LORD Has not turned back from us."

.Wlyilyeh.w .Wd.pis ~yiQ;f .Wr.gix ta{z -l;[ ? .WN,Mim h'w{h.y -p;a !w{r]x b'v -a{l yiK

9 "It shall come about in that day," declares the LORD, "that the heart of the king and the heart of the princes will fail; and the priests will be appalled and the prophets will be astounded."

d;ba{y h'wh.y -mUa.n a.Wh;h -mw{Y;b h'y'h.w ? ~yin]h{K;h .WM;v'n.w ~yir'F;h bel.w .$,l,M;h -bel ? .Wh'm.tIy ~yiayib.N;h.w

10 Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Surely You have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, 'You will have peace '; whereas a sword touches the throat."

'taeVih aeV;h !ek'a hiwh.y<03069!> y'n{d]a H'h]a r;m{a'w ? h,y.hIy ~w{l'v r{mael ~i;l'v.Wryil.w h,Z;h ~'['l ? v,p'N;h -d;[ b,r,x h'[.g'n.w ~,k'l

11 In that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, "A scorching wind from the bare heights in the wilderness in the direction of the daughter of My people -not to winnow and not to cleanse,

~i;l'v.Wryil.w h,Z;h -m'['l rem'aey ayih;h te['B ? yiM;[ -t;B .$,r,D r'B.diM;B ~yIy'p.v x;c ;x.Wr ? r;b'h.l aw{l.w tw{r.zil aw{l

12 a wind too strong for this -will come at My command; now I will also pronounce judgments against them.

yin]a -m;G h'T;[ yil aw{b'y h,Leaem ael'm ;x.Wr ? ~'tw{a ~yij'P.vim reB;d]a

13 "Behold, he goes up like clouds, And his chariots like the whirlwind; His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!"

wy'tw{b.K.r;m h'p.WS;k.w h,l][;y ~yin'n][;K heNih ? .Wn.d'DUv yiK .Wn'l yw{a wy's.Ws ~yir'v.Nim .WL;q

14 Wash your heart from evil, O Jerusalem, That you may be saved. How long * will your wicked thoughts Lodge within you?

yi[ev\WiT !;[;m.l ~i;l'v.Wr.y .$eBil h'['rem yis.B;K ? .$enw{a tw{b.v.x;m .$eB.riq.B !yil'T y;t'm -d;[

15 For a voice declares from Dan, And proclaims wickedness from Mount Ephraim.

r;hem !,w'a ;[yim.v;m.W !'Dim dyiG;m lw{q yiK ? ~Iy'r.p,a

16 "Report it to the nations, now! Proclaim over Jerusalem, 'Besiegers come from a far country, And lift their voices against the cities of Judah.

~i;l'v.Wr.y -l;[ .W[yim.v;h heNih ~Iyw{G;l .WryiK.z;h ? yer'[ -l;[ .Wn.TiY;w q'x.r,M;h #,r,aem ~yia'B ~yir.c{n ? ~'lw{q h'd.Wh.y

17 'Like watchmen of a field they are against her round about, Because she has rebelled against Me,' declares the LORD.

yit{a -yiK byib'Sim 'hy,l'[ .Wy'h y;d'f yer.m{v.K ? h'wh.y -mUa.n h't'r'm

18 "Your ways and your deeds Have brought these things to you. This is your evil. How bitter! How it has touched your heart!"

.$et'['r ta{z .$'l h,Lea w{f'[ .$Iy;l'l][;m.W .$eK.r;D ? .$eBil -d;[ [;g'n yiK r'm yiK