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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Verse 4
הִמֹּ֣לוּ 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤅 himolu Circumcise yourselves 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 HC/Vhv2mp עָרְל֣וֹת 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤅𐤕 arelot foreskins foreskins of HNcfpc לְבַבְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊𐤌 levavekhem of your heart your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2mp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 veyoshevey and inhabitants and dwellers of HC/Vqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest HC תֵּצֵ֨א 𐤕𐤑𐤀 tetse go forth she will go out HVqi3fs כָ/אֵ֜שׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔 khaesh like fire like fire HRd/Ncbsa חֲמָתִ֗/י 𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤉 chamati my wrath my burning-heat HNcfsc/Sp1cs וּ/בָעֲרָה֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤓𐤄 uvaarah and burn and she burned HC/Vqq3fs וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and no and there is not HC/Tn מְכַבֶּ֔ה 𐤌𐤊𐤁𐤄 mekhabeh to quench one who extinguishes HVprmsa מִ/פְּנֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because of from the presence of HR/Ncbpc רֹ֥עַ 𐤓𐤏 roa evil badness of HNcmsc מַעַלְלֵי/כֶֽם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 maaleleykhem of your deeds your deeds HNcmpc/Sp2mp
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ו/אתי 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤉 vty and-you and you HC/Pp2fs וְ/אַ֨תְּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veate and-you and you HC/Pp2fs שָׁד֜וּד 𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃 shadud O despoiled-one devastated one HVqsmsa מַֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi תַּעֲשִׂ֗י 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤉 taasi will-you-do you will do HVqi2fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC תִלְבְּשִׁ֨י 𐤕𐤋𐤁𐤔𐤉 tilebeshi you-dress you will clothe yourself HVqi2fs שָׁנִ֜י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 shani scarlet scarlet-dye HNcmsa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because HC תַעְדִּ֣י 𐤕𐤏𐤃𐤉 taedi you-adorn you will advance HVqi2fs עֲדִי 𐤏𐤃𐤉 adi ornaments ornament of HNcmsc זָהָ֗ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav gold gold HNcmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 that for/because HC תִקְרְעִ֤י 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤏𐤉 tiqerei you-enlarge you will tear apart HVqi2fs בַ/פּוּךְ֙ 𐤁/𐤐𐤅𐤊 vapukhe with paint with the eye-paint HRd/Ncmsa עֵינַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 eynayikhe your eyes your eyes HNcbdc/Sp2fs לַ/שָּׁ֖וְא 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤀 lashave in vain to emptiness HRd/Ncmsa תִּתְיַפִּ֑י 𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤐𐤉 titeyapi you-beautify-yourself you beautify yourself HVti2fs מָאֲסוּ 𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤅 maasu they-despise they rejected HVqp3cp בָ֥/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 vakhe you HR/Sp2fs עֹגְבִ֖ים 𐤏𐤂𐤁𐤉𐤌 ogevim lovers lusting ones HVqrmpa נַפְשֵׁ֥/ךְ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekhe your life your living self HNcbsc/Sp2fs יְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 yevaqeshu they-seek they will earnestly seek HVpi3mp
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