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עָזַ֣בְנוּwe have abandoned‘ā·zaḇ·nū
אָ֔רֶץthe land’ā·reṣ
כִּ֥יbecause
מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃סour dwellingsmiš·kə·nō·w·ṯê·nū
הִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhave been torn down . ’”hiš·lî·ḵū
Jeremiah 9:20כִּֽי־ Now , kî-
נָשִׁים֙ O women , nā·šîm
שְׁמַ֤עְנָהhearšə·ma‘·nāh
דְּבַר־the worddə·ḇar-
יְהוָ֔הof YHWH .Yah·weh
וְתִקַּ֥חOpenwə·ṯiq·qaḥ
אָזְנְכֶ֖םyour ears’ā·zə·nə·ḵem
דְּבַר־to the worddə·ḇar-
פִּ֑יוof His mouth .pîw
וְלַמֵּ֤דְנָהTeachwə·lam·mê·ḏə·nāh
בְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙your daughtersḇə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem
נֶ֔הִי to wail , ne·hî
וְאִשָּׁ֥הand onewə·’iš·šāh
רְעוּתָ֖הּanotherrə·‘ū·ṯāh
קִינָֽה׃to lament .qî·nāh
Jeremiah 9:21כִּֽי־Forkî-
מָ֙וֶת֙deathmā·weṯ
עָ֤לָהhas climbed in‘ā·lāh
בְּחַלּוֹנֵ֔ינוּthrough our windows ;bə·ḥal·lō·w·nê·nū
בָּ֖אit has entered
בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵ֑ינוּour fortressesbə·’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯê·nū
לְהַכְרִ֤יתto cut offlə·haḵ·rîṯ
עוֹלָל֙the children‘ō·w·lāl
מִח֔וּץ from the streets , mi·ḥūṣ
בַּחוּרִ֖יםthe young menba·ḥū·rîm
מֵרְחֹבֽוֹת׃from the town squares .mê·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ
Jeremiah 9:22דַּבֵּ֗רDeclare thatdab·bêr
כֹּ֚הthis is whatkōh
יְהוָ֔הYHWHYah·weh
נְאֻם־says :nə·’um-
נִבְלַ֣ת“ The corpsesniḇ·laṯ
הָֽאָדָ֔םof menhā·’ā·ḏām
וְנָֽפְלָה֙will fallwə·nā·p̄ə·lāh
כְּדֹ֖מֶןlike dungkə·ḏō·men
עַל־upon‘al-
פְּנֵ֣יthe openpə·nê
הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה field , haś·śā·ḏeh
וּכְעָמִ֛ירlike newly cut grainū·ḵə·‘ā·mîr
מֵאַחֲרֵ֥יbehindmê·’a·ḥă·rê
הַקֹּצֵ֖ר the reaper , haq·qō·ṣêr
וְאֵ֥יןwith nowə·’ên
מְאַסֵּֽף׃סone to gather it . ”mə·’as·sêp̄
Jeremiah 9:23כֹּ֣ה׀This is whatkōh
יְהוָ֗הYHWHYah·weh
אָמַ֣רsays :’ā·mar
אַל־“ Let not’al-
חָכָם֙the wise [man]ḥā·ḵām
יִתְהַלֵּ֤לboastyiṯ·hal·lêl
בְּחָכְמָת֔וֹ in his wisdom , bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯōw
וְאַל־norwə·’al-
הַגִּבּ֖וֹרthe strong manhag·gib·bō·wr
יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל-yiṯ·hal·lêl
בִּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹ in his strength , biḡ·ḇū·rā·ṯōw
אַל־nor’al-
עָשִׁ֖ירthe wealthy man‘ā·šîr
יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל-yiṯ·hal·lêl
בְּעָשְׁרֽוֹ׃in his riches .bə·‘ā·šə·rōw
Jeremiah 9:24כִּ֣יBut
אִם־. . .’im-
יִתְהַלֵּ֣לlet him who boastsyiṯ·hal·lêl
הַמִּתְהַלֵּ֗לboastham·miṯ·hal·lêl
בְּזֹ֞את in this , bə·zōṯ
הַשְׂכֵּל֮that he understandshaś·kêl
וְיָדֹ֣עַand knowswə·yā·ḏō·a‘
אוֹתִי֒ Me , ’ō·w·ṯî
כִּ֚יthat
אֲנִ֣יI’ă·nî
יְהוָ֔ה am YHWH , Yah·weh
עֹ֥שֶׂהwho exercises‘ō·śeh
חֶ֛סֶד loving devotion , ḥe·seḏ
מִשְׁפָּ֥טjusticemiš·pāṭ
וּצְדָקָ֖הand righteousnessū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh
בָּאָ֑רֶץon the earth —bā·’ā·reṣ
כִּֽי־forkî-
חָפַ֖צְתִּיI delightḥā·p̄aṣ·tî
בְאֵ֥לֶּה in these things , ” ḇə·’êl·leh
נְאֻם־declaresnə·’um-
יְהוָֽה׃סYHWH .Yah·weh