Jeremiah 15

1 and to say LORD to(wards) me if to stand: stand Moses and Samuel to/for face: before my nothing soul my to(wards) [the] people [the] this to send: depart from upon face: before my and to come out: come

The Lord told me: Even if Moses and Samuel were standing before me pleading with me on behalf of these people, I wouldn't feel sorry for them. Send them away from me. Have them leave.

2 and to be for to say to(wards) you where? to come out: come and to say to(wards) them thus to say LORD which to/for death to/for death and which to/for sword to/for sword and which to/for famine to/for famine and which to/for captivity to/for captivity

If they ask you, “Where shall we go?” tell them that this is what the Lord says: Those to be killed by the plague, to the plague; those to be killed by the sword, to the sword; those to be killed by famine, to famine; and those to be killed in captivity, to captivity.

3 and to reckon: overseer upon them four family utterance LORD [obj] [the] sword to/for to kill and [obj] [the] dog to/for to drag and [obj] bird [the] heaven and [obj] animal [the] land: soil to/for to eat and to/for to ruin

I will put four kinds of destroyers in charge of them, declares the Lord: swords to kill, dogs to drag their bodies away, and the birds of prey and wild animals to eat them and destroy them.

4 and to give: make them (to/for horror *Q(K)*) to/for all kingdom [the] land: country/planet in/on/with because of Manasseh son: child Hezekiah king Judah upon which to make: do in/on/with Jerusalem

I will make all the kingdoms of the world horrified by them, because of the evil things Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, king of Judah did in Jerusalem.

5 for who? to spare upon you Jerusalem and who? to wander to/for you and who? to turn aside: turn aside to/for to ask to/for peace: well-being to/for you

Who will be sorry for you, Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will stop to ask you how you are?

6 you(f. s.) to leave [obj] me utterance LORD back to go: continue and to stretch [obj] hand: power my upon you and to ruin you be weary to be sorry: relent

You have deserted me, declares the Lord. You have turned your back on me. So I will take action against you and destroy you; I am tired of showing you mercy.

7 and to scatter them in/on/with pitchfork in/on/with gate [the] land: country/planet be bereaved to perish [obj] people my from way: conduct their not to return: turn back

I will scatter you with a winnowing fork from every town in the country. I will destroy my people and take away their children because they refuse to give up their evil ways.

8 be vast to/for me (widow his *Q(K)*) from sand sea to come (in): bring to/for them upon mother youth to ruin in/on/with midday to fall: fall upon her suddenly excitement and dismay

There will be more widows than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at noon and mothers will lose their young sons. They will suddenly experience agony and shock.

9 to weaken to beget [the] seven to breathe soul: myself her (to come (in): come *Q(K)*) sun her in/on/with still by day be ashamed and be ashamed and remnant their to/for sword to give: give to/for face: before enemy their utterance LORD

A mother of seven children will collapse; she will gasp for breath. Her sun will set while it's still daytime; she will be ashamed and humiliated. I will let the enemies kill the rest of them, declares the Lord.

10 woe! to/for me mother my for to beget me man strife and man strife to/for all [the] land: country/planet not to lend and not to lend in/on/with me all his to lighten me

How sad I am, my mother, that you gave birth to me! I'm a victim of argument and conflict wherever I go in the country. I have never lent anyone anything, or borrowed anything, but still everyone curses me.

11 to say LORD if: surely yes not (to free you *Q(K)*) to/for good if: surely no not to fall on in/on/with you in/on/with time bad: harmful and in/on/with time distress [obj] [the] enemy

But the Lord told me: Don't worry, I'm going to take away your problems so you can do good. I will make your enemies plead with you whenever they're in trouble or suffering.

12 to shatter iron iron from north and bronze

Can anyone break iron, iron from the north, or bronze?

13 strength: rich your and treasure your to/for plunder to give: give not in/on/with price and in/on/with all sin your and in/on/with all border: area your

I will give away your wealth and valuable possessions for free. They will become plunder for your enemies because of all the sins you committed throughout your country.

14 and to pass [obj] enemy your in/on/with land: country/planet not to know for fire to kindle in/on/with face: anger my upon you to burn

Then I will have your enemies make you their slaves in an unfamiliar country, because I will so angry it will be like lighting a fire that will burn you up.

15 you(m. s.) to know LORD to remember me and to reckon: visit me and to avenge to/for me from to pursue me not to/for slow face: anger your to take: take me to know to lift: bear I upon you reproach

You know what's happening to me, Lord. Please remember me and look after me. Punish my persecutors! Please be patient—don't let me die! You know I put up with criticism because I want to honor you.

16 to find word your and to eat them and to be (word your *Q(K)*) to/for me to/for rejoicing and to/for joy heart my for to call: call by name your upon me LORD God Hosts

When I received your messages, I ate them up! What you said made me really happy—I was delighted. I belong to you, Lord God Almighty!

17 not to dwell in/on/with counsel to laugh and to exult from face: because hand your isolation to dwell for indignation to fill me

I didn't join in with a bunch of jokers as they had fun. I stayed by myself because you have called me, and you have filled me with outrage.

18 to/for what? to be pain my perpetuity and wound my be incurable to refuse to heal to be to be to/for me like deceptive water not be faithful

Why doesn't my pain ever stop? Why is my wound incurable? Why can't it be healed? You've really become like a seasonal stream to me, an unreliable source of water.

19 to/for so thus to say LORD if to return: repent and to return: rescue you to/for face: before my to stand: stand and if to come out: speak precious from be vile like/as lip my to be to return: rescue they(masc.) to(wards) you and you(m. s.) not to return: turn back to(wards) them

So this is what the Lord says: If you come back to me, I will take you back and you will serve me again. If what you talk about are worthwhile subjects and not nonsense, you will be my spokesman, Jeremiah. They must be the ones who follow you; you must not follow them.

20 and to give: make you to/for people [the] this to/for wall bronze to gather/restrain/fortify and to fight to(wards) you and not be able to/for you for with you I to/for to save you and to/for to rescue you utterance LORD

Then I will make you a wall to these people, a strong wall of bronze. They will fight against you but they won't defeat you. I am with you to save you and rescue you, declares the Lord.

21 and to rescue you from hand: power bad: evil and to ransom you from palm ruthless

I will liberate you from the power of the wicked, and free you from clutches of the cruel.