22. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 13:22:1 ⧉וְכִ֤יvekhiand if Jeremiah 13:22:2 ⧉תֹאמְרִי֙tomeriyou say {feminine singular} Jeremiah 13:22:3 ⧉בִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְbilvavekhin your heart Jeremiah 13:22:4 ⧉מַדּ֖וּעַmaduawhy Jeremiah 13:22:5 ⧉קְרָאֻ֣נִיkeraunihave they happened to me Jeremiah 13:22:6 ⧉אֵ֑לֶּהelehthese {things} Jeremiah 13:22:7 ⧉בְּרֹ֧בberovbecause of the abundance of Jeremiah 13:22:8 ⧉עֲוֺנֵ֛ךְavonekhyour iniquity Jeremiah 13:22:9 ⧉נִגְל֥וּnigluwere uncovered Jeremiah 13:22:10 ⧉שׁוּלַ֖יִךְshulayikhyour skirts or your hems Jeremiah 13:22:11 ⧉נֶחְמְס֥וּnekhemsuwere treated violently Jeremiah 13:22:12 ⧉עֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃akevayikhyour heels |
22. Formal Translation And if you say in your heart, “Why have these things happened to me?” it is on account of the greatness of your iniquity that your skirts have been uncovered and your heels have been violated. |
22. Dynamic Translation And if you ask yourself, “Why have these things come upon me?” it is because your wrongdoing is so great that your skirts have been pulled up and your heels have been abused. |