| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 14:18:1 ⧉אִם־יָצָ֣אתִיimyatsatiif I went out Jeremiah 14:18:2 ⧉הַשָּׂדֶ֗הhasadethe field Jeremiah 14:18:3 ⧉וְהִנֵּה֙vehinneand behold Jeremiah 14:18:4 ⧉חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶבkhallekherevthose slain of sword Jeremiah 14:18:5 ⧉וְאִם֙veimand if Jeremiah 14:18:6 ⧉בָּ֣אתִיbatiI entered Jeremiah 14:18:7 ⧉הָעִ֔ירhairthe city Jeremiah 14:18:8 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֖הvehinneand behold Jeremiah 14:18:9 ⧉תַּחֲלוּאֵ֣יtakhaluediseases of Jeremiah 14:18:10 ⧉רָעָ֑בraavfamine Jeremiah 14:18:11 ⧉כִּֽי־גַם־נָבִ֧יאkigamnavifor also prophet Jeremiah 14:18:12 ⧉גַם־כֹּהֵ֛ןgamkohenalso priest Jeremiah 14:18:13 ⧉סָחֲר֥וּsakharuthey went about trading Jeremiah 14:18:14 ⧉אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץeleretsto a land Jeremiah 14:18:15 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Jeremiah 14:18:16 ⧉יָדָֽעוּ׃סyadeuthey knew |
| 18. Formal Translation If I go out into the field, behold the slain by the sword! And if I enter the city, behold the diseases of famine! For both the prophet and the priest roam through the land and have no understanding. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation If I step into the fields, I confront slaughter by the sword; if I enter the city, I witness diseases of famine. Even the prophet and the priests roam through the land, but they have no understanding. |