| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 16:18:1 ⧉וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣יveshilamtiand I will repay Jeremiah 16:18:2 ⧉רִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הrishonafirst Jeremiah 16:18:3 ⧉מִשְׁנֵ֤הmishnedouble Jeremiah 16:18:4 ⧉עֲוֺנָם֙avonamtheir iniquity Jeremiah 16:18:5 ⧉וְחַטָּאתָ֔םvekhatatamand their sin Jeremiah 16:18:6 ⧉עַ֖לalbecause of Jeremiah 16:18:7 ⧉חַלְּלָ֣םkhallelamtheir corpses Jeremiah 16:18:8 ⧉אֶת־אַרְצִ֑יetartsi{direct object} my land Jeremiah 16:18:9 ⧉בְּנִבְלַ֤תbenivlatwith the carcass of Jeremiah 16:18:10 ⧉שִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙shikutsehemtheir detestable things Jeremiah 16:18:11 ⧉וְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םvetoavotehemand their abominations Jeremiah 16:18:12 ⧉מָלְא֖וּmaleuthey filled Jeremiah 16:18:13 ⧉אֶת־נַחֲלָתִֽי׃סetnakhalati{direct object} my inheritance |
| 18. Formal Translation But first, I {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} will repay double for their iniquity and their sin because of their profaning my land. With the carcasses of their detestable things and their abominations, they have filled my inheritance. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation Before anything else, I {Yahweh, Just Avenger} will repay them twice over for their wrongdoing and their sin because they have defiled my land. With the bodies of their disgusting idols and their terrible practices, they have polluted my inheritance. |