| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 17:4:1 ⧉וְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗הveshamattaand you shall let go or release Jeremiah 17:4:2 ⧉וּבְךָ֙uvekhaand from you Jeremiah 17:4:3 ⧉מִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙minnakhalatkhafrom your inheritance Jeremiah 17:4:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich Jeremiah 17:4:5 ⧉נָתַ֣תִּיnatattiI gave Jeremiah 17:4:6 ⧉לָ֔ךְlakhto you Jeremiah 17:4:7 ⧉וְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙vehaavadtikhaand I will make you serve Jeremiah 17:4:8 ⧉אֶת־אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָetoivekhayour enemies Jeremiah 17:4:9 ⧉בָּאָ֖רֶץbaaretsin the land Jeremiah 17:4:10 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich Jeremiah 17:4:11 ⧉לֹֽא־יָדָ֑עְתָּloyadattayou did not know Jeremiah 17:4:12 ⧉כִּֽי־אֵ֛שׁkieshfor a fire Jeremiah 17:4:13 ⧉קְדַחְתֶּ֥םkedakhtemyou kindled Jeremiah 17:4:14 ⧉בְּאַפִּ֖יbeapiin my anger Jeremiah 17:4:15 ⧉עַד־עוֹלָ֥םadolamunto forever Jeremiah 17:4:16 ⧉תּוּקָֽד׃סtukadit shall burn |
| 4. Formal Translation And you shall let go of your inheritance which I {Yahweh, Sovereign Giver} gave you, and I will make you serve your enemies in a land you did not know because you kindled a fire in my anger, and it shall burn forever. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation You yourself will lose the inheritance I gave you, and I {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} will force you to serve your enemies in a land you do not know, because you kindled a fire in my anger, and it will burn forever. |