| 15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 18:15:1 ⧉כִּֽי־שְׁכֵחֻ֥נִיkishekhekhunifor they have forgotten me Jeremiah 18:15:2 ⧉עַמִּ֖יamimy people Jeremiah 18:15:3 ⧉לַשָּׁ֣וְאlashavto what is worthless or false Jeremiah 18:15:4 ⧉יְקַטֵּ֑רוּyekatteruthey make incense offerings Jeremiah 18:15:5 ⧉וַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּםvayakhshilumand they have caused them to stumble Jeremiah 18:15:6 ⧉בְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙bedarkhehemin their ways Jeremiah 18:15:7 ⧉שְׁבִילֵ֣יshevilepaths of Jeremiah 18:15:8 ⧉עוֹלָ֔םolamancient time or eternity Jeremiah 18:15:9 ⧉לָלֶ֣כֶתlalekhetto walk Jeremiah 18:15:10 ⧉נְתִיב֔וֹתnetivotpaths Jeremiah 18:15:11 ⧉דֶּ֖רֶךְderekha way or road Jeremiah 18:15:12 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Jeremiah 18:15:13 ⧉סְלוּלָֽה׃selulabuilt up or raised highway |
| 15. Formal Translation Because My people have forgotten Me {Yahweh, Abandoned Guide}, they burn incense to emptiness and have caused them to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths—to walk in byways on a road not built up. |
| 15. Dynamic Translation For My people have abandoned Me {Yahweh, Forgotten Shepherd}; they offer incense to worthless things and stumble from the ancient paths to walk along side trails, not the main road. |