| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 20:16:1 ⧉וְהָיָה֙vehayaand let him be Jeremiah 20:16:2 ⧉הָאִ֣ישׁhaishthe man Jeremiah 20:16:3 ⧉הַה֔וּאhahuthat Jeremiah 20:16:4 ⧉כֶּֽעָרִ֛יםkearimlike cities Jeremiah 20:16:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־הָפַ֥ךְasherhafakhthat he overthrew Jeremiah 20:16:6 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehthe LORD Jeremiah 20:16:7 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not Jeremiah 20:16:8 ⧉נִחָ֑םnikhamhe had compassion or relented Jeremiah 20:16:9 ⧉וְשָׁמַ֤עveshamaand let him hear Jeremiah 20:16:10 ⧉זְעָקָה֙zeakaa cry Jeremiah 20:16:11 ⧉בַּבֹּ֔קֶרbabokerin the morning Jeremiah 20:16:12 ⧉וּתְרוּעָ֖הuteruaand a shout or alarm Jeremiah 20:16:13 ⧉בְּעֵ֥תbeetat time of Jeremiah 20:16:14 ⧉צָהֳרָֽיִם׃tsoharayimnoon |
| 16. Formal Translation And let that man be like the cities which the LORD {Yahweh, Just Judge} overthrew and did not relent; and let him hear a cry in the morning and an alarm at midday. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation May that man become like the towns the LORD {Yahweh, Punisher of Wrong} destroyed without showing pity; may he wake to the sound of wailing in the morning and to an alarm at midday. |