| 21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 22:21:1 ⧉דִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdibartiI spoke Jeremiah 22:21:2 ⧉אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙elayikhto you {feminine singular} Jeremiah 22:21:3 ⧉בְּשַׁלְוֺתַ֔יִךְbeshalvetayikhin your prosperity or ease {feminine singular} Jeremiah 22:21:4 ⧉אָמַ֖רְתְּamarteyou said {feminine singular} Jeremiah 22:21:5 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Jeremiah 22:21:6 ⧉אֶשְׁמָ֑עeshemaI will listen Jeremiah 22:21:7 ⧉זֶ֤הzethis Jeremiah 22:21:8 ⧉דַרְכֵּךְ֙darkekhyour way {feminine singular} Jeremiah 22:21:9 ⧉מִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְminneurayikhfrom your youth {feminine singular} Jeremiah 22:21:10 ⧉כִּ֥יkithat or for Jeremiah 22:21:11 ⧉לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֖עַתְּloshamateyou did not obey or listen {feminine singular} Jeremiah 22:21:12 ⧉בְּקוֹלִֽי׃bekolito my voice |
| 21. Formal Translation I spoke to you in your prosperity, but you said, “I will not listen.” This is your way from your youth, for you have not listened to my voice. |
| 21. Dynamic Translation I spoke to you when you were at ease, but you responded, “I will not listen.” This has been how you behave since you were young, because you have not paid attention to my voice. |