| 12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 23:12:1 ⧉לָכֵן֩lakhentherefore Jeremiah 23:12:2 ⧉יִֽהְיֶ֨הyihyeit will be Jeremiah 23:12:3 ⧉דַרְכָּ֜םdarkamtheir way Jeremiah 23:12:4 ⧉לָהֶ֗םlahemto them Jeremiah 23:12:5 ⧉כַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙khakhalaklakotlike slippery places Jeremiah 23:12:6 ⧉בָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔הbaafelain the gloom or darkness Jeremiah 23:12:7 ⧉יִדַּ֖חוּyiddakhuthey will be pushed or driven Jeremiah 23:12:8 ⧉וְנָ֣פְלוּvenafluand they will fall Jeremiah 23:12:9 ⧉בָ֑הּvahin it Jeremiah 23:12:10 ⧉כִּֽי־אָבִ֨יאkiavifor I will bring Jeremiah 23:12:11 ⧉עֲלֵיהֶ֥םalehemupon them Jeremiah 23:12:12 ⧉רָעָ֛הraaevil or disaster Jeremiah 23:12:13 ⧉שְׁנַ֥תshenatyear of Jeremiah 23:12:14 ⧉פְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpekuddatamtheir visitation or their punishment Jeremiah 23:12:15 ⧉נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃neumyahwehdeclaration of the LORD |
| 12. Formal Translation Therefore their way will be to them like a slick path in the darkness; they will be driven on and will fall there, for I will bring calamity upon them—the year of their visitation, declares the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge}. |
| 12. Dynamic Translation That is why their path will become slippery ground in the dark; they will be pushed along and fall there, for I will bring disaster on them in the year set for their punishment, says the LORD {Yahweh, Justice Enforcer}. |