26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 6:26:1 ⧉בַּת־עַמִּ֤יbatammidaughter of my people Jeremiah 6:26:2 ⧉חִגְרִי־שָׂק֙khigrisakgird yourself with sackcloth Jeremiah 6:26:3 ⧉וְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣יvehitpalleshiand roll yourself Jeremiah 6:26:4 ⧉בָאֵ֔פֶרvaeferin ashes Jeremiah 6:26:5 ⧉אֵ֤בֶלevelmourning Jeremiah 6:26:6 ⧉יָחִיד֙yakhidan only one Jeremiah 6:26:7 ⧉עֲשִׂ֣יasimake Jeremiah 6:26:8 ⧉לָ֔ךְlakhfor yourself Jeremiah 6:26:9 ⧉מִסְפַּ֖דmispadlamentation Jeremiah 6:26:10 ⧉תַּמְרוּרִ֑יםtamrurimbitter {things} or bitterly Jeremiah 6:26:11 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Jeremiah 6:26:12 ⧉פִתְאֹ֔םfiteomsuddenly Jeremiah 6:26:13 ⧉יָבֹ֥אyavohe will come Jeremiah 6:26:14 ⧉הַשֹּׁדֵ֖דhashodedthe destroyer Jeremiah 6:26:15 ⧉עָלֵֽינוּ׃alenuupon us |
26. Formal Translation O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth and roll yourself in ashes; make mourning for yourself as for an only son, a most bitter lament; for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. |
26. Dynamic Translation Daughter of my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes; mourning as for your only child, lamentation, because the destroyer will suddenly come upon us. |