14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 8:14:1 ⧉עַֽל־מָ֙הalmawhy Jeremiah 8:14:2 ⧉אֲנַ֣חְנוּanakhnuwe Jeremiah 8:14:3 ⧉יֹשְׁבִ֔יםyoshevimare sitting Jeremiah 8:14:4 ⧉הֵאָסְפ֗וּheasfugather together Jeremiah 8:14:5 ⧉וְנָבֹ֙ואvenavoand let us go Jeremiah 8:14:6 ⧉אֶל־עָרֵ֥יelareito the cities of Jeremiah 8:14:7 ⧉הַמִּבְצָ֖רhamivtsarthe fortified place Jeremiah 8:14:8 ⧉וְנִדְּמָ֣ה־שָׁ֑םveniddemashamand let us perish there Jeremiah 8:14:9 ⧉כִּ֚יkifor Jeremiah 8:14:10 ⧉יְהוָ֣הyahwehthe LORD Jeremiah 8:14:11 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּeloheinuour God Jeremiah 8:14:12 ⧉הֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙hadimmanuhas brought us to silence or destruction Jeremiah 8:14:13 ⧉וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvayashkenuand has given us to drink Jeremiah 8:14:14 ⧉מֵי־רֹ֔אשׁmeiroshwater of poison or bitterness Jeremiah 8:14:15 ⧉כִּ֥יkibecause Jeremiah 8:14:16 ⧉חָטָ֖אנוּkhatanuwe have sinned Jeremiah 8:14:17 ⧉לַיהוָֽה׃layahwehagainst the LORD |
14. Formal Translation Why do we remain seated? Gather yourselves; let us go into the fortified cities and be silent there, and perish there; for the LORD our God {Yahweh Eloheinu, Disciplining Judge} has silenced us and made us drink water of gall, because we have sinned against the LORD. |
14. Dynamic Translation Why are we still sitting here? Let us gather and go into the walled cities and remain silent there, and die there. For the LORD our God {Yahweh Eloheinu, Righteous Judge} has decreed our destruction and given us poison water, because we have sinned against the LORD. |