17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 8:17:1 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Jeremiah 8:17:2 ⧉הִנְנִ֨יhinnenibehold I Jeremiah 8:17:3 ⧉מְשַׁלֵּ֜חַmeshaleakhsending Jeremiah 8:17:4 ⧉בָּכֶ֗םbakhemamong you Jeremiah 8:17:5 ⧉נְחָשִׁ֙ים֙nekhashimserpents Jeremiah 8:17:6 ⧉צִפְעֹנִ֔יםtsifonimadders Jeremiah 8:17:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich Jeremiah 8:17:8 ⧉אֵין־לָהֶ֖םenlahemthere is not to them Jeremiah 8:17:9 ⧉לָ֣חַשׁlakhashcharming or whispering Jeremiah 8:17:10 ⧉וְנָשְׁכ֥וּvenashekhuand they will bite Jeremiah 8:17:11 ⧉אֶתְכֶ֖םetkhekhemyou Jeremiah 8:17:12 ⧉נְאֻ֥ם־יְהוָֽה׃סneumyahwehdeclaration of the LORD |
17. Formal Translation Behold, “I set loose among you serpents and vipers that admit no charm, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD {Yahweh, Judicial Arbiter}. |
17. Dynamic Translation See, “I am releasing snakes and vipers that defy charm, and they will bite you,” says the LORD {Yahweh, Supreme Arbiter}. |