4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 8:4:1 ⧉וְאָמַרְתָּ֣veamartaand you shall say Jeremiah 8:4:2 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶ֔םalehemto them Jeremiah 8:4:3 ⧉כֹּ֥הkothus Jeremiah 8:4:4 ⧉אָמַ֖רamarsays Jeremiah 8:4:5 ⧉יְהוָ֑הyahwehthe LORD Jeremiah 8:4:6 ⧉הֲיִפְּל֞וּhayippeludo they fall Jeremiah 8:4:7 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not Jeremiah 8:4:8 ⧉יָק֔וּמוּyakumudo they rise Jeremiah 8:4:9 ⧉אִם־יָשׁ֨וּבimyashuvif one turns back Jeremiah 8:4:10 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Jeremiah 8:4:11 ⧉יָשׁ֖וּב׃yashuvdoes he return |
4. Formal Translation You shall tell them, “Thus says the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Speaker}: ‘When people fall, do they not get up again? If someone turns away, does he not return?’” |
4. Dynamic Translation You must say to them, “This is what the LORD {Yahweh, Faithful Questioner} says: ‘If people fall down, do they not rise again? If someone leaves, does he not come back?’” |