5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 8:5:1 ⧉מַדּ֨וּעַmadduawhy Jeremiah 8:5:2 ⧉שׁוֹבְבָ֜הshovevaturns away or backslides Jeremiah 8:5:3 ⧉הָעָ֣םhaamthe people Jeremiah 8:5:4 ⧉הַזֶּ֔הhazethis Jeremiah 8:5:5 ⧉יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םyerushalaimJerusalem Jeremiah 8:5:6 ⧉מְשׁוּבָ֣הmeshuvaturning back or backsliding Jeremiah 8:5:7 ⧉נִצַּ֑חַתnitstshakhatperpetual or enduring Jeremiah 8:5:8 ⧉הֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙hekhezikuthey held fast Jeremiah 8:5:9 ⧉בַּתַּרְמִ֔יתbattarmitto deceit Jeremiah 8:5:10 ⧉מֵאֲנ֖וּmeanuthey refused Jeremiah 8:5:11 ⧉לָשֽׁוּב׃lashuvto return |
5. Formal Translation Why has this people—Jerusalem—turned away with unending backsliding? They hold tightly to deceit and refuse to return. |
5. Dynamic Translation Why do the people of Jerusalem keep straying with constant backsliding? They cling to deception and refuse to come back. |