ThusכֹּהYHWHיְהוָהsaid to me:אָמַר אֵלַי“Goהָלוֹךְand buy yourselfוְקָנִיתָ לְּךָa linenפִּשְׁתִּיםbelt,אֵזוֹרand put itוְשַׂמְתּוֹon your loins,עַל מָתְנֶיךָbut in waterוּבַמַּיִםdo notלֹאput it.”תְבִאֵהוּ
So I boughtוָאֶקְנֶהthe beltאֶת הָאֵזוֹרaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof YHWH,יְהוָהandוָput itאָשִׂםon my loins.עַל מָתְנָי
And the wordוַיְהִי דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcame to meאֵלַיa second time,שֵׁנִיתsaying:לֵאמֹר
“Takeקַחthe beltאֶת הָאֵזוֹרthatאֲשֶׁרyou bought,קָנִיתָwhichאֲשֶׁרis on your loins,עַל מָתְנֶיךָand get up,וְקוּםgoלֵךְto the Euphrates,פְּרָתָהand hide itוְטָמְנֵהוּthereשָׁםin the cleftבִּנְקִיקof the rock.”הַסָּלַע
So I wentוָאֵלֵךְand hid itוָאֶטְמְנֵהוּby the Euphrates,בִּפְרָתasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commanded me.צִוָּה אוֹתִי
And it happenedוַיְהִיat the endמִקֵּץof many daysיָמִים רַבִּיםthat YHWHיְהוָהsaid to me:וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי“Get up,קוּםgoלֵךְto the Euphrates,פְּרָתָהand takeוְקַחfrom thereמִשָּׁםthe beltאֶת הָאֵזוֹרthatאֲשֶׁרI commanded youצִוִּיתִיךָto hideלְטָמְנוֹthere.”שָׁם
So I wentוָאֵלֵךְto the Euphrates,פְּרָתָהand dug,וָאֶחְפֹּרand tookוָאֶקַּחthe beltאֶת הָאֵזוֹרfrom the placeמִן הַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁמָּהI had hidden it;טְמַנְתִּיוand look,וְהִנֵּהthe beltהָאֵזוֹרwas ruined;נִשְׁחַתit was notלֹאgoodיִצְלַחfor anything.לַכֹּל
And the wordוַיְהִי דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcame to me,אֵלַיsaying:לֵאמֹר
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Just soכָּכָהI will ruinאַשְׁחִיתthe prideאֶת גְּאוֹןof Judahיְהוּדָהand the prideוְאֶת גְּאוֹןof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםthe great.הָרָב
Thisהַזֶּהevilהָרָעpeople,הָעָםwho refuseהַמֵּאֲנִיםto hearלִשְׁמוֹעַmy words,אֶת דְּבָרַיwho walkהַהֹלְכִיםin the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִרוּתof their heart,לִבָּםand have goneוַיֵּלְכוּafterאַחֲרֵיotherאֲחֵרִיםgodsאֱלֹהִיםto serve themלְעָבְדָםand to bow downוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺתto them,לָהֶםwill beוִיהִיlike this belt,כָּאֵזוֹר הַזֶּהwhichאֲשֶׁרis notלֹאgoodיִצְלַחfor anything.לַכֹּל
Forכִּיasכַּאֲשֶׁרthe beltהָאֵזוֹרclingsיִדְבַּקto the loinsאֶל מָתְנֵיof a man,אִישׁsoכֵּןI made clingהִדְבַּקְתִּיto meאֵלַיallאֶת כָּלthe houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand allוְאֶת כָּלthe houseבֵּיתof Judah,יְהוּדָהdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהto beלִהְיוֹתto meלִיa people,לְעָםand a nameוּלְשֵׁםand praiseוְלִתְהִלָּהand beauty;וּלְתִפְאָרֶתbut they did notוְלֹאlisten.שָׁמֵעוּ
And you will sayוְאָמַרְתָּto themאֲלֵיהֶםthis word:אֶת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלEveryכָּלjarנֵבֶלwill be filledיִמָּלֵאwith wine.’יָיִןAnd they will say to you:וְאָמְרוּ אֵלֶיךָ‘Do we notהֲ לֹאknow very wellיָדֹעַ נֵדַעthatכִּיeveryכָלjarנֵבֶלwill be filledיִמָּלֵאwith wine?’יָיִן
Then you will sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them:אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהLook, I amהִנְנִיfillingמְמַלֵּאallאֶת כָּלthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof this land,הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאתand the kingsוְאֶת הַמְּלָכִיםwho sitהַיֹּשְׁבִיםfor Davidלְדָוִדon his throne,עַל כִּסְאוֹand the priestsוְאֶת הַכֹּהֲנִיםand the prophetsוְאֶת הַנְּבִיאִיםand allוְאֵת כָּלthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםwith drunkenness.שִׁכָּרוֹן
And I will dash themוְנִפַּצְתִּיםoneאִישׁagainst another,אֶל אָחִיוthe fathersוְהָאָבוֹתand the sonsוְהַבָּנִיםtogether,יַחְדָּוdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהI will notלֹאshow pity,אֶחְמוֹלnorוְלֹאspare,אָחוּסnorוְלֹאhave compassionאֲרַחֵםthat would keep mefrom destroying them.’”מֵהַשְׁחִיתָם
Hearשִׁמְעוּand give ear;וְהַאֲזִינוּdo notאַלbe proud,תִּגְבָּהוּforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas spoken.דִּבֵּר
Giveתְּנוּto YHWHלַיהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםgloryכָּבוֹדbeforeבְּטֶרֶםhe brings darkness,יַחְשִׁךְand beforeוּבְטֶרֶםyour feetרַגְלֵיכֶםstumbleיִתְנַגְּפוּon the mountainsעַל הָרֵיof twilight,נָשֶׁףand you waitוְקִוִּיתֶםfor light,לְאוֹרand he turns itוְשָׂמָהּinto the shadow of death,לְצַלְמָוֶתmakes itוְשִׁיתinto dense cloud.לַעֲרָפֶל
But ifוְאִםyou do notלֹאhear it,תִשְׁמָעוּהָin secret placesבְּמִסְתָּרִיםmy soulנַפְשִׁיwill weepתִּבְכֶּהbecause ofמִפְּנֵיpride,גֵוָהand will weepוְ תִּדְמַעbitterly,דָמֹעַand my eyeוְ עֵינִיwill run downתֵרַדwith tears,דִּמְעָהforכִּיthe flockעֵדֶרof YHWHיְהוָהhas been taken captive.נִשְׁבָּה
Sayאֱמֹרto the kingלַמֶּלֶךְand to the lady:וְלַגְּבִירָה“Humble yourselves,הַשְׁפִּילוּsit down,שֵׁבוּforכִּיfrom your headsמַרְאֲשׁוֹתֵיכֶםhas come downיָרַדthe crownעֲטֶרֶתof your beauty.”תִּפְאַרְתְּכֶם
The citiesעָרֵיof the Negevהַנֶּגֶבare shut,סֻגְּרוּand there is no oneוְאֵיןto open;פֹּתֵחַJudahיְהוּדָהhas been taken into exile,הָגְלָתall of it,כֻּלָּהּtaken into exileהָגְלָתcompletely.שְׁלוֹמִים
Lift upשְׂאוּyour eyesעֵינֵיכֶםand seeוּרְאוּthose who comeהַבָּאִיםfrom the north.מִצָּפוֹןWhereאַיֵּהis the flockהָעֵדֶרthat was given to you,נִתַּן לָךְthe sheepצֹאןof your beauty?תִּפְאַרְתֵּךְ
Whatמַהwill you sayתֹּאמְרִיwhenכִּיhe setsיִפְקֹדover youעָלַיִךְ—and youוְאַתְּtaught themלִמַּדְתְּ אֹתָםagainst you—עָלַיִךְfriendsאַלֻּפִיםas head?לְרֹאשׁWill notהֲלוֹאpangsחֲבָלִיםseize youיֹאחֱזוּךְlikeכְּמוֹa womanאֵשֶׁתgiving birth?לֵדָה
And ifוְכִיyou sayתֹאמְרִיin your heart:בִּלְבָבֵךְ“Whyמַדּוּעַhave these thingsאֵלֶּהhappened to me?”קְרָאֻנִיFor the multitudeבְּרֹבof your iniquityעֲוֺנֵךְyour skirtsשׁוּלַיִךְhave been uncovered,נִגְלוּyour heelsעֲקֵבָיִךְhave suffered violence.נֶחְמְסוּ
Canהֲthe Cushiteכּוּשִׁיchangeיַהֲפֹךְhis skin,עוֹרוֹor the leopardוְנָמֵרhis spots?חֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָיוThen youאַתֶּםalsoגַּםwill be ableתּוּכְלוּto do good,לְהֵיטִיבyou who are taughtלִמֻּדֵיto do evil.הָרֵעַ
And I will scatter themוַאֲפִיצֵםlike chaffכְּקַשׁpassing onעוֹבֵרwith the windלְרוּחַof the wilderness.מִדְבָּר
Thisזֶהis your lot,גוֹרָלֵךְthe portionמְנָתof your measuresמִדַּיִךְfrom me,מֵאִתִּיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהbecauseאֲשֶׁרyou forgot meשָׁכַחַתְּ אוֹתִיand trustedוַתִּבְטְחִיin falsehood.בַּשָּׁקֶר
So Iוְ אֲנִיalsoגַםhave strippedחָשַׂפְתִּיyour skirtsשׁוּלַיִךְover your face,עַל פָּנָיִךְand your disgraceקְלוֹנֵךְis seen.וְנִרְאָה
Your adulteriesנִאֻפַיִךְand your neighings,וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַיִךְthe infamyזִמַּתof your prostitutionזְנוּתֵךְon the hillsעַל גְּבָעוֹתin the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהI have seenרָאִיתִיyour detestable things.שִׁקּוּצָיִךְWoeאוֹיto you,לָךְJerusalem!יְרוּשָׁלִַםYou will notלֹאbe clean;תִטְהֲרִיafter how longאַחֲרֵי מָתַיstill?עֹד