diff --git a/24-JER.usfm b/24-JER.usfm index f7aa24e1..e80256ec 100644 --- a/24-JER.usfm +++ b/24-JER.usfm @@ -2355,11 +2355,16 @@ \s5 \v 6 For Yahweh says this concerning the house of the king of Judah, -\q 'You are like Gilead, or like the summit of Lebanon to me. Yet I will turn you into a wilderness, -\q into cities with no inhabitants. +\b +\q 'You are like Gilead, +\q2 or like the summit of Lebanon to me. +\q Yet I will turn you into a wilderness, +\q2 into cities with no inhabitants. \q -\v 7 For I have appointed destroyers to come against you! Men with their weapons -\q will cut off the best of your cedars and let them fall into the fire. +\v 7 For I have appointed destroyers to come against you! +\q2 Men with their weapons +\q2 will cut off the best of your cedars +\q2 and let them fall into the fire. \s5 \p @@ -2369,8 +2374,11 @@ \s5 \q -\v 10 Do not weep for the one who is dead or mourn for him; but weep bitterly for him who is about to go away, -\q because he will never return and see the land of his birth again.' +\v 10 Do not weep for the one who is dead +\q2 or mourn for him; +\q but weep bitterly for him who is about to go away, +\q2 because he will never return +\q2 and see the land of his birth again.' \s5 \p @@ -2379,47 +2387,68 @@ \s5 \q -\v 13 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, -\q who makes his neighbor work for him for nothing, and he does not give him his wages; +\v 13 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, +\q2 his upper rooms by injustice, +\q who makes his neighbor work for him for nothing, +\q2 and he does not give him his wages; \q -\v 14 he says, 'I will build for myself a large house with spacious upper rooms.' -\q So he cuts out large windows for it, and he panels it with cedar, and he paints it red. +\v 14 he says, 'I will build for myself a large house +\q2 with spacious upper rooms.' +\q So he cuts out large windows for it, +\q2 and he panels it with cedar, and he paints it red. \s5 -\p -\v 15 Is this what makes you a good king, that you wanted to have boards of cedar? -\q Did not your father also eat and drink, yet do justice and righteousness? Then things went well for him. \q -\v 16 He judged in favor of the poor and needy. It was good then. Is this not what it means to know me?—this is Yahweh's declaration. +\v 15 Is this what makes you a good king, +\q2 that you wanted to have boards of cedar? +\q Did not your father also eat and drink, +\q2 yet do justice and righteousness? +\q2 Then things went well for him. +\q +\v 16 He judged in favor of the poor and needy. +\q2 It was good then. +\q2 Is this not what it means to know me? +\q2 —this is Yahweh's declaration. \s5 -\v 17 But there is nothing in your eyes and heart except worry for your unjust profit and for pouring out innocent blood, -\q for producing oppression and crushing of others. +\v 17 But there is nothing in your eyes and heart +\q2 except worry for your unjust profit +\q2 and for pouring out innocent blood, +\q2 for producing oppression and crushing of others. \p \v 18 Therefore this is what Yahweh says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: \q They will not lament for him, saying, -\q 'Woe, my brother!' or 'Woe, my sister!' +\q2 'Woe, my brother!' or 'Woe, my sister!' \q They will not lament for him, saying, -\q 'Woe, master!' or 'Woe, majesty!' +\q2 'Woe, master!' or 'Woe, majesty!' \q \v 19 He will be buried with a donkey's burial, -\q dragged away and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem. +\q2 dragged away and thrown out +\q2 beyond the gates of Jerusalem. \s5 \q -\v 20 Go up Lebanon's mountains and shout. Lift your voice in Bashan. -\q Shout from the Abarim mountains, for all of your friends will be destroyed. +\v 20 Go up Lebanon's mountains and shout. +\q2 Lift your voice in Bashan. +\q Shout from the Abarim mountains, +\q2 for all of your friends will be destroyed. \q -\v 21 I spoke to you when you were safe, but you said, 'I will not listen.' -\q This was your custom since your youth, for you have not listened to my voice. +\v 21 I spoke to you when you were safe, +\q2 but you said, 'I will not listen.' +\q This was your custom since your youth, +\q2 for you have not listened to my voice. \s5 \q -\v 22 The wind will shepherd away all your shepherds, and your friends will go into captivity. -\q Then you will certainly be ashamed and humiliated by all of your evil deeds. +\v 22 The wind will shepherd away all your shepherds, +\q2 and your friends will go into captivity. +\q Then you will certainly be ashamed and humiliated +\q2 by all of your evil deeds. \q -\v 23 You who live in 'Lebanon,' who is nestled in cedar buildings, -\q how you will be pitied when the labor pains come upon you, pain like that of a woman in labor! +\v 23 You who live in 'Lebanon,' +\q2 who is nestled in cedar buildings, +\q how you will be pitied when the labor pains come upon you, +\q2 pain like that of a woman in labor! \s5 \p @@ -2429,17 +2458,25 @@ \s5 \v 27 About this land to which they will want to return, they will not come back here. +\b \q -\v 28 Is this a despised and shattered vessel? Is this man Jehoiachin a pot that pleases no one? -\q Why have they thrown him and his descendants out, and have poured them out into a land that they did not know? +\v 28 Is this a despised and shattered vessel? +\q2 Is this man Jehoiachin a pot that pleases no one? +\q Why have they thrown him and his descendants out, +\q2 and have poured them out into a land that they did not know? \s5 \q -\v 29 Land, Land, Land! Hear the word of Yahweh! +\v 29 Land, Land, Land! +\q2 Hear the word of Yahweh! \q -\v 30 Yahweh says this, 'Write about this man Jehoiachin: He will be childless. -\q He will not prosper during his days, and no one among his descendants will achieve success -\q or ever again sit on David's throne and rule over Judah.'" +\v 30 Yahweh says this, +\q2 'Write about this man Jehoiachin: +\q2 He will be childless. +\q He will not prosper during his days, +\q2 and no one among his descendants will achieve success +\q or ever again sit on David's throne +\q2 and rule over Judah.'" \s5 \c 23