diff --git a/24-JER.usfm b/24-JER.usfm index 6fe18815..d68eb404 100644 --- a/24-JER.usfm +++ b/24-JER.usfm @@ -1932,83 +1932,130 @@ \s5 \q -\v 19 Yahweh, you are my stronghold and my refuge, my place of safety in the day of distress. -\q The nations will go to you from the ends of the earth and say, "Surely our ancestors inherited deceit. -\q They are empty; there is no profit in them. +\v 19 Yahweh, you are my stronghold and my refuge, +\q2 my place of safety in the day of distress. +\q The nations will go to you from the ends of the earth and say, +\q2 "Surely our ancestors inherited deceit. +\q They are empty; +\q2 there is no profit in them. \q -\v 20 Do people make gods for themselves? But they are not gods." +\v 20 Do people make gods for themselves? +\q2 But they are not gods." +\b \q -\v 21 Therefore see! I will cause them to know in this time, I will cause them to know my hand and my power, -\q so they will know that Yahweh is my name. +\v 21 Therefore see! I will cause them to know in this time, +\q2 I will cause them to know my hand and my power, +\q2 so they will know that Yahweh is my name. \s5 \c 17 \q -\v 1 "The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus having a diamond point. -\q It is engraved on the tablet of their hearts and on the horns of your altars. +\v 1 "The sin of Judah is writt +\q2 with an iron stylus having a diamond point. +\q It is engraved on the tablet of their heart +\q2 and on the horns of your altars. \q -\v 2 Even their children remember their altars and their Asherah poles -\q that were beside the spreading trees and on the high hills. +\v 2 Even their children remember their altars +\q2 and their Asherah poles +\q2 that were beside the spreading trees +\q2 and on the high hills. \s5 \q \v 3 My mountain in the open country, -\q and your wealth and all your treasures I will give away as plunder, +\q2 and your wealth and all your treasures +\q2 I will give away as plunder, \q together with your high places, -\q because of the sin you committed in all your territories. +\q2 because of the sin you committed in all your territories. \q -\v 4 You will, by your own actions, let go of the inheritance that I gave to you. -\q I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, -\q for you have ignited a fire in my wrath, which will burn forever." +\v 4 You will, by your own actions, +\q2 let go of the inheritance that I gave to you. +\q I will enslave you to your enemies +\q2 in a land that you do not know, +\q for you have ignited a fire in my wrath, +\q2 which will burn forever." + +\s5 +\p +\v 5 Yahweh says, +\q "The person who trusts in mankind is accursed; +\q2 he makes flesh his strength +\q2 but turns his heart away from Yahweh. +\q +\v 6 For he will be like a small bush in the Arabah +\q2 and will not see anything good coming. +\q He will stay in the stony places in the wilderness, +\q2 barren land without inhabitants. \s5 \q -\v 5 Yahweh says, "The person who trusts in mankind is accursed; -\q he makes flesh his strength but turns his heart away from Yahweh. +\v 7 But the person who trusts in Yahweh is blessed, +\q2 for Yahweh is his reason for confidence. \q -\v 6 For he will be like a small bush in the Arabah and will not see anything good coming. -\q He will stay in the stony places in the wilderness, barren land without inhabitants. +\v 8 For he will be like a tree planted by water, +\q2 its roots will spread out by the stream. +\q It will not fear the heat when it comes, +\q2 for its leaves are always green. +\q It is not anxious in a year of drought, +\q2 and it will not stop producing fruit. + +\s5 +\b +\q +\v 9 The heart is more deceitful than anything else. +\q2 It is sick; who can understand it? +\b +\q +\v 10 I am Yahweh, +\q2 the one who searches through the mind, +\q2 who tests the hearts. +\q I give to each person according to his ways, +\q2 according to the fruit of his deeds. +\b +\q +\v 11 A partridge hatches an egg that she did not lay. +\q2 Someone may become rich unjustly, +\q but when half his days are over, +\q2 those riches will abandon him, +\q2 and in the end he will be a fool." \s5 \q -\v 7 But the person who trusts in Yahweh is blessed, for Yahweh is his reason for confidence. +\v 12 "The place of our sanctuary is a glorious throne, +\q2 elevated from the beginning. \q -\v 8 For he will be like a tree planted by water, its roots will spread out by the stream. -\q It will not fear the heat when it comes, for its leaves are always green. -\q It is not anxious in a year of drought, and it will not stop producing fruit. +\v 13 Yahweh is the hope of Israel. +\q2 All who abandon you will be put to shame; +\q2 those in the land who turn away from you will be written in the earth, +\q for they have abandoned Yahweh, +\q2 the fountain of living waters. +\b +\q +\v 14 Heal me, Yahweh, and I will be healed! +\q2 Rescue me, and I will be rescued. For you are my song of praise. \s5 \q -\v 9 The heart is more deceitful than anything else. It is sick; who can understand it? +\v 15 See, they are saying to me, +\q2 'Where is the word of Yahweh? Let it come!' \q -\v 10 I am Yahweh, the one who searches through the mind, who tests the hearts. -\q I give to each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds. -\q -\v 11 A partridge hatches an egg that she did not lay. Someone may become rich unjustly, -\q but when half his days are over, those riches will abandon him, and in the end he will be a fool." +\v 16 As for me, +\q2 I did not run from being a shepherd following you. +\q2 I did not long for the day of disaster. +\q You know the proclamations that came from my lips. +\q2 They were made in your presence. \s5 \q -\v 12 "The place of our sanctuary is a glorious throne, elevated from the beginning. +\v 17 Do not be a terror to me. +\q2 You are my refuge on the day of calamity. \q -\v 13 Yahweh is the hope of Israel. All who abandon you will be put to shame; those in the land who turn away from you will be written in the earth, -\q for they have abandoned Yahweh, the fountain of living waters. -\q -\v 14 Heal me, Yahweh, and I will be healed! Rescue me, and I will be rescued. For you are my song of praise. - -\s5 -\q -\v 15 See, they are saying to me, 'Where is the word of Yahweh? Let it come!' -\q -\v 16 As for me, I did not run from being a shepherd following you. I did not long for the day of disaster. -\q You know the proclamations that came from my lips. They were made in your presence. - -\s5 -\q -\v 17 Do not be a terror to me. You are my refuge on the day of calamity. -\q -\v 18 May my pursuers be ashamed, but do not let me be ashamed. May they be dismayed, but do not let me be dismayed. -\q Send the day of disaster against them and shatter them with a double share of destruction." +\v 18 May my pursuers be ashamed, +\q2 but do not let me be ashamed. +\q May they be dismayed, +\q2 but do not let me be dismayed. +\q Send the day of disaster against them +\q2 and shatter them with a double share of destruction." \s5 \p