Jeremiah · יִרְמְיָהוּ

Jeremiah 35:7

וּבַ֣יִת לֹֽא־תִבְנ֗וּ וְזֶ֤רַע לֹֽא־תִזְרָ֙עוּ֙ וְכֶ֣רֶם לֹֽא־תִטָּ֔עוּ וְלֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶ֖ה לָכֶ֑ם כִּ֠י בָּאֳהָלִ֤ים תֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵיכֶ֔ם לְמַ֨עַן תִּֽחְי֜וּ יָמִ֤ים רַבִּים֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם גָּרִ֥ים שָֽׁם׃
vbayit loʾ-tibnv vzeraʿ loʾ-tizraʿv vkerem loʾ-tiṭaʿv vloʾ yihyeh lakem kiy baʾohaliym teshbv kal-ymeykem lmaʿan tiḥyv yamiym rabiym ʿal-pney haʾadamah ʾasher ʾatem gariym sham
King James Version (KJV)

Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have {any}: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye {be} strangers.

Modern English

You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, or have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, that you may live many days in the land in which you live as nomads.’

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