Jeremiah 12:4
କେତକୋଳ ଦେଶ ଶୁଷ୍କ ରହିବ ଓ ସମୁଦାଯ ଦେଶ ରେ ତୃଣ ଶୁଷ୍କ ରହିବ ? ଦେଶର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ଦୁଷ୍ଟତା ଯୋଗୁଁ ପଶୁ ଓ ପକ୍ଷୀସବୁ କ୍ଷଯ ପାଇଛନ୍ତି। କାରଣ ଲୋକମାନେ କହିଲେ, ଯିରିମିୟ ଦୀର୍ଘଦିନ ବଞ୍ଚି ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଶଷୋବସ୍ଥା ଦେଖିବ ନାହିଁ।
| How long | עַד | ʿad | ad |
| מָתַי֙ | mātay | ma-TA | |
| shall the land | תֶּאֱבַ֣ל | teʾĕbal | teh-ay-VAHL |
| mourn, | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hāʾāreṣ | ha-AH-rets |
| herbs the and | וְעֵ֥שֶׂב | wĕʿēśeb | veh-A-sev |
| of every | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| field | הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה | haśśāde | ha-sa-DEH |
| wither, | יִיבָ֑שׁ | yîbāš | yee-VAHSH |
| wickedness the for | מֵרָעַ֣ת | mērāʿat | may-ra-AT |
| dwell that them of | יֹֽשְׁבֵי | yōšĕbê | YOH-sheh-vay |
| therein? the beasts | בָ֗הּ | bāh | va |
| consumed, are | סָפְתָ֤ה | soptâ | sofe-TA |
| and the birds; | בְהֵמוֹת֙ | bĕhēmôt | veh-hay-MOTE |
| because | וָע֔וֹף | wāʿôp | va-OFE |
| they said, | כִּ֣י | kî | kee |
| He shall not | אָמְר֔וּ | ʾomrû | ome-ROO |
| see | לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh |
| יִרְאֶ֖ה | yirʾe | yeer-EH | |
| our last end. | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| אַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃ | ʾaḥărîtēnû | ah-huh-ree-tay-NOO |