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Jeremiah 12

1Righteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662art thou,OJehovah,whenIcontendH7378withthee;yetwouldIreasonthecausewiththee: wherefore doththewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthewickedרְשָׁעִים֙re.sha.'ImH7563prosper? whereforearealltheyateaseשָׁל֖וּsha.LuH7951thatdealH898verytreacherouslyבֹּ֥גְדֵיBo.ge.deiH898?

2Thou hastplantedנְטַעְתָּם֙ne.ta'.TamH5193them, yea,theyhavetakenrootשֹׁרָ֔שׁוּsho.Ra.shuH8327;theygrow, yea,theybring forthfruitפֶ֑רִיFe.riH6529: thou artnearintheirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֔םbe.fi.HemH6310,andfarH7350fromtheirheart.

3Butthou,OJehovah, knowestme; thou seestme,andtriestmyheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820towardthee:pullH5423themoutlikesheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629fortheslaughterהֲרֵגָֽה׃ סha.re.GahH2028,andpreparethemforthedayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117ofslaughterH2028.

4Howlongshallthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournH56,andtheherbsofthewholecountrywitherH3001?forthewickednessH7451ofthemthatdwellיֹֽשְׁבֵי־yo.she.vei-H3427therein,thebeastsareconsumed,andthebirdsוָע֔וֹףva.'ofH5775;becausetheysaidH559,Heshallnotseeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200ourlatterH319endאַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃'a.cha.ri.Te.nuH319.

5Ifthou hastrunרַ֙צְתָּה֙ratz.tahH7323withthefootmen,andtheyhaveweariedוַיַּלְא֔וּךָvai.yal.'U.khaH3811thee,thenhowוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349canst thou contendwithhorsesH5483?andthoughinalandוּבְאֶ֤רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776ofpeaceH7965thou artsecureH982,yethowוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349wilt thoudointheprideH1347oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383?

6Foreventhybrethren,andthehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004ofthyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,eventheyhavedealtבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898treacherouslyH898withthee;eventheyhavecriedaloudafterthee:believeH539themnot,thoughtheyspeakיְדַבְּר֥וּye.da.be.RuH1696fair words unto thee.

7Ihaveforsakenmyhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,Ihavecastoffmyheritage;IhavegivenH5414thedearlybelovedofmysoulH5315intothehandבְּכַ֥ףbe.KhafH3709ofherenemiesאֹיְבֶֽיהָ׃'o.ye.Vei.haH341.

8Myheritageisbecomeהָיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961untomeasalionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738intheforestבַיָּ֑עַרvai.Ya.'arH3293:shehathutteredhervoiceבְּקוֹלָ֖הּbe.ko.LahH6963againstme;thereforeH3651IhavehatedH8130her.

9Ismyheritageuntomeasaspeckledbirdהַעַ֨יִטha.'A.yitH5861ofpreyהַעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861? arethebirdsH5861ofpreyH5861againstherroundH5439about?goye,assembleallthebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,bringהֵתָ֥יוּhe.Ta.yuH857themtodevour.

10Manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227shepherdsרֹעִ֤יםro.'ImH7462havedestroyedH7843myvineyardכַרְמִ֔יkhar.MiH3754, theyhavetroddenבֹּסְס֖וּbo.se.SuH947myportionחֶלְקָתִ֑יchel.ka.TiH2513under foot, theyhavemadeH5414mypleasantportionחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513adesolatewildernessלְמִדְבַּ֥רle.mid.BarH4057.

11TheyhavemadeH7760itadesolationH8077;itmourneth untome, beingdesolateנָשַׁ֙מָּה֙na.Sha.mahH8074;thewholelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776ismadeH7760desolateH8074,becausenomanH376layethittoheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

12Destroyersשֹֽׁדְדִ֔יםsho.de.DimH7703arecomeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935uponallthebareשְׁפָיִ֣םshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057;fortheswordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719ofJehovahdevourethfromtheoneendמִקְצֵה־mik.tzeh-H7097ofthelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776eventotheotherendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:nofleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ סba.SarH1320hathpeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965.

13Theyhavesownזָרְע֤וּza.re.'UH2232wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406,andhavereapedthornsוְקֹצִ֣יםve.ko.TzimH6975;theyhaveputH954themselvestopain,andprofitיוֹעִ֑לוּyo.'I.luH3276nothing:andyeshallbeashamedוּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙u.Vo.shuH954ofyourfruits, becauseofthefierceangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovah.

14Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovahagainstallmineevilהָֽרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451neighborsשְׁכֵנַי֙she.khe.NaiH7934,thattouchהַנֹּֽגְעִים֙ha.no.ge.'ImH5060theinheritanceבַּֽנַּחֲלָ֔הba.na.cha.LahH5159whichIhavecausedmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478toinheritH5157:Behold,Iwillpluckנֹֽתְשָׁם֙no.te.ShamH5428themupfromofftheirlandאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127,andwillpluckאֶתּ֥וֹשׁ'e.To.oshH5428upthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063fromamongthem.

15Anditshallcometopass,afterthatIhavepluckedנָתְשִׁ֣יna.te.ShiH5428themup,Iwillreturnאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725andhavecompassionוְרִֽחַמְתִּ֑יםve.ri.cham.TimH7355onthem;andIwillbringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֛יםva.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725themagain,everymanH376tohisheritage,andeverymanH376tohislandלְאַרְצֽוֹ׃le.'ar.TzoH776.

16Anditshallcometopass,iftheywilldiligentlylearnH3925thewaysדַּֽרְכֵ֨יdar.KheiH1870ofmypeopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971,toswearלְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַle.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650bymynameבִּשְׁמִי֙bish.MiH8034,AsJehovahliveth;evenastheytaughtH3925mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971toswearלְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַle.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650byBaalבַּבָּ֑עַלba.Ba.'alH1168;thenshalltheybeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961builtH1129upinthemidstH8432ofmypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

17ButiftheywillnothearH8085,thenwillIpluckH5428upthatnationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471, pluckingupanddestroyingוְאַבֵּ֖דve.'a.BedH6it, saithJehovah.

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