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Jeremiah 12:1-6

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.

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