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Jeremiah 14

1ThewordH1697ofJehovahthatcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414concerningthedrought.

2Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mourneth,andthegatesH8179thereoflanguishH535,theysitinblackuponthegroundH776;andthecryofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389isgoneH5927up.

3Andtheirnoblesוְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.'a.Di.rei.HemH117sendH7971theirlittleonesH6810tothewatersלַמָּ֑יִםla.Ma.yimH4325:theycomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935tothecisterns,andfindH4672nowaterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325;theyreturnשָׁ֤בוּSha.vuH7725withtheirvesselsכְלֵיהֶם֙khe.lei.HemH3627emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387;theyareputH954toshameH954andconfounded,andcoverוְחָפ֥וּve.cha.FuH2645theirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

4BecauseofthegroundH776whichiscracked,forthatnorainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653hathbeenH1961inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,theplowmenareputH954toshameH954,theycoverחָפ֥וּcha.FuH2645theirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

5Yea,thehindalsoגַם־gam-H1571inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704calveth,andforsakethheryoung,becausethereisnograssדֶּֽשֶׁא׃De.she'H1877.

6Andthewildוּפְרָאִים֙u.fe.ra.'ImH6501assesstandH5975onthebareשְׁפָיִ֔םshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205,theypantforairlikejackalsכַּתַּנִּ֑יםka.ta.NimH8577;theireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם'ei.nei.HemH5869failכָּל֥וּka.LuH3615,becausethereisnoherbage.

7Thoughouriniquitiesעֲוֹנֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Nei.nuH5771testifyH6030againstus, work thouforthyname’sשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,OJehovah;forourbackslidingsaremanyרַבּ֥וּra.BuH7231;wehavesinnedH2398againstthee.

8Othou hopeofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theSaviour thereofinthetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256oftroubleH6869,whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoubeH1961asasojournerכְּגֵ֣רke.GerH1616inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andasawayfaring manthatturnethasideנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186totarryforanight?

9Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoubeH1961asamanH376affrighted,asamightyH1368manH376thatcannotsaveלְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467?Yetthou,OJehovah, artinthemidstבְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130ofus,andwearecalledנִקְרָ֖אnik.Ra'H7121bythynameוְשִׁמְךָ֛ve.shim.KhaH8034;leaveusnot.

10Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahuntothispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,EvensoH3651havetheylovedH157towanderלָנ֔וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128;theyhavenotrefrainedtheirfeetH7272:thereforeH3651Jehovahdothnotacceptרָצָ֔םra.TzamH7521them;nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258willherememberיִזְכֹּ֣רyiz.KorH2142theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,andvisitH6485theirsinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.

11AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֛לtit.pa.LelH6419notforthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971fortheirgoodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

12Whentheyfastיָצֻ֗מוּya.Tzu.muH6684,IwillnothearH8085theircryרִנָּתָ֔םri.na.TamH7440;andwhentheyofferיַעֲל֛וּya.'a.LuH5927burnt-offeringandmeal-offering,IwillnotacceptH7521them;butIwillconsumethembytheswordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719,andbythefamineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,andbythepestilenceוּבַדֶּ֔בֶרu.va.De.verH1698.

13ThensaidH559I,Ah,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah!behold,theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֜יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030sayH559untothem, Yeshallnotseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,neithershallyehavefamineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458;butIwillgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youassuredpeaceשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965inthisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

14ThenJehovahsaidH559untome,Theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012liesH8267inmynameבִּשְׁמִ֔יbish.MiH8034;IsentH7971themnot,neitherhaveIcommandedH6680them,neitherspakeIuntothem:theyprophesyמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012untoyoualyingH8267visionחֲז֨וֹןcha.ZonH2377,anddivinationוְקֶ֤סֶםve.Ke.semH7081,andathingofnought,andthedeceitoftheirownheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820.

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahconcerningtheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatprophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012inmynameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034,andIsentH7971themnot,yettheysayH559,Swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719andfamineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458shallnotbeH1961inthislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776:Byswordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719andfamineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458shallthoseprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030beH1961consumed.

16Andthepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971towhomtheyprophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012shallbeיִֽהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961castH7993outinthestreetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseofthefamineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458andtheswordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;andtheyshallhavenonetoburyH6912them—them,theirwivesH802,northeirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,northeirdaughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323:forIwillpourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210theirwickednessרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451uponthem.

17Andthou shaltsayH559thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697untothem,Letmineeyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869rundownwithtearsדִּמְעָ֛הdim.'AhH1832nightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915anddayוְיוֹמָ֖םve.yo.MamH3119,andletthemnotceaseתִּדְמֶ֑ינָהtid.Mei.nahH1820;forthevirginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971isbrokenH7665withagreatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419breach,withaveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievouswoundמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

18IfIgoH3318forthH3318intothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,then,behold,theslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491withtheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719!andifIenterintothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,then,behold,theythataresickwithfamineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458!forboththeprophetנָבִ֧יאna.Vi'H5030andthepriestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548goH3318aboutinthelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,andhavenoknowledge.

19Hast thou utterlyrejectedH3988Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063? hath thysoulH5315loathedZionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726?whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069hast thousmittenus,andthereisnohealingמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832forus?Welookedforpeaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965,butnogoodט֔וֹבTovH2896came;andforatimeוּלְעֵ֥תu.le.'EtH6256ofhealingמַרְפֵּ֖אmar.Pe'H4832,and,behold, dismay!

20Weacknowledge,OJehovah,ourwickednessרִשְׁעֵ֖נוּrish.'E.nuH7562,andtheiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofourfathersH1;forwehavesinnedH2398againstthee.

21Donotabhorus,forthyname’sשִׁמְךָ֔shim.KhaH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616;donotdisgracethethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofthygloryכְבוֹדֶ֑ךָkhe.vo.De.khaH3519:rememberזְכֹ֕רze.KhorH2142,breakתָּפֵ֥רta.FerH6565notthycovenantבְּרִֽיתְךָ֖be.ri.te.KhaH1285withus.

22Arethereanyamongthevanitiesבְּהַבְלֵ֤יbe.hav.LeiH1892ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatcancauserain?orcantheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064giveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414showersרְבִבִ֑יםre.vi.VimH7241? artnotthouhe,OJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?thereforewewillwaitוּ֨נְקַוֶּה־U.ne.ka.veh-H6960forthee;forthou hastmadeH6213allthesethingsאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ'E.lehH428.

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