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Jeremiah 14:15-22

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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