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Jeremiah 15

1ThensaidH559Jehovahuntome,ThoughMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵל֙u.she.mu.'ElH8050stoodיַעֲמֹ֨דya.'a.ModH5975beforeme,yetmymindwouldnotbetowardthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971:castthemoutofmysight,andletthemgoוְיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ve.ye.Tze.'uH3318forthH3318.

2Anditshallcometopass,whentheysayH559unto thee, Whithershallwegoנֵצֵ֑אne.Tze'H3318forthH3318?thenthou shalttellthem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah:Suchasarefordeathלַמָּ֤וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,todeathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙la.Ma.vetH4194;andsuchasarefortheswordלַחֶ֙רֶב֙la.Che.revH2719,totheswordלַחֶ֔רֶבla.Che.revH2719;andsuchasareforthefamineלָֽרָעָב֙la.ra.'AvH7458,tothefamineלָֽרָעָ֔בla.ra.'AvH7458;andsuchasareforcaptivityלַשְּׁבִ֖יla.she.ViH7628,tocaptivityלַשֶּֽׁבִי׃la.She.viH7628.

3AndIwillappointוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485overthemfourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702kinds, saithJehovah:theswordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719toslayH2026,andthedogsהַכְּלָבִ֖יםha.ke.la.VimH3611totear,andthebirdsע֧וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andthebeastsoftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,todevourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398andtodestroyוּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃u.le.hash.ChitH7843.

4AndIwillcausethemtobetossedtoandfroamongallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,becauseofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,forthatwhichhedidinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5ForwhowillhavepityH2550uponthee,OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?orwhowillbemoan thee?orwhowillturnיָס֔וּרya.SurH5493asideH5493toaskלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592ofthywelfareלְשָׁלֹ֖םle.sha.LomH7965?

6Thou hast rejectedme, saithJehovah, thou art gonebackwardאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268:thereforehaveIstretchedוָאַ֨טva.'AtH5186outmyhandיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027againstthee,anddestroyedוָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְva.'ash.chi.TekhH7843thee;IamwearyH3811withrepenting.

7AndIhavewinnowedH2219themwithafaninthegatesH8179ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;IhavebereavedH7921themofchildren,Ihavedestroyedאִבַּ֙דְתִּי֙'i.Bad.tiH6mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971;theyreturnedH7725notfromtheirwaysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870.

8Theirwidowsאַלְמְנֹתָיו֙'al.me.no.TavH490areincreasedtomeabovethesandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344oftheseasיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220;IhavebroughtH935uponthemagainstthemotherאֵ֛ם'emH517oftheyoungבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH970menH970adestroyerשֹׁדֵ֣דsho.DedH7703atnoonday:Ihavecaused anguishandterrorstofallהִפַּ֤לְתִּיhi.Pal.tiH5307uponhersuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597.

9ShethathathborneH3205sevenהַשִּׁבְעָ֗הha.shiv.'AhH7651languisheth;shehathgivenאֶתֵּ֛ן'e.TenH5414uptheghost;hersunשִׁמְשָׁ֛הּshim.ShahH8121isgoneH935downwhileitwasyetH5750dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119;shehathbeenputH5414toshameH954andconfounded:andtheresidueofthemwillIdelivertotheswordלַחֶ֧רֶבla.Che.revH2719beforetheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, saithJehovah.

10Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188isme,mymotherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517,thatthou hastborneH3205meamanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofstrifeרִ֛יבrivH7379andamanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376ofcontentionמָד֖וֹןma.DonH4066tothewholeearthH776!IhavenotlentH5383,neitherhavemenH376lentH5383tome;yeteveryoneH376ofthemdothcurseH7043me.

11JehovahsaidH559, VerilyIwillstrengthen theeforgoodלְט֑וֹבle.TovH2896; verilyIwillcausetheenemyהָאֹיֵֽב׃ha.'o.YevH341tomakesupplicationunto theeinthetimeבְּעֵ֥ת־be.'Et-H6256ofevilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451andinthetimeוּבְעֵ֥תu.ve.'EtH6256ofaffliction.

12Can one breakironבַּרְזֶ֧ל׀bar.ZelH1270, evenironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270fromthenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,andbrass?

13ThysubstanceandthytreasuresH214willIgiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414foraspoilH957withoutpriceבִמְחִ֑ירvim.ChirH4242,andthatforallthysinsחַטֹּאותֶ֖יךָcha.to.Tei.khaH2403,eveninallthybordersH1366.

14AndIwillmakeH3045themtopassוְהַֽעֲבַרְתִּי֙ve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674withthineenemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341intoalandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776whichthou knowestnot;forafireאֵ֛שׁ'eshH784iskindledinmineangerבְאַפִּ֖יve.'a.PiH639,whichshallburnתּוּקָֽד׃ סtu.KadH3344uponyou.

15OJehovah, thou knowest;rememberזָכְרֵ֤נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142me,andvisitוּפָקְדֵ֙נִי֙u.fa.ke.De.niH6485me,andavengeוְהִנָּ֤קֶםve.hi.Na.kemH5358meofmypersecutors;takeתִּקָּחֵ֑נִיti.ka.Che.niH3947menotawayH5375inthy longsuffering:knowH3045thatforthysakeIhavesufferedreproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

16Thywordsדְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙de.va.Rei.khaH1697wereH1961foundH4672,andIdideatH398them;andthywordsדְבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.rei.khaH1697wereH1961untomeajoyH8057andtherejoicingofmyheartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824:forIamH1961calledנִקְרָ֤אnik.Ra'H7121bythynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034,OJehovah,Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

17IsatH3427notintheassemblyofthemthatmakemerry,norrejoiced;IsatH3427aloneבָּדָ֣דba.DadH910becauseofthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027;forthou hastfilledמִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃ סmi.le.Ta.niH4390mewithindignationזַ֖עַםZa.'amH2195.

18Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100ismypainכְאֵבִי֙khe.'e.ViH3511perpetual,andmywoundוּמַכָּתִ֖יu.ma.ka.TiH4347incurableאֲנוּשָׁ֑ה֙'a.nu.ShahH605,whichrefusethtobeH1961healedהֵֽרָפֵ֔אhe.ra.Fe'H7495? wilt thouindeedbeH1961untomeasadeceitful brook,aswatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325thatfail?

19Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,IfthoureturnH7725,thenwillIbringתּוֹצִ֥יאto.Tzi'H3318theeagain,thatthou mayeststandתַּֽעֲמֹ֔דta.'a.ModH5975beforeme;andifthoutakeforthH3318thepreciousיָקָ֛רya.KarH3368fromthevile, thou shaltbeתִֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961asmymouthכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310:theyshallreturnH7725unto thee,butthou shaltnotreturnH7725untothem.

20AndIwillmakeוּנְתַתִּ֜יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee untothispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971afortifiedH1219brazenwallלְחוֹמַ֤תle.cho.MatH2346;andtheyshallfightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstthee,buttheyshallnotprevailי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201againstthee;forIamwiththeetosaveלְהוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֥le.ho.shi.'a.KhaH3467theeandtodeliverוּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָu.le.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337thee, saithJehovah.

21AndIwilldeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337theeoutofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofthewickedרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451,andIwillredeemH6299theeoutofthehandH3027oftheterrible.

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