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Jeremiah 16

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcamealsountome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947theeawifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,neithershalt thouhavesonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121ordaughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323,inthisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

3Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovahconcerningthesonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121andconcerningthedaughtersהַבָּנ֔וֹתha.ba.NotH1323thatarebornH3205inthisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,andconcerningtheirmothersאִמֹּתָ֞ם'i.mo.TamH517thatbarethem,andconcerningtheirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1thatbegattheminthislandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776:

4Theyshalldieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191grievous deaths:theyshallnotbeH1961lamentedH5594,neithershalltheybeH1961buriedH6912;theyshallbeH1961asdungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828uponthefaceH6440ofthegroundH776;andtheyshallbeH1961consumedbytheswordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719,andbyfamineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458;andtheirdeadH4191bodiesshallbeH1961foodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978forthebirdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforthebeastsoftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

5Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovah,Enternotintothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmourning,neithergoH935tolamentלִסְפּ֔וֹדlis.PodH5594,neitherbemoanthem;forIhavetakenawaymypeaceשְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.MiH7965fromthispeopleהָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-H5971, saithJehovah,evenlovingkindnessandtendermercies.

6Bothgreatגְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419andsmallH6996shalldieוּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuH4191inthislandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;theyshallnotbeburiedH6912,neithershallmenlamentH5594forthem,norcutיִתְגֹּדַ֔דyit.go.DadH1413themselves,normakeיִקָּרֵ֖חַyi.ka.Re.achH7139themselvesbaldH7139forthem;

7neithershallmenbreakיִפְרְס֥וּyif.re.SuH6536breadfortheminmourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60,tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162themforthedeadמֵ֑תMetH4191;neithershallmengiveיַשְׁק֤וּyash.KuH8248themthecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563ofconsolationתַּנְחוּמִ֔יםtan.chu.MimH8575todrinkH8248fortheirfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1orfortheirmotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

8Andthou shaltnotgoתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935intothehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960tositלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427withthem,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.TotH8354.

9Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Behold,Iwillcausetoceaseמַשְׁבִּ֜יתmash.BitH7673outofthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,beforeyoureyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869andinyourdaysוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םu.vi.mei.KhemH3117,thevoiceH6963ofmirthandthevoiceH6963ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,thevoiceH6963ofthebridegroomandthevoiceH6963ofthebrideכַּלָּֽה׃ka.LahH3618.

10Anditshallcometopass,whenthou shaltshowthispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,andtheyshallsayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee, Wherefore hathJehovahpronouncedallthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilH7451againstus?orwhatisouriniquityעֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771?orwhatisoursinH2398thatwehavecommittedagainstJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

11thenshalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,BecauseyourfathersH1haveforsakenme, saithJehovah,andhavewalkedafterotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andhaveservedH5647them,andhaveworshippedthem,andhaveforsakenme,andhavenotkeptH8104mylawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451;

12andyehavedoneevilH7451morethanyourfathersH1;for,behold, yewalkהֹלְכִ֗יםho.le.KhimH1980everyoneH376afterthestubbornnessשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307ofhisevilH7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820,sothatye hearkennotuntome:

13thereforewillIcastyouforthoutofthislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776intothelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatyehavenotknownH3045,neitheryenoryourfathersH1;andthereshallyeserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915;forIwillshowyounofavor.

14Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,behold,thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,thatitshallnomorebesaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,thatbroughtH935upthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

15but,AsJehovahliveth,thatbroughtH5927upthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofthenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828,andfromallthecountrieswhitherhehaddrivenH5080them.AndIwillbringוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725themagainintotheirlandהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776thatIgaveH5414untotheirfathersH1.

16Behold,Iwillsendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971formanyרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227fishers, saithJehovah,andtheyshallfishthemup;andafterwardIwillsendאֶשְׁלַח֙'esh.LachH7971formanyלְרַבִּ֣יםle.ra.BimH7227hunters,andtheyshallhuntוְצָד֞וּםve.tza.DumH6679themfromeverymountainהַר֙harH2022,andfromeveryhillH2022,andoutofthecleftsוּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖יu.mi.ne.ki.KeiH5357oftherocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553.

17Formineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869areuponalltheirwaysדַּרְכֵיהֶ֔םdar.khei.HemH1870;theyarenothidH5641frommyfaceH6440,neitheristheiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771concealedH5641frommineeyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869.

18Andfirstרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הri.sho.NahH7223Iwillrecompensetheiriniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771andtheirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֔םve.cha.ta.TamH2403doubleמִשְׁנֵ֤הmish.NehH4932,becausetheyhavepollutedmylandאַרְצִ֑י'ar.TziH776withthecarcassesH5038oftheirdetestableשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251thingsH8251,andhavefilledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390mineinheritanceנַחֲלָתִֽי׃ סna.cha.la.TiH5159withtheirabominationsוְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םve.to.'a.Vo.tei.HemH8441.

19OJehovah,mystrengthעֻזִּ֧י'u.ZiH5797,andmystrongholdוּמָעֻזִּ֛יu.ma.'u.ZiH4581,andmyrefugeH4581inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofaffliction, unto theeshallthenationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935fromtheendsמֵֽאַפְסֵי־me.'af.sei-H657oftheearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,andshallsayוְיֹאמְר֗וּve.yo.me.RuH559,OurfathersH1haveinheritedH5157noughtbutliesH8267,evenvanityH1892andthingswhereinthereisnoprofitמוֹעִֽיל׃mo.'IlH3276.

20ShallamanH120makeהֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ha.ya.'a.seh-H6213untohimselfgodsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430, whichyetarenogodsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430?

21Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,behold,Iwillcausethemtoknowמֽוֹדִיעָ֔םmo.di.'AmH3045,thisoncewillIcausethemtoknowאוֹדִיעֵ֥ם'o.di.'EmH3045myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027andmymight;andtheyshallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatmynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034isJehovah.

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