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Jeremiah 18:18-23

18ThensaidH559they, Come,andletusdevisedevicesagainstJeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414;forthelawH8451shallnotperishH6fromthepriestמִכֹּהֵ֗ןmi.ko.HenH3548,norcounselוְעֵצָה֙ve.'e.TzahH6098fromthewiseמֵֽחָכָ֔םme.cha.KhamH2450,northewordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697fromtheprophetמִנָּבִ֑יאmi.na.Vi'H5030. Come,andletussmitehimwiththetongueבַלָּשׁ֔וֹןva.la.ShonH3956,andletusnotgiveheedtoanyofhiswordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.

19Giveheedtome,OJehovah,andhearkentothevoiceלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963ofthemthatcontendwithme.

20Shallevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451berecompensedforgoodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896?fortheyhavediggedapitשׁוּחָ֖הshu.ChahH7745formysoulH5315.Rememberזְכֹ֣ר׀ze.KhorH2142howIstoodעָמְדִ֣י'a.me.DiH5975beforetheetospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696goodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896forthem,toturnלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725awayH7725thywrathH2534fromthem.

21Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651deliveruptheirchildrentothefamineלָרָעָ֗בla.ra.'AvH7458,andgiveתֵּ֨ןtenH5414themovertothepoweroftheswordחֶרֶב֒che.RevH2719;andlettheirwivesH802becomeוְתִֽהְיֶ֨נָהve.tih.Ye.nahH1961childless,andwidowsוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתve.'al.ma.NotH490;andlettheirmenH376beיִֽהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961slainהֲרֻ֣גֵיha.Ru.geiH2026ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194,andtheiryoungH1121menH376smittenoftheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719inbattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

22Letacryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201beheardH8085fromtheirhousesH1004,whenthou shaltbringתָבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935atroopH1416suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597uponthem;fortheyhavediggedapittotakeH3920me,andhidH2934snaresH6341formyfeetH7272.

23Yet,Jehovah, thou knowestalltheircounselH6098againstmetoslayme;forgivenottheiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,neitherblotouttheirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403fromthysight;butletthembeוְיִהְי֤וּve.ha.yuH1961overthrownbeforethee;dealthouwiththeminthetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256ofthineangerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639.

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