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Jeremiah 2:1-7

1Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2GoH1980,andcryintheearsבְאָזְנֵ֨יve.'a.ze.NeiH241ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Irememberזָכַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142fortheethekindnessofthyyouthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,theloveאַהֲבַ֖ת'a.ha.VatH160ofthine espousals;howthou wentestaftermeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,inalandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776thatwasnotsownזְרוּעָֽה׃ze.ru.'AhH2232.

3Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478washolinessH6944untoJehovah,thefirst-fruitsofhisincrease:allthatdevourאֹכְלָ֣יו'o.khe.LavH398himshallbeheldguiltyיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816;evilH7451shallcomeתָּבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935uponthem, saithJehovah.

4Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,andallthefamiliesH4940ofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,WhatunrighteousnessH5766haveyourfathersH1foundמָּצְא֨וּma.tze.'UH4672inme,thattheyaregonefarH7368fromme,andhavewalkedaftervanityהַהֶ֖בֶלha.He.velH1892,andarebecomevain?

6NeithersaidH559they,Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346isJehovahthatbroughtH5927usupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,thatledusthroughthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,throughalandבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofdesertsעֲרָבָ֤ה'a.ra.VahH6160andofpitsוְשׁוּחָה֙ve.shu.ChahH7745,throughalandבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776ofdroughtandoftheshadowofdeath,throughalandבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776thatnonepassedH5674through,andwhereH346nomanH376dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427?

7AndIbroughtH935youintoaplentifullandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398thefruitפִּרְיָ֖הּpir.YahH6529thereofandthegoodnessH2898thereof;butwhenyeentered, yedefiledH2930mylandאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,andmadeH7760myheritageanabominationלְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃le.to.'e.VahH8441.

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