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Jeremiah 2:5-34

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.

8Thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548saidH559not,Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346isJehovah?andtheythathandlethelawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451knewH3045menot:therulersalsotransgressedH6586againstme,andtheprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedH5012byBaalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168,andwalkedהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980afterthingsthatdonotprofitיוֹעִ֖לוּyo.'I.luH3276.

9WhereforeIwillyetH5750contendאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378withyou, saithJehovah,andwithyourchildren’schildrenwillIcontendאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378.

10Forpassעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674overtotheislesofKittimH3794,andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200;andsendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971untoKedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938,andconsiderH7200diligently;andseeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200iftherehathbeenH1961suchathing.

11Hathanationגּוֹי֙goyH1471changeditsgodsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,whichyetarenogodsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?butmypeopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971havechangedtheirgloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519forthatwhichdothnotprofitיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12Beastonished,Oyeheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,atthis,andbehorribly afraid,beyeveryH3966desolateH8074, saithJehovah.

13Formypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971havecommittedtwoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evils:theyhaveforsakenme,thefountainH4726oflivingwatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,andhewedthemoutcisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877,brokenH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877,thatcanholdH3557nowaterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

14IsIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aservantH5650?isheahome-bornslaveהַעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650?whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069ishebecomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961apreyH957?

15Theyoungכְפִרִ֔יםkhe.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715haveroaredיִשְׁאֲג֣וּyish.'a.GuH7580uponhim,andyelled;andtheyhavemadeH5414hislandאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047:hiscitiesעָרָ֥יו'a.RavH5892areburnedH3341up,withoutinhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

16Thechildrenalsoגַּם־gam-H1571ofMemphisנֹ֖ףnofH5297andTahpanhesוְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סve.tach.pe.nesH8471havebrokenthecrownofthyhead.

17Hast thounotprocuredthisunto thyself,inthatthou hast forsakenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,whenheled theebythewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870?

18AndnowH6258whathast thoutodointhewayH1870toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,todrinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325oftheShihorשִׁח֑וֹרshi.ChorH7883?orwhathast thoutodointhewayH1870toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,todrinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325oftheRiverנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104?

19Thine ownwickednessרָעָתֵ֗ךְra.'a.TekhH7451shallcorrectthee,andthy backslidingsshallreproveH3198thee:knowוּדְעִ֤יu.de.'IH3045thereforeandseeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200thatitisanevilרַ֣עra'H7451thingandabitterוָמָ֔רva.MarH4751,thatthou hast forsakenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,andthatmyfearisnotinthee, saiththeLord,Jehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

20ForofoldtimeIhavebrokenH7665thyyokeעֻלֵּ֗ךְ'u.LekhH5923,andburstthybonds;andthou saidst,IwillnotserveH5647;foruponeveryhighגְּבֹהָ֗הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֞הgiv.'AhH1389andundereverygreentreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086thou didst bow thyself,playingH2181theharlot.

21YetIhadplantedנְטַעְתִּ֣יךְne.ta'.TikhH5193theeanoblevineהַגֶּ֥פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612,whollyarightseedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233:howוְאֵיךְ֙ve.'eiKhH349thenart thouturnedH2015intothedegenerate branchesofaforeignH5237vineH1612untome?

22Forthoughthouwashתְּכַבְּסִי֙te.kha.be.SiH3526theewithlye,andtake theemuchH7235soapבֹּרִ֑יתbo.RitH1287,yetthineiniquityעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771ismarkedbeforeme, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

23HowH4100canst thousayתֹּאמְרִ֞יtom.RiH559,IamnotdefiledH2930,IhavenotgoneH1980aftertheBaalim?seeH7200thywayH1870inthevalleyבַּגַּ֔יְאba.Gay'H1516,knowH3045whatthou hastdone: thou artaswiftקַלָּ֖הka.LahH7031dromedary traversingherwaysH1870;

24awildפֶּ֣רֶה׀Pe.rehH6501assusedtothewildernessמִדְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057,thatsnuffethupthewindר֔וּחַRu.achH7307inherdesireH5315;inheroccasionwhocanturnיְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּהye.shi.Ve.nahH7725herawayH7725?alltheythatseekמְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙me.vak.Shei.haH1245herwillnotwearyיִיעָ֔פוּyi.'A.fuH3286themselves;inhermonthבְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּbe.cha.de.ShahH2320theyshallfindיִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃yim.tza.'U.ne.haH4672her.

25WithholdH4513thyfootרַגְלֵךְ֙rag.leKhH7272frombeingunshod,andthy throatfromthirst.Butthou saidst,Itisinvain;no,forIhavelovedאָהַ֥בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157strangersH2114,andafterthemwillIgo.

26Asthethiefגַּנָּב֙ga.NavH1590isashamedH954whenheisfoundH4672,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651isthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478ashamedH954;they,theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428,theirprincesH8269,andtheirpriestsוְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖םve.kho.ha.nei.HemH3548,andtheirprophetsוּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃u.ne.vi.'ei.HemH5030;

27whosayאֹמְרִ֨ים'o.me.RimH559toastock, Thou artmyfatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1;andtoastoneוְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ve.la.'E.venH68, Thou hastbroughtH3205meforthH3205:fortheyhaveturnedפָנ֥וּfa.NuH6437theirbackH6437untome,andnottheirfaceפָנִ֑יםfa.NimH6440;butinthetimeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256oftheirtroubleH7451theywillsayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֖וּמָהKu.mahH6965,andsaveוְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃ve.ho.shi.'E.nuH3467us.

28ButwhereH834arethygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430thatthou hastmadeH6213thee?letthemariseיָק֕וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965,iftheycansaveיוֹשִׁיע֖וּךָyo.shi.'U.khaH3467theeinthetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256ofthytroubleH7451:foraccordingtothenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557ofthycitiesעָרֶ֔יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892arethygodsאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,OJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

29Whereforewillyecontendתָרִ֖יבוּta.Ri.vuH7378withme? yeallhavetransgressedH6586againstme, saithJehovah.

30InvainhaveIsmittenyourchildren;theyreceivedH3947nocorrectionמוּסָ֖רmu.SarH4148:yourownswordחַרְבְּכֶ֛םchar.be.KhemH2719hathdevouredאָכְלָ֧ה'a.khe.LahH398yourprophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030,likeadestroyingמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH7843lionכְּאַרְיֵ֥הke.'ar.YehH738.

31Ogenerationהַדּ֗וֹרha.DorH1755,seeH7200yethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah.HaveIbeenH1961awildernessהֲמִדְבָּ֤רha.mid.BarH4057untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?oralandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthickdarkness? whereforesayH559mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,Wearebroken loose;wewillcomeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935nomoreunto thee?

32Canavirginבְּתוּלָה֙be.tu.LahH1330forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911herornamentsעֶדְיָ֔הּ'ed.YahH5716,orabrideכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618herattire?yetmypeopleוְעַמִּ֣יve.'a.MiH5971haveforgottenשְׁכֵח֔וּנִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911medaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withoutnumberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

33Howמַה־mah-H4100trimmest thou thywayדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870toseekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160!thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651eventhewickedהָרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451women hast thoutaughtH3925thywaysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870.

34Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571inthyskirtsבִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙bikh.na.Fa.yikhH3671isfoundH4672thebloodדַּ֛םdamH1818ofthesoulsH5315oftheinnocentנְקִיִּ֑יםne.ki.YimH5355poor: thou didstnotfindH4672thembreakingבַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶתva.mach.Te.retH4290in;butitisbecauseofallthesethingsאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428.

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