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Jeremiah 2:9-19

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.

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