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Jeremiah 31:16-21

16Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah: Refrain thyvoiceקוֹלֵךְ֙ko.leKhH6963fromweepingמִבֶּ֔כִיmi.Be.khiH1065,andthineeyesוְעֵינַ֖יִךְve.'ei.Na.yikhH5869fromtearsמִדִּמְעָ֑הmi.dim.'AhH1832;forthyworkלִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙lif.'u.la.teKhH6468shallberewardedשָׂכָ֤רsa.KharH7939, saithJehovah;andtheyshallcomeagainfromthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776oftheenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

17Andthereishopeתִּקְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615forthylatterH319endH319, saithJehovah;andthychildrenshallcomeagaintotheirownborderH1366.

18IhavesurelyheardH8085Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669bemoaninghimselfthus, Thou hastchastisedme,andIwaschastised,asacalfכְּעֵ֖גֶלke.'E.gelH5695unaccustomedtotheyoke:turnH7725thoume,andIshallbeturnedH7725;forthou artJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

19SurelyafterthatIwasturnedשׁוּבִי֙shu.ViH7725,Irepentedנִחַ֔מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162;andafterthatIwasinstructed,Ismoteuponmythighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409:Iwasashamedבֹּ֚שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954,yea,evenconfounded,becauseIdidbearH5375thereproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781ofmyyouthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.

20IsEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669mydearsonהֲבֵן֩ha.VenH1121?isheadarlingchildיֶ֣לֶדYe.ledH3206?forasoftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767asIspeakדַבְּרִי֙da.be.RiH1696againsthim,IdoearnestlyrememberH2142himstillע֑וֹדodH5750:thereforeH3651myheartyearnethforhim;IwillsurelyhavemercyH7355uponhim, saithJehovah.

21SetH7760theeupwaymarks,makeH7760thee guide-posts;setH7760thyheartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820towardthehighwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֖הlam.si.LahH4546, eventhewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870bywhichthou wentest:turnH7725again, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,turnH7725againtothesethycitiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892.

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