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Jeremiah 4:19-31

19MyanguishH2342,myanguishH2342!Iam painedatmyveryheartלִבִּ֛יli.BiH3820;myheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820isdisquietedinme;Icannotholdmypeace;becausethou hastheardH8085,OmysoulH5315,thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782,thealarmH8643ofwarH4421.

20Destructionשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667upondestructionשֶׁ֙בֶר֙she.verH7667iscried;forthewholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776islaidwaste:suddenlyפִּתְאֹם֙pit.'OmH6597aremytentsאֹהָלַ֔י'o.ha.LaiH168destroyedH7703,andmycurtainsיְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407inamomentרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281.

21HowlongshallIseeאֶרְאֶה־'er.'eh-H7200thestandardנֵּ֑סNesH5251,andhearאֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה'esh.me.'AhH8085thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃ סsho.FarH7782?

22Formypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971arefoolish,theyknowH3045menot;theyaresottishchildren,andtheyhavenounderstandingנְבוֹנִ֖יםne.vo.NimH995;theyarewiseH2450todoevilלְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'H7489,buttodogoodוּלְהֵיטִ֖יבu.le.hei.TivH3190theyhavenoknowledge.

23Ibeheldtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and,lo,itwaswasteandvoid;andtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtheyhadnolightאוֹרָֽם׃'o.RamH216.

24Ibeheldthemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and,lo,theytrembled,andallthehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389movedtoandfro.

25Ibeheld,and,lo,therewasnomanH120,andallthebirdsע֥וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064werefledH5074.

26Ibeheld,and,lo,thefruitfulfieldwasawildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,andallthecitiesעָרָ֗יו'a.RavH5892thereofwerebrokenH5422downנִתְּצוּ֙ni.te.TzuH5422atthepresenceH6440ofJehovah,andbeforehisfierceangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

27Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saithJehovah,ThewholelandH776shallbeתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961adesolationשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077;yetwillInotmakeאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213afullend.

28Forthisshalltheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56,andtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064abovebeblack;becauseIhavespokenדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696it,Ihavepurposedit,andIhavenotrepentedנִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162,neitherwillIturnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725backH7725fromit.

29Everycityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fleethforthenoiseofthehorsemenH6571andbowmen;theygoבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935intothethickets,andclimbupupontherocksוּבַכֵּפִ֖יםu.va.ke.FimH3710:everycityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892isforsaken,andnotamanH376dwelleth therein.

30Andthou,whenthou artmadeH6213desolate,whatwilt thoudo?Thoughthou clothest thyselfwithscarletשָׁנִ֜יsha.NiH8144,thoughthou deckest theewithornamentsעֲדִי־'a.di-H5716ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,thoughthou enlargest thineeyesעֵינַ֔יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869withpaint,invaindost thoumakeH6213thyself fair; thyloversdespisethee,theyseekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245thylifeנַפְשֵׁ֥ךְnaf.ShekhH5315.

31ForIhaveheardH8085avoiceH6963asofawomanintravail,theanguishasofherthatbringethforthherfirstchild,thevoiceH6963ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726,thatgaspethforbreath,thatspreadethherhandsכַּפֶּ֑יהָka.Pei.haH3709,saying,Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188ismenow!formysoulH5315faintethbeforethemurderers.

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