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Jeremiah 4:5-20

5Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046yeinJudahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,andpublishinJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andsayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559,Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628yethetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:cryaloudandsayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559,Assembleyourselves,andletusgoוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935intothefortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

6SetH5975upastandardנֵ֣סnesH5251towardZionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726:fleeforsafety,staynot;forIwillbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilH7451fromthenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,andagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7Alionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738isgoneH3318upfromhisthicket,andadestroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843ofnationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471;heisonhisway,heisgoneH3318forthH3318fromhisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thylandאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776desolate,thatthycitiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892belaidwasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

8Forthisgirdחִגְר֥וּchig.RuH2296youwithsackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,lamentH5594andwailוְהֵילִ֑ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213;forthefierceangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahisnotturnedH7725backשָׁ֛בshavH7725fromus.

9Anditshallcometopassatthatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117, saithJehovah,thattheheartלֵב־lev-H3820ofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallperishיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6,andtheheartוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820oftheprincesH8269;andthepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961astonished,andtheprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallwonder.

10ThensaidH559I,Ah,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah!surelythou hast greatly deceivedthispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971andJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559, Yeshallhavepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965; whereastheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719reacheth untothelifeH5315.

11Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256shallitbesaidH559tothispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971andtoJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389,Ahotwindר֣וּחַRu.achH7307fromthebareשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057towardthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,nottowinnowלִזְר֖וֹתliz.RotH2219,nortocleanse;

12afullמָלֵ֛אma.Le'H4392windר֧וּחַRu.achH7307fromtheseshallcomeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935forme:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258willIalsoגַּם־gam-H1571utterjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941againstthem.

13Behold,heshallcomeH5927upascloudsH6051,andhischariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818shallbeasthewhirlwind:hishorsesH5483areswifterthaneaglesH5404.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188untous!forweareruined.

14OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,washכַּבְּסִ֨יka.be.SiH3526thyheartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820fromwickednessאוֹנֵֽךְ׃'o.NekhH205,thatthou mayestbesavedH3467.Howlongshallthineevilמֵרָעָ֤הme.ra.'AhH7451thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284lodgewithinthee?

15Foravoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963declarethfromDanמִדָּ֑ןmi.DanH1835,andpublishethevilfromthehillsמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16MakeH5414yementiontothenationsלַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471;behold, publishagainstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thatwatcherscomeH935fromafarcountry,andgiveH5414outtheirvoiceקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963againstthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

17AskeepersH8104ofafieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704aretheyagainstherroundמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,becauseshehathbeenH1961rebelliousמָרָ֖תָהma.Ra.tahH4784againstme, saithJehovah.

18ThywayH1870andthydoingshaveprocuredthesethingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428unto thee;thisisthywickednessרָעָתֵךְ֙ra.'a.teKhH7451;foritisbitterH4751,foritreacheth unto thyheartלִבֵּֽךְ׃ סli.BekhH3820.

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.

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