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Jeremiah 44:2-14

2Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: YehaveseenH7200alltheevilH7451thatIhavebroughtH935uponJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,anduponallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and,behold,thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117theyareadesolationH2723,andnomandwelleth therein,

3becauseoftheirwickednessרָעָתָ֗םra.'a.TamH7451whichtheyhavecommittedtoprovokeלְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707metoangerH3707,inthattheywenttoburnincenseH6999,andtoserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,thattheyknewH3045not,neitherthey,norye,noryourfathersH1.

4HowbeitIsentH7971untoyouallmyservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,risingH7925upearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥יםhash.KeimH7925andsendingH7971them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Oh,donotthisabominablethingדְּבַֽר־de.var-H1697thatIhateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.

5Buttheyhearkenednot,norinclinedH5186theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241toturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725fromtheirwickednessמֵרָֽעָתָ֑םme.ra.'a.TamH7451,toburnnoincenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.

6WhereforemywrathH2534andmineangerוְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639wasH1961pouredוַתִּתַּ֤ךְva.ti.TakhH5413forth,andwasH1961kindledinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andtheyarewastedanddesolate,asitisthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7Thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258nowH6258thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Wherefore commit yethisgreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419evilH7451againstyourownsoulsH5315,tocutלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772offfromyoumanאִישׁ־'ish-H376andwomanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,infantandsuckling,outofthemidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,toleaveהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498younoneremainingH3498;

8inthatyeprovokeH3707meuntoangerלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707withtheworksH4639ofyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027,burningincenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, whither yearegoneH935tosojourn;thatyemaybeH1961cutהַכְרִ֣יתhakh.RitH3772off,andthatyemaybeH1961acurseלִקְלָלָ֣הlik.la.LahH7045andareproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781amongallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

9Haveyeforgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩hash.khach.TemH7911thewickednessH7451ofyourfathersH1,andthewickednessH7451ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,andthewickednessH7451oftheirwivesH802,andyourownwickednessH7451,andthewickednessH7451ofyourwivesH802,whichtheycommittedinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

10Theyarenothumbledevenuntothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,neitherhavetheyfearedיָרְא֗וּya.re.'UH3372,norwalkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980inmylawבְתֽוֹרָתִי֙ve.to.ra.TiH8451,norinmystatutesH2708,thatIsetנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeyouandbeforeyourfathersH1.

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Behold,Iwillsetשָׂ֥םsamH7760myfaceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440againstyouforevilH7451,eventocutוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772offallJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12AndIwilltakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.TiH3947theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,thathavesetשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesH6440togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935intothelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714tosojournthere,andtheyshallallbeH1961consumed;inthelandבְּאֶ֧רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shalltheyfallיִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luH5307;theyshallbeH1961consumedbytheswordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719andbythefamineבָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'AvH7458;theyshalldieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,fromtheleastevenuntothegreatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,bytheswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719andbythefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458;andtheyshallbeH1961anexecration,andanastonishment,andacurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045,andareproachוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃u.le.cher.PahH2781.

13ForIwillpunishH6485themthatdwellהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,asIhavepunishedH6485Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,bytheswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719,bythefamineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458,andbythepestilenceוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698;

14sothatnoneoftheremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,thataregoneH935intothelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714tosojournthere,shallescapeH6412orbeH1961left,toreturnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ve.la.ShuvH7725intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,towhichtheyhaveadesireנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315toreturnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427there:fornoneshallreturnיָשׁ֖וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725savesuchasshallescapeH6412.

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