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Jeremiah 44:20-30

20ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559untoallthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,tothemen,andtothewomenH802,eventoallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thathadgivenhimthatanswerהָעֹנִ֥יםha.'o.NimH6030,sayingH559,

21TheincenseH6999thatyeburnedinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, yeandyourfathersH1,yourkingsמַלְכֵיכֶ֥םmal.khei.KhemH4428andyourprincesH8269,andthepeopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,didnotJehovahrememberזָכַ֣רza.KharH2142them,andcameוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖הva.ta.'a.LehH5927itnotintohismind?

22sothatJehovahcouldnotlongerbearH5375,becauseoftheevilofyourdoings,andbecauseoftheabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441whichyehavecommitted;thereforeisyourlandאַ֠רְצְכֶם'Ar.tze.khemH776becomeוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961adesolationH8047,andanastonishment,andacurseוְלִקְלָלָ֛הve.lik.la.LahH7045,withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427,asitisthisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

23BecauseyehaveburnedincenseH6999,andbecauseyehavesinnedH2398againstJehovah,andhavenotobeyedthevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,norwalkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980inhislawוּבְתֹרָת֧וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451,norinhisstatutesH2708,norinhistestimoniesוּבְעֵדְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715;thereforeH3651thisevilH7451ishappenedקָרָ֥אתka.RatH7122untoyou,asitisthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

24MoreoverJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559untoallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andtoallthewomenH802,Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,allJudahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063thatareinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714:

25Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֩tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559, YeandyourwivesH802havebothspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696withyourmouthsבְּפִיכֶם֮be.fi.KhemH6310,andwithyourhandsוּבִידֵיכֶ֣םu.vi.dei.KhemH3027havefulfilledit,sayingH559,Wewillsurelyperformourvowsנְדָרֵ֗ינוּne.da.Rei.nuH5088thatwehavevowedנָדַ֙רְנוּ֙na.Dar.nuH5087,toburnincenseH6999tothequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtopourוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258outdrink-offerings untoher:establishH6965thenyourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088,andperformyourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ פnid.rei.KhemH5088.

26Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,allJudahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:Behold,IhaveswornH7650bymygreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419nameבִּשְׁמִ֤יbish.MiH8034, saithJehovah,thatmynameשְׁמִ֜יshe.MiH8034shallnomorebeיִהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961namedH8034inthemouthבְּפִ֣י׀be.FiH6310ofanymanH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063inallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingH559,AstheLordJehovahliveth.

27Behold,Iwatchשֹׁקֵ֧דsho.KedH8245overthemforevilH7451,andnotforgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896;andallthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063thatareinthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shallbeconsumedbytheswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719andbythefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,untiltherebeanendכְּלוֹתָֽם׃ke.lo.TamH3615ofthem.

28Andtheythatescapeוּפְלִיטֵ֨יu.fe.li.TeiH6412theswordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719shallreturnיְשֻׁב֨וּןye.shu.VunH7725outofthelandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714intothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,fewinnumberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557;andalltheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,thataregoneH935intothelandלְאֶֽרֶץ־le.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714tosojournthere,shallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045whosewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697shallstandH6965,mine,ortheirs.

29Andthisshallbethesignהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226untoyou, saithJehovah,thatIwillpunishH6485youinthisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,thatyemayknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045thatmywordsדְבָרַ֛יde.va.RaiH1697shallsurelystandH6965againstyouforevilH7451:

30Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,IwillgiveH5414PharaohHophrakingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofhisenemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341,andintothehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027ofthemthatseekH1245hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315;asIgaveH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063intothehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,whowashisenemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,andsoughtH1245hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ סnaf.ShoH5315.

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