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Jeremiah 44:7-19

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.

15ThenallthemenH376whoknewH3045thattheirwivesH802burnedincenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,andallthewomenH802thatstoodהָעֹמְד֖וֹתha.'o.me.DotH5975by,agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419assemblyH6951,evenallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971thatdweltH3427inthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,inPathrosבְּפַתְר֥וֹסbe.fat.RosH6624,answeredJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Asforthewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatthou hastspokenדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696untousinthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,wewillnothearken unto thee.

17ButwewillcertainlyperformeverywordH1697thatisgoneH3318forthH3318outofourmouthמִפִּ֗ינוּmi.Pi.nuH6310,toburnincenseH6999untothequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֮ha.sha.ma.YimH8064,andtopourוְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ve.ha.seikh-H5258outdrink-offerings untoher,aswehavedone,weandourfathersH1,ourkingsמְלָכֵ֣ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428andourprincesH8269,inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;forthenhadweplentyofvictuals,andwerewell,andsawH7200noevilH7451.

18ButsinceweleftoffburningincenseH6999tothequeenלִמְלֶ֧כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andpouringoutdrink-offerings untoher,wehavewantedallthings,andhavebeenconsumedbytheswordוּבַחֶ֥רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719andbythefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458.

19AndwhenweburnedincenseH6999tothequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andpouredoutdrink-offerings untoher,didwemakeעָשִׂ֨ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213hercakestoworshipher,andpourH5258outdrink-offerings untoher,withoutourhusbandsH376?

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