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Jeremiah 5:1-9

1Run yetoandfrothroughthestreetsבְּחוּצ֣וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andseeוּרְאוּ־u.re.'u-H7200now,andknowH3045,andseekH1245inthebroad places thereof,ifyecanfindתִּמְצְא֣וּtim.tze.'UH4672amanH376,iftherebeanythatdoethjustly,thatseekethtruth;andIwillpardonher.

2Andthoughtheysayיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559,AsJehovahliveth;surelytheyswearיִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650falsely.

3OJehovah, donotthineeyesעֵינֶיךָ֮'ei.nei.KhaH5869lookupontruth? thou haststrickenthem,buttheywerenotgrieved; thou hastconsumedthem,buttheyhaverefusedH3985toreceiveH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:theyhavemadeH2388theirfacesH6440harderthanarockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553;theyhaverefusedH3985toreturnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

4ThenIsaidH559,Surelythesearepoorדַּלִּ֖יםda.LimH1800;theyarefoolish;fortheyknowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045notthewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofJehovah,northelawoftheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430:

5Iwillgetmeuntothegreatהַגְּדֹלִים֙ha.ge.do.LimH1419men,andwillspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696untothem;fortheyknowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofJehovah,andthelawoftheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.ButthesewithoneaccordhavebrokenH7665theyokeעֹ֔ל'OlH5923,andburstthebonds.

6Whereforealionאַרְיֵ֜ה'ar.YehH738outoftheforestמִיַּ֗עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293shallslaythem,awolfזְאֵ֤בze.'EvH2061oftheevenings shalldestroyH7703them,aleopardנָמֵ֤רna.MerH5246shallwatchשֹׁקֵד֙sho.KedH8245againsttheircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892;everyonethatgoethoutthence shallbetornיִטָּרֵ֑ףyi.ta.RefH2963inpieces;becausetheirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םpish.'ei.HemH6588aremanyרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231,andtheirbackslidingsareincreased.

7HowcanIpardonthee? thychildrenhaveforsakenme,andswornוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650bythemthatarenogodsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.WhenIhadfedthemtothefull,theycommittedH5003adulteryוַיִּנְאָ֔פוּvai.yin.'A.fuH5003,andassembled themselvesintroopsattheharlots’housesוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004;

8theywereH1961asfedhorsesH5483roamingatlarge;everyoneH376neighedafterhisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

9ShallInotvisitH6485forthesethingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428? saithJehovah;andshallnotmysoulH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358onsuchanationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471asthis?

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