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Jeremiah 5:19-31

19Anditshallcometopass,whenyeshallsayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559, Wherefore hathJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430doneallthesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428untous?thenshalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Likeasyehaveforsakenme,andservedH5647foreigngodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430inyourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651shallyeserveH5647strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114inalandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776thatisnotyours.

20Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046yethisinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,andpublishitinJudahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowthis,Ofoolishpeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,andwithoutunderstanding;thathaveeyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,andseeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200not;thathaveearsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241,andhearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085not:

22Fearתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372yenotme? saithJehovah:willyenottrembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342atmypresenceH6440,whohaveplacedH7760thesandחוֹל֙chOlH2344fortheboundoftheseaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220,byaperpetualdecreeחָק־chok-H2706,thatitcannotpassיַעַבְרֶ֑נְהוּya.'av.Ren.huH5674it?andthoughthewavesthereoftossthemselves,yetcantheynotprevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201;thoughtheyroarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993,yetcantheynotpassיַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ׃ya.'av.Run.huH5674overit.

23Butthispeopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971hatharevoltingandarebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartלֵ֖בlevH3820;theyareH1961revoltedandgone.

24NeithersayH559theyintheirheartבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824,Letusnowfearנִ֤ירָאNi.ra'H3372JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,thatgivethrainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653, boththeformerandthelatter,initsseason;thatpreserveth untoustheappointedweeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620oftheharvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.

25Youriniquitiesעֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771haveturnedהִטּוּ־hi.tu-H5186awaythesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428,andyoursinsוְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םve.cha.To.tei.KhemH2403havewithholdengoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896fromyou.

26Foramongmypeopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971arefoundH4672wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563menH376:theywatchיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789,asfowlersH3353lieinwait;theysetהִצִּ֥יבוּhi.Tzi.vuH5324atrap,theycatchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menH376.

27Asacageisfullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392ofbirdsע֔וֹףofH5775,soH3651aretheirhousesH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392ofdeceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820:thereforeH3651theyarebecomeגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431greatH1431,andwaxedrichוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.

28Theyarewaxedfatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080,theyshine: yea,theyoverpassindeedsofwickednessH7451;theypleadnotthecause,thecauseofthefatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490,thattheymayprosperH6743;andtherightH4941oftheneedyאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34dotheynotjudgeH8199.

29ShallInotvisitH6485forthesethingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428? saithJehovah;shallnotmysoulH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358onsuchanationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471asthis?

30Awonderfulandhorrible thingiscometopassinthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776:

31theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyH5012falsely,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearrulebytheirmeans;andmypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveH157tohaveitsoH3651:andwhatwillyedointheendלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof?

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