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Jeremiah 5:26-31

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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