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Jeremiah 6:18-30

18Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651hearH8085, yenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,andknowוּדְעִ֥יu.de.'IH3045,Ocongregationעֵדָ֖ה'e.DahH5712,whatisamongthem.

19Hearשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8085,Oearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilH7451uponthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,eventhefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529oftheirthoughtsH4284,becausetheyhavenothearkened untomywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697;andasformylawוְתוֹרָתִ֖יve.to.ra.TiH8451,theyhaverejectedוַיִּמְאֲסוּ־vai.yim.'a.su-H3988it.

20Towhatpurposecomeththeretomefrankincenseלְבוֹנָה֙le.vo.NahH3828fromShebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'H7614,andthesweetcaneוְקָנֶ֥הve.ka.NehH7070fromafarcountry?yourburnt-offeringsarenotacceptable,noryoursacrificesH2077pleasingעָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH6149untome.

21Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,Iwilllaystumbling-blocksbeforethispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971;andthefathersאָב֨וֹת'a.VotH1andthesonsוּבָנִ֥יםu.va.NimH1121togetherH3162shallstumbleוְכָ֣שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782againstthem;theneighborH7453andhisfriendוְרֵע֖וֹve.re.'OH7453shallperishוְאָבָֽדוּ׃ פve.'a.Ba.duH6.

22Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971comethfromthenorthצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828country;andagreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471shallbestirredH5782upfromtheuttermostpartsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411oftheearthH776.

23Theylayholdיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onbowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andspear;theyarecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394,andhavenomercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355;theirvoiceH6963roarethliketheseaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,andtheyrideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392uponhorsesH5483,everyoneH376setinarray,asamanכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376tothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,againstthee, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

24WehaveheardH8085thereportשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089thereof;ourhandsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027waxfeeble:anguishחִ֖ילchilH2427hathtakenH2388holdהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhe.che.zi.Kat.nuH2388ofus,andpangsasofawomanintravail.

25Goתֵּֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'iH3318notforthH3318intothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,norwalkbythewayH1870;fortheswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719oftheenemyלְאֹיֵ֔בle.'o.YevH341,andterrorמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032,areoneveryside.

26Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971,girdחִגְרִי־chig.ri-H2296theewithsackclothשָׂק֙sakH8242,andwallowthyselfinashesבָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665:makeH6213theemourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60,asforanonlyיָחִיד֙ya.ChidH3173sonH3173,mostbitterlamentation;forthedestroyerהַשֹּׁדֵ֖דha.sho.DedH7703shallsuddenlyפִתְאֹ֔םfit.'OmH6597comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935uponus.

27IhavemadeH5414theeatrierandafortressH4013amongmypeopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971;thatthou mayestknowH3045andtrytheirwayH1870.

28Theyareallgrievous revolters,goingהֹלְכֵ֥יho.le.KheiH1980aboutwithslanders;theyarebrassandironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270:theyallofthemdealcorruptlyH7843.

29Thebellowsblowfiercely;theleadעֹפָ֑רֶת'o.Fa.retH5777isconsumedofthefire:invaindotheygoonrefiningH6884;forthewickedH7451arenotpluckedawayH5423.

30Refusesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701shallmencallקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121them,becauseJehovahhathrejectedH3988them.

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