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1 Kings 9:7-9

7then I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH5921פְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440the landהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them,and I will banishאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921My presenceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440thisוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for My Nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034.Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478will becomeוְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961an object of scornלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and ridiculeוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

8And when thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088templeוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004has becomeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a heap of rubbleעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,allכָּל־kol-H3605who passעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921will be appalledיִשֹּׁ֣םyi.ShomH8074and will hissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Whyעַל־ מֶ֨ה'al- mehH5921 H4100has the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213such a thingכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602to thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776and to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088templeוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?’

9And others will answerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Becauseעַל֩'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they have forsakenעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318their fathersאֲבֹתָם֮'a.vo.TamH1אֶת־'et-H853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and have embracedוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,worshipingוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.chuH7812and serving themוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םvai.ya.'av.DumH5647—because ofעַל־'al-H5921thisכֵּ֗ןKenH3651,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has broughtהֵבִ֤יאhe.Vi'H935allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ פha.ZotH2063disasterהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921אֵ֥ת'etH853.’”

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