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Deuteronomy 28:38-48

38You will sowתּוֹצִ֣יאto.Tzi'H3318muchרַ֖בravH7227seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233in the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704but harvestתֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte.'e.SofH622littleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the locustsהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697will consume itיַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּyach.se.Le.nuH2628.

39You will plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193and cultivateוְעָבָ֑דְתָּve.'a.Va.de.taH5647vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754,but will neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808drinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354the wineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808gatherתֶאֱגֹ֔רte.'e.GorH103the grapes,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588wormsהַתֹּלָֽעַת׃ha.to.La.'atH8438will eat themתֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398.

40You will haveיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961olive treesזֵיתִ֛יםzei.TimH2132throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your territoryגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366but will neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808anointתָס֔וּךְta.SukhH5480yourself with oilוְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ve.She.menH8081,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the olivesזֵיתֶֽךָ׃zei.Te.khaH2132will drop offיִשַּׁ֖לyi.ShalH5394.

41You will fatherתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323,but they will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808remainיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961yours,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they will goיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980into captivityבַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃ba.She.viH7628.

42Swarms of locustsהַצְּלָצַֽל׃ha.tze.la.TzalH6767will consumeיְיָרֵ֖שׁye.ya.ReshH3423allכָּל־kol-H3605your treesעֵצְךָ֖'e.tze.KhaH6086and the produceוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of your landאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127.

43The foreigner livingהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834among youבְּקִרְבְּךָ֔be.kir.be.ChaH7130will riseיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927higherמַ֣עְלָהMa'.lahH4605and higherמָּ֑עְלָהMa.'e.lahH4605above youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,while youוְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH859sink downתֵרֵ֖דte.RedH3381lowerמַ֥טָּהMa.tahH4295and lowerמָּֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.

44Heה֣וּאhu'H1931will lend to youיַלְוְךָ֔yal.ve.KhaH3867,but youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808lend to himתַלְוֶ֑נּוּtal.Ve.nuH3867.Heה֚וּאhu'H1931will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961the headלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218,and youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859will beתִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961the tailלְזָנָֽב׃le.za.NavH2180.

45Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cursesהַקְּלָל֣וֹתha.ke.la.LotH7045will comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935upon youעָלֶ֜יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.They will pursue youוּרְדָפ֙וּךָ֙u.re.da.Fu.khaH7291and overtake youוְהִשִּׂיג֔וּךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381untilעַ֖ד'adH5704you are destroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֑ךְhi.sha.me.DakhH8045,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588you did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808obeyשָׁמַ֗עְתָּ בְּקוֹל֙sha.Ma'.ta be.kOlH8085 H6963the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and keepלִשְׁמֹ֛רlish.MorH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֥יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He gave youצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680.

46These curses will beוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226and a wonderוּלְמוֹפֵ֑תu.le.mo.FetH4159upon youand your descendantsוּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

47Becauseתַּ֗חַתTa.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you did notלֹא־lo'-H3808serveעָבַ֙דְתָּ֙'a.Vad.taH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057and gladnessוּבְט֣וּבu.ve.TuvH2898of heartלֵבָ֑בle.VavH3824in allכֹּֽל׃KolH3605your abundanceמֵרֹ֖בme.RoH7230,

48you will serveוְעָבַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.vad.TaH5647אֶת־'et-H853your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֗יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will sendיְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971against youin famineבְּרָעָ֧בbe.ra.'AvH7458,thirstוּבְצָמָ֛אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,nakednessוּבְעֵירֹ֖םu.ve.'ei.RomH5903,and destitutionוּבְחֹ֣סֶר כֹּ֑לu.ve.Cho.ser KolH2640 H3605.He will placeוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414an ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270yokeעֹ֤ל'olH5923onעַל־'al-H5921your neckצַוָּארֶ֔ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677untilעַ֥ד'adH5704He has destroyedהִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhish.mi.DoH8045youאֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH853.

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