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Deuteronomy 31:16-21

16And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “You will soonהִנְּךָ֥hi.ne.KhaH2009restשֹׁכֵ֖בsho.KhevH7901withעִם־'im-H5973your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and theseהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971will rise upוְקָם֩ve.KamH6965and prostitute themselvesוְזָנָ֣ה׀ve.za.NahH2181withאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310the foreignנֵֽכַר־ne.khar-H5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theyה֤וּאhu'H1931are enteringבָא־ שָׁ֙מָּה֙ בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹva'- Sha.mah be.kir.BoH935 H8033 H7130.They will forsake Meוַעֲזָבַ֕נִיva.'a.za.Va.niH5800and breakוְהֵפֵר֙ve.he.FerH6565אֶת־'et-H853the covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with themאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.

17On thatהַ֠הוּאHa.hu'H1931dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117My angerאַפִּ֣י'a.PiH639will burnוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734against them,and I will abandon themוַעֲזַבְתִּ֞יםva.'a.zav.TimH5800and hideוְהִסְתַּרְתִּ֨יve.his.tar.TiH5641My faceפָנַ֤יfa.NaiH6440from them,so that they will beוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961consumedלֶֽאֱכֹ֔לle.'e.KholH398,and manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227troublesרָע֥וֹתra.'otH7451and afflictionsוְצָר֑וֹתve.tza.RotH6869will befall themוּמְצָאֻ֛הוּu.me.tza.'U.huH4672.On thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they will sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, ‘Have notהֲלֹ֗אha.Lo'H3808theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428disastersהָרָע֥וֹתha.ra.'otH7451come upon usמְצָא֖וּנִיme.tza.'U.niH4672becauseעַ֣ל כִּֽי־'al ki-H5921 H3588our Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430is noאֵ֤ין'einH369longer with usבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130?’

18Andוְאָנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.KhiH595on thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I will surely hideH5641My faceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440because ofעַ֥ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have doneעָשָׂ֑ה כִּ֣י'a.Sah kiH6213 H3588by turningפָנָ֔הfa.NahH6437toאֶל־'el-H413otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

19Now thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,write downכִּתְב֤וּkit.VuH3789for yourselvesאֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063songהַשִּׁירָ֣הha.shi.RahH7892and teachוְלַמְּדָ֥הּve.la.me.DahH3925אֶת־'et-H853it to the Israelitesבְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478;have them reciteשִׂימָ֣הּsi.MahH7760itבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310,so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616itהַשִּׁירָ֥ה הַזֹּ֛אתha.shi.Rah ha.ZotH2063 H7892may beתִּהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961a witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707for Meagainstבִּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃biv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478them.

20Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have brought themאֲבִיאֶ֜נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935intoאֶֽל־'el-H413the landהָאֲדָמָ֣ה׀ha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to give their fathersלַאֲבֹתָ֗יוla.'a.vo.TavH1,a land flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,they will eatוְאָכַ֥לve.'a.KhalH398their fillוְשָׂבַ֖עve.sa.Va'H7646and prosperוְדָשֵׁ֑ןve.da.ShenH1878.Then they will turnוּפָנָ֞הu.fa.NahH6437toאֶל־'el-H413otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430and worship themוַעֲבָד֔וּםva.'a.va.DumH5647,and they will reject Meוְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִיve.Ni.'a.Tzu.niH5006and breakוְהֵפֵ֖רve.he.FerH6565אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285.

21וְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961And whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588manyרַבּוֹת֮ra.bOtH7227troublesרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451and afflictionsוְצָרוֹת֒ve.tza.rOtH6869have come upon themתִמְצֶ֨אןָtim.Tze.naH4672אֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853,thisהַזֹּ֤אתha.ZotH2063songהַשִּׁירָ֨הha.shi.RahH7892will testifyוְ֠עָנְתָה לְעֵ֔דVe.'a.ne.tah le.'EdH6030 H5707against themלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588it will not be forgottenלֹ֥א תִשָּׁכַ֖חlo' ti.sha.KhachH3808 H7911from the lipsמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of their descendantsזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233.Forכִּ֧יkiH3588I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045אֶת־'et-H853their inclinationיִצְר֗וֹyitz.RoH3336אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834ה֤וּאhu'H1931עֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213הַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,even beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I bring themאֲבִיאֶ֔נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I swore to give themנִשְׁבָּֽעְתִּי׃nish.Ba.'e.tiH7650.”

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