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Deuteronomy 32:19-43

19When the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saw thisוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200,He rejectedוַיִּנְאָ֑ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006them,provoked to angerמִכַּ֥עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708by His sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתָֽיו׃u.ve.no.TavH1323.

20He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “I will hideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641My face from themפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440;I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200whatמָ֣הmahH4100will betheir endאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588they are a perverseתַּהְפֻּכֹת֙ הֵ֔מָּהtah.pu.Khot He.mahH8419 H1992generationד֤וֹרDorH1755—childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121of unfaithfulnessלֹא־ אֵמֻ֥ןlo'- 'e.MunH3808 H529.

21Theyהֵ֚םhemH1992have provoked My jealousyקִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.niH7065by that which is notבְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410;they have enraged Meכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with their worthless idolsבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892.So Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589will make them jealousאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmH7065by those who are notבְּלֹא־be.lo'-H3808a peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971;I will make them angryאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707by a nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471without understandingנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036.

22Forכִּי־ki-H3588a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784has been kindledקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919by My angerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639,and it burnsוַתִּיקַ֖דva.ti.KadH3344toעַד־'ad-H5704the depthsתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585;it consumesוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776and its produceוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981,and scorchesוַתְּלַהֵ֖טva.te.la.HetH3857the foundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

23I will heapאַסְפֶּ֥ה'as.PehH5595disastersרָע֑וֹתra.'otH7451upon themעָלֵ֖ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921;I will spendאֲכַלֶּה־'a.kha.leh-H3615My arrowsחִצַּ֖יchi.TzaiH2671against them.

24They will be wastedמְזֵ֥יme.ZeiH4198from hungerרָעָ֛בra.'AvH7458and ravagedוּלְחֻ֥מֵיu.le.Chu.meiH3898by pestilenceרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565and bitterמְרִירִ֑יme.ri.RiH4815plagueוְקֶ֣טֶבve.Ke.tevH6986;I will sendאֲשַׁלַּח־'a.sha.lach-H7971the fangsוְשֶׁן־ve.shen-H8127of wild beastsבְּהֵמוֹת֙be.he.mOtH929against them,withעִם־'im-H5973the venomחֲמַ֖תcha.MatH2534of vipers that slitherזֹחֲלֵ֥יzo.cha.LeiH2119in the dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

25Outsideמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH2351,the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719will take their childrenתְּשַׁכֶּל־te.sha.kel-H7921,and insideוּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםu.me.cha.da.RimH2315,terror will strikeאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367the young manגַּם־ בָּחוּר֙gam- ba.ChurH970 H1571andגַּם־gam-H1571the young womanבְּתוּלָ֔הbe.tu.LahH1330,the infantיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243andעִם־'im-H5973the gray-hairedשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

26I would have said thatאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I would cut them to piecesאַפְאֵיהֶ֑ם'af.'ei.HemH6284and blot outאַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה'ash.Bi.tahH7673their memoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143from mankindמֵאֱנ֖וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582,

27if I had notלוּלֵ֗יlu.LeiH3884dreadedאָג֔וּר פֶּֽן־'a.Gur pen-H1481 H6435the tauntכַּ֤עַסKa.'asH3708of the enemyאוֹיֵב֙'o.YevH341,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435their adversariesצָרֵ֑ימוֹtza.Rei.movH6862misunderstandיְנַכְּר֖וּye.na.ke.RuH5234and sayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559: ‘Our own handיָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027has prevailedרָ֔מָהRa.mahH7311;it was notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who didפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466allכָּל־kol-H3605thisזֹֽאת׃ZotH2063.’”

28כִּי־ki-H3588Israelהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992is a nationג֛וֹיGoyH1471devoidאֹבַ֥ד'o.VadH6of counselעֵצ֖וֹתe.TzotH6098,with noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394among them.

29If onlyל֥וּluH3863they were wiseחָכְמ֖וּcha.khe.MuH2449,they would understandיַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyas.Ki.luH7919itזֹ֑אתZotH2063;they would comprehendיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995their fateלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319.

30Howאֵיכָ֞ה'ei.KhahH349could one manאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259pursueיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,or twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147put ten thousandרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233to flightיָנִ֣יסוּya.Ni.suH5127,unlessאִם־ לֹא֙ כִּי־'im- lo' ki-H518 H3808 H3588their Rockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697had sold themמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376,unless the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had given them upהִסְגִּירָֽם׃his.gi.RamH5462?

31Forכִּ֛יkiH3588their rockכְצוּרֵ֖נוּkhe.tzu.Re.nuH6697is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808like our Rockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697,even our enemiesוְאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּve.'o.ye.Vei.nuH341concedeפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414.

32Butכִּֽי־ki-H3588their vineמִגֶּ֤פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612isfrom the vineגַּפְנָ֔םgaf.NamH1612of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467and from the fieldsוּמִשַּׁדְמֹ֖תu.mi.shad.MotH7709of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017.Their grapesH6025are poisonousר֔וֹשׁRo.oshH7219; theirclustersאַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת'ash.ke.LotH811arebitterמְרֹרֹ֖תme.ro.RotH4846.

33Their wineיֵינָ֑םyei.NamH3196is the venomחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of serpentsתַּנִּינִ֖םta.ni.NimH8577,the deadlyאַכְזָֽר׃'akh.ZarH393poisonוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7219of cobrasפְּתָנִ֖יםpe.ta.NimH6620.

34“Have I notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808stored upכָּמֻ֣סka.MusH3647these thingsה֖וּאhu'H1931,sealed upחָתֻ֖םcha.TumH2856within MyH5978vaultsבְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'otz.ro.TaiH214?

35Vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359is Mine;I will repayוְשִׁלֵּ֔םve.shi.LemH8005.In due timeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256their footרַגְלָ֑םrag.LamH7272will slipתָּמ֣וּטta.MutH4131;forכִּ֤יkiH3588their dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of disasterאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,and their doomעֲתִדֹ֥ת'a.ti.DotH6264is coming quicklyוְחָ֖שׁve.ChashH2363.”

36Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will vindicateיָדִ֤יןya.DinH1777His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971and have compassionיִתְנֶחָ֑םyit.ne.ChamH5162onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921His servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650whenכִּ֤יkiH3588He seesיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588their strengthיָ֔דYadH3027is goneאָ֣זְלַת'A.ze.latH235and no oneוְאֶ֖פֶסve.'E.fesH657remains,slaveעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113or freeוְעָזֽוּב׃ve.'a.ZuvH5800.

37He will sayוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559: “Whereאֵ֣י'eiH335are their godsאֱלֹהֵ֑ימוֹ'e.lo.Hei.movH430,the rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697in whichthey took refugeחָסָ֥יוּcha.Sa.yuH2620,

38whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834ateיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398the fatחֵ֤לֶבChe.levH2459of their sacrificesזְבָחֵ֙ימוֹ֙ze.va.Chei.movH2077and drankיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354the wineיֵ֣יןyeinH3196of their drink offeringsנְסִיכָ֑םne.si.KhamH5257?Let them rise upיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965and help youוְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔םve.ya'.ze.ru.KhemH5826;let them give youיְהִ֥י עֲלֵיכֶ֖םye.Hi 'a.lei.KhemH1961 H5921shelterסִתְרָֽה׃sit.RahH5643!

39Seeרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589am Heה֔וּאHu'H1931;there is noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430besides MeH5978.Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589bring deathאָמִ֣ית'a.MitH4191and I give lifeוַאֲחַיֶּ֗הva.'a.chai.YehH2421;I woundאֲנִ֧י מָחַ֙צְתִּי֙'a.Ni ma.Chatz.tiH4272 H589and Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589healאֶרְפָּ֔א'er.Pa'H7495,and there is no oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369who can deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337from My handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027.

40Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I lift upאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375My handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027toאֶל־'el-H413heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and declareוְאָמַ֕רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559:As surely as Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595liveחַ֥יchaiH2416foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769,

41whenאִם־'im-H518I sharpenשַׁנּוֹתִי֙sha.no.TiH8150My flashingבְּרַ֣קbe.RakH1300swordחַרְבִּ֔יchar.BiH2719,and My handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027grasps itוְתֹאחֵ֥זve.to.ChezH270in judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.PatH4941,I will takeאָשִׁ֤יב'a.ShivH7725vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359on My adversariesלְצָרָ֔יle.tza.RaiH6862and repayאֲשַׁלֵּֽם׃'a.sha.LemH7999those who hate Meוְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖יve.lim.san.'AiH8130.

42I will make My arrowsחִצַּי֙chi.TzaiH2671drunkאַשְׁכִּ֤יר'ash.KirH7937with bloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818,while My swordוְחַרְבִּ֖יve.char.BiH2719devoursתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320—the bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of the slainחָלָל֙cha.LalH2491and captivesוְשִׁבְיָ֔הve.shiv.YahH7633,the headsמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218of the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341leadersH6545.”

43Rejoiceהַרְנִ֤ינוּhar.Ni.nuH7442, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice,O nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471, withHis peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971;forכִּ֥יkiH3588He will avengeיִקּ֑וֹםyi.KomH5358the bloodדַם־dam-H1818of His childrenעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650.He will takeיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725vengeanceוְנָקָם֙ve.na.KamH5359on His adversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862and repay those who hate Him;He will cleanseוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722His landאַדְמָת֖וֹ'ad.ma.ToH127andHis peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃ פa.MoH5971.

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