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Jeremiah 1:14-19

14Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “Disasterהָרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451from the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828will be poured outתִּפָּתַ֣חti.pa.TachH6605onעַ֥ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605who liveיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15Forכִּ֣י׀ הִנְנִ֣יki hi.NiH3588 H2005I am about to summonקֹרֵ֗אko.Re'H7121allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605the clansמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940and kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Their kingswill comeוּבָ֡אוּ אִ֨ישׁu.Va.'u 'ishH935 H376and set upוְֽנָתְנוּ֩ve.na.te.NuH5414their thronesכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678at the entranceפֶּ֣תַח׀Pe.tachH6607of the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.They will attackוְעַ֤לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605her surroundingסָבִ֔יב וְעַ֖לsa.Viv ve.'AlH5439 H5921wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֙יהָ֙cho.mo.Tei.haH2346and allכָּל־kol-H3605the other citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

16I will pronounceוְדִבַּרְתִּ֤יve.di.bar.TiH1696My judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַי֙mish.pa.TaiH4941against themאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH854forעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605their wickednessרָעָתָ֑םra.'a.TamH7451,becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have forsaken Meעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800,and they have burned incenseוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙vay.ka.te.RuH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430and worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812the worksלְמַעֲשֵׂ֥יle.ma.'a.SeiH4639of their own handsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027.

17Get yourselfוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859readyתֶּאְזֹ֣ר מָתְנֶ֔יךָte'.Zor ma.te.Nei.khaH247 H4975.Stand upוְקַמְתָּ֙ve.kam.TaH6965and tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔םve.di.bar.Ta 'a.lei.HemH1696 H413themאֵ֛ת'etH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595command youאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680.Do notאַל־'al-H408be intimidatedתֵּחַת֙te.ChatH2865by themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435I will terrify youאֲחִתְּךָ֖'a.chi.te.KhaH2865before themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440.

18Now beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009,this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589have made youנְתַתִּ֣יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414like a fortifiedמִבְצָ֜רmiv.TzarH4013cityלְעִ֨ירle.'IrH5892,an ironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270pillarוּלְעַמּ֥וּדu.le.'a.MudH5982,and bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178wallsוּלְחֹמ֥וֹתu.le.cho.MotH2346againstעַל־'al-H5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776—against the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֤יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,its officialsלְשָׂרֶ֔יהָle.sa.Rei.haH8269,its priestsלְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָle.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548,and the peopleוּלְעַ֥םu.le.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

19They will fightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413but will neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808overcomeי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201you,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589am with youאִתְּךָ֥'i.te.KhaH854to deliver youלְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ פle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

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