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Jeremiah 1:2-6

2אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961toאֵלָ֔יו בִּימֵ֛י'e.Lav bi.MeiH413 H3117Jeremiahin the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הbish.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141of the reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,

3andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961through the daysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,untilעַד־ תֹּם֙'ad- tomH5704 H8552the fifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ סha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whenעַד־'ad-H5704the people of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389went into exileגְּל֥וֹתge.LotH1540.

4The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

5“Beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I formedאֶצָּרְךָ֤'e.tzor.khaH3335you in the wombבַבֶּ֙טֶן֙va.Be.tenH990I knew youיְדַעְתִּ֔יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045,and beforeוּבְטֶ֛רֶםu.ve.Te.remH2962you were bornתֵּצֵ֥א מֵרֶ֖חֶםte.Tze' me.Re.chemH3318 H7358I set you apartהִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָhik.dash.Ti.chaH6942andappointed youנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414as a prophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֖םla.go.YimH1471.”

6“Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,”I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “I surelyהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009do notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045how to speakדַּבֵּ֑רda.BerH1696,forכִּי־ki-H3588Iאָנֹֽכִי׃ פ'a.No.khiH595amonly a childנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288!”

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