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Jeremiah 1:4-10

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!”

7But the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413: “Do notאַל־'al-H408sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559, ‘Iאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595amonly a childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288.’Forכִּ֠יkiH3588toעַֽל־'al-H5921everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I send youאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971,you must goתֵּלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I command youאֲצַוְּךָ֖'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680,you must speakתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

8Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589amwith youאִתְּךָ֥'i.te.KhaH854to deliver youלְהַצִּלֶ֖ךָle.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853reached outוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971His handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,touchedוַיַּגַּ֖ע עַל־vai.ya.Ga' 'al-H5060 H5921my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙vai.Yo.mer Yah.wehH559 H3068to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413: “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,I have putנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414My wordsדְבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697in your mouthבְּפִֽיךָ׃be.Fi.khaH6310.

10Seeרְאֵ֞הre.'EhH7200,I have appointedהִפְקַדְתִּ֣יךָ׀hif.kad.Ti.chaH6485you todayהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088overעַל־'al-H5921nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ וְעַל־ha.go.Yim ve.'al-H1471 H5921and kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467to uprootלִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428and tear downוְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422,to destroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6and overthrowוְלַהֲר֑וֹסve.la.ha.RosH2040,to buildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129and plantוְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃ פve.lin.To.a'H5193.”

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