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Jeremiah 11:18-23

18And the LORDוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068informed meהֽוֹדִיעַ֖נִיho.di.'A.niH3045,so I knewוָֽאֵדָ֑עָהva.'e.Da.'ahH3045.Thenאָ֖ז'azH227You showed meהִרְאִיתַ֥נִיhir.'i.Ta.niH7200their deedsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

19For Iוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589was like a gentleאַלּ֖וּף'a.LufH441lambכְּכֶ֥בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532ledיוּבַ֣לyu.ValH2986to slaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873;I did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808knowיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588they had plottedחָשְׁב֣וּ מַחֲשָׁב֗וֹתcha.she.Vu ma.cha.sha.VotH2803 H4284against meעָלַ֣י׀'a.LaiH5921: “Let us destroyנַשְׁחִ֨יתָהnash.Chi.tahH7843the treeעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086with its fruitבְּלַחְמוֹ֙be.lach.MoH3899;let us cut him offוְנִכְרְתֶ֙נּוּ֙ve.nikh.re.Te.nuH3772from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416,that his nameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034may be rememberedיִזָּכֵ֥רyi.za.KherH2142noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750.”

20O LORDוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,who judgesשֹׁפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199righteouslyצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,who examinesבֹּחֵ֥ןbo.ChenH974the heartכְּלָי֖וֹתke.la.YotH3629and mindוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820,let me seeאֶרְאֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7200Your vengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360upon them,forכִּ֥יkiH3588to Youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413I have committedגִּלִּ֥יתִיgi.Li.tiH1540אֶת־'et-H853my causeרִיבִֽי׃ סri.ViH7379.

21Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559concerningעַל־'al-H5921the peopleאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Anathothעֲנָת֔וֹתa.na.TotH6068who are seekingהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםham.vak.ShimH1245אֶֽת־'et-H853your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315and sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “You must notלֹ֤אlo'H3808prophesyתִנָּבֵא֙ti.na.Ve'H5012in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥אYah.weh ve.Lo'H3068 H3808,or you will dieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191by our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ סbe.ya.De.nuH3027.”

22Soלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹת הִנְנִ֥יtze.va.'ot hi.NiH6635 H2005saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “I will punish themפֹקֵ֖ד עֲלֵיהֶ֑םfo.Ked 'a.lei.HemH6485 H5921.Their young menהַבַּֽחוּרִים֙ha.ba.chu.RimH970will dieיָמֻ֣תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719,their sonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121and daughtersוּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.HemH1323יָמֻ֖תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by famineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.

23There will beתִֽהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961noלֹ֥אlo'H3808remnantוּשְׁאֵרִ֕יתu.she.'e.RitH7611,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will bringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935disasterרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451onאֶל־'el-H413the peopleאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Anathothעֲנָת֖וֹתa.na.TotH6068in the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ סpe.ku.da.TamH6486.”

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