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Jeremiah 13:15-21

15Listenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085and give heedוְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238.Do notאַל־'al-H408be arrogantתִּגְבָּ֑הוּtig.Ba.huH1361,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

16Giveתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414gloryכָּבוֹד֙ka.VodH3519to the LORDלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962He brings darknessיַחְשִׁ֔ךְyach.ShikhH2821,beforeוּבְטֶ֛רֶםu.ve.Te.remH2962your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םrag.lei.KhemH7272stumbleיִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּyit.na.ge.FuH5062onעַל־'al-H5921the duskyנָ֑שֶׁףNa.shefH5399mountainsהָ֣רֵיHa.reiH2022.You waitוְקִוִּיתֶ֤םve.ki.vi.TemH6960for lightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216,but He turns itוְשָׂמָ֣הּve.sa.MahH7760into deep gloomלְצַלְמָ֔וֶתle.tzal.Ma.vetH6757andוְשִׁ֖יתve.ya.shitH7896thick darknessלַעֲרָפֶֽל׃la.'a.ra.FelH6205.

17But ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808listenתִשְׁמָע֔וּהָtish.ma.'U.haH8085,Iנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315will weepתִּבְכֶּֽה־tiv.keh-H1058in secretבְּמִסְתָּרִ֥יםbe.mis.ta.RimH4565because ofמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440your prideגֵוָ֑הge.VahH1466 H1830.My eyesעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869will overflowוְתֵרַ֤דve.te.RadH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068flockעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739has been taken captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617.

18Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and to the queen motherוְלַגְּבִירָ֖הve.la.ge.vi.RahH1377: “Take a lowlyהַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּhash.Pi.luH8213seatשֵׁ֑בוּShe.vuH3427,forכִּ֤יkiH3588your gloriousתִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃Tif.'ar.te.KhemH8597crownsעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850have fallenיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381from your headsמַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmar.'a.Sho.tei.KhemH4761.”

19The citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the Negevהַנֶּ֛גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045have been shut tightסֻגְּר֖וּsu.ge.RuH5462,and no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369can open themפֹּתֵ֑חַpo.Te.achH6605.Allכֻּלָּ֖הּku.LahH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063has been carried into exileהָגְלָ֧תha.ge.LatH1540,whollyשְׁלוֹמִֽים׃ סshe.lo.MimH7965taken captiveהָגְלָ֥תha.ge.LatH1540.

20Lift upשְׂא֤וּse.'iH5375your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'iH7200those comingהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935from the northמִצָּפ֑וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828.Whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346is the flockהָעֵ֙דֶר֙ha.'E.derH5739entrustedנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414to you,the sheepצֹ֖אןtzonH6629that were your prideתִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃tif.'ar.TekhH8597?

21Whatמַה־mah-H4100will you sayתֹּֽאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588He setsיִפְקֹ֣דyif.KodH6485over youעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921closeאַלֻּפִ֖ים'a.lu.FimH441alliesלְרֹ֑אשׁle.RoshH7218whom youוְ֠אַתְּVe.'atH859yourself trainedלִמַּ֨דְתְּli.MadtH3925אֹתָ֥ם'o.TamH853עָלַ֛יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921?Will notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808pangs of anguishחֲבָלִים֙cha.va.LimH2256grip youיֹאחֱז֔וּךְyo.che.ZukhH270,asכְּמ֖וֹke.MoH3644they do a womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802in laborלֵדָֽה׃le.DahH3205?

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