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Jeremiah 14:10-18

10This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559about thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971: “Trulyכֵּ֤ןkenH3651they loveאָֽהֲבוּ֙'a.ha.VuH157to wanderלָנ֔וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128;they have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808restrainedחָשָׂ֑כוּcha.Sa.khuH2820their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272.So the LORDוַיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808accept themרָצָ֔םra.TzamH7521;He will nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258rememberיִזְכֹּ֣רyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771and punish themוְיִפְקֹ֖דve.yif.KodH6485for their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.”

11Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “Do notאַל־'al-H408prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֛לtit.pa.LelH6419forבְּעַד־be.'ad-H1157the well-beingלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

12Althoughכִּ֣יkiH3588they may fastיָצֻ֗מוּya.Tzu.muH6684,I will notאֵינֶ֤נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369listen toשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ אֶל־sho.Me.a' 'el-H8085 H413their cryרִנָּתָ֔םri.na.TamH7440;althoughוְכִ֧יve.KhiH3588they may offerיַעֲל֛וּya.'a.LuH5927burnt offeringsעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930and grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503,I will notאֵינֶ֣נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369accept themרֹצָ֑םro.TzamH7521.Insteadכִּ֗יKiH3588,Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595will finish them offמְכַלֶּ֥הme.kha.LehH3615אוֹתָֽם׃ ס'o.TamH853by swordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדֶּ֔בֶרu.va.De.verH1698.”

13“Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069!”I repliedוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, “Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֜יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are tellingאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559them, ‘You will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719or sufferיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961famineוְרָעָ֖ב לֹֽא־ve.ra.'Av lo'-H7458 H3808,butכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youlastingאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571peaceשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.’”

14“The prophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012liesשֶׁ֚קֶרShe.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֔יbish.MiH8034,”repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413. “I did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808send themשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808appoint themצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808speakדִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to themאֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH413.Theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992are prophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012to youa falseשֶׁ֜קֶרShe.kerH8267visionחֲז֨וֹןcha.ZonH2377,a worthless divinationוְקֶ֤סֶםve.Ke.semH7081,the futilityH434and delusionוְתַרְמִ֣יתve.tar.mutH8649of their own mindsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820.

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559aboutעַֽל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in My nameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034:Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808send themשְׁלַחְתִּים֒she.lach.TimH7971,yet theyוְהֵ֙מָּה֙ve.He.mahH1992sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘Noלֹ֥אlo'H3808swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719or famineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458will touchיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776.’By swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458these veryהָהֵֽמָּה׃ha.He.mahH1992prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030will meet their endיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552!

16And the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971to whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012will beיִֽהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961thrownמֻשְׁלָכִים֩mush.la.KhimH7993into the streetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389because ofמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH6440famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and swordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719.There will be noוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369one to buryמְקַבֵּר֙me.ka.BerH6912themor theirהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121or their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323.I will pour outוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210their own evilרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921אֶת־'et-H853.

17You are to speakוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697to themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413אֶת־'et-H853: ‘My eyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869overflowתֵּרַ֨דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֛הdim.'AhH1832;dayוְיוֹמָ֖םve.yo.MamH3119and nightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915they do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408ceaseתִּדְמֶ֑ינָהtid.Mei.nahH1820,forכִּי֩kiH3588the virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971has been shatteredשֶׁ֨בֶרShe.verH7667by a crushingגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419blowנִשְׁבְּרָ֗הnish.be.RahH7665,a severelyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousנַחְלָ֥הnach.LahH2470woundמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

18Ifאִם־'im-H518I go outיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318to the countryהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,I seeוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009those slainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518I enterבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,I seeוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009those ravagedתַּחֲלוּאֵ֣יta.cha.lu.'EiH8463by famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588bothגַם־gam-H1571prophetנָבִ֧יאna.Vi'H5030andגַם־gam-H1571priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548travelסָחֲר֥וּsa.cha.RuH5503toאֶל־'el-H413a landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776they do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ סya.Da.'uH3045.’”

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