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Jeremiah 14:15-22

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.’”

19Have You rejectedהֲמָאֹ֨סha.ma.'OsH3988אֶת־'et-H853Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063completelyמָאַ֜סְתָּ אִם־ma.'As.ta 'im-H3988 H518?Do Youנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315despiseגָּעֲלָ֣הga.'a.LahH1602Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726?Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069have You stricken usהִכִּיתָ֔נוּhi.ki.Ta.nuH5221so that we are beyondוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369healingמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832?We hopedקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965,but noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369good has comeט֔וֹבTovH2896,and for the timeוּלְעֵ֥תu.le.'EtH6256of healingמַרְפֵּ֖אmar.Pe'H4832,but thereוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009was only terrorבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205.

20We acknowledgeיָדַ֧עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045our wickednessרִשְׁעֵ֖נוּrish.'E.nuH7562,O LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the guiltעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1;indeedכִּ֥יkiH3588,we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against You.

21For the sake ofלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616Your nameשִׁמְךָ֔shim.KhaH8034do notאַל־'al-H408despise usתִּנְאַץ֙tin.'AtzH5006;do notאַל־'al-H408disgraceתְּנַבֵּ֖לte.na.BelH5034Your gloriousכְבוֹדֶ֑ךָkhe.vo.De.khaH3519throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678.Rememberזְכֹ֕רze.KhorH2142Your covenantבְּרִֽיתְךָ֖be.ri.te.KhaH1285with usאִתָּֽנוּ׃'i.Ta.nuH854;do notאַל־'al-H408break itתָּפֵ֥רta.FerH6565.

22Canהֲיֵ֨שׁha.YeshH3426the worthless idolsבְּהַבְלֵ֤יbe.hav.LeiH1892of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471bring rainמַגְשִׁמִ֔יםmag.shi.MimH1652וְאִם־ve.'im-H518?Do the skies aloneהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064sendיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414showersרְבִבִ֑יםre.vi.VimH7241?Is this notהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808by Youאַתָּה־ ה֜וּא'a.tah- hu'H859 H1931,O LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?So we put our hopeוּ֨נְקַוֶּה־U.ne.ka.veh-H6960in You,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859have doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605these thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ'E.lehH428.

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