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Jeremiah 15:11-21

11The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Surelyאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518 H3808I will deliver youH8323for a good purposeלְט֑וֹבle.TovH2896;surely I willאִם־ ל֣וֹא׀'im- Lo'H518 H3808intercedeהִפְגַּ֣עְתִּֽיhif.Ga'.tiH6293אֶת־'et-H853with your enemyהָאֹיֵֽב׃ha.'o.YevH341in your timeבְּעֵ֥ת־be.'Et-H6256of troubleרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451,in your timeוּבְעֵ֥תu.ve.'EtH6256of distressצָרָ֖הtza.RahH6869.

12Can anyone smashהֲיָרֹ֨עַha.ya.Ro.a'H7489ironבַּרְזֶ֧ל׀bar.ZelH1270—ironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828—or bronzeוּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.ne.Cho.shetH5178?

13Your wealthחֵילְךָ֧chei.le.KhaH2428and your treasuresוְאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֛יךָve.'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214I will give upאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414as plunderלָבַ֥זla.VazH957,withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808chargeבִמְחִ֑ירvim.ChirH4242for allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your sinsחַטֹּאותֶ֖יךָcha.to.Tei.khaH2403within allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your bordersגְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ge.vu.Lei.khaH1366.

14Then I will enslave youוְהַֽעֲבַרְתִּי֙ve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674toאֶת־'et-H853your enemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341in a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588My angerבְאַפִּ֖יve.'a.PiH639will kindleקָדְחָ֥הka.de.ChahH6919a fireאֵ֛שׁ'eshH784that will burnתּוּקָֽד׃ סtu.KadH3344against youעֲלֵיכֶ֥ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.”

15Youאַתָּ֧ה'a.TahH859understandיָדַ֣עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;remember meזָכְרֵ֤נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142and attend to meוּפָקְדֵ֙נִי֙u.fa.ke.De.niH6485.Avenge meוְהִנָּ֤קֶםve.hi.Na.kemH5358againstmy persecutorsמֵרֹ֣דְפַ֔יme.Ro.de.FaiH7291.In Your patienceלְאֶ֥רֶךְ אַפְּךָ֖le.'E.rekh 'a.pe.KhaH750 H639,do notאַל־'al-H408take me awayתִּקָּחֵ֑נִיti.ka.Che.niH3947.Know thatדַּ֕עda'H3045I endureשְׂאֵתִ֥יse.'e.TiH5375reproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781for Your honorעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.

16Your wordsדְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙de.va.Rei.khaH1697were foundנִמְצְא֤וּnim.tze.'UH4672,and I ate themוָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔םva.'O.khe.LemH398.Your wordsדְבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.rei.khaH1697becameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961my joyלְשָׂשׂ֖וֹןle.sa.SonH8342and my heart’sלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824delightוּלְשִׂמְחַ֣תu.le.sim.ChatH8057.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I bearנִקְרָ֤אnik.Ra'H7121Your nameשִׁמְךָ֙ עָלַ֔יshim.Kha 'a.LaiH8034 H5921,O LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

17I neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808satיָשַׁ֥בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427with the bandבְסוֹד־ve.sod-H5475of revelersמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832,nor did I celebrate with themוָֽאֶעְלֹ֑זva.'e'.LozH5937.Becauseמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440Your hand was on meיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,I satיָשַׁ֔בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427aloneבָּדָ֣דba.DadH910,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588You have filled meמִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃ סmi.le.Ta.niH4390with indignationזַ֖עַםZa.'amH2195.

18Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100isH1961my painכְאֵבִי֙khe.'e.ViH3511unendingנֶ֔צַחNe.tzachH5331,and my woundוּמַכָּתִ֖יu.ma.ka.TiH4347incurableאֲנוּשָׁ֑ה֙'a.nu.ShahH605,refusingמֵֽאֲנָה֙me.'a.NahH3985to be healedהֵֽרָפֵ֔אhe.ra.Fe'H7495?You have indeed becomeH1961likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644a mirageאַכְזָ֔ב'akh.ZavH391to me—waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325that is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808thereנֶאֱמָֽנוּ׃ סne.'e.Ma.nuH539.

19Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Ifאִם־'im-H518you returnתָּשׁ֤וּבta.ShuvH7725,I will restore youוַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙va.'a.shi.ve.KhaH7725;you will standתַּֽעֲמֹ֔דta.'a.ModH5975in My presenceלְפָנַ֣יle.fa.NaiH6440.And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you speakתּוֹצִ֥יאto.Tzi'H3318words that are nobleיָקָ֛רya.KarH3368instead of worthlessמִזּוֹלֵ֖לmi.zo.LelH2151,you will beתִֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961My spokesmanכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310.It is theyהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992who must turnיָשֻׁ֤בוּya.Shu.vuH7725to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,but youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808turnתָשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

20Then I will make youוּנְתַתִּ֜יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414a wallלְחוֹמַ֤תle.cho.MatH2346to thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,a fortified wallבְּצוּרָ֔הbe.tzu.RahH1219of bronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178;they will fightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413but will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808overcomeי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201you,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589am with youאִתְּךָ֥'i.te.KhaH854to saveלְהוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֥le.ho.shi.'a.KhaH3467and deliver youוּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָu.le.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21I will deliver youוְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the wickedרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451and redeem youוּפְדִתִ֖יךָu.fe.di.Ti.khaH6299from the graspמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of the ruthlessעָרִצִֽים׃ פ'a.ri.TzimH6184.”

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