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Jeremiah 15:2-9

2וְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588they ask youיֹאמְר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָyo.me.Ru 'e.Lei.khaH559 H413, ‘Whereאָ֣נָה'A.nahH575shall we goנֵצֵ֑אne.Tze'H3318?’you are to tell themוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559thatאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Thoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834destined for deathלַמָּ֤וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,to deathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙la.Ma.vetH4194;thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834destined for the swordלַחֶ֙רֶב֙la.Che.revH2719,to the swordלַחֶ֔רֶבla.Che.revH2719;thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834destined for famineלָֽרָעָב֙la.ra.'AvH7458,to famineלָֽרָעָ֔בla.ra.'AvH7458;and thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834destined for captivityלַשְּׁבִ֖יla.she.ViH7628,to captivityלַשֶּֽׁבִי׃la.She.viH7628.’

3I will appointוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485over themעֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH5921fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702kinds of destroyersמִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙mish.pa.chOtH4940,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853:the swordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719to killלַֽהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֖יםha.ke.la.VimH3611to drag awayלִסְחֹ֑בlis.ChoH5498וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and the birdsע֧וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and beastsבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to devourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and destroyוּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃u.le.hash.ChitH7843.

4I will make themוּנְתַתִּ֣יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414a horrorH2113to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776because ofבִּ֠גְלַלBig.lalH1558whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063עַ֥ל'alH5921didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5כִּ֠יkiH3588Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will have pityיַחְמֹ֤לyach.MolH2550on youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?Whoוּמִ֖יu.MiH4310will mournיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110for you?Whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310will turn asideיָס֔וּרya.SurH5493to askלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592about your welfareלְשָׁלֹ֖םle.sha.LomH7965?

6Youאַ֣תְּ'atH859have forsakenנָטַ֥שְׁתְּna.TashtH5203Meאֹתִ֛י'o.TiH853,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.You have turned your backאָח֣וֹר תֵּלֵ֑כִי'a.Chor te.Le.khiH268 H1980.So I will stretch outוָאַ֨טva.'AtH5186אֶת־'et-H853My handיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027against youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921and I will destroy youוָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְva.'ash.chi.TekhH7843;I am wearyנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811of showing compassionהִנָּחֵֽם׃hi.na.ChemH5162.

7I will scatter themוָאֶזְרֵ֥םva.'ez.RemH2219with a winnowing forkבְּמִזְרֶ֖הbe.miz.RehH4214at the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.I will bereaveשִׁכַּ֤לְתִּיshi.Kal.tiH7921and destroyאִבַּ֙דְתִּי֙'i.Bad.tiH6אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971who have notלוֹא־lo'-H3808turnedשָֽׁבוּ׃Sha.vuH7725from their waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870.

8I will make their widowsאַלְמְנֹתָיו֙'al.me.no.TavH490more numerousעָֽצְמוּ־'a.tze.mu-H6105than the sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344of the seaיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220.I will bringהֵבֵ֨אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935a destroyerשֹׁדֵ֣דsho.DedH7703at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672againstעַל־'al-H5921the mothersאֵ֛ם'emH517of young menבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH970.I will suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597bringהִפַּ֤לְתִּיhi.Pal.tiH5307upon themעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921anguishעִ֖יר'irH5892and dismayוּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃u.ve.ha.LotH928.

9The motherיֹלֶ֣דֶתyo.Le.detH3205of sevenהַשִּׁבְעָ֗הha.shiv.'AhH7651will grow faintאֻמְלְלָ֞ה'um.le.LahH535;she will breatheנָפְחָ֥הna.fe.ChahH5301her last breathנַפְשָׁ֛הּnaf.ShahH5315.Her sunשִׁמְשָׁ֛הּshim.ShahH8121will setבָּ֥אba.'ah'H935while it is stillבְּעֹ֥דbe.'OdH5750dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119;she will be disgracedבּ֣וֹשָׁהBo.o.shahH954and humiliatedוְחָפֵ֑רָהve.cha.Fe.rahH2659.And the restוּשְׁאֵֽרִיתָ֗םu.she.'e.ri.TamH7611I will putאֶתֵּ֛ן'e.TenH5414to the swordלַחֶ֧רֶבla.Che.revH2719in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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