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Jeremiah 16:16-21

16But for nowהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005I will send forשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971manyרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227fishermenH1728,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and they will catch themוְדִיג֑וּםve.di.GumH1770.After thatוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651I will sendאֶשְׁלַח֙'esh.LachH7971for manyלְרַבִּ֣יםle.ra.BimH7227huntersצַיָּדִ֔יםtzai.ya.DimH6719,and they will hunt them downוְצָד֞וּםve.tza.DumH6679onמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605mountainהַר֙ וּמֵעַ֣ל כָּל־har u.me.'Al kol-H2022 H5921 H3605and hillגִּבְעָ֔הgiv.'AhH1389,even from the cleftsוּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖יu.mi.ne.ki.KeiH5357of the rocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553.

17Forכִּ֤יkiH3588My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869areonעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶ֔םdar.khei.HemH1870.They are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808hiddenנִסְתְּר֖וּnis.te.RuH5641from My faceמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440,and their guiltעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771is notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808concealedנִצְפַּ֥ןnitz.PanH6845fromמִנֶּ֥גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048My eyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869.

18And I will firstרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הri.sho.NahH7223repay themוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣יve.shi.lam.TiH7999doubleמִשְׁנֵ֤הmish.NehH4932their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771and their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֔םve.cha.ta.TamH2403,becauseעַ֖ל'alH5921they have defiledחַלְּלָ֣םcha.le.LamH2490אֶת־'et-H853My landאַרְצִ֑י'ar.TziH776with the carcassesבְּנִבְלַ֤תbe.niv.LatH5038of their detestable idolsשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251,and they have filledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390אֶת־'et-H853My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִֽי׃ סna.cha.la.TiH5159with their abominationsוְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םve.to.'a.Vo.tei.HemH8441.”

19O LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,my strengthעֻזִּ֧י'u.ZiH5797and my fortressוּמָעֻזִּ֛יu.ma.'u.ZiH4581,my refugeוּמְנוּסִ֖יu.me.nu.SiH4498in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869,the nationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471will comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935to Youאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413from the endsמֵֽאַפְסֵי־me.'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,and they will sayוְיֹאמְר֗וּve.yo.me.RuH559, “Our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1inheritedנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157nothing butאַךְ־'akh-H389liesשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267,worthless idolsהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892of noוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369benefit at allמוֹעִֽיל׃mo.'IlH3276.

20Can manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120makeהֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ha.ya.'a.seh-H6213godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430for himself?Suchוְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahH1992are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430!”

21“Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005,I will inform themמֽוֹדִיעָ֔םmo.di.'AmH3045,and thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471I will make them knowאוֹדִיעֵ֥ם'o.di.'EmH3045אֶת־'et-H853My powerיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and My mightגְּבֽוּרָתִ֑יge.vu.ra.TiH1369;then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588My nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034is the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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