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Jeremiah 17:21-27

21This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Take heedהִשָּׁמְר֖וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104for yourselvesבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbe.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315;do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408carryתִּשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375a loadמַשָּׂא֙ma.Sa'H4853orbring itוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117.

22You must notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808carry a loadמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853outתוֹצִ֨יאוּto.Tzi.'uH3318of your housesמִבָּֽתֵּיכֶם֙mi.ba.tei.KhemH1004or doתַֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹם לֹ֣אbe.Yom lo'H3117 H3808,but you must keepוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.ki.dash.TemH6942אֶת־'et-H853the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676day holyי֣וֹםYomH3117,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680אֶת־'et-H853your forefathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

23Yet they would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenשָֽׁמְע֔וּ וְלֹ֥אsha.me.'U ve.Lo'H8085 H3808or inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853their earאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241,but they stiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185אֶת־'et-H853their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203and would notלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115listenשְׁמ֔וֹעַ וּלְבִלְתִּ֖יsho.me.a' u.le.vil.TiH8085 H1115or receiveקַ֥חַתKa.chatH3947My disciplineמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.

24Ifאִם־'im-H518,howeverוְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961,you listen carefullyH8085to Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,saysנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and bringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935noלְבִלְתִּ֣י׀le.vil.TiH1115loadמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,and keepוּלְקַדֵּשׁ֙u.le.ka.DeshH6942אֶת־'et-H853the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676day holyי֣וֹםYomH3117,and doעֲשֽׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213כָּל־kol-H3605noלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399on it,

25then kingsמְלָכִ֣ים׀me.la.KhimH4428and princesוְשָׂרִ֡יםve.sa.RimH8269will enterוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935through the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisהַזֹּ֡אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892.They will sitיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,ridingרֹכְבִ֣ים׀ro.khe.VimH7392in chariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and on horsesוּבַסּוּסִ֗יםu.va.su.SimH5483with theirהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992officialsוְשָׂ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.Sa.rei.HemH8269,along with the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and the residentsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892will be inhabitedוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

26And people will comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935from the citiesמֵעָרֵֽי־me.'a.rei-H5892of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063and the places aroundוּמִסְּבִיב֨וֹתu.mi.se.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,from the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the foothillsהַשְּׁפֵלָ֤הha.she.fe.LahH8219,וּמִן־u.min-H4480the hill countryהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022,andוּמִן־u.min-H4480the Negevהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,bringingמְבִאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930and sacrificesוְזֶ֖בַחve.Ze.vachH2077,grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503and frankincenseוּלְבוֹנָ֑ה וּמְבִאֵ֥יu.le.vo.Nah u.me.vi.'EiH3828 H935,and thank offeringsתוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do notלֹ֨אlo'H3808listenתִשְׁמְע֜וּtish.me.'UH8085to Meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413to keepלְקַדֵּשׁ֙le.ka.DeshH6942אֶת־'et-H853the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676day holyי֣וֹםYomH3117by notוּלְבִלְתִּ֣י׀u.le.vil.TiH1115carryingשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH5375a loadמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853while enteringוּבֹ֛אu.Vo'H935the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,then I will kindleוְהִצַּ֧תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341an unquenchableוְלֹ֥א תִכְבֶּֽה׃ פve.Lo' tikh.BehH3808 H3518fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784in its gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָbish.'a.Rei.haH8179to consumeוְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.LahH398the citadelsאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.’”

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