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Jeremiah 18:12-15

12But they will replyוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘It is hopelessנוֹאָ֑שׁ כִּֽי־no.'Ash ki-H2976 H3588.We will followאַחֲרֵ֤י נֵלֵ֔ךְ'a.cha.Rei ne.LekhH1980 H310our own plansמַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙mach.she.vo.Tei.nuH4284,and each of usוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376will actנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ סna.'a.SehH6213according to the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֥וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of his evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820.’”

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Inquireשַֽׁאֲלוּ־ נָא֙sha.'a.lu- na'H7592 H4994among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471:Whoמִ֥יmiH4310has ever heardשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085things like theseכָּאֵ֑לֶּהka.'E.lehH428?Virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478has doneעָשְׂתָ֣ה'a.se.TahH6213a mostמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966terrible thingשַֽׁעֲרֻרִת֙sha.'a.ru.RitH8186.

14Does the snowשֶׁ֣לֶגShe.legH7950of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844ever leaveהֲיַעֲזֹ֥בha.ya.'a.ZoH5800its rockyמִצּ֛וּרmi.TzurH6697slopesשָׂדַ֖יsa.DaiH7704?Orאִם־'im-H518do its coolקָרִ֖יםka.RimH7119watersמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325flowingנוֹזְלִֽים׃noz.LimH5140from a distanceזָרִ֥יםza.RimH2114ever run dryיִנָּתְשׁ֗וּyi.na.te.ShuH5428?

15Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971have forgotten Meשְׁכֵחֻ֥נִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911.They burn incenseיְקַטֵּ֑רוּye.ka.Te.ruH6999to worthless idolsלַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav'H7723that make them stumbleוַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּםvai.yakh.shi.LumH3782in their waysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙be.dar.khei.HemH1870, leavingthe ancientעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769roadsשְׁבִילֵ֣יshe.vi.LeiH7635to walkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980on ruttedנְתִיב֔וֹתne.ti.VotH5410bypathsדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870instead ofלֹ֥אlo'H3808on the highwayסְלוּלָֽה׃se.lu.LahH5549.

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