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Jeremiah 18:18-23

18Then some saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Comeלְכ֨וּle.KhuH1980,let us make plansוְנַחְשְׁבָ֣ה מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒ve.nach.she.Vah ma.cha.sha.VotH2803 H4284againstעַֽל־'al-H5921Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414,forכִּי֩kiH3588the lawתּוֹרָ֜הto.RahH8451will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808be lostתֹאבַ֨דto.VadH6to the priestמִכֹּהֵ֗ןmi.ko.HenH3548,nor counselוְעֵצָה֙ve.'e.TzahH6098to the wiseמֵֽחָכָ֔םme.cha.KhamH2450,nor an oracleוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697to the prophetמִנָּבִ֑יאmi.na.Vi'H5030.Comeלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980,let us denounce himוְנַכֵּ֣הוּ בַלָּשׁ֔וֹןve.na.Ke.hu va.la.ShonH5221 H3956and pay noוְאַל־ve.'al-H408heedנַקְשִׁ֖יבָהnak.Shi.vahH7181toאֶל־'el-H413anyכָּל־kol-H3605of his wordsדְּבָרָֽיו׃de.va.RavH1697.”

19Attendהַקְשִׁ֥יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413,O LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.Hearוּשְׁמַ֖עu.she.Ma'H8085what my accusersיְרִיבָֽי׃ye.ri.VaiH3401are sayingלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963!

20Should goodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896be repaidהַיְשֻׁלַּ֤םhay.shu.LamH7999withתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451?Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have dugכָר֥וּkha.RuH3738a pitשׁוּחָ֖הshu.ChahH7745for meלְנַפְשִׁ֑יle.naf.ShiH5315.Rememberזְכֹ֣ר׀ze.KhorH2142how I stoodעָמְדִ֣י'a.me.DiH5975before Youלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440to speakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696goodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896on their behalfעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921,to turnלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853Your wrathחֲמָתְךָ֖cha.ma.te.KhaH2534from them.

21Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651,hand their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֜םbe.nei.HemH1121overתֵּ֨ןtenH5414אֶת־'et-H853to famineלָרָעָ֗בla.ra.'AvH7458;pour outוְהַגִּרֵם֮ve.ha.gi.RemH5064the powerיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of the swordחֶרֶב֒che.RevH2719upon themעַל־'al-H5921.Let their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֤םne.shei.HemH802becomeוְתִֽהְיֶ֨נָהve.tih.Ye.nahH1961childlessשַׁכֻּלוֹת֙sha.ku.lOtH7909and widowedוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתve.'al.ma.NotH490;let their husbandsוְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם יִֽהְי֖וּve.'An.shei.Hem yih.YuH582 H1961be slainהֲרֻ֣גֵיha.Ru.geiH2026by diseaseמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194,their young menבַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.HemH970struck downמֻכֵּי־mu.kei-H5221by the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

22Let a cryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201be heardתִּשָּׁמַ֤עti.sha.Ma'H8085from their housesמִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔םmi.Ba.tei.HemH1004whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588You suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597bringתָבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935raidersגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416against themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have dugכָר֤וּkha.RuH3738a pitH7882to capture meלְלָכְדֵ֔נִיle.la.khe.De.niH3920and have hiddenטָמְנ֥וּta.me.NuH2934snaresוּפַחִ֖יםu.fa.ChimH6341for my feetלְרַגְלָֽי׃le.rag.LaiH7272.

23But Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,O LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068,knowיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045אֶֽת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605their deadlyלַמָּ֔וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194plotsעֲצָתָ֤ם'a.tza.TamH6098against meעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921.Do notאַל־'al-H408wipe outתְּכַפֵּר֙ עַל־te.kha.Per 'al-H3722 H5921their guiltעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771orאַל־'al-H408blot outתֶּ֑מְחִי וְיִהְי֤וּTem.chi ve.ha.yuH4229 H1961their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403from Your sightמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440.Let them be overthrownמֻכְשָׁלִים֙mukh.sha.LimH3782before Youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440;dealעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213with themin the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of Your angerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639.

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