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Jeremiah 2:14-17

14Is Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִם־Yis.ra.'El 'im-H3478 H518a slaveהַעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650?Was heה֑וּאHu'H1931born into slaveryיְלִ֥יד בַּ֖יִתye.Lid Ba.yitH3211 H1004?Why thenמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has he becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961preyלָבַֽז׃la.VazH957?

15The young lionsכְפִרִ֔יםkhe.fi.RimH3715have roaredיִשְׁאֲג֣וּyish.'a.GuH7580at himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921;they have soundedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414their voicesקוֹלָ֑םko.LamH6963.They have laidוַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּvai.ya.Shi.tuH7896wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047his landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776;his citiesעָרָ֥יו'a.RavH5892lie in ruinsH5327,withoutמִבְּלִ֥יmi.be.LiH1097inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

16The menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Memphisנֹ֖ףnofH5297and Tahpanhesוְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סve.tach.pe.nesH8471גַּם־gam-H1571have shavedיִרְע֖וּךְyir.'UkhH7462the crown of your headקָדְקֹֽד׃ka.de.KodH6936.

17Have you notהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808broughtתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063on yourselfby forsakingעָזְבֵךְ֙'a.ze.veKhH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430whenבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256He led youמוֹלִיכֵ֥ךְmo.li.KhekhH1980in the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870?

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