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Jeremiah 2:20-28

20“Forכִּ֣יkiH3588long agoמֵעוֹלָ֞םme.'o.LamH5769you brokeשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665your yokeעֻלֵּ֗ךְ'u.LekhH5923and tore offנִתַּ֙קְתִּי֙ni.Tak.tiH5423your chainsמוֹסְרֹתַ֔יִךְmos.ro.Ta.yikhH4147,sayingוַתֹּאמְרִ֖יva.tom.RiH559, ‘I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808serveH5647!’Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,onעַֽל־'al-H5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגְּבֹהָ֗הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֞הgiv.'AhH1389and underוְתַ֙חַת֙ve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086youאַ֖תְּ'atH859lay downצֹעָ֥הtzo.'AhH6808as a prostituteזֹנָֽה׃zo.NahH2181.

21Iוְאָֽנֹכִי֙ve.'a.no.KhiH595had planted youנְטַעְתִּ֣יךְne.ta'.TikhH5193like a choiceכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605vineשֹׂרֵ֔קso.RekH8321from the very bestאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233.Howוְאֵיךְ֙ve.'eiKhH349could you turn yourselfנֶהְפַּ֣כְתְּneh.PakhtH2015before Meinto a rottenסוּרֵ֖יsu.ReiH5494,wildנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237vineהַגֶּ֥פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612?

22Althoughכִּ֤י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518you washתְּכַבְּסִי֙te.kha.be.SiH3526with lyeבַּנֶּ֔תֶרba.Ne.terH5427and use an abundanceוְתַרְבִּי־ve.tar.bi-H7235of soapבֹּרִ֑יתbo.RitH1287,the stainנִכְתָּ֤םnikh.TamH3799of your guiltעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771is still before Meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

23“Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349can you sayתֹּאמְרִ֞יtom.RiH559, ‘I am notלֹ֣אlo'H3808defiledנִטְמֵ֗אתִיnit.Me.tiH2930;I have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808runהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310the Baalsהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168’?Lookרְאִ֤יre.'IH7200at your behaviorדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870in the valleyבַּגַּ֔יְאba.Gay'H1516;acknowledgeדְּעִ֖יde.'IH3045whatמֶ֣הmehH4100you have doneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213.You are a swiftקַלָּ֖הka.LahH7031young she-camelבִּכְרָ֥הbikh.RahH1072galloping here and thereמְשָׂרֶ֥כֶת דְּרָכֶֽיהָ׃me.sa.Re.khet de.ra.Khei.haH8308 H1870,

24a wild donkeyפֶּ֣רֶה׀Pe.rehH6501at home inלִמֻּ֣דli.MudH3928the wildernessמִדְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057,sniffingשָׁאֲפָ֣הsha.'a.FahH7602the windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307in the heatתַּאֲנָתָ֖הּta.'a.na.TahH8385of herנַפְשָׁהּ֙na.fo.shahH5315desireבְּאַוַּ֤תbe.'a.VatH185.Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can restrain her passionיְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּהye.shi.Ve.nahH7725?Allכָּל־kol-H3605who seek herמְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙me.vak.Shei.haH1245need notלֹ֣אlo'H3808weary themselvesיִיעָ֔פוּyi.'A.fuH3286;in mating seasonבְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּbe.cha.de.ShahH2320they will find herיִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃yim.tza.'U.ne.haH4672.

25You should have keptמִנְעִ֤יmin.'IH4513your feetרַגְלֵךְ֙rag.leKhH7272from going bareמִיָּחֵ֔ףmi.ya.ChefH3182and your throatH1637from being thirstyמִצִּמְאָ֑הmi.tzim.'AhH6773.But you saidוַתֹּאמְרִ֣יva.tom.RiH559, ‘It is hopelessנוֹאָ֔שׁ ל֕וֹאno.'Ash Lo'H2976 H3808!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I loveאָהַ֥בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157foreignזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114gods,and I must go afterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֥םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310themאֵלֵֽךְ׃'e.LekhH1980.’

26As the thiefגַּנָּב֙ga.NavH1590is ashamedכְּבֹ֤שֶׁתke.Vo.shetH1322whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he is caughtיִמָּצֵ֔אyi.ma.Tze'H4672,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478is disgracedהֹבִ֖ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954.Theyהֵ֤מָּהHe.mahH1992,their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428,their officialsשָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔םsa.rei.HemH8269,their priestsוְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖םve.kho.ha.nei.HemH3548,and their prophetsוּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃u.ne.vi.'ei.HemH5030

27sayאֹמְרִ֨ים'o.me.RimH559to a treeלָעֵ֜ץla.'EtzH6086, ‘Youאַ֗תָּה'A.tahH859are my fatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1,’and to a stoneוְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ve.la.'E.venH68, ‘Youאַ֣תְּ'atH859gave me birthיְלִדְתָּ֔נוּye.lid.ti.nuH3205כִּֽי־ki-H3588.’They have turnedפָנ֥וּfa.NuH6437their backsעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203to Meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808their facesפָנִ֑יםfa.NimH6440.Yet in the timeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256of troubleרָֽעָתָם֙ra.'a.TamH7451,they sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘Rise upק֖וּמָהKu.mahH6965and save usוְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃ve.ho.shi.'E.nuH3467!’

28But whereוְאַיֵּ֤הve.'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you madeעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213for yourselves?Let them rise upיָק֕וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965in your timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of troubleרָעָתֶ֑ךָra.'a.Te.khaH7451and save youיוֹשִׁיע֖וּךָyo.shi.'U.khaH3467if they canאִם־'im-H518;forכִּ֚יkiH3588your godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430areהָי֥וּha.YuH1961as numerousמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557as your citiesעָרֶ֔יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892,O Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

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