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Jeremiah 2:26-30

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.

29Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100do you bring a caseתָרִ֖יבוּta.Ri.vuH7378against Meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413?You have allכֻּלְּכֶ֛םku.le.KhemH3605rebelledפְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥םpe.sha'.TemH6586against Me,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30“I have struckהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221אֶת־'et-H853your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֔םbe.nei.KhemH1121in vainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723;they acceptedלָקָ֑חוּla.Ka.chuH3947noלֹ֣אlo'H3808disciplineמוּסָ֖רmu.SarH4148.Your own swordחַרְבְּכֶ֛םchar.be.KhemH2719has devouredאָכְלָ֧ה'a.khe.LahH398your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030like a voraciousמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH7843lionכְּאַרְיֵ֥הke.'ar.YehH738.”

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