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Jeremiah 2:4-6

4Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605you familiesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Whatמַה־mah-H4100faultעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766did your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1findמָּצְא֨וּma.tze.'UH4672in Methatכִּ֥יkiH3588they strayed so farרָחֲק֖וּra.cha.KuH7368from Meמֵעָלָ֑יme.'a.LaiH5921?They followedוַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ אַחֲרֵ֥יvai.ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310worthless idolsהַהֶ֖בֶלha.He.velH1892,and became worthless themselvesוַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃vai.yeh.Ba.luH1891.

6They did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808askאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068who brought us upהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927אֹתָ֖נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,who ledהַמּוֹלִ֨יךְha.mo.LikhH1980usאֹתָ֜נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,through a landבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of desertsעֲרָבָ֤ה'a.ra.VahH6160and pitsוְשׁוּחָה֙ve.shu.ChahH7745,a landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776of droughtצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723and darknessוְצַלְמָ֔וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757,a landבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776where noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376travelsעָ֤בַר'A.varH5674andשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808oneאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120livesיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427?’

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