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Jeremiah 2:6-8

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?’

7I broughtוָאָבִ֤יאva.'a.Vi'H935youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853intoאֶל־'el-H413a fertileהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398its fruitפִּרְיָ֖הּpir.YahH6529and bountyוְטוּבָ֑הּve.tu.VahH2898,but you cameוַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙va.ta.Vo.'uH935and defiledוַתְּטַמְּא֣וּva.te.ta.me.'UH2930אֶת־'et-H853My landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776and madeשַׂמְתֶּ֖םsam.TemH7760My inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתִ֥יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159detestableלְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃le.to.'e.VahH8441.

8The priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808askאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068?’The expertsוְתֹפְשֵׂ֤יve.to.fe.SeiH8610in the lawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longer knew Meיְדָע֔וּנִיye.da.'U.niH3045,and the leadersוְהָרֹעִ֖יםve.ha.ro.'ImH7462rebelledפָּ֣שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against Me.The prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּא֣וּni.be.'UH5012by Baalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168and followedוְאַחֲרֵ֥י הָלָֽכוּ׃ve.'a.cha.Rei ha.La.khuH310 H1980uselessלֹֽא־lo'-H3808idolsיוֹעִ֖לוּyo.'I.luH3276.

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