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Jeremiah 2:9-19

9Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,I will contendאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378withאִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.KhemH854you againעֹ֛ד'odH5750,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and I will bring a caseאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378againstוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854your children’sבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121childrenבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121.

10כִּ֣יkiH3588Cross overעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674to the coastsאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339of Cyprusכִתִּיִּים֙khi.ti.YimH3794and take a lookוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200;sendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971to Kedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938and considerוְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּve.hit.bo.NuH995carefullyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966;seeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200ifהֵ֥ןhenH2005there has ever beenהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961anything like thisכָּזֹֽאת׃ka.ZotH2063:

11Has a nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471ever changedהַהֵימִ֥ירha.hei.MirH3235its godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430? (Yet theyוְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahH1992arenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430at all.)But My peopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971have exchangedהֵמִ֥ירhe.MirH4171their Gloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519for uselessבְּל֥וֹאbe.Lo'H3808idolsיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12Be stunnedשֹׁ֥מּוּSho.muH8074byעַל־'al-H5921thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063,O heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064;be shockedוְשַׂעֲר֛וּve.sa.'a.RuH8175and utterlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966appalledחָרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13“Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971אֹתִ֨י'o.TiH853have committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evilsרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451:They have forsaken Meעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800,the fountainמְק֣וֹר׀me.KorH4726of livingחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,and they have dugלַחְצֹ֤בlach.TzoH2672their owncisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877—brokenנִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםnish.ba.RimH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808holdיָכִ֖לוּya.Khi.luH3557waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

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?

18Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258what will you gainמַה־mah-H4100on your wayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to drinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of the Nileשִׁח֑וֹרshi.ChorH7883?What will you gainוּמַה־u.mah-H4100on your wayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870to Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804to drinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the Euphratesנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104?

19Your own evilרָעָתֵ֗ךְra.'a.TekhH7451will discipline youתְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְte.ya.se.RekhH3256;your own apostasiesוּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.me.shu.vo.Ta.yikhH4878will reprimand youתּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְto.khi.ChukhH3198.Considerוּדְעִ֤יu.de.'IH3045and realizeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200howכִּי־ki-H3588evilרַ֣עra'H7451and bitter it isוָמָ֔רva.MarH4751for you to forsakeעָזְבֵ֖ךְ'a.ze.VekhH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430and to haveאֵלַ֔יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413noוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808fear of Meפַחְדָּתִי֙fach.da.TiH6345,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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