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Jeremiah 20:14-18

14Cursed beאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I was bornיֻלַּ֖דְתִּיyu.Lad.tiH3205!May the dayי֛וֹםYomH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517bore meיְלָדַ֥תְנִיye.la.Dat.niH3205neverאַל־ יְהִ֥י'al- ye.HiH408 H1961be blessedבָרֽוּךְ׃va.RukhH1288.

15Cursed beאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779the manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtבִּשַּׂ֤רbi.SarH1319אֶת־'et-H853my father the newsאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “A sonבֵּ֣ן זָכָ֑רben za.KharH2145 H1121is bornיֻֽלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to you,”bringing him great joyH8055.

16Mayהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376beוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961like the citiesכֶּֽעָרִ֛יםke.'a.RimH5892thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overthrewהָפַ֥ךְha.FakhH2015withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808compassionנִחָ֑םni.ChamH5162.May he hearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085an outcryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and a battle cryוּתְרוּעָ֖הu.te.ru.'AhH8643at noonבְּעֵ֥ת צָהֳרָֽיִם׃be.'Et tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6256 H6672,

17becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he did notלֹא־lo'-H3808kill meמוֹתְתַ֖נִיmo.Ta.niH4191in the wombמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358so that my motherאִמִּי֙'i.MiH517might have beenוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961my graveקִבְרִ֔יkiv.RiH6913,and her wombוְרַחְמָ֖הֿve.rach.MahH7358foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769enlargedהֲרַ֥תha.RatH2030.

18Whyלָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙La.mah zehH4100 H2088did I come outיָצָ֔אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318of the wombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200only troubleעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999and sorrowוְיָג֑וֹןve.ya.GonH3015,and to endוַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.LuH3615my daysיָמָֽי׃ פya.MaiH3117in shameבְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322?

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