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Jeremiah 25:2-11

2Soאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414spokeדִּבֶּ֜רdi.BerH1696toעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶ֛לye.hu.Dah ve.'ElH3063 H413and allכָּל־kol-H3605the residentsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389as followsלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

3“Fromמִן־min-H4480the thirteenthשְׁלֹ֣שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.Losh 'es.RehH7969 H6240yearשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141of Josiahלְיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּle.yo.shi.Ya.huH2977sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amonאָמוֹן֩'a.mOnH526kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063untilוְעַ֣ד׀ve.'AdH5704this veryH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117—twenty-threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים֙sha.Losh ve.'es.RimH7969 H6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141—the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has comeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413,and I have spokenוָאֲדַבֵּ֧רva.'a.da.BerH1696to youאֲלֵיכֶ֛ם'a.lei.KhemH413againאַשְׁכֵּ֥ים'ash.KeimH7925and againוְדַבֵּ֖רve.da.BerH1696,but you have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenedשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

4And the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068has sentוְשָׁלַח֩ve.sha.LachH7971allכָּל־kol-H3605His servantsעֲבָדָ֧יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030toאֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH413youאֶֽת־'et-H853againהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925and againוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971,but you have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808inclinedהִטִּיתֶ֥םhi.ti.TemH5186אֶֽת־'et-H853your earאָזְנְכֶ֖ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241to hearלִשְׁמֹֽעַ׃lish.Mo.a'H8085.

5The prophetstoldלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559you, ‘Turnשֽׁוּבוּ־shu.vu-H7725nowנָ֞אna'H4994,each of youאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,from your evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451waysמִדַּרְכּ֤וֹmi.dar.KoH1870andוּמֵרֹ֣עַu.me.Ro.a'H7455deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and you can dwellוּשְׁבוּ֙u.she.VuH3427inעַל־'al-H5921the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORD has givenנָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛הna.Tan Yah.wehH5414 H3068to youand your fathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1foreverלְמִן־ עוֹלָ֖םle.min- o.LamH4480 H5769andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

6Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408followתֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙te.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647and worshipוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812them,and do notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808provoke Me to angerתַכְעִ֤יסוּtakh.'I.suH3707אוֹתִי֙'o.TiH853with the worksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027.Then I will do you noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808harmאָרַ֖ע'a.Ra'H7489.’

7‘But to your own harmלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451,you have notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808listenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֥םshe.ma'.TemH8085to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘soלְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you have provoked Me to angerהַכְעִיסֵ֛נִיhikh.'i.su.niH3707with the worksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027.’

8Thereforeלָכֵ֕ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: ‘Becauseיַ֕עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085אֶת־'et-H853My wordsדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697,

9beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005,I will summonשֹׁלֵ֡חַ וְלָקַחְתִּי֩sho.Le.ach ve.la.kach.TiH7971 H3947אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֨וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the northצָפ֜וֹןtza.FonH6828,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413I will send forMy servantעַבְדִּי֒'av.DiH5650Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894,whom I will bringוַהֲבִ֨אֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Vi.'o.TimH935againstעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776,againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its residentsיֹ֣שְׁבֶ֔יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427,and againstוְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428surroundingסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471.So I will devote them to destructionוְהַ֣חֲרַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ha.cha.ram.TimH2763and make themוְשַׂמְתִּים֙ve.sam.TimH7760an object of horrorלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047and contemptוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הve.lish.re.KahH8322,an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769desolationוּלְחָרְב֖וֹתu.le.cha.re.VotH2723.

10Moreover, I will banishוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6from themthe soundsק֤וֹלKolH6963of joyשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342and gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voicesוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618andק֥וֹלKolH6963bridegroomחָתָ֖ן וְק֣וֹלcha.Tan ve.KolH2860 H6963,the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the millstonesרֵחַ֖יִםre.Cha.yimH7347,and the lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of the lampנֵֽר׃NerH5216.

11And thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776will becomeוְהָֽיְתָה֙ve.ha.ye.TahH1961a desolateלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723wastelandלְשַׁמָּ֑הle.sha.MahH8047,and theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֶת־'et-H853nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471will serveוְעָ֨בְד֜וּve.'A.ve.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894for seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

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