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Jeremiah 26:11-19

11Then the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑רha.'Am le.MorH5971 H559, “Thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376isworthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of deathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194,forכִּ֤יkiH3588he has prophesiedנִבָּא֙ni.Ba'H5012againstאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085with your own earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241!”

12But Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑רha.'Am le.MorH5971 H559, “The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068sent meשְׁלָחַ֗נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֞אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and againstוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

13So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,correctהֵיטִ֤יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870and deedsוּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and obeyוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,so that Heיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068might relentוְיִנָּחֵ֣םve.yi.na.ChemH5162ofאֶל־'el-H413the disasterהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has pronouncedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696against youעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921.

14As for meוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589,hereהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005I am in your handsבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027;doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213to mewhat you thinkבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869is goodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896and rightוְכַיָּשָׁ֖רve.khai.ya.SharH3477.

15Butאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389know for certainH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתֶּם֮'a.TemH859put me to deathמְמִתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191אֹתִי֒'o.TiH853כִּי־ki-H3588,youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859will bringנֹתְנִ֣יםno.te.NimH5414innocentנָקִ֗יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֣םdamH1818upon yourselvesעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921,uponוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,and uponוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413its residentsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427;forכִּ֣יkiH3588trulyבֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sent meשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to speakלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in your hearingבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241אֵ֥ת'etH853עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.”

16Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971toldוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֶל־'el-H413the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְאֶל־ha.ko.ha.Nim ve.'el-H3548 H413and prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, “Thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manלָאִ֤ישׁla.'IshH376isnotאֵין־'ein-H369worthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194,forכִּ֗יKiH3588he has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to usאֵלֵֽינוּ׃'e.Lei.nuH413in the nameבְּשֵׁ֛םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430!”

17Some of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776stood upוַיָּקֻ֣מוּ אֲנָשִׁ֔יםvai.ya.Ku.mu 'a.na.ShimH6965 H582and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the peopleהָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ha.'Am le.MorH5971 H559,

18“MicahH4320the Moreshiteהַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔יha.Mo.rash.TiH4183הָיָ֣הha.YahH1961prophesiedנִבָּ֔אni.Ba'H5012in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063that this is whatלֵאמֹ֜ר כֹּֽה־le.Mor koh-H3541 H559the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: ‘Zionצִיּ֞וֹןtzi.YonH6726will be plowedתֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙te.cha.ReshH2790like a fieldשָׂדֶ֤הsa.DehH7704,Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙vi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389will becomeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961a heap of rubbleעִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH5856,and the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004mountוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022a woodedיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293ridgeלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116.’

19Did Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063oranyone elseוְכָל־ve.kholH3605in Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063put him to deathH4191?Did Hezekiah notהֲלֹא֮ha.Lo'H3808fearH3373אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068and seekוַיְחַל֙vay.ChalH2470אֶת־'et-H853Hisיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068favorפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,and did not the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068relentוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162ofאֶל־'el-H413the disasterהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had pronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696against themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921?But weוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587are about to bringעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419harmרָעָ֥הra.'AhH7451onעַל־'al-H5921ourselvesנַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ׃naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315!”

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