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Jeremiah 26:7-15

7Now the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971אֶֽת־'et-H853heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414speakingמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

8and as soon asוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961heיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615tellingלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had commanded himצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to sayלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696אֶל־'el-H413,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971seized himוַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּvai.yit.pe.SuH8610אֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853,shoutingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “You must surely dieH4191!

9Howמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069dare you prophesyנִבֵּ֨יתָni.Bei.taH5012in the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068thatלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004will becomeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961like Shilohכְּשִׁלוֹ֙ke.shi.LoH7887and thisהַזֹּ֛אתha.ZotH2063cityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892will be desolateמֵאֵ֣ין יוֹשֵׁ֑בme.'Ein yo.ShevH369 H3427and desertedתֶּחֱרַ֖בte.che.RavH2717!”And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971assembledוַיִּקָּהֵ֧לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950againstאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10When the officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063אֵ֚ת'etH853heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ׀vai.yish.me.'UH8085theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they went upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927from the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceמִבֵּית־mi.beit-H1004to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and satוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427thereיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068at the entranceבְּפֶ֥תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of the Newהֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ סhe.cha.DashH2319Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179.

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.”

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