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Jeremiah 29:16-19

16כִּי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559aboutאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428who sitsהַיּוֹשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427onאֶל־'el-H413David’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971who remainהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֕ם'a.chei.KhemH251whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318with youאִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.KhemH854into exileבַּגּוֹלָֽה׃ba.go.LahH1473—

17this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹת הִנְנִי֙tze.va.'ot hi.NiH6635 H2005saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “I will sendמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַme.sha.Le.achH7971against themאֶת־'et-H853swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719אֶת־'et-H853and famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and plagueהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698,and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414themאוֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853like rottenהַשֹּׁ֣עָרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH8182figsכַּתְּאֵנִים֙ka.te.'e.NimH8384,so badמֵרֹֽעַ׃me.Ro.a'H7455אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be eatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398.

18I will pursueוְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙ve.ra.daf.TiH7291themאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310with swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698.I will make themוּנְתַתִּ֨יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414a horrorH2113to allלְכֹ֣ל׀le.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776—a curseלְאָלָ֤הle.'a.LahH423,a desolationוּלְשַׁמָּה֙u.le.sha.MahH8047,and an object of scornוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֣הve.lish.re.KahH8322and reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I banish themהִדַּחְתִּ֥ים שָֽׁם׃hi.dach.Tim ShamH5080 H8033.

19I will do this becauseתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834they have notלֹא־lo'-H3808listenedשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413My wordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834I sentשָׁלַ֨חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971toאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413themאֶת־'et-H853again and againהַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְשָׁלֹ֔חַhash.Kem ve.sha.Lo.achH7925 H7971through My servantsעֲבָדַ֤י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.And neither have youוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808exileslistenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

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