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Jeremiah 3:1-5

1לֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559“Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853divorcesיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֩'ish.ToH802and she leavesוְהָלְכָ֨הve.ha.le.KhahH1980himמֵאִתּ֜וֹme.'i.ToH854to marryוְהָיְתָ֣ה לְאִישׁ־ve.ha.ye.Tah le.'ish-H1961 H376anotherאַחֵ֗ר'a.CherH312,can he everע֔וֹדodH5750returnהֲיָשׁ֤וּבha.ya.ShuvH7725to herאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413?Would notהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808suchהַהִ֑יאha.Hi'H1931a landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776be completely defiledH2610?But youוְאַ֗תְּve.'AtH859have played the harlotזָנִית֙za.NitH2181with manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227loversרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453—and you would returnוְשׁ֥וֹבve.ShovH7725to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2“Lift upשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375your eyesעֵינַ֨יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869toעַל־'al-H5921the barren heightsשְׁפָיִ֜םshe.fa.YimH8205and seeוּרְאִ֗יu.re.'IH7200.Is there any place whereאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375you have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808been violatedH7693?You satיָשַׁ֣בְתְּya.ShavtH3427besideעַל־'al-H5921the highwaysדְּרָכִים֙de.ra.KhimH1870waiting for your lovers,like a nomadכַּעֲרָבִ֖יka.'a.ra.ViH6163in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057.You have defiledוַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִיva.ta.cha.Ni.fiH2610the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776with your prostitutionבִּזְנוּתַ֖יִךְbiz.nu.Ta.yikhH2184and wickednessוּבְרָעָתֵֽךְ׃u.ve.ra.'a.TekhH7451.

3Therefore the showersרְבִבִ֔יםre.vi.VimH7241have been withheldוַיִּמָּנְע֣וּvai.yi.ma.ne.'UH4513,and noל֣וֹאLo'H3808spring rainsוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456have fallenהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961.Yet you haveהָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961the brazen lookוּמֵ֨צַחu.Me.tzachH4696of a prostituteאִשָּׁ֤ה זוֹנָה֙'i.Shah zo.NahH802 H2181;you refuseמֵאַ֖נְתְּme.'AntH3985to be ashamedהִכָּלֵֽם׃hi.ka.LemH3637.

4Have you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808justמֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahH6258calledקָרָ֥אתka.ra.tiH7121to Me, ‘My Fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,Youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859aremy friendאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441from youthנְעֻרַ֖יne.'u.RaiH5271.

5Will He be angryהֲיִנְטֹ֣רha.yin.TorH5201foreverלְעוֹלָ֔ם אִם־le.'o.Lam 'im-H5769 H518?Will He be indignantיִשְׁמֹ֖רyish.MorH8104to the endלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331?’Thisהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009you have spokenדִבַּ֛רְתְּdi.bar.tiH1696,but you keep doingוַתַּעֲשִׂ֥יva.ta.'a.SiH6213all the evilהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451you canוַתּוּכָֽל׃ פva.tu.KhalH3201.”

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