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Jeremiah 3:1-9

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.”

6Now in the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117of Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Have you seenהֲֽרָאִ֔יתָhara.'I.taH7200whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478has doneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213?Sheהִ֜יאhi'H1931has gone upהֹלְכָ֨הho.le.KhahH1980onעַל־'al-H5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגָּבֹ֗הַּ וְאֶל־ga.Vo.ah ve.'el-H1364 H413hillהַ֣רharH2022and underתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֖ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086to prostitute herselfוַתִּזְנִי־va.tiz.ni-H2181thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

7I thoughtוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559that afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310she had doneעֲשׂוֹתָ֧הּa.so.TahH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605these thingsאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428,she would returnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725to Meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413.But she did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808returnשָׁ֑בָהSha.vahH7725,and her unfaithfulבָּגוֹדָ֥הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063saw itוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.te.reh'H7200.

8She sawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200thatכִּ֤יkiH3588becauseעַל־ כָּל־ אֹדוֹת֙'al- kol- 'o.dOtH5921 H3605 H182אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had committed adulteryנִֽאֲפָה֙ni.'a.FahH5003,I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֛ןva.'e.TenH5414herאֶת־'et-H853a certificateסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of divorceכְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָke.ri.tu.Tei.haH3748andsent her awayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971.Yetאֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.haH413thatunfaithfulבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbo.ge.DahH898sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063had noוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808fearיָֽרְאָ֜ה הִֽיא׃ya.re.'Ah Hi'H3372 H1931וַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and prostituted herselfוַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenH2181as wellגַּם־gam-H1571.

9Indifferent toוְהָיָה֙ מִקֹּ֣לve.ha.Yah mi.KolH1961 H6963her own infidelityזְנוּתָ֔הּze.nu.TahH2184, Israelhad defiledוַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףva.te.che.NafH2610אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and committed adulteryוַתִּנְאַ֥ףva.tin.'AfH5003אֶת־'et-H853with stonesהָאֶ֖בֶןha.'E.venH68וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and treesהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

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