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Jeremiah 3:12-22

12Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980,proclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121אֶת־'et-H853thisהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428messageהַדְּבָרִ֨יםha.de.va.RimH1697toward the northצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828וְ֠אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559: ‘Returnשׁ֣וּבָהShu.vahH7725,O faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֤הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. ‘I will no longerלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808look on you with angerאַפִּ֥יל פָּנַ֖י'a.Pil pa.NaiH5307 H6440,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589ammercifulחָסִ֤ידcha.SidH2623,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. ‘I will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be angryאֶטּ֖וֹר'e.TorH5201foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

13Onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389acknowledgeדְּעִ֣יde.'IH3045your guiltעֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771,thatכִּ֛יkiH3588you have rebelledפָּשָׁ֑עַתְּpa.Sha.'atH6586against the LORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.You have scatteredוַתְּפַזְּרִ֨יva.te.fa.ze.RiH6340אֶת־'et-H853your favorsדְּרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhH1870to foreignלַזָּרִ֗יםla.za.RimH2114godsunderתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and have notלֹא־lo'-H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085My voiceוּבְקוֹלִ֥יu.ve.ko.LiH6963,’”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14“Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725,O faithlessשׁוֹבָבִים֙shoa.VimH7726childrenבָנִ֤יםva.NimH1121,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “forכִּ֥יkiH3588Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595am your masterבָּעַ֣לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166,and I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youאֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.KhemH853—oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259from a cityמֵעִ֗ירme.'IrH5892and twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147from a familyמִמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הmi.mish.pa.ChahH4940—and bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853to Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

15Then I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462afterMy own heartכְּלִבִּ֑יke.li.BiH3820,who will feedוְרָע֥וּve.ra.'UH7462you with knowledgeדֵּעָ֥הde.'AhH1844and understandingוְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ve.has.KeilH7919.”

16“In thoseהָהֵ֙מָּה֙ha.He.mahH1992daysוְהָיָ֡ה בַּיָּמִ֤יםve.ha.Yah bai.ya.MimH3117 H1961,whenכִּ֣יkiH3588you multiplyתִרְבּוּ֩tir.BuH7235and increaseוּפְרִיתֶ֨םu.fe.ri.TemH6509in the landבָּאָ֜רֶץba.'A.retzH776,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “they will noH3808longerע֗וֹדodH5750discussיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.It will neverH3808comeיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927toעַל־'al-H5921mindלֵ֑בLevH3820,and no oneH3808will rememberיִזְכְּרוּ־yiz.ke.ru-H2142itor miss itיִפְקֹ֔דוּyif.Ko.duH6485,norH3808will another oneעֽוֹד׃odH5750be madeיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213.

17At thatהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256they will callיִקְרְא֤וּyik.re.'UH7121Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389The Throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and allכָֽל־khol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471will be gatheredוְנִקְוּ֨וּve.nikv.VuH6960אֵלֶ֧יהָ'e.Lei.haH413in Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389to honor the nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.They will no longerוְלֹא־ ע֔וֹדve.lo'- odH3808 H5750followיֵלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרֵ֕יye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֖וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of their evilהָרָֽע׃ סha.Ra'H7451heartsלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820.

18In thoseהָהֵ֔מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063will walkיֵלְכ֥וּye.le.KhuH1980withעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they will comeוְיָבֹ֤אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828toעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gave to your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1as an inheritanceהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157אֶת־'et-H853.

19Then Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349I long to make youאֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ'a.shi.TekhH7896My sonsבַּבָּנִ֔יםba.ba.NimH1121and giveוְאֶתֶּן־ve.'e.ten-H5414youa desirableחֶמְדָּ֔הchem.DahH2532landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,the most beautifulצְבִ֖יtze.ViH6643inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of allצִבְא֣וֹתtziv.'otH6643the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471!’I thoughtוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559you would call Meתִּקְרְאִיtik.re.'u-H7121‘Fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1’and neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808turn awayתָשֽׁוּבִי׃ta.shu.vuH7725from following Meוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יu.me.'a.cha.RaiH310.

20Butאָכֵ֛ן'a.KhenH403as a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802may betrayבָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.DahH898her husbandמֵרֵעָ֑הּme.re.'AhH7453,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651you have betrayedבְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.TemH898Me,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963is heardנִשְׁמָ֔עnish.Ma'H8085onעַל־'al-H5921the barren heightsשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478weepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065and begging for mercyתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they have pervertedהֶעֱוּוּ֙he.'e.VuH5753אֶת־'et-H853their waysדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870andforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22“Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725,O faithlessשׁוֹבָבִ֔יםshoa.VimH7726childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121, andI will healאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495your faithlessnessמְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.shu.vo.tei.KhemH4878.” “Here we areהִנְנוּ֙hi.NuH2005.We comeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857to You,forכִּ֥יkiH3588Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are the LORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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