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Jeremiah 3:19-25

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.

23Surelyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403deceptionלַשֶּׁ֛קֶרla.She.kerH8267comes fromthe hillsמִגְּבָע֖וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389, andcommotionהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995from the mountainsהָרִ֑יםha.RimH2022.Surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403the salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is in the LORDבַּיהֹוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

24From our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271אֶת־'et-H853,that shamefulוְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁתve.ha.Bo.shetH1322godhas consumedאָֽכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398אֶת־'et-H853what our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have worked forיְגִ֥יעַye.Gi.a'H3018—their flocksצֹאנָם֙tzo.NamH6629וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and herdsבְּקָרָ֔םbe.ka.RamH1241אֶת־'et-H853,their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.no.tei.HemH1323.

25Let us lie downנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הnish.ke.VahH7901in our shameבְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּbe.va.she.Te.nuH1322;let our disgraceכְּלִמָּתֵנוּ֒ כִּי֩ke.li.ma.te.Nu kiH3639 H3588cover usוּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮u.te.kha.se.NuH3680.We have sinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the LORDלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,both weאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙'a.Nach.nuH587and our fathersוַאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1;from our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271even toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117we have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808obeyedשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

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