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Jeremiah 3:6-14

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.

10Yetוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571in spite of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063,her unfaithfulבָּגוֹדָ֧הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֛הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063did notלֹא־lo'-H3808returnשָׁ֨בָהSha.vahH7725to Meאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605her heartלִבָּ֑הּli.BahH3820,but onlyכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518in pretenseבְּשֶׁ֖קֶרbe.She.kerH8267,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

11And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478has shown herselfנַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.ShahH5315more righteousצִדְּקָ֥הtzi.de.KahH6663than unfaithfulמִבֹּגֵדָ֖הmi.bo.ge.DahH898Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

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.

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