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Jeremiah 31:21-30

21“Set upהַצִּ֧יבִיha.Tzi.viH5324the road markersצִיֻּנִ֗יםtzi.yu.NimH6725,put upשִׂ֤מִיSi.miH7760the signpostsתַּמְרוּרִ֔יםtam.ru.RimH8564.Keep the highwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֖הlam.si.LahH4546in mindשִׁ֣תִי לִבֵּ֔ךְShi.ti li.BekhH7896 H3820,the roadדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870you have traveledהָלָ֑כְתְּha.la.khe.tiH1980.Returnשׁ֚וּבִיShu.viH7725,O Virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,returnשֻׁ֖בִיShu.viH7725toאֶל־'el-H413theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428cities of yoursעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892.

22How longעַד־ מָתַי֙'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970will you wanderתִּתְחַמָּקִ֔יןtit.cha.ma.KinH2559,O faithlessהַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הha.shoe.VahH7728daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323?Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068has createdבָרָ֨אva.Ra'H1254a new thingחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776—a womanנְקֵבָ֖הne.ke.VahH5347will shelterתְּס֥וֹבֵֽבte.SoevH5437a manגָּֽבֶר׃ סGa.verH1397.”

23This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “When I restoreבְּשׁוּבִ֖יbe.shu.ViH7725themאֶת־'et-H853from captivityשְׁבוּתָ֑םshe.vu.TamH7622,they will once againע֣וֹדodH5750speakיֹאמְר֞וּyo.me.RuH559אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and in its citiesוּבְעָרָ֔יוu.ve.'a.RavH5892: ‘May the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068bless youיְבָרֶכְךָ֧ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288,O righteousצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664dwelling placeנְוֵה־ne.veh-H5116,O holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022.’

24And Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its citiesעָרָ֖יו'a.RavH5892will dwellוְיָ֥שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162in the land,the farmersאִכָּרִ֕ים'i.ka.RimH406and those who moveוְנָסְע֖וּve.na.se.'UH5265with the flocksבַּעֵֽדֶר׃ba.'E.derH5739,

25forכִּ֥יkiH3588I will refreshהִרְוֵ֖יתִיhir.Vei.tiH7301the wearyעֲיֵפָ֑ה'a.ye.FahH5889soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315and replenishמִלֵּֽאתִי׃mi.Le.tiH4390allוְכָל־ נֶ֥פֶשׁve.khol Ne.feshH3605 H5315who are weakדָּאֲבָ֖הda.'a.VahH1669.”

26Atעַל־'al-H5921thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063I awokeהֱקִיצֹ֣תִיhe.ki.Tzo.tiH6974and looked aroundוָאֶרְאֶ֑הva.'er.'EhH7200.My sleepוּשְׁנָתִ֖יu.she.na.TiH8142had been most pleasantעָ֥רְבָה'A.re.vahH6149to me.

27הִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009“The daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “when I will sowוְזָרַעְתִּ֗יve.za.ra'.TiH2232אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063with the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120andוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of beastבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.

28וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka.'a.SherH834I watchedשָׁקַ֣דְתִּיsha.Kad.tiH8245over themעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921to uprootלִנְת֧וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428and tear downוְלִנְת֛וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422,to demolishוְלַהֲרֹ֖סve.la.ha.RosH2040,destroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6,and bring disasterוּלְהָרֵ֑עַu.le.ha.Re.a'H7489,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651I will watchאֶשְׁקֹ֧ד'esh.KodH8245over themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129and to plantוְלִנְט֖וֹעַve.lin.To.a'H5193,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29“In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,it will noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerע֔וֹדodH5750be saidיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559: ‘The fathersאָב֖וֹת'a.VotH1have eatenאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398sour grapesבֹ֑סֶרVo.serH1155,and the teethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127of the childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121are set on edgeתִּקְהֶֽינָה׃tik.Hei.nahH6949.’

30Insteadכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376will dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191for his own iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֖וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771.If anyoneכָּל־ הָֽאָדָ֛םkol- ha.'a.DamH3605 H120eatsהָאֹכֵ֥לha.'o.KhelH398the sour grapesהַבֹּ֖סֶרha.Bo.serH1155,his own teethשִׁנָּֽיו׃ סshi.NavH8127will be set on edgeתִּקְהֶ֥ינָהtik.Hei.nahH6949.

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