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Jeremiah 35:12-17

12Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃yir.me.Ya.hu le.MorH3414 H559:

13“This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559:Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980and tellוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559the menלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and the residentsוּלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.le.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: ‘Will you notהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808acceptתִקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947disciplineמוּסָ֛רmu.SarH4148and obeyלִשְׁמֹ֥עַ אֶל־lish.Mo.a' 'el-H8085 H413My wordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697?’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵ֠כָבre.khoH7394have been carried outהוּקַ֡םhu.KamH6965אֶת־'et-H853.Heאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680אֶת־'et-H853his sonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121notלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115to drinkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196,and they have notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808drunkשָׁתוּ֙sha.TuH8354ittoעַד־'ad-H5704this veryהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they have obeyedשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085אֵ֖ת'etH853the commandמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of their forefatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1.But Iוְאָ֨נֹכִ֜יve.'A.no.KhiH595have spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to youאֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH413again and againהַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְדַבֵּ֔רhash.Kem ve.da.BerH7925 H1696,and you have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808obeyed Meשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם אֵלָֽי׃she.ma'.Tem 'e.LaiH8085 H413!

15Againהַשְׁכֵּ֣יםhash.KeimH7925and againוָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva.'esh.LachH7971I have sentוְשָׁלֹ֣חַ׀ve.sha.Lo.achH7971youאֲלֵיכֶ֣ם'a.lei.KhemH413אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֣ים׀ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,proclaimingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559: ‘Turnשֻׁבוּ־shu.vu-H7725nowנָ֡אna'H4994,each of youאִישׁ֩'ishH376,from your wickedהָרָעָ֜הha.ra.'AhH7451waysמִדַּרְכּ֨וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,and correctוְהֵיטִ֣יבוּve.hei.Ti.vuH3190your actionsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֗םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611.Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408go afterתֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֨יte.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430to serve themלְעָבְדָ֔םle.'a.ve.DamH5647.Liveוּשְׁבוּ֙u.she.VuH3427inאֶל־'el-H413the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to youand your fathersוְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.’But you have notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808inclinedהִטִּיתֶם֙hi.ti.TemH5186אֶֽת־'et-H853your earאָזְנְכֶ֔ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085to Meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

16Yesכִּ֣יkiH3588,the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֔בre.KhavH7394אֶת־'et-H853carried outהֵקִ֗ימוּhe.Ki.muH6965the commandמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687their forefatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834gave themצִוָּ֑םtzi.VamH6680,but theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808listenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085to Meאֵלָֽי׃ ס'e.LaiH413.

17Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: ‘Beholdהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005,I will bringמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and toוְאֶ֤לve.'ElH413allכָּל־kol-H3605the residentsיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389אֵ֚ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the disasterהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have pronouncedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696against themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921,becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282I have spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413but they have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808obeyedשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085,and I have calledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121to thembut they have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answeredעָנֽוּ׃'a.NuH6030.’”

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