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Jeremiah 35:6-14

6“We do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808drinkנִשְׁתֶּה־nish.teh-H8354wineיָּ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,”they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “forכִּי֩kiH3588our forefatherאָבִ֗ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1Jonadabיוֹנָדָ֨בyo.na.DavH3122sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֜בre.KhavH7394commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680usעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר'a.Lei.nu le.MorH5921 H559, ‘Neither youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859nor your descendantsוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121are ever toלֹ֧א עַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃lo' 'ad- o.LamH3808 H5704 H5769drinkתִשְׁתּוּ־tish.tu-H8354wineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196.

7Nor are you everלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to buildתִבְנ֗וּtiv.NuH1129a houseוּבַ֣יִתu.Va.yitH1004orלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sowתִזְרָ֙עוּ֙tiz.Ra.'uH2232seedוְזֶ֤רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233orלֹֽא־lo'-H3808plantתִטָּ֔עוּti.Ta.'uH5193a vineyardוְכֶ֣רֶםve.Khe.remH3754.Those things areיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808for you.Insteadכִּ֠יkiH3588,you must liveתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in tentsבָּאֳהָלִ֤יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168allכָּל־kol-H3605your livesיְמֵיכֶ֔םye.mei.KhemH3117,so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may liveתִּֽחְי֜וּtich.YuH2421a longרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117inעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859wanderגָּרִ֥ים שָֽׁם׃ga.Rim ShamH1481 H8033.’

8And we have obeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֗עva.nish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֨וֹלbe.KolH6963of our forefatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֤בye.ho.na.DavH3082sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָב֙re.KhavH7394in allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he commanded usצִוָּ֑נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680.So we have notלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115drunkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354wineיַ֙יִן֙ya.yinH3196allכָּל־kol-H3605our livesיָמֵ֔ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117—neither weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587norour wivesנָשֵׁ֔ינוּna.Shei.nuH802norour sonsבָּנֵ֖ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃u.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323.

9Nor have weוּלְבִלְתִּ֛יu.le.vil.TiH1115builtבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1129housesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004in which to liveלְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּle.shiv.Te.nuH3427,and we have not ownedלֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶה־lo' yih.yeh-H3808 H1961any vineyardsוְכֶ֧רֶםve.Khe.remH3754or fieldsוְשָׂדֶ֛הve.sa.DehH7704or cropsוָזֶ֖רַעva.Ze.ra'H2233.

10But we have livedוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in tentsבָּֽאֳהָלִ֑יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168and have obeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֣עva.nish.Ma'H8085and doneוַנַּ֔עַשׂva.Na.'asH6213exactly asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834our forefatherאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1Jonadabיוֹנָדָ֥בyo.na.DavH3122commanded usצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680.

11So whenוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894marchedבַּעֲל֨וֹתba.'a.LotH5927intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776,we saidוַנֹּ֗אמֶרva.No.merH559: ‘Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935,let us go intoוְנָב֣וֹאve.na.Vo'H935Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to escapeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the armiesחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וּמִפְּנֵ֖י חֵ֣ילha.kas.Dim u.mi.pe.Nei cheilH3778 H6440 H2428and the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.’So we have remainedוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

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!

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