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Jeremiah 4:11-18

11At thatהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256it will be saidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559to thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971and to Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, “A searingצַ֤חtzachH6703windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307from the barren heightsשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057blows towardדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,but notל֥וֹאLo'H3808to winnowלִזְר֖וֹת וְל֥וֹאliz.Rot ve.Lo'H2219 H3808or to siftלְהָבַֽר׃le.ha.VarH1305;

12a windר֧וּחַRu.achH7307too strongמָלֵ֛אma.Le'H4392for thatמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428comesיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935from Me.Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589alsoגַּם־gam-H1571pronounceאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941against themאוֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH854.”

13Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,he advancesיַעֲלֶ֗הya.'a.LehH5927like the cloudsכַּעֲנָנִ֣יםka.'a.na.NimH6051,his chariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818like the whirlwindוְכַסּוּפָה֙ve.kha.su.FahH5492.His horsesסוּסָ֑יוsu.SavH5483are swifterקַלּ֥וּka.LuH7043than eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֖יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188to us,forכִּ֥יkiH3588we are ruinedשֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃shu.Da.de.nuH7703!

14Washכַּבְּסִ֨יka.be.SiH3526the evilמֵרָעָ֤הme.ra.'AhH7451from your heartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,so thatלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may be savedתִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִיti.va.She.'iH3467.How longעַד־ מָתַ֛י'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970will you harborתָּלִ֥יןta.LinH3885wickedאוֹנֵֽךְ׃'o.NekhH205thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284within youבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130?

15Forכִּ֛יkiH3588a voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963resoundsמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046from Danמִדָּ֑ןmi.DanH1835,proclaimingוּמַשְׁמִ֥יעַu.mash.Mi.a'H8085disasterאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205from the hillsמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16Warnהַזְכִּ֣ירוּhaz.Ki.ruH2142the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471nowהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009!Proclaimהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085toעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: “A besieging armyנֹצְרִ֥יםno.tze.RimH5341comesבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from a distantהַמֶּרְחָ֑קha.mer.ChakH4801landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776;they raiseוַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414their voicesקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963againstעַל־'al-H5921the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

17They surround herמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439like men guardingכְּשֹׁמְרֵ֣יke.sho.me.ReiH8104a fieldשָׂדַ֔י הָי֥וּ עָלֶ֖יהָsa.Dai ha.Yu 'a.Lei.haH7704 H1961 H5921,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588אֹתִ֥י'o.TiH853she has rebelled against Meמָרָ֖תָהma.Ra.tahH4784,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18“Your waysדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870and deedsוּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְu.Ma.'a.la.La.yikhH4611have broughtעָשׂ֥וֹa.SoH6213thisאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428upon you.Thisזֹ֤אתzotH2063is your punishmentרָעָתֵךְ֙ra.'a.teKhH7451;how bitter it isכִּ֣יkiH4751 H3588,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588it piercesנָגַ֖עna.Ga'H5060to theעַד־'ad-H5704heartלִבֵּֽךְ׃ סli.BekhH3820!”

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