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Jeremiah 4:19-31

19My anguishמֵעַ֣י׀me.'AiH4578,my anguishמֵעַ֨י׀me.'AiH4578!I writhe in painH2342!Oh, the painקִיר֥וֹתki.RotH7023in my chestלִבִּ֛יli.BiH3820!My heartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820poundsהֹֽמֶה־ho.meh-H1993within me;I cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be silentאַחֲרִ֑ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315have heardשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.ma'.tiH8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of the hornשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782,the alarmתְּרוּעַ֖תte.ru.'AtH8643of battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

20Disasterשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667afterעַל־'al-H5921disasterשֶׁ֙בֶר֙she.verH7667is proclaimedנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is laid wasteשֻׁדְּדָ֖הshu.de.DahH7703.My tentsאֹהָלַ֔י'o.ha.LaiH168are destroyedשֻׁדְּד֣וּshu.de.DuH7703in an instantפִּתְאֹם֙pit.'OmH6597,my curtainsיְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407in a momentרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281.

21How longעַד־ מָתַ֖י'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970must I seeאֶרְאֶה־'er.'eh-H7200the signal flagנֵּ֑סNesH5251and hearאֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה'esh.me.'AhH8085the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the hornשׁוֹפָֽר׃ סsho.FarH7782?

22“Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971אוֹתִי֙'o.TiH853are foolsאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191;they have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808known Meיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045.Theyהֵ֔מָּהHe.mahH1992are foolishסְכָלִים֙se.kha.LimH5530childrenבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121,withoutוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808understandingנְבוֹנִ֖יםne.vo.NimH995.Theyהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992are skilledחֲכָמִ֥ים הֵ֙מָּה֙cha.kha.Mim he.mahH2450 H1992in doing evilלְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'H7489,but they knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045notלֹ֥אlo'H3808how to do goodוּלְהֵיטִ֖יבu.le.hei.TivH3190.”

23I lookedרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853at the earthהָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִנֵּה־ha.'A.retz ve.hi.neh-H776 H2009,and it was formlessתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414and voidוָבֹ֑הוּva.Vo.huH922; I lookedtoוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and they had noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369lightאוֹרָֽם׃'o.RamH216.

24I lookedרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200at the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,they were quakingרֹעֲשִׁ֑יםro.'a.ShimH7493;allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389were swayingהִתְקַלְקָֽלוּ׃hit.kal.Ka.luH7043.

25I lookedרָאִ֕יתִי וְהִנֵּ֖הra.'I.ti ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009,and noאֵ֣ין'einH369man was leftהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120;allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the birdsע֥וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064had fledנָדָֽדוּ׃na.Da.duH5074.

26I lookedרָאִ֕יתִי וְהִנֵּ֥הra.'I.ti ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009,and the fruitful landהַכַּרְמֶ֖לha.kar.MelH3759was a desertהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057.Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its citiesעָרָ֗יו'a.RavH5892were torn downנִתְּצוּ֙ni.te.TzuH5422beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440His fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

27Forכִּי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹה֙khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776will beתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077,but I will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808finish its destructionוְכָלָ֖ה אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ve.kha.Lah 'e.'e.SehH3617 H6213.

28Thereforeעַל־ זֹאת֙'al- zoTH5921 H2063the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56andthe heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמָּ֑עַל עַ֤ל כִּי־mi.Ma.'al 'al ki-H4605 H5921 H3588will grow darkוְקָדְר֥וּve.ka.de.RuH6937.I have spokenדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696,I have plannedזַמֹּ֔תִיza.Mo.tiH2161,and I will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808relentנִחַ֖מְתִּי וְלֹא־ni.Cham.ti ve.lo'-H5162 H3808or turn backאָשׁ֥וּב מִמֶּֽנָּה׃'a.Shuv mi.Me.nahH7725 H4480.”

29Everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fleesבֹּרַ֙חַת֙bo.Ra.chatH1272at the soundמִקּ֨וֹלmi.KolH6963of the horsemanפָּרָ֜שׁpa.RashH6571and archerוְרֹ֣מֵה קֶ֗שֶׁתve.Ro.meh Ke.shetH7411 H7198.They enterבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935the thicketsבֶּעָבִ֔יםbe.'a.VimH5645and climbעָל֑וּ'a.LuH5927among the rocksוּבַכֵּפִ֖יםu.va.ke.FimH3710.Everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892is abandonedעֲזוּבָ֔ה'a.zu.VahH5800;noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369inhabitant is leftיוֹשֵׁ֥ב אִֽישׁ׃yo.Shev 'IshH3427 H376.

30And youוְאַ֨תְּve.'a.tiH859,O devastatedשָׁד֜וּדsha.DudH7703oneמַֽה־mah-H4100,what will you doתַּעֲשִׂ֗יta.'a.SiH6213,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588you dressתִלְבְּשִׁ֨יtil.be.ShiH3847yourself in scarletשָׁנִ֜יsha.NiH8144,thoughכִּי־ki-H3588you adornתַעְדִּ֣יta'.DiH5710yourself with goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091jewelryעֲדִי־'a.di-H5716,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588you enlargeתִקְרְעִ֤יtik.re.'IH7167your eyesעֵינַ֔יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869with paintבַפּוּךְ֙va.puKhH6320?You adorn yourselfתִּתְיַפִּ֑יtit.ya.PiH3302in vainלַשָּׁ֖וְאla.Shav'H7723;your loversעֹגְבִ֖ים'o.ge.VimH5689despiseמָאֲסוּ־ma.'a.su-H3988you;they want to takeיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245your lifeנַפְשֵׁ֥ךְnaf.ShekhH5315.

31Forכִּי֩kiH3588I hearשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085a cryק֨וֹלKolH6963like a woman in laborכְּחוֹלָ֜הke.cho.LahH2470,a cry of anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869like one bearing her first childכְּמַבְכִּירָ֔הke.mav.ki.RahH1069—the cryק֧וֹלKolH6963of the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726gasping for breathתִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַtit.ya.Pe.achH3306,stretching outתְּפָרֵ֣שׂte.fa.ResH6566her handsכַּפֶּ֑יהָka.Pei.haH3709to say, “Woe is meאֽוֹי־ נָ֣א'o- na'H188 H4994,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315faintsעָיְפָ֥ה'a.ye.FahH5888before the murderersלְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פle.ho.re.GimH2026!”

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