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Jeremiah 4:23-28

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.”

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