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Jeremiah 4:5-20

5Announceהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046in Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,proclaimהַשְׁמִ֔יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and sayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559: “Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782throughout the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.Cry aloudקִרְא֤וּ מַלְאוּ֙kir.'U mal.'UH7121 H4390and sayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559, ‘Assemble yourselvesהֵאָסְפ֥וּhe.'a.se.FuH622and let us fleeוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935toאֶל־'el-H413the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָֽר׃ha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.’

6Raiseשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375a signal flagנֵ֣סnesH5251toward Zionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726.Seek refugeהָעִ֖יזוּha.'I.zuH5756!Do notאַֽל־'al-H408delayתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975!Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am bringingמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935disasterרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and terribleגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7A lionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738has gone upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from his thicketמִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹmi.su.be.KhoH5441,and a destroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843of nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471has set outנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265.He has leftיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318his lairמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725to layלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047your landאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776.Your citiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892will be reducedמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369to ruinsתִּצֶּ֖ינָהti.Tzei.nahH5327and lie uninhabitedיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

8Soעַל־ זֹ֛את'al- zotH5921 H2063put onחִגְר֥וּchig.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,mournסִפְד֣וּsif.DuH5594and wailוְהֵילִ֑ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the LORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has notלֹא־lo'-H3808turned awayשָׁ֛בshavH7725from usמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ פmi.Me.nuH4480.”

9וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961“In thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “the kingלֵב־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְlev- ha.Me.lekhH4428 H3820and officialsהַשָּׂרִ֑יםha.sa.RimH8269will loseיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6their courageוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820.The priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548will tremble in fearוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074,and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030will be astoundedיִתְמָֽהוּ׃yit.Ma.huH8539.”

10Then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, “Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,how completelyאָכֵן֩'a.KhenH403You have deceivedH5377thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971and Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389by sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961וְנָגְעָ֥הve.na.ge.'AhH5060peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,’while a swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719is atעַד־'ad-H5704our throatsהַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃ha.Na.feshH5315.”

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!”

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.

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