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Jeremiah 44:20-30

20Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971 H5921כָּל־kol-H3605הָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,both menהַגְּבָרִ֤יםha.ge.va.RimH1397andH5921womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802,who were answeringהָעֹנִ֥יםha.'o.NimH6030himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853דָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21“As for the incenseקִטַּרְתֶּ֜םki.tar.TemH6999you burnedהַקִּטֵּ֗רha.ki.TerH7002אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389—youאַתֶּ֧ם'a.TemH859,your fathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,your kingsמַלְכֵיכֶ֥םmal.khei.KhemH4428,your officialsוְשָׂרֵיכֶ֖םve.sa.rei.KhemH8269,and the peopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853—did the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808אֹתָם֙'o.TamH853rememberזָכַ֣רza.KharH2142and bringוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖הva.ta.'a.LehH5927this toעַל־'al-H5921mindלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820?

22So the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068couldיוּכַל֩yu.KhalH3201noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֜וֹדodH5750endureלָשֵׂ֗את מִפְּנֵי֙la.Set mi.pe.NeiH5375 H6440the evilרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֥יma.'a.lei.Khem mi.pe.NeiH4611 H6440and detestable actsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you committedעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213,and your landאַ֠רְצְכֶם'Ar.tze.khemH776becameוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961a desolationלְחָרְבָּ֨הle.cha.re.BahH2723,a horrorוּלְשַׁמָּ֧הu.le.sha.MahH8047,and an object of cursingוְלִקְלָלָ֛הve.lik.la.LahH7045,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427,as it is thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

23Becauseמִפְּנֵי֩mi.pe.NeiH6440אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you burned incenseקִטַּרְתֶּ֜םki.tar.TemH6999וַאֲשֶׁ֧רva.'a.SherH834and sinnedחֲטָאתֶ֣םcha.ta.TemH2398against the LORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068and did notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808obeyשְׁמַעְתֶּם֙she.ma'.TemH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068orלֹ֣אlo'H3808walkהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980inעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651His instructionוּבְתֹרָת֧וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451,His statutesוּבְחֻקֹּתָ֛יוu.ve.chu.ko.TavH2708,and His testimoniesוּבְעֵדְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715,thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063disasterהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451has befallen youקָרָ֥אתka.RatH7122אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853,as you see todayכַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ סkai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.”

24Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔ם וְאֶ֖לha.'Am ve.'ElH5971 H413,including allכָּל־kol-H3605the womenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802, “Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,all thoseכָּל־kol-H3605of Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

25This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541אָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֩tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559:As for youאַתֶּ֨ם'a.TemH859and your wivesוּנְשֵׁיכֶ֜םu.ne.shei.KhemH802,you have spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696with your mouthsבְּפִיכֶם֮be.fi.KhemH6310and fulfilledמִלֵּאתֶ֣ם׀mi.le.TemH4390with your handsוּבִידֵיכֶ֣םu.vi.dei.KhemH3027your wordsלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559: ‘We will surely performH6213אֶת־'et-H853our vowsנְדָרֵ֗ינוּne.da.Rei.nuH5088thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834we have madeנָדַ֙רְנוּ֙na.Dar.nuH5087to burn incenseלְקַטֵּר֙le.ka.TerH6999to the Queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of Heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and to pour outוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִ֑יםne.sa.KhimH5262to her.’Go ahead, thenהָקֵ֤יםha.KeimH6965,doתָּקִ֙ימְנָה֙ta.Ki.me.nahH6965אֶת־'et-H853what you have promisedנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088 H6213!KeepH6213אֶת־'et-H853your vowsנִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ פnid.rei.KhemH5088!

26Neverthelessלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,all youכָּל־kol-H3605peopleof Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063livingהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776in Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by My greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419nameבִּשְׁמִ֤יbish.MiH8034,saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that neverאִם־'im-H518againע֨וֹדodH5750willיִהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961anyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063livingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605in the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714invokeנִקְרָ֣א׀ בְּפִ֣י׀nik.Ra' be.FiH7121 H6310My nameשְׁמִ֜יshe.MiH8034orsayאֹמֵ֛ר'o.MerH559, ‘As surely as the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069livesחַי־chai-H2416.’

27הִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005I am watchingשֹׁקֵ֧דsho.KedH8245over themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921for harmלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808for goodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896,and everyכָל־khol-H3605manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834is in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will meet his endוְתַמּוּ֩ve.ta.MuH8552by swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719or famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,untilעַד־'ad-H5704they are finished offכְּלוֹתָֽם׃ke.lo.TamH3615.

28Those who escapeוּפְלִיטֵ֨יu.fe.li.TeiH6412the swordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719will returnיְשֻׁב֨וּןye.shu.VunH7725fromמִן־min-H4480אֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776to Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,fewמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557,and the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063who wentהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935to dwellלָג֣וּר שָׁ֔םla.Gur ShamH8033 H1481in the landלְאֶֽרֶץ־le.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714will knowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045whoseמִ֥יmiH4310wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697will standיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965,Mineמִמֶּ֥נִּיmi.Me.niH4480or theirs!

29Thisוְזֹאת־ve.zot-H2063will be a signהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226to youthatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589will punishפֹקֵ֥דfo.KedH6485youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,so thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616you may knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045thatכִּי֩kiH3588My threatsדְבָרַ֛יde.va.RaiH1697of harmלְרָעָֽה׃ סle.ra.'AhH7451against youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921will surely standH6965.

30This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005,I will deliverנֹ֠תֵןNo.tenH5414Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547Hophraחָפְרַ֤עcha.fe.Ra'H6548kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714אֶת־'et-H853into the handsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of his enemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו וּבְיַ֖ד'o.ye.Vav u.ve.YadH341 H3027who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245his lifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834I deliveredנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063אֶת־'et-H853into the handבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,the enemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341who was seekingוּמְבַקֵּ֥שׁu.me.va.KeshH1245his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ סnaf.ShoH5315.”

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