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Jeremiah 44:24-28

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!

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