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Jeremiah 44:7-19

7So nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Whyלָמָה֩la.MahH4100are youאַתֶּ֨ם'a.TemH859doingעֹשִׂ֜ים'o.SimH6213such greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419harmרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451toאֶל־'el-H413yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.te.KhemH5315by cutting offלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772fromמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063manאִישׁ־'ish-H376and womanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,childעוֹלֵ֥לo.LelH5768and infantוְיוֹנֵ֖קve.yo.NekH3243,leavingהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498yourselveswithoutלְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.TiH1115a remnantשְׁאֵרִֽית׃she.'e.RitH7611?

8Why are youprovoking Me to angerלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707by the workבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbe.ma.'a.SeiH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027by burning incenseלְקַטֵּ֞רle.ka.TerH6999to otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859have goneבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935to resideלָג֣וּר שָׁ֑םla.Gur ShamH1481 H8033?As a resultלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616,you will be cut offהַכְרִ֣יתhakh.RitH3772andוּלְמַ֤עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616will becomeהֱיֽוֹתְכֶם֙he.yot.KhemH1961an object of cursingלִקְלָלָ֣הlik.la.LahH7045and reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781among allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

9Have you forgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩hash.khach.TemH7911אֶת־'et-H853the wickednessרָע֨וֹתra.'otH7451of your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853רָע֣וֹת׀ra.'otH7451of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063andוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853רָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451their wivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802,as well asוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853the wickedness thatרָעֹ֣תֵכֶ֔םra.'O.te.KhemH7451youוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853andרָעֹ֣תra.'OtH7451your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֑םne.shei.KhemH802אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834committedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

10Toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117they have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808humbled themselvesדֻכְּא֔וּdu.ke.'UH1792orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808shown reverenceיָרְא֗וּya.re.'UH3372,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808have they followedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980My instructionבְתֽוֹרָתִי֙ve.to.ra.TiH8451or the statutesוּבְחֻקֹּתַ֔יu.ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I setנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440andוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִ֨יYis.ra.'El hi.NiH3478 H2005,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559:I will setשָׂ֥םsamH7760My faceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440to bring disasterלְרָעָ֑הle.ra.'AhH7451and to cut offוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12And I will take awayוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.TiH3947אֶת־'et-H853the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have resolvedשָׂ֨מוּ פְנֵיהֶ֜םSa.mu fe.nei.HemH7760 H6440to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714to reside thereלָג֣וּר שָׁם֒la.Gur shamH8033 H1481;they will meet their endוְתַ֨מּוּve.Ta.muH8552. Theywill allכֹ֜ל בְּאֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֣יִםkhol be.'E.retz mitz.Ra.yimH3605 H776 H4714fallיִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719or be consumedיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552by famineבָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'AvH7458.From the leastמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,they will dieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719or famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458;and they will becomeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961an object of cursingלְאָלָ֣הle.'a.LahH423andhorrorלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,of vilificationוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045and reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃u.le.cher.PahH2781.

13I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗י עַ֤לu.fa.kad.Ti 'alH6485 H5921those who liveהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I punishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּי עַל־pa.Kad.ti 'al-H6485 H5921Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,by swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698,

14so that none ofוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063who have goneהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935to resideלָגֽוּר־ שָׁ֖םla.gur- shamH1481 H8033בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776in Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714willיִהְיֶ֜הyih.YehH1961escapeפָּלִ֤יטpa.LitH6412or surviveוְשָׂרִיד֙ve.sa.RidH8300to returnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ve.la.ShuvH7725to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992longמְנַשְּׂאִ֤יםme.na.se.'ImH5375אֶת־'et-H853נַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315to returnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725and liveלָשֶׁ֣בֶת שָׁ֔םla.She.vet ShamH3427 H8033;forכִּ֥יkiH3588noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808will returnיָשׁ֖וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725exceptכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518a few fugitivesפְּלֵטִֽים׃ סpe.le.TimH6412.”

15Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who knewהַיֹּֽדְעִים֙hai.yo.de.'ImH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶם֙ne.shei.HemH802were burning incenseמְקַטְּר֤וֹתme.ka.te.RotH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the womenהַנָּשִׁ֥יםha.na.ShimH802standing byהָעֹמְד֖וֹתha.'o.me.DotH5975—a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419assemblyקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951—along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971livingהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714andin Pathrosבְּפַתְר֥וֹס לֵאמֹֽר׃be.fat.Ros le.MorH6624 H559,saidוַיַּעֲנ֣וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030אֶֽת־'et-H853to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,

16“As for the wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to usאֵלֵ֖ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,we will notאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369listenשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085to youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413!

17Insteadכִּ֩יkiH3588,we will doH6213אֶֽת־'et-H853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605we vowedהַדָּבָ֣ר׀ha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834to doיָצָ֣א מִפִּ֗ינוּya.Tza' mi.Pi.nuH3318 H6310:We will burn incenseלְקַטֵּ֞רle.ka.TerH6999to the Queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of Heavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֮ha.sha.ma.YimH8064and offerוְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ve.ha.seikh-H5258drink offeringsנְסָכִים֒ne.sa.KhimH5262to her,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834weאֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587,our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙va.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,our kingsמְלָכֵ֣ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,and our officialsוְשָׂרֵ֔ינוּve.sa.Rei.nuH8269didH6213in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.At that time we had plentyוַנִּֽשְׂבַּֽע־va.nis.ba'-H7646of foodלֶ֙חֶם֙ וַנִּֽהְיֶ֣הle.chem va.nih.YehH3899 H1961and good thingsטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896,and we sawרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200noלֹ֥אlo'H3808disasterוְרָעָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7451.

18But from the timeוּמִן־ אָ֡זu.min- 'azH4480 H227we stoppedחָדַ֜לְנוּcha.Dal.nuH2308burning incenseלְקַטֵּ֨רle.ka.TerH6999to the Queenלִמְלֶ֧כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of Heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and pouring outוְהַסֵּֽךְ־ve.ha.sekh-H5258drink offeringsנְסָכִ֖יםne.sa.KhimH5262to her,we have lackedחָסַ֣רְנוּcha.Sar.nuH2637everythingכֹ֑לKholH3605and have been perishingתָּֽמְנוּ׃Ta.me.nuH8552by swordוּבַחֶ֥רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458.”

19“Moreover,” said the women, “whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588weאֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587burned incenseמְקַטְּרִים֙me.ka.te.RimH6999to the Queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of Heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and poured outוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִ֑יםne.sa.KhimH5262to her,was it withoutהֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107our husbands’ knowledgeאֲנָשֵׁ֗ינוּ'a.na.Shei.nuH582that we madeעָשִׂ֨ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213sacrificial cakesכַּוָּנִים֙ka.va.NimH3561in her imageלְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔הle.Ha.'a.tzi.VahH6087and poured outוְהַסֵּ֥ךְve.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִֽים׃ פne.sa.KhimH5262to her?”

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