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Jeremiah 5:19-31

19Andוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961whenכִּ֣יkiH3588the people askתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559, ‘Forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478whatמֶ֗הMehH4100offense has the LORDיְהֹוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430אֶת־'et-H853doneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605these things to usאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428?’You are to tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413, ‘Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834you have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֤ם'a.zav.TemH5800Meאוֹתִי֙'o.TiH853and servedוַתַּעַבְד֞וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647foreignנֵכָר֙ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651will you serveתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647foreignersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114in a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808your own.’”

20Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290and proclaimוְהַשְׁמִיע֥וּהָve.hash.mi.'U.haH8085it in Judahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

21“Hearשִׁמְעוּ־ נָ֣אshim.'u- na'H8085 H4994thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063,O foolishסָכָ֖לsa.KhalH5530and senselessוְאֵ֣ין לֵ֑בve.'Ein LevH369 H3820peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,who have eyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869but do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200,who have earsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241but do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085.

22הַאוֹתִ֨יha.'o.TiH853Do you notלֹא־lo'-H3808fear Meתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068אִ֤ם'imH518. “Do you notלֹ֣אlo'H3808trembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342before Meמִפָּנַי֙mi.pa.NaiH6440,the One whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834setשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760the sandחוֹל֙chOlH2344as the boundaryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366for the seaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220,an enduringעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769barrierחָק־chok-H2706it cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808crossיַעַבְרֶ֑נְהוּya.'av.Ren.huH5674?The wavesגַלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530surgeוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙vai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,but they cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808prevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201.They roarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993but cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808cross itיַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ׃ya.'av.Run.huH5674.

23But theseהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971haveהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961stubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartsלֵ֖בlevH3820.They have turned asideסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493and gone awayוַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃vai.ye.Le.khuH1980.

24They have notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559in their heartsבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824, ‘Let us fearנִ֤ירָא נָא֙Ni.ra' na'H3372 H4994אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,who givesהַנֹּתֵ֗ןha.no.TenH5414the rainsגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653,both autumnיוֹרֶ֥הve.yo.rehH3138and springוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456,in seasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256,who keepsיִשְׁמָר־yish.mor-H8104for usthe appointedחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708weeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620of harvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.’

25Your iniquitiesעֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771have divertedהִטּוּ־hi.tu-H5186these from youאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428;your sinsוְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םve.cha.To.tei.KhemH2403have deprivedמָנְע֥וּma.ne.'UH4513youof My bountyהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896.

26Forכִּי־ki-H3588amongנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672My peopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971are wicked menרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563;they watchיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789like fowlersיְקוּשִׁ֔יםye.ku.ShimH3353lying in waitכְּשַׁ֣ךְke.ShakhH7918;they setהִצִּ֥יבוּhi.Tzi.vuH5324a trapמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH4889to catchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582.

27Like cagesכִּכְלוּב֙kikh.LuvH3619full ofמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392birdsע֔וֹףofH5775,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004are full ofמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392deceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651they have become powerfulגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431and richוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.

28They have grown fatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080and sleekעָשְׁת֗וּ'a.she.TuH6245,andגַּ֚םgamH1571have excelledעָֽבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674in the deedsדִבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of the wickedרָ֔עRa'H7451.They have notלֹא־lo'-H3808taken up the causeדָ֔נוּDa.nuH1779 H1777of the fatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490,that they might prosperוְיַצְלִ֑יחוּve.yatz.Li.chuH6743;nor have theyלֹ֥אlo'H3808defendedשָׁפָֽטוּ׃sha.Fa.tuH8199the rightsוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34.

29Should I notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808punish themאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485forהַֽעַל־ha.'al-H5921these thingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068אִ֚ם'imH518. “Should I notלֹ֥אlo'H3808avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358Myselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315on such a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as thisכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088?

30A horribleשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8047and shocking thingוְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔הve.Sha.'a.ru.RahH8186has happenedנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

31The prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּא֣וּ־ni.be.'U-H5012falselyבַשֶּׁ֗קֶרva.She.kerH8267,and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548ruleיִרְדּ֣וּyir.DuH7287byעַל־'al-H5921their own authorityיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027.My peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157it soכֵ֑ןKhenH3651,but whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100will you doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in the endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319?

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