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Jeremiah 6:1-8

1“Run for coverהָעִ֣זוּ׀ha.'I.zuH5756,O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִניָמִ֗ןvi.n.ya.MinH1144; flee fromמִקֶּ֙רֶב֙mi.Ke.revH7130Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389!Soundתִּקְע֣וּtik.'UH8628the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָ֔רsho.FarH7782in Tekoaוּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙u.vit.Ko.a'H8620;send upשְׂא֣וּse.'UH5375a signalמַשְׂאֵ֑תmas.'EtH4864overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Beth-haccheremH1021,forכִּ֥יkiH3588disasterרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451loomsנִשְׁקְפָ֥הnish.ke.FahH8259from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,even greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

2Though she is beautifulהַנָּוָה֙ha.na.VahH5000and delicateוְהַמְּעֻנָּגָ֔הve.ha.me.'u.na.GahH6026,I will destroyדָּמִ֖יתִיda.Mi.tiH1819the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

3Shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462and their flocksוְעֶדְרֵיהֶ֑םve.'ed.rei.HemH5739will comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935against herאֵלֶ֛יהָ'e.Lei.haH413;they will pitchתָּקְע֨וּ עָלֶ֤יהָta.ke.'U 'a.Lei.haH8628 H5921their tentsאֹהָלִים֙'o.ha.LimH168all around herסָבִ֔יב רָע֖וּsa.Viv ra.'UH5439 H7462,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853tending his own portionיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027:

4‘Prepareקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942for battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421against herעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921;rise upק֖וּמוּKu.muH6965,let us attackוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927at noonבַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188to us,forכִּי־ki-H3588the daylightהַיּ֔וֹם כִּ֥יhai.Yom kiH3117 H3588is fadingפָנָ֣הfa.NahH6437;the eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153shadowsצִלְלֵי־tzi.lei-H6752grow longיִנָּט֖וּyi.na.TuH5186.

5Rise upק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965,let us attackוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927by nightבַלָּ֔יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915and destroyוְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָהve.nash.Chi.tahH7843her fortressesאַרְמְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759!’”

6Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֤הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Cut downכִּרְת֣וּkir.TuH3772the treesעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6097and raiseוְשִׁפְכ֥וּve.shif.KhuH8210a siege rampסֹלְלָ֑הso.le.LahH5550againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Thisהִ֚יאhi'H1931cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892must be punishedהָפְקַ֔דha.fe.KadH6485;there is nothing butכֻּלָּ֖הּku.LahH3605oppressionעֹ֥שֶׁק'O.shekH6233in her midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.

7As a wellH953gushesכְּהָקִ֥ירke.ha.KirH6979its waterמֵימֶ֔יהָmei.Mei.haH4325,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651she pours outהֵקֵ֣רָהhe.Ke.rahH6979her evilרָעָתָ֑הּra.'a.TahH7451.Violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555and destructionוָ֠שֹׁדVa.shodH7701resoundיִשָּׁ֨מַעyi.Sha.ma'H8085in her;sicknessחֳלִ֥יcho.LiH2483and woundsוּמַכָּֽה׃u.ma.KahH4347are everתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548beforeעַל־'al-H5921Meפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440.

8Be forewarnedהִוָּסְרִי֙hi.va.se.RiH3256,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,orפֶּן־pen-H6435Iנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315will turn awayתֵּקַ֥עte.Ka'H3363from youמִמֵּ֑ךְ פֶּן־mi.Mekh pen-H4480 H6435;I will makeאֲשִׂימֵ֣ךְ'a.si.MekhH7760you a desolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,a landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776withoutל֥וֹאLo'H3808inhabitantנוֹשָֽׁבָה׃ פno.Sha.vahH3427.”

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