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Jeremiah 6:18-30

18Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085,O nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,and learnוּדְעִ֥יu.de.'IH3045,O congregationsעֵדָ֖ה'e.DahH5712אֶת־'et-H853,what will happenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834to them.

19Hearשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8085,O earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776הִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009!Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595am bringingמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935disasterרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451onאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,the fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of their own schemesמַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑םmach.she.vo.TamH4284,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they have paid noלֹ֣אlo'H3808attentionהִקְשִׁ֔יבוּhik.Shi.vuH7181toעַל־'al-H5921My wordדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697and have rejectedוַיִּמְאֲסוּ־vai.yim.'a.su-H3988My instructionוְתוֹרָתִ֖יve.to.ra.TiH8451.

20What useלָמָּה־ זֶּ֨הla.mah- zehH4100 H2088to Meis frankincenseלְבוֹנָה֙le.vo.NahH3828from Shebaמִשְּׁבָ֣א תָב֔וֹאmi.she.Va' ta.Vo'H7614 H935or sweetהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896caneוְקָנֶ֥הve.ka.NehH7070from a distantמֶרְחָ֑קmer.ChakH4801landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776?Your burnt offeringsעֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙o.lo.tei.KhemH5930are not acceptableלֹ֣א לְרָצ֔וֹןlo' le.ra.TzonH3808 H7522;your sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077do notלֹא־lo'-H3808pleaseעָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH6149Me.”

21Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֥יYah.weh hi.NiH3068 H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “I will layנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414stumbling blocksמִכְשֹׁלִ֑יםmikh.sho.LimH4383beforeאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971;fathersאָב֨וֹת'a.VotH1and sonsוּבָנִ֥יםu.va.NimH1121alikeיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162will be staggeredוְכָ֣שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782;friendsוְרֵע֖וֹve.re.'OH7453and neighborsשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934will perishוְאָבָֽדוּ׃ פve.'a.Ba.duH6.”

22This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,an armyעַ֥ם'amH5971is comingבָּ֖אba'H935from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828;a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471is stirred upיֵע֖וֹרye.'orH5782from the endsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

23They graspיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388the bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and spearוְכִיד֞וֹןve.khi.DonH3591;theyהוּא֙hu'H1931arecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394and mercilessוְלֹ֣א יְרַחֵ֔מוּve.Lo' ye.ra.Che.muH3808 H7355.Their voiceקוֹלָם֙ko.LamH6963roarsיֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.MehH1993like the seaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,and they rideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,lined upעָר֗וּךְ'a.RukhH6186like menכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376in formationלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against youעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921,O Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.”

24We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085אֶת־'et-H853the reportשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089;our handsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027hang limpרָפ֣וּra.FuH7503.Anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869has gripped usהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhe.che.zi.Kat.nuH2388,painחִ֖ילchilH2427like that of a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.

25Do notאַל־'al-H408go outתֵּֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'iH3318to the fieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704;do notאַל־'al-H408walkתֵּלֵ֑כוּte.le.khiH1980the roadוּבַדֶּ֖רֶךְu.va.De.rekhH1870.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the enemyלְאֹיֵ֔בle.'o.YevH341has a swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719;terrorמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032is on every sideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

26O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971,dressחִגְרִי־chig.ri-H2296yourselves in sackclothשָׂק֙sakH8242and rollוְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣יve.hit.pa.le.ShiH6428in ashesבָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665.Mournאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60with bitterתַּמְרוּרִ֑יםtam.ru.RimH8563wailingמִסְפַּ֖דmis.PadH4553,as you wouldעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213for an only sonיָחִיד֙ya.ChidH3173,forכִּ֣יkiH3588suddenlyפִתְאֹ֔םfit.'OmH6597the destroyerהַשֹּׁדֵ֖דha.sho.DedH7703will comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935upon usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.

27“I have appointed youנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414to examineבָּח֛וֹןba.ChonH969My peopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971like oreמִבְצָ֑רmiv.TzarH4013,so you may knowוְתֵדַ֕עve.te.Da'H3045and tryוּבָחַנְתָּ֖u.va.chan.TaH974אֶת־'et-H853their waysדַּרְכָּֽם׃dar.KamH1870.

28Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605are hardenedסֽוֹרְרִ֔יםso.RimH5637rebelsסָרֵ֣יsa.ReiH5493,walking aroundהֹלְכֵ֥יho.le.KheiH1980as slanderersרָכִ֖ילra.KhilH7400.They are bronzeנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270;allכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605of them are corruptמַשְׁחִיתִ֖ים הֵֽמָּה׃mash.chi.Tim He.mahH7843 H1992.

29The bellowsמַפֻּ֔חַma.Pu.achH4647blow fiercelyנָחַ֣רna.CharH2787,blasting away the leadעֹפָ֑רֶת'o.Fa.retH5777with fireH800.The refiningH6884proceedsin vainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723,for the wickedוְרָעִ֖יםve.ra.'ImH7451are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808purgedנִתָּֽקוּ׃ni.Ta.kuH5423.

30They are calledקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121rejectedנִמְאָ֔סnim.'AsH3988silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has rejectedמָאַ֥סma.'AsH3988them.”

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