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Jeremiah 7:21-28

21This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559:Add your burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם סְפ֥וּo.lo.tei.Khem se.FuH5930 H3254toעַל־'al-H5921your other sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םziv.chei.KhemH2077and eatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398the meat yourselvesבָשָֽׂר׃va.SarH1320!

22Forכִּ֠יkiH3588whenלֹֽא־ בְּי֛וֹםlo'- be.YomH3117 H3808I broughtהוֹצִיאִ֥יho.tzi'H3318your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,I did not merelyוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808command themדִבַּ֤רְתִּי אֶת־ צִוִּיתִ֔יםdi.Bar.ti 'et- tzi.vi.TimH1696 H854 H6680aboutעַל־ דִּבְרֵ֥י'al- div.ReiH5921 H1697burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930and sacrificesוָזָֽבַח׃va.Za.vachH2077,

23butכִּ֣י אִֽם־ki 'im-H3588 H518אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697this is whatהַ֠זֶּהHa.zehH2088I commanded themצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680אוֹתָ֤ם'o.TamH853לֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559:Obey Meשִׁמְע֣וּ בְקוֹלִ֔יshim.'U ve.ko.LiH8085 H6963,and I will beוְהָיִ֤יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,and youוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859will beתִּֽהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961Mypeopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971.You must walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the waysהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have commandedאֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehH6680youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,so thatלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616it may go wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190with you.

24Yet they did notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808listenשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808inclineהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853their earאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241,but they followedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980the stubbornבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307inclinationsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156of their own evilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartsלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820.They wentוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961backwardלְאָח֖וֹרle.'a.ChorH268and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forwardלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440.

25Fromלְמִן־le.min-H4480the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1came outיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,I have sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971youאֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH413אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔ים י֖וֹםha.ne.vi.'Im YomH5030 H3117again and againהַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃hash.Kem ve.sha.Lo.achH7925 H7971.

26Yet they would notוְל֤וֹאve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853their earאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241,but they stiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185אֶת־'et-H853their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203anddid more evilהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489than their fathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1.

27When you tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֶת־'et-H853,they will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.When you callוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121to themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413,they will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answerיַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ya.'a.Nu.khahH6030.

28Therefore you must sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413, ‘Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is the nationהַגּוֹי֙ha.goyH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834would notלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808listenשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085to the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430and would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808receiveלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148.Truthהָֽאֱמוּנָ֔הha.'e.mu.NahH530has perishedאָֽבְדָה֙'a.ve.DahH6;it has disappearedוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from their lipsמִפִּיהֶֽם׃ סmi.pi.HemH6310.

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