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Jeremiah 7:3-15

3Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Correctהֵיטִ֥יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and deedsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םu.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and I will let you liveוַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣הva.'a.sha.ke.NahH7931אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Do notאַל־'al-H408trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiv.te.ChuH982inאֶל־'el-H413deceptiveהַשֶּׁ֖קֶרha.She.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: ‘This isהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.’

5Forכִּ֤יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518you really correctH3190אֶת־'et-H853your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,ifאִם־'im-H518you actH6213justlyמִשְׁפָּ֔ט בֵּ֥יןmish.Pat beinH4941 H996toward oneאִ֖ישׁ וּבֵ֥ין'ish u.VeinH376 H996anotherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453,

6if you noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longer oppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231the foreignerגֵּ֣רgerH1616andthe fatherlessיָת֤וֹםya.TomH3490and the widowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490,and if you noאַֽל־'al-H408longer shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725or followוְאַחֲרֵ֨י תֵלְכ֖וּve.'a.cha.Rei te.le.KhuH310 H1980otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים לֹ֥א'a.che.Rim lo'H312 H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430to your own harmלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451,

7then I will let you liveוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.shi.kan.TiH7931אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853in thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1foreverלְמִן־ עוֹלָ֖םle.min- o.LamH4480 H5769andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

8But lookהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859keep trustingבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982inעַל־'al-H5921deceptiveהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697to noלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115availהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276.

9Will you stealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀ha.ga.NoH1589and murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙ra.Tzo.achH7523,commit adulteryוְֽנָאֹ֔ףve.na.'OfH5003and perjuryוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַ לַשֶּׁ֖קֶרve.hi.sha.Ve.a' la.She.kerH7650 H8267,burn incenseוְקַטֵּ֣רve.ka.TerH6999to Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,and followוְהָלֹ֗ךְ אַחֲרֵ֛יve.ha.Lokh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045,

10and then comeוּבָאתֶ֞םu.va.TemH935and standוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mad.TemH5975before Meלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440in thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834houseבַּבַּ֤יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,which bearsנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121My Nameשְׁמִ֣י עָלָ֔יוshe.Mi 'a.LavH8034 H5921,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘We are deliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּni.Tzal.nuH5337,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616we can continue withעֲשׂ֔וֹתa.SotH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441’?

11Has thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834bearsנִקְרָֽא־nik.ra'-H7121My Nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961a denהַמְעָרַ֣תham.'a.RatH4631of robbersפָּרִצִ֗יםpa.ri.TzimH6530inעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921your sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869?Yesהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595tooגַּ֧םgamH1571have seen itרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12Butכִּ֣יkiH3588goלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֗אNa'H4994toאֶל־'el-H413the placeמְקוֹמִי֙me.ko.MiH4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Shilohבְּשִׁיל֔וֹbe.shi.LoH7887whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I firstבָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223made a dwellingשִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיshi.Kan.tiH7931for My Nameשְׁמִ֛י שָׁ֖םshe.Mi shamH8034 H8033,and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to itbecause ofמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH6440the wickednessרָעַ֖תra.'AtH7451of My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,becauseיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282you have doneעֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛ם'a.sot.KhemH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַמַּֽעֲשִׂ֥יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and because I have spokenוָאֲדַבֵּ֨רva.'a.da.BerH1696to youאֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH413again and againהַשְׁכֵּ֤ם וְדַבֵּר֙hash.Kem ve.da.BerH7925 H1696but you would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085,and I have calledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121to youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853but you would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answerעֲנִיתֶֽם׃'a.ni.TemH6030,

14therefore what I didוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213to Shilohלְשִׁלֽוֹ׃le.shi.LoH7887I will now doעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to the houseלַבַּ֣יִת׀la.Ba.yitH1004thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834bearsנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121My Nameשְׁמִ֣י עָלָ֗יוshe.Mi 'a.LavH8034 H5921, the housein whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859trustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982,the placeוְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹםve.La.ma.KomH4725thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to youand your fathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834.

15And I will castוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853out ofמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921My presenceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834I have cast outהִשְׁלַ֙כְתִּי֙hish.Lakh.tiH7993אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם'a.chei.KhemH251אֵ֖ת'etH853,allכָּל־kol-H3605the descendantsזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669.

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