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Jeremiah 8:13-17

13I will take away their harvestאָסֹ֥ף אֲסִיפֵ֖ם'a.Sof 'a.si.FemH622 H5486,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.There will be noאֵין֩'einH369grapesעֲנָבִ֨ים'a.na.VimH6025on the vineבַּגֶּ֜פֶןba.Ge.fenH1612,norוְאֵ֧יןve.'EinH369figsתְּאֵנִ֣יםte.'e.NimH8384on the treeבַּתְּאֵנָ֗הba.te.'e.NahH8384,and even the leafוְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ve.he.'a.LehH5929will witherנָבֵ֔לna.VelH5034.Whatever I have givenוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414themwill be lost to themיַעַבְרֽוּם׃ya.'av.RumH5674.”

14Whyעַל־ מָה֙'al- mahH5921 H4100are weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587just sitting hereיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427?Gather togetherהֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.FuH622,let us fleeוְנָב֛וֹאve.na.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892and perishוְנִדְּמָה־ve.ni.de.mah-H1826thereשָּׁ֑םShamH8033,forכִּי֩kiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has doomed usהֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ha.di.Ma.nuH1826.He has given us poisonedרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325to drinkוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuH8248,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

15We hopedקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,but noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369goodט֑וֹבTovH2896has come,for a timeלְעֵ֥תle.'EtH6256of healingמַרְפֵּ֖הmar.PehH4832,but thereוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009was only terrorבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205.

16The snortingנַחְרַ֣תnach.RatH5170of enemy horsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483is heardנִשְׁמַע֙nish.Ma'H8085from Danמִדָּ֤ןmi.DanH1835.At the soundמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963of the neighingמִצְהֲל֣וֹתmitz.ha.LotH4684of mighty steedsאַבִּירָ֔יו'a.bi.RavH47,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakesרָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.ShahH7493.They comeוַיָּב֗וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to devourוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776and everything in itוּמְלוֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393,the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892and all who dwellוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427in it.

17“Forכִּי֩kiH3588beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I will sendמְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.achH7971snakesנְחָשִׁים֙ne.cha.ShimH5175among you,vipersצִפְעֹנִ֔יםtzif.'o.NimH6848thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834cannotאֵין־'ein-H369be charmedלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908,and they will biteוְנִשְּׁכ֥וּve.ni.she.KhuH5391youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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