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Jeremiah 9:12-15

12Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310is the manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376wiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450enough to understandוְיָבֵ֣ןve.ya.VenH995H853thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063?To whomH834has the mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of the LORDH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696אֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413,that he may explain itוְיַגִּדָ֑הּve.ya.gi.DahH5046?Whyמָה֙mahH5921 H4100is the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776destroyedאָבְדָ֣ה'a.ve.DahH6and scorchedH5327like a desertכַמִּדְבָּ֖רkha.mid.BarH4057,so noמִבְּלִ֖יmi.be.LiH1097one can pass through itעֹבֵֽר׃ ס'o.VerH5674?

13And the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is becauseעַל־'al-H5921they have forsakenעָזְבָם֙'a.ze.VamH5800אֶת־'et-H853My lawתּ֣וֹרָתִ֔יto.ra.TiH8451,whichH834I setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440;they have notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808walkedH1980in it orוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808obeyedשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085My voiceבְקוֹלִ֖יve.ko.LiH6963.

14Instead, they have followedוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖יvai.Ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of their heartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820and gone afterוְאַחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֔יםha.be.'a.LimH1168,asאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ס'a.vo.TamH1taught themלִמְּד֖וּםli.me.DumH3925.”

15Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005,I will feedמַאֲכִילָ֛םma.'a.khi.LamH398H853thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971wormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֑הla.'a.NahH3939and give them poisonedרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325to drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248.

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