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Jeremiah 9:13-16

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.

16I will scatter themוַהֲפִֽצוֹתִים֙va.ha.fi.tzo.TimH6327among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992northeir fathersוַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םva.'a.vo.TamH1have knownיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045,and I will sendH7971a swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310themאֶת־'et-H853untilעַ֥ד'adH5704I have finished them offכַּלּוֹתִ֖יka.lo.TiH3615אוֹתָֽם׃ פ'o.TamH853.”

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