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Jeremiah 9:2-10

2If onlyמִֽי־ יִתְּנֵ֣נִיmi- yi.te.Ne.niH4310 H5414I had a traveler’sאֹֽרְחִ֔ים'o.re.ChimH732lodgeמְלוֹן֙me.lOnH4411in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֗רva.mid.BarH4057,I would abandonוְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ve.'e.'ez.VahH5800H853my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971and departוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980from themמֵֽאִתָּ֑םme.'i.TamH854,forH3588they are allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003,a crowdעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116of faithless peopleבֹּגְדִֽים׃bo.ge.DimH898.

3“They bendוַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּvai.yad.re.KhuH1869אֶת־'et-H853their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֙le.sho.NamH3956like bowsקַשְׁתָּ֣םkash.TamH7198;liesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267prevailגָּבְר֣וּga.ve.RuH1396overוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808truthלֶאֱמוּנָ֖הle.'e.mu.NahH530in the landבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776.ForH3588they proceedיָצָ֛אוּya.Tza.'uH3318וְאֹתִ֥יve.'o.TiH853from evilמֵרָעָ֨הme.ra.'AhH7451toאֶל־'el-H413evilרָעָ֧ה׀ra.'AhH7451,and they do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808take Me into accountיָדָ֖עוּya.Da.'uH3045,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

4“Let everyoneH376guardהִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּhi.sha.Me.ruH8104againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his neighborH7453;do notאַל־'al-H408trustתִּבְטָ֑חוּtiv.Ta.chuH982anyכָּל־kol-H3605brotherאָ֖ח'achH251,forכִּ֤יkiH3588everyכָל־khol-H3605brotherאָח֙'achH251deals craftilyH6117,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605friendH7453spreadsיַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ya.ha.LokhH1980slanderרָכִ֥ילra.KhilH7400.

5Each oneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376betraysיְהָתֵ֔לּוּye.ha.Te.luH2048his friendבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453;noלֹ֣אlo'H3808one tellsיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696the truthוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571.They have taughtלִמְּד֧וּli.me.DuH3925their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֛םle.sho.NamH3956to lieדַּבֶּר־ שֶׁ֖קֶרda.ber- She.kerH1696 H8267;they wear themselves outנִלְאֽוּ׃nil.'UH3811committing iniquityהַעֲוֵ֥הha.'a.VehH5753.

6You dwellשִׁבְתְּךָ֖shiv.te.KhaH3427in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of deceptionמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820;in their deceitבְּמִרְמָ֛הbe.mir.MahH4820they refuseמֵאֲנ֥וּme.'a.NuH3985to knowדַֽעַת־da.'at-H3045Meאוֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDH3068.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005,I will refine themצוֹרְפָ֖םtzor.FamH6884and test themוּבְחַנְתִּ֑יםu.ve.chan.TimH974,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588whatאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349else can I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213because ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of My peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971?

8Their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956are deadlyשָׁח֛וּטsho.chetH7819arrowsחֵ֥ץchetzH2671;they speakדִבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696deceptionמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820.With his mouthבְּפִ֗יוbe.FivH6310a man speaksיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696peaceשָׁל֤וֹםsha.LomH7965toאֶת־'et-H854his neighborרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453,but in his heartוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130he setsיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760a trap for himאָרְבּֽוֹ׃'a.re.BoH696.

9Should I notH3808punishאֶפְקָד־'ef.kod-H6485themforH5921these thingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428?declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Should I notH3808avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358Myselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315onאִ֚ם'imH518such a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as thisכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088?”

10I will take upאֶשָּׂ֧א'e.Sa'H5375a weepingבְכִ֣יve.KhiH1065and wailingוָנֶ֗הִיva.Ne.hiH5092forעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶ֨הָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022,a dirgeקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the wildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057pastureנְא֤וֹתne.'otH4999,forכִּ֤יkiH3588they have been scorchedנִצְּתוּ֙ni.tze.TuH3341so noH1097oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376passes throughעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674,and the lowingק֣וֹלKolH6963of cattleמִקְנֶ֑הmik.NehH4735is notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085.Both the birdsמֵע֤וֹףme.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the beastsבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929have fledנָדְד֖וּna.de.DuH5074;they have gone awayהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980.

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