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Leviticus 26:27-45

27But ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518in spite of all thisבְּזֹ֔אתbe.ZotH2063you do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808obeyתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085Me,but continue to walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980in hostilityבְּקֶֽרִי׃be.Ke.riH7147toward Meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973,

28then I will walkוְהָלַכְתִּ֥יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980in furyבַּחֲמַת־ba.cha.mat-H2534againstקֶ֑רִיKe.riH7147youעִמָּכֶ֖ם'i.ma.KhemH5973,and Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589,even Iאַף־'af-H637,will punishוְיִסַּרְתִּ֤יve.yi.sar.TiH3256youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853sevenfoldשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651forעַל־'al-H5921your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶם׃cha.to.tei.khemH2403.

29You will eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of your own sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398andוּבְשַׂ֥רu.ve.SarH1320daughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323.

30I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֞יve.hish.mad.TiH8045אֶת־'et-H853your high placesבָּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םba.mo.tei.KhemH1116,cut downוְהִכְרַתִּי֙ve.hikh.ra.TiH3772אֶת־'et-H853your incense altarsחַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔םcha.Ma.nei.KhemH2553,and heapוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your lifeless bodiesפִּגְרֵיכֶ֔םpig.rei.KhemH6297onעַל־'al-H5921the lifeless remainsפִּגְרֵ֖יpig.ReiH6297of your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544;and My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315will despiseוְגָעֲלָ֥הve.ga.'a.LahH1602youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

31I will reduceוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your citiesעָֽרֵיכֶם֙'a.rei.KhemH5892to rubbleחָרְבָּ֔הchar.BahH2723and lay wasteוַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִ֖יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074אֶת־'et-H853your sanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑םmik.de.shei.KhemH4720,and I will refuseוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808to smellאָרִ֔יחַ'a.Ri.achH7306the pleasingנִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם׃ni.Cho.cha.KhemH5207aroma of your sacrificesבְּרֵ֖יחַbe.Rei.achH7381.

32And Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589אֶת־'et-H853will lay wasteוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֥יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so that your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341who dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in itwill be appalledוְשָֽׁמְמ֤וּ עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sha.Mu 'a.Lei.haH8074 H5921.

33Butוְאֶתְכֶם֙ve.'et.KhemH853I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219you among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471and will draw outוַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥יva.ha.ri.ko.TiH7324a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719after youאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310as your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776becomesוְהָיְתָ֤הve.hay.TahH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077and your citiesוְעָרֵיכֶ֖םve.'a.rei.KhemH5892are laidיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961wasteחָרְבָּֽה׃char.BahH2723.

34Thenאָז֩'azH227the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall enjoyתִּרְצֶ֨הtir.TzehH7521itsאֶת־'et-H853Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117it lies desolateהֳשַׁמָּ֔הho.sha.MahH8074,while youוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859are in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.At that timeאָ֚ז'azH227the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will restתִּשְׁבַּ֣תtish.BatH7673and enjoyוְהִרְצָ֖תve.hir.TzatH7521itsאֶת־'et-H853Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ׃sha.be.to.Tei.haH7676.

35As long asכָּל־ יְמֵ֥יkol- ye.MeiH3605 H3117it lies desolateהָשַּׁמָּ֖הha.sha.MahH8074, the landwill have the restתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673אֵ֣ת'etH853אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834it did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808receiveשָׁבְתָ֛הshav.TahH7673during the Sabbathsבְּשַׁבְּתֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.sha.be.to.tei.KhemH7676when you livedבְּשִׁבְתְּכֶ֥םbe.shiv.te.KhemH3427in itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

36As for those of you who surviveוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604,I will sendוְהֵבֵ֤אתִיve.he.Ve.tiH935a faintnessמֹ֙רֶךְ֙mo.rekhH4816into their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824in the landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,so that even the soundק֚וֹלKolH6963of a windblownנִדָּ֔ףni.DafH5086leafעָלֶ֣ה'a.LehH5929will put them to flightוְרָדַ֣ףve.ra.DafH7291אֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853.And they will fleeוְנָס֧וּve.na.SuH5127as one fleesמְנֻֽסַת־me.nu.sat-H4499the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719,and fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.naf.LuH5307when no oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369pursues themרֹדֵֽף׃ro.DefH7291.

37They will stumbleוְכָשְׁל֧וּve.kha.she.LuH3782over oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376anotherבְּאָחִ֛יוbe.'a.ChivH251as beforeכְּמִפְּנֵי־ke.mi.pe.nei-H6440the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719,though no oneאָ֑יִן'A.yinH369is behind themוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291.Soוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808you will notbeתִֽהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961able to standתְּקוּמָ֔הte.ku.MahH8617againstלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'O.ye.vei.KhemH341.

38You will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH6among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,and the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341will consumeוְאָכְלָ֣הve.'a.khe.LahH398youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853.

39Those of you who surviveוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341will waste awayיִמַּ֙קּוּ֙yi.Ma.kuH4743in their iniquityבַּֽעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771andוְאַ֛ףve.'AfH637will decayיִמָּֽקּוּ׃yi.Ma.kuH4743in the sinsבַּעֲוֹנֹ֥תba.'a.vo.NotH5771of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם אִתָּ֥ם'a.vo.Tam 'i.TamH1 H854.

40But if they will confessוְהִתְוַדּ֤וּve.hit.va.DuH3034אֶת־'et-H853their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853andעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771thatof their fathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1in the unfaithfulnessבְּמַעֲלָ֖םbe.ma.'a.LamH4604thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they practicedמָֽעֲלוּ־ma.'a.lu-H4603against Me,by whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they have also walkedוְאַ֕ף הָֽלְכ֥וּve.'Af ha.le.KhuH637 H1980in hostilityבְּקֶֽרִי׃be.Ke.riH7147toward Meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973—

41andאַף־'af-H637Iאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589actedאֵלֵ֤ךְ'e.LekhH1980with hostilityבְּקֶ֔רִיbe.Ke.riH7147toward themעִמָּם֙'i.MamH5973and broughtוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853into the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341—andאוֹ־ אָ֣ז'ov- 'azH176 H227if their uncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵ֔ל וְאָ֖זhe.'a.Rel ve.'AzH6189 H227heartsלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824will be humbledיִכָּנַ֗עyi.ka.Na'H3665and they will make amendsיִרְצ֥וּyir.TzuH7521אֶת־'et-H853for their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771,

42then I will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֖יve.za.khar.TiH2142אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285with Jacobיַעֲק֑וֹבya.'a.KovH3290andוְאַף֩ve.'AfH637אֶת־'et-H853אֶזְכֹּ֖ר'ez.KorH2142My covenantבְּרִיתִ֨יbe.ri.TiH1285with Isaacיִצְחָ֜ק וְאַ֨ףyitz.Chak ve.'AfH3327 H637אֶת־'et-H853and My covenantבְּרִיתִ֧יbe.ri.TiH1285with Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,and I will rememberאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142the landוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776.

43For the landוְהָאָרֶץ֩ve.ha.'a.RetzH776will be abandonedתֵּעָזֵ֨בte.'a.ZevH5800by them,and it will enjoyוְתִ֣רֶץve.Ti.retzH7521אֶת־'et-H853its Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676by lying desolateבָּהְשַׁמָּה֙bah.sha.MahH8074without them.And theyוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992will pay the penaltyיִרְצ֣וּyir.TzuH7521אֶת־'et-H853for their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771,becauseH3282they rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853My ordinancesבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יbe.mish.pa.TaiH4941and abhorredגָּעֲלָ֥ה נַפְשָֽׁם׃ga.'a.Lah naf.ShamH1602 H5315My statutesחֻקֹּתַ֖יchu.ko.TaiH2708.

44Yetוְאַף־ve.'af-H637in spite ofגַּם־gam-H1571thisזֹ֠אתzotH2063,when they areבִּֽהְיוֹתָ֞םbih.yo.TamH1961in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rejectמְאַסְתִּ֤יםme.'as.TimH3988orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808despise themגְעַלְתִּים֙ge.'al.TimH1602so as to destroy themלְכַלֹּתָ֔םle.kha.lo.TamH3615and breakלְהָפֵ֥רle.ha.FerH6565My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with themאִתָּ֑ם'i.TamH854;forכִּ֛יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

45But for their sakeI will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֥יve.za.khar.TiH2142the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with their fathersרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםri.sho.NimH7223,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I brought outהוֹצֵֽאתִי־ho.tze.ti-H3318אֹתָם֩'o.TamH853of the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471,that I might beלִהְיֹ֥תlih.YotH1961theirGodלֵאלֹהִ֖יםle.lo.HimH430.Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

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