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Deuteronomy 28:23-48

23Andthyheavensשָׁמֶ֛יךָsha.Mei.khaH8064whichareoverthyheadרֹאשְׁךָ֖ro.she.KhaH7218shallbeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961brass,andtheearthH776whichisunderthee,ironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.

24JehovahwillgiveH5414astherainמְטַ֥רme.TarH4306ofthylandאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776powderanddustוְעָפָ֑רve.'a.FarH6083;fromtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shallitcomeיֵרֵ֣דye.RedH3381downupontheeuntilthoubedestroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

25JehovahwillgiveH5414theeupsmittenbeforethineenemiesאֹיְבֶיךָ֒'o.ye.vei.KhaH341; thou shaltgoתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318outagainstthemoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayH1870,andbysevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysH1870shalt thoufleeתָּנ֣וּסta.NusH5127beforethem;andthou shaltbeH1961drivenhitherandthitherintoallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

26Andthy carcaseshallbeH1961meat untoallthefowloftheair,anduntothebeastsoftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andthereshallbeH1961nomantoscarethemaway.

27JehovahwillsmitetheewiththeulcersofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andwithboilsבִּשְׁחִ֤יןbish.ChinH7822,andwiththescab,andwiththeitch, whereof thou canstnotbehealedלְהֵרָפֵֽא׃le.he.ra.Fe'H7495.

28Jehovahwillsmitetheewithmadnessבְּשִׁגָּע֖וֹןbe.shi.ga.'onH7697,andwithblindnessוּבְעִוָּר֑וֹןu.ve.'i.va.RonH5788,andwithastonishmentofheartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824;

29andthou shaltgropeH4959atnoonday,astheblindהָעִוֵּר֙ha.'i.VerH5787gropethindarknessבָּאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653,andthou shaltnotprosperH6743inthywaysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870;andthou shaltbeוְהָיִ֜יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389oppressedH6231andspoiledcontinually,andthereshallbeוְהָיִ֜יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961nonetosaveH3467.

30Thou shaltbetrothתְאָרֵ֗שׂte.'a.ResH781awifeH802,andanothermanוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376shallliewithher; thou shaltbuildתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129ahouseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004,andthou shaltnotdwellתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427therein; thou shaltplantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193avineyardכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754,andshaltnoteatofit.

31Thineoxשׁוֹרְךָ֞shor.KhaH7794shallbeslaughteredטָב֣וּחַta.Vu.achH2873beforethineeyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andthou shaltnoteatתֹאכַל֮to.KhalH398thereof; thine assshallbesnatchedawayH7725frombeforethyfaceH6440,andshallnotreturnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725tothee; thysheepH6629shallbegivenH5414unto thineenemiesלְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָle.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,andthou shalthavenonetorecoverthem.

32Thysonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121andthydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shallbegivenH5414untoanotherpeopleלְעַ֤םle.'AmH5971,andthineeyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869shalllookH7200,andlanguishforthemallthedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long;andthereshallbenopowerinthyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027[tohelpit].

33Thefruitפְּרִ֤יpe.RiH6529ofthygroundאַדְמָֽתְךָ֙'ad.ma.te.KhaH127andallthy labour,shallapeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971thatthou knowestnoteatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398up;andthou shaltbeוְהָיִ֗יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961onlyרַ֛קrakH7535oppressedH6231andcrushedוְרָצ֖וּץve.ra.TzutzH7533continually.

34Andthou shaltbeוְהָיִ֖יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961madמְשֻׁגָּ֑עme.shu.Ga'H7696throughthesightofthineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869whichthou shaltseeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

35JehovahwillsmitetheeinthekneesandinthelegswithevilH7451ulcers, whereof thou canstnotbehealedלְהֵרָפֵ֑אle.he.ra.Fe'H7495,fromthesoleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709ofthyfootרַגְלְךָ֖rag.le.KhaH7272untothetopofthyhead.

36Jehovahwillbringthee,andthykingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428whomthou shaltsetH6965overthee, untoanationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471thatneitherthounorthyfathersH1haveknownH3045,andthereshalt thouserveוְעָבַ֥דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

37Andthou shaltbecomeוְהָיִ֣יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961anastonishment,aproverbH4912,andabywordלְמָשָׁ֖לle.ma.ShalH4912,amongallthepeoplesH5971whitherJehovahshalllead thee.

38Thou shaltcarrymuchרַ֖בravH7227seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233outintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,andshaltgatherתֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte.'e.SofH622littleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592in;forthelocustהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697shalldevourit.

39Thou shaltplantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193andtillvineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754,butshaltdrinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354nowineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196,norgatherH103[thefruit];forthewormsהַתֹּלָֽעַת׃ha.to.La.'atH8438shalleatתֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it.

40Olive-trees shalt thouhavethroughoutallthybordersH1366,butthou shaltnotanointתָס֔וּךְta.SukhH5480thyselfwithoilוְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ve.She.menH8081;forthine olive-treeshallcastitsfruit.

41Sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323shalt thoubeget,butthou shaltnothavethem[tobeH1961withthee];fortheyshallgointocaptivityבַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃ba.She.viH7628.

42Allthytreesעֵצְךָ֖'e.tze.KhaH6086andthefruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529ofthygroundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127shallthelocustpossessH3423.

43Thesojournerהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616thatisinthymidstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֔be.kir.be.ChaH7130shallriseabovetheehigherandhigher,andthou shalt sinkdownlowerandlower.

44Heshalllendיַלְוְךָ֔yal.ve.KhaH3867tothee,butthou shaltnotlendתַלְוֶ֑נּוּtal.Ve.nuH3867tohim:heshallbeH1961theheadלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218,andthou shaltbeH1961thetailלְזָנָֽב׃le.za.NavH2180.

45AndallthesecursesH7045shallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935uponthee,andshallpursueוּרְדָפ֙וּךָ֙u.re.da.Fu.khaH7291thee,andovertakeוְהִשִּׂיג֔וּךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee,untilthoubedestroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֑ךְhi.sha.me.DakhH8045;becausethou hearkenedstnotuntothevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֛רlish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֥יוmitz.vo.TavH4687andhisstatutesH2708whichhecommandedצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680thee.

46AndtheyshallbeH1961upontheeforasignלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226andforawonderוּלְמוֹפֵ֑תu.le.mo.FetH4159,anduponthyseedH2233foreverH5769.

47Becausethou servedstnotJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430withjoyfulness,andwithgladnessH8057ofheartלֵבָ֑בle.VavH3824,fortheabundanceמֵרֹ֖בme.RoH7230ofeverythingכֹּֽל׃KolH3605,

48thou shaltserveוְעָבַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.vad.TaH5647thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֗יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341whomJehovahwillsendיְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971againstthee,inhungerבְּרָעָ֧בbe.ra.'AvH7458,andinthirstוּבְצָמָ֛אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,andinnakednessוּבְעֵירֹ֖םu.ve.'ei.RomH5903,andinwantofeverythingכֹּ֑לKolH3605;andheshallputוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414ayokeעֹ֤ל'olH5923ofironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270uponthyneckצַוָּארֶ֔ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677,untilhehavedestroyedהִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhish.mi.DoH8045thee.

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