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Jeremiah 11

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Hearשִׁמְע֕וּshim.'UH8085yethewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofthiscovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285;andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּם֙ve.di.bar.TamH1696ye untothemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andtotheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Andthou shaltsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:CursedH779bethemanH376thatobeyethnotthewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofthiscovenantהַבְּרִ֥יתha.be.RitH1285

4whichIcommandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680yourfathersH1inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thatIbroughtH3318themforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֩mitz.ra.YimH4714,fromtheironהַבַּרְזֶ֜לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֨וּרmi.KurH3564,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Hearken untomyvoiceבְקוֹלִי֙ve.ko.LiH6963anddothem, accordingtoallthatIcommandאֲצַוֶּ֖ה'a.tza.VehH6680you;soshallyebeH1961mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,andIwillbeH1961yourGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430:

5thatImayperformtheoathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֜הha.she.vu.'AhH7621thatIhaveswornH7650untoyourfathersH1,togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414themalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֛בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706,asitisthisdayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117.AndIansweredandsaidH559,Amenאָמֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543,Jehovah!

6AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֥וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559:Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697ofthiscovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285,anddothem.

7ForIearnestly protested untoyourfathersH1,inthedayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117thatIbroughtH5927themupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,risingH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925andprotesting,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Hearken untomyvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

8Buttheyhavenothearkened,norinclinedH5186theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241,buthavewalkedeveryoneH376inthestubbornnessבִּשְׁרִיר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307oftheirevilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820;andIhavebroughtH935uponthemallthewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697ofthiscovenantהַבְּרִית־ha.be.rit-H1285,whichIcommandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680[them]todo,andtheyhavenotdone.

9AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Aconspiracyקֶ֙שֶׁר֙ke.sherH7195isfoundH4672amongthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andamongtheinhabitantsוּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.ve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10TheyareturnedH7725backH7725totheiniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֨ת'a.vo.NotH5771oftheirforefathers,whorefusedH3985tohearלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַlish.Mo.a'H8085mywordsדְּבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697;andtheyhavegoneH1980afterotherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָ֑םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them.Thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andthehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063havebrokenH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֕יbe.ri.TiH1285whichImadeH3772withtheirfathersH1.

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935evilH7451uponthem,fromwhichtheyshallnotbeableיוּכְל֖וּyu.khe.LuH3201toescape;andtheywillcryוְזָעֲק֣וּve.za.'a.KuH2199untome,andIwillnothearken untothem.

12Thenshallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063andinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵי֙ve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389goוְהָֽלְכ֞וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980andcryוְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ve.za.'a.KuH2199untothegodsהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430untowhomtheyhaveburnedincenseH6999;buttheyshallnotsaveH3467thematallinthetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256oftheirtroubleH7451.

13For[as]thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557ofthycitiesעָרֶ֔יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892,arethygodsאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,OJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and[as]thenumberוּמִסְפַּ֞רu.mis.ParH4557ofthestreetsחֻצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,haveyesetH7760upaltarsמִזְבְּחוֹת֙miz.be.chOtH4196totheShameH1322,altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196toburnincenseH6999untoBaalלַבָּֽעַל׃ סla.Ba.'alH1168.

14Andthou,prayתִּתְפַּלֵּל֙tit.pa.LelH6419notforthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,neitherliftתִּשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375upcrynorprayerוּתְפִלָּ֑הu.te.fi.LahH8605forthem;forIwillnothearH8085inthetimeבְּעֵ֛תbe.'EtH6256thattheycryuntomefortheirtroubleH7451.

15Whathathmybelovedלִֽידִידִ֞יli.di.DiH3039todoinmyhouseבְּבֵיתִ֗יbe.vei.TiH1004,seeingthatthemorepartpractisetheirevilH7451devices,andtheholyH6944fleshוּבְשַׂר־u.ve.sar-H1320ispassedיַעַבְר֣וּya.'av.RuH5674fromthee?Whenthou doestevilH7451,thenאָ֥ז'azH227thou rejoicest.

16Jehovahhadcalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121thynameשְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.MekhH8034,Agreenolive-tree,fair,ofgoodlyfruitפְרִי־fe.ri-H6529:withthenoiseofagreatגְדֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419tumulthehathkindledH3341fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784uponit,anditsbranchesדָּלִיּוֹתָֽיו׃da.li.yo.TavH1808arebroken.

17ForJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,thatplantedהַנּוֹטֵ֣עַha.no.Te.a'H5193thee, hathpronouncedevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451againstthee,fortheevilרָעַ֨תra.'AtH7451ofthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478andofthehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whichtheyhavedoneforthemselves,toprovokeלְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707metoangerH3707inburningincenseH6999untoBaalלַבָּֽעַל׃ סla.Ba.'alH1168.

18AndJehovahhath givenmeknowledge,andIknowH3045[it];thenאָ֖ז'azH227thou shewedstmetheirdoings.

19AndIwaslikeatamelambכְּכֶ֥בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532[that]isledtotheslaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873;andIknewH3045notthattheydeviseddevicesagainstme, [saying,]Letusdestroyנַשְׁחִ֨יתָהnash.Chi.tahH7843thetreeעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086withthefruitthereof,andletuscutוְנִכְרְתֶ֙נּוּ֙ve.nikh.re.Te.nuH3772himofffromthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776oftheliving,thathisnameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034maybenomorerememberedיִזָּכֵ֥רyi.za.KherH2142.

20Butthou,Jehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,whojudgestrighteously,whotriestthereinsandtheheartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820,letmeseeאֶרְאֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7200thyvengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360onthem:forunto theehaveIrevealedH1540mycauseH7379.

21Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahconcerningthemenH376ofAnathothעֲנָת֔וֹתa.na.TotH6068,thatseekהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםham.vak.ShimH1245thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315,sayingH559,Prophesyתִנָּבֵא֙ti.na.Ve'H5012notinthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,thatthoudieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191notbyourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ סbe.ya.De.nuH3027,

22—thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Behold,IpunishH6485them:theyoungH1121menH970shalldieיָמֻ֣תוּya.Mu.tuH4191bytheswordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719;theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121andtheirdaughtersוּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.HemH1323shalldieיָמֻ֖תוּya.Mu.tuH4191byfamineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458;

23andthereshallbeH1961noremnantוּשְׁאֵרִ֕יתu.she.'e.RitH7611ofthem;forIwillbringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935evilH7451uponthemenH376ofAnathothעֲנָת֖וֹתa.na.TotH6068,intheyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141oftheirvisitation.

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