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Jeremiah 16

1Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947theeawifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,andthou shaltnothavesonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121nordaughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323inthisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

3Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovahconcerningthesonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121andconcerningthedaughtersהַבָּנ֔וֹתha.ba.NotH1323thatarebornH3205inthisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,andconcerningtheirmothersאִמֹּתָ֞ם'i.mo.TamH517thatbearH3205them,andconcerningtheirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1thatbegettheminthislandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776:

4Theyshalldieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191ofpainful deaths;theyshallnotbeH1961lamentedH5594,neithershalltheybeH1961buriedH6912;theyshallbeH1961asdungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828uponthefaceH6440ofthegroundH776,andtheyshallbeH1961consumedbytheswordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719,andbyfamineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458,andtheircarcasesshallbeH1961foodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978forthefowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andforthebeastsoftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

5Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovah:Enternotintothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofwailing,neithergoH935tolamentלִסְפּ֔וֹדlis.PodH5594orbemoanthem;forIhavetakenawaymypeaceשְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.MiH7965fromthispeopleהָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-H5971, saithJehovah,theloving-kindnessandthetendermercies.

6Bothgreatגְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419andsmallH6996shalldieוּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuH4191inthislandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776:theyshallnotbeburiedH6912;andnoneshalllamentH5594forthem,orcutיִתְגֹּדַ֔דyit.go.DadH1413themselves,normakeיִקָּרֵ֖חַyi.ka.Re.achH7139themselvesbaldH7139forthem.

7Norshalltheybreakיִפְרְס֥וּyif.re.SuH6536[bread]fortheminmourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60,tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162themforthedeadמֵ֑תMetH4191;neithershalltheygiveיַשְׁק֤וּyash.KuH8248themthecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563ofconsolationsתַּנְחוּמִ֔יםtan.chu.MimH8575todrinkH8248fortheirfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1orfortheirmotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

8Andthou shaltnotgoתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935intothehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960,tositלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427withthem,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.TotH8354.

9Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Behold,Iwillcausetoceaseמַשְׁבִּ֜יתmash.BitH7673outofthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,beforeyoureyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,andinyourdaysוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םu.vi.mei.KhemH3117,thevoiceH6963ofmirthandthevoiceH6963ofjoyH8057,thevoiceH6963ofthebridegroomandthevoiceH6963ofthebrideכַּלָּֽה׃ka.LahH3618.

10Anditshallcometopass,whenthou shaltdeclareH5046untothispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,andtheyshallsayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee, Wherefore hathJehovahpronouncedallthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilH7451againstus?andwhatisouriniquityעֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771?andwhatisoursinH2398whichwehavecommittedagainstJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

11thenshalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,BecauseyourfathersH1haveforsakenme, saithJehovah,andhavewalkedafterotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andhaveservedH5647them,andhaveworshippedthem,andhaveforsakenme,andhavenotkeptH8104mylawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451;

12andyou, yehavedonestillworseH7451thanyourfathersH1;andthere yearewalkingהֹלְכִ֗יםho.le.KhimH1980everyoneH376afterthestubbornnessשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307ofhisevilH7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820,nottohearken untome:

13andIwillcastyouforthoutofthislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,intoalandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatyeknowH3045not, yenoryourfathersH1;andthereshallyeserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915:becauseIwillshewyounofavour.

14Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,behold,daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117arecomingH935, saithJehovah,thatitshallnomorebesaidH559, [As]Jehovahliveth,whobroughtH935upthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

15but, [As]Jehovahliveth,whobroughtH5927upthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofthenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828,andfromallthelandsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whitherhehaddrivenH5080them.ForIwillbringוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725themagainintotheirlandH776,whichIgaveH5414untotheirfathersH1.

16Behold,Iwillsendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971formanyרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227fishers, saithJehovah,andtheyshallfishthem;andafterwardswillIsendאֶשְׁלַח֙'esh.LachH7971formanyלְרַבִּ֣יםle.ra.BimH7227hunters,andtheyshallhuntוְצָד֞וּםve.tza.DumH6679them,fromeverymountainהַר֙harH2022,andfromeveryhillH2022,andoutoftheholesoftherocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553.

17Formineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869areuponalltheirwaysדַּרְכֵיהֶ֔םdar.khei.HemH1870;theyarenotconcealedH5641frommyfaceH6440,neitheristheiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771hiddenH5641frombeforemineeyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869.

18Butfirstרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הri.sho.NahH7223Iwillrecompensetheiriniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771andtheirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֔םve.cha.ta.TamH2403doubleמִשְׁנֵ֤הmish.NehH4932,becausetheyhaveprofanedH2490mylandאַרְצִ֑י'ar.TziH776withthecarcasesoftheirdetestableשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251thingsH8251,andwiththeirabominationsוְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םve.to.'a.Vo.tei.HemH8441havetheyfilledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390mineinheritanceנַחֲלָתִֽי׃ סna.cha.la.TiH5159.

19Jehovah,mystrengthעֻזִּ֧י'u.ZiH5797andmyfortress,andmyrefugeH4581inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdistressH6869, unto theeshallthenationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935fromtheendsמֵֽאַפְסֵי־me.'af.sei-H657oftheearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,andtheyshallsayוְיֹאמְר֗וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389ourfathersH1haveinheritedH5157falsehoodשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267[and]vanityH1892;andinthesethingsthereisnoprofitמוֹעִֽיל׃mo.'IlH3276.

20ShallamanH120makeהֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ha.ya.'a.seh-H6213godsH430untohimself,andtheyareno-gods?

21Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,behold,Iwillthisoncecausethemtoknowמֽוֹדִיעָ֔םmo.di.'AmH3045,Iwillcausethemtoknowאוֹדִיעֵ֥ם'o.di.'EmH3045myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027andmymight;andtheyshallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatmynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034isJehovah.

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