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Jeremiah 22

1Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Goרֵ֖דredH3381downtothehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696therethiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,

2andsayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,Okingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,thatsittestuponthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732, thou,andthyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,andthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֔ve.'a.me.KhaH5971whoenterinthroughthesegatesH8179.

3Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah: ExecutejudgmentH4941andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666,anddeliverוְהַצִּ֥ילוּve.ha.Tzi.luH5337thespoiledoutofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheoppressorH3238;anddonowrong,donoviolenceH2554tothestranger,thefatherlessיָת֨וֹםya.TomH3490,orthewidowוְאַלְמָנָ֤הve.'al.ma.NahH490,andshedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210notinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818inthisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Forifyedothisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697indeed,thenshallthereenterinthroughthegatesH8179ofthishouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004kingsמְלָכִים֩me.la.KhimH4428sittingיֹשְׁבִ֨יםyo.she.VimH3427intheplaceofDavidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732uponhisthroneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678,ridingH7392inchariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393andonhorsesH5483, —he,andhisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוve.'av.davH5650,andhispeopleוְעַמּֽוֹ׃ve.'a.MoH5971.

5ButifyewillnothearH8085thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,IhaveswornH7650bymyself, saithJehovah,thatthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shallbecomeיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961awasteH2723.

6Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovahconcerningthehouseבֵּית֙beitH1004ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063: Thou artaGileadגִּלְעָ֥דgil.'AdH1568untome,thesummitofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844: verilyIwillmakeאֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙'a.shi.te.KhaH7896theeawildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057,citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892notinhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבוּ׃no.sha.vahH3427.

7AndIwillpreparedestroyersמַשְׁחִתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843againstthee,everyoneH376withhisweaponsוְכֵלָ֑יוve.khe.LavH3627;andtheyshallcutוְכָֽרְתוּ֙ve.kha.re.TuH3772downthechoiceofthycedarsאֲרָזֶ֔יךָ'a.ra.Zei.khaH730,andcastוְהִפִּ֖ילוּve.hi.Pi.luH5307[them]intothefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

8Andmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471shallpassוְעָֽבְרוּ֙ve.'a.ve.RuH5674bythiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,andtheyshallsayוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559everymanH376tohisneighbour, Wherefore hathJehovahdonethusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602untothisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityלָעִ֥ירla.'IrH5892?

9Andtheyshallsayוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559,Becausetheyhaveforsakenthecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andworshippedotherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430,andservedH5647them.

10WeepH1058notforthedeadלְמֵ֔תle.MetH4191,neitherbemoanhim; [but]weepH1058soreforhimthatgoethawayH7725,forheshallreturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725nomore,norseeוְרָאָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7200hisnativecountry.

11Forthusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saithJehovahconcerningH413Shallumשַׁלֻּ֨םsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whoreignedהַמֹּלֵךְ֙ha.mo.leKhH4427insteadofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,whowentH3318forthיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318outofthisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725:Heshallnotreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725thitheranymoreH4480;

12forheshalldieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191intheplaceבִּמְק֛וֹםbim.KomH4725whithertheyhaveledhimcaptive,andshallseeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776nomore.

13Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945untohimthatbuildethhishouseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004byunrighteousness,andhisupperוַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944chambersH5944byinjustice;thattakethhisneighbour'sservicewithoutwagesוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467,andgivethhimnothisearning;

14thatsaith,Iwillbuildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129meawidehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andspaciousupperוַעֲלִיּ֖וֹתva.'a.li.YotH5944chambersH5944;andhecutteth outforhimselfwindowsחַלּוֹנָ֔יcha.lo.NaiH2474;anditiswainscotedwithcedarבָּאָ֔רֶזba.'A.rezH730,andpaintedwithvermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350.

15Shalt thoureignH4427,becausethou viestwiththecedarבָאָ֑רֶזva.'A.rezH730?Didnotthyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1eatאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֗הve.sha.TahH8354,anddojudgmentH4941andjusticeמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941?Thenאָ֖ז'azH227itwaswellwithhim.

16Hejudgedthecauseדִּין־din-H1779ofthepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34;thenאָ֣ז'azH227itwaswell.Wasnotthistoknowme? saithJehovah.

17Butthineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869andthyheartוְלִבְּךָ֔ve.li.be.KhaH3820areonlyonthineextortionH6233,andonthebloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818oftheinnocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355,toshedלִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְlish.PokhH8210it,andonoppressionהָעֹ֥שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233andonviolence,todoit.

18Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahconcerningH413Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063:TheyshallnotlamentH5594forhim,Ah,mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251!or,Ah,sisterאָח֑וֹת'a.ChotH269!TheyshallnotlamentH5594forhim,Ah,lord!orAh,hisglory!

19HeshallbeburiedH6912withtheburialקְבוּרַ֥תke.vu.RatH6900ofanass,draggedסָח֣וֹבsa.ChovH5498alongandcastH7993forthbeyondthegatesH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927uptoLebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844,andcryוּֽצְעָ֔קִיu.tze.'A.kiH6817;andgiveתְּנִ֣יte.NiH5414forththyvoiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963inBashanוּבַבָּשָׁ֖ןu.va.ba.ShanH1316,andcryוְצַֽעֲקִי֙ve.tza.'a.KiH6817from[theheightsof]Abarimמֵֽעֲבָרִ֔יםme.'a.va.RimH5682:forallthyloversמְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157aredestroyed.

21IspokeH1696unto theeinthyprosperityבְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְbe.shal.vo.Ta.yikhH7962; [but] thou saidst,IwillnothearH8085.Thishathbeenthywayדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870fromthyyouthמִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,thatthou hearkenedstnotuntomyvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

22Thewindר֔וּחַRu.achH7307shallfeedH7462onallthyshepherdsH7462,andthyloversוּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְu.me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157shall go intocaptivityבַּשְּׁבִ֣יba.she.ViH7628;surely,thenאָ֤ז'azH227shalt thoubeashamedתֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙te.Vo.shiH954andconfoundedforallthywickednessרָעָתֵֽךְ׃ra.'a.TekhH7451.

23Thou inhabitressofLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,thatmakest thynestH7077inthecedarsבָּֽאֲרָזִ֑יםba.'a.ra.ZimH730,howמַה־mah-H4100pitiful shalt thou bewhenpangscomeבְּבֹא־be.vo'-H935uponthee,painasofawomanintravail!

24[As]Ilive, saithJehovah,thoughConiahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,wereיִהְיֶ֞הyih.YehH1961asignetuponmyrightיְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NiH3225handיַ֣דyadH3027,yetwillIpluck thee thence;

25andIwillgiveוּנְתַתִּ֗יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theeintothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofthemthatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315,andintothehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027ofthembeforewhomthou art afraid, evenintothehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,andintothehandוּבְיַ֥דu.ve.YadH3027oftheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ha.kas.DimH3778.

26AndIwillcasttheeout,andthymotherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517thatbare thee,intoanothercountry,whereH834yewerenotbornH3205;andthereshallyedieתָּמֽוּתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191.

27Andintothelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereuntotheyliftH5375uptheirsoulsH5315toreturnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725, thithershalltheynotreturnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ סya.Shu.vuH7725.

28Isthismanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376ConiahadespisedH959broken vase?avesselכְּלִ֔יke.LiH3627whereinisnodelightH2656? WhereforearetheythrownH7993out,heandhisseedH2233,andarecastH7993intoalandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichtheyknowH3045not?

29OearthH776,earthH776,earthH776,hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah!

30Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah:WriteH3789thismanH376childlessעֲרִירִ֔י'a.ri.RiH6185,amanH376thatshallnotprosperיִצְלַ֣חyitz.LachH6743inhisdaysבְּיָמָ֑יוbe.ya.MavH3117;fornomanH376ofhisseedH2233shallprosperיִצְלַ֜חyitz.LachH6743,sittingH3427uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andrulingH4910anymoreinJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

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