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Jeremiah 3:1-9

1Theysayלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,IfamanH376putawayיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֩'ish.ToH802,andshegoוְהָלְכָ֨הve.ha.le.KhahH1980fromhim,andbecomeH1961anotherman's,shallhereturnהֲיָשׁ֤וּבha.ya.ShuvH7725untoheragainע֔וֹדodH5750?Wouldnotthatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beH1961utterlypollutedH2610?Butthou hastcommittedfornicationwithmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227lovers;yetH5750returnוְשׁ֥וֹבve.ShovH7725tome, saithJehovah.

2Liftשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375upthineeyesעֵינַ֨יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869untotheheightsשְׁפָיִ֜םshe.fa.YimH8205andseeוּרְאִ֗יu.re.'IH7200,whereאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375hast thounotbeenlainwith?InthewaysH1870hast thousatH3427forthem,asanArabinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057;andthou hastpollutedוַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִיva.ta.cha.Ni.fiH2610thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776withthy fornicationsandwiththywickednessוּבְרָעָתֵֽךְ׃u.ve.ra.'a.TekhH7451.

3Andtheshowersרְבִבִ֔יםre.vi.VimH7241havebeenH1961withholden,andtherehathbeenH1961nolatterrainוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456;butthou hastaharlot'sforeheadוּמֵ֨צַחu.Me.tzachH4696, thou refusesttobeH1961ashamedהִכָּלֵֽם׃hi.ka.LemH3637.

4Wilt thounotfromthistimecryuntome,Myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, thou arttheguideofmyyouthנְעֻרַ֖יne.'u.RaiH5271?

5Willhekeepיִשְׁמֹ֖רyish.MorH8104[hisanger]foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769?WillhepreserveH8104itperpetually?Behold, thou hastspokenH1696andhastdoneevilH7451things,andthou art [so] determined.

6AndJehovahsaidH559untomeinthedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Hast thouseenH7200whatbackslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathdone?ShehathgoneH1980upuponeveryhighגָּבֹ֗הַּga.Vo.ahH1364mountainH2022andundereverygreentreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,andtherehathcommittedfornication.

7AndIsaidH559,Aftershehathdoneallthese[thingsאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428],shewillreturnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725untome;butshereturnedשָׁ֑בָהSha.vahH7725not.Andhersisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,thetreacherousבָּגוֹדָ֥הba.go.DahH901,sawH7200[it].

8AndIsawH7200thatwhenforallthecauseswhereinbackslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478committedH5003adulteryנִֽאֲפָה֙ni.'a.FahH5003IhadputH5414herawayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971,andgivenH5414herabillofdivorce,yetthetreacherousבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbo.ge.DahH898Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,hersisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269,fearedH3372not,butwentandcommittedH5003fornicationalsoגַּם־gam-H1571.

9Anditcametopassthroughthelightnessofherfornicationthatshepollutedוַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףva.te.che.NafH2610thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andcommittedH5003adulteryוַתִּנְאַ֥ףva.tin.'AfH5003withstonesהָאֶ֖בֶןha.'E.venH68andwithstocks.

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