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Jeremiah 4:20-29

20Destructionשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667upondestructionשֶׁ֙בֶר֙she.verH7667isproclaimedנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121;forthewholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776iswasted:suddenlyפִּתְאֹם֙pit.'OmH6597aremytentsאֹהָלַ֔י'o.ha.LaiH168laidwaste,mycurtainsיְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407,inamomentרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281.

21HowlongshallIseeאֶרְאֶה־'er.'eh-H7200thestandardנֵּ֑סNesH5251, [and]hearאֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה'esh.me.'AhH8085thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃ סsho.FarH7782?

22Formypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971isfoolish,theyhavenotknownH3045me;theyaresottishchildren,andtheyhavenointelligence;theyarewiseH2450todoevilלְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'H7489,buttodogoodוּלְהֵיטִ֖יבu.le.hei.TivH3190theyhavenoknowledge.

23Ibeheldtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andlo,itwaswasteandempty;andtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtheyhadnolightאוֹרָֽם׃'o.RamH216.

24Ibeheldthemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,andlo,theytrembled,andallthehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389shookH7493violently.

25Ibeheld,andlo,manH120wasnot,andallthefowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064werefledH5074.

26Ibeheld,andlo,thefruitfullandwasawildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,andallthecitiesעָרָ֗יו'a.RavH5892thereofwerebrokenH5422downנִתְּצוּ֙ni.te.TzuH5422,beforeJehovah,beforehisfierceangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

27Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saithJehovah:ThewholelandH776shallbeתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961adesolationשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077;butIwillnotmakeאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213afullend.

28Forthisshalltheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56,andtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064abovebeblack;becauseIhavespokenדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696it,Ihavepurposedit,andwillnotrepent,neitherwillIturnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725backH7725therefrom.

29AtthenoiseofthehorsemenH6571andbowmen,everycityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fleeth;theygoבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935intothethickets,andclimbupupontherocksוּבַכֵּפִ֖יםu.va.ke.FimH3710:everycityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892isforsakenandnomanH376dwelleth therein.

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