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Jeremiah 4:5-20

5Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046yeinJudahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,andcauseittobeheardH8085inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andsayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559, ...andblowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,cryaloudandsayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559,Assembleyourselves,andletusenterintothefencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

6SetH5975upabannertowardZionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726;takeH5375toflight,staynot!ForIambringingמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilH7451fromthenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,andagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7Thelionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738iscomeH5927upfromhisthicket,thedestroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843ofthenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471isonhisway;heisgoneH3318forthH3318fromhisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thylandאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776desolate; thycitiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892shallbelaidwasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

8Forthis,girdחִגְר֥וּchig.RuH2296youwithsackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,lamentH5594andhowl!forthefierceangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahisnotturnedשָׁ֛בshavH7725awayH7725fromus.

9Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117, saithJehovah,thattheheartלֵב־lev-H3820ofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallperishיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6,andtheheartוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820oftheprincesH8269;andthepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961astonished,andtheprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallbeH1961amazed.

10AndIsaidH559,Alasאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah!surelythou hast greatly deceivedthispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971andJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559, Yeshallhavepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965; whereastheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719reacheth untothesoulH5315.

11Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256shallitbesaidH559tothispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971andtoJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389,Ahotwindר֣וּחַRu.achH7307[cometh]fromtheheightsשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,onthewayH1870ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,notforfanning,norforcleansing.

12Awindר֧וּחַRu.achH7307morevehementthanthatshallcomeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935fromme:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258willIalsoגַּם־gam-H1571pronouncejudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941againstthem.

13Behold,hecomethupascloudsH6051,andhischariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818areasawhirlwind;hishorsesH5483areswifterthaneaglesH5404.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188untous!forwearedestroyedH7703.

14Washכַּבְּסִ֨יka.be.SiH3526thyheartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820,Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,fromwickednessאוֹנֵֽךְ׃'o.NekhH205,thatthou mayestbesavedH3467.Howlongshallthy vainthoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284lodgewithinthee?

15Foravoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963declarethfromDanמִדָּ֑ןmi.DanH1835,andpublishethafflictionfrommountEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16Informthenationsלַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471;behold,makeH5414Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389tohearH8085:BesiegerscomeH935fromafarcountry,andraisetheirvoiceקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963againstthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

17AskeepersH8104ofafieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704aretheyagainstherroundמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439about;forshehathbeenH1961rebelliousמָרָ֖תָהma.Ra.tahH4784againstme, saithJehovah.

18ThywayH1870andthydoingshaveprocuredthese[thingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428] unto thee;thisisthywickednessרָעָתֵךְ֙ra.'a.teKhH7451,yea,itisbitterH4751,yea,itreacheth unto thyheartלִבֵּֽךְ׃ סli.BekhH3820.

19MybowelsH4578!mybowelsH4578!Iamintravail! [Oh,]thewallsקִיר֥וֹתki.RotH7023ofmyheartלִבִּ֛יli.BiH3820!Myheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820makethanoiseinme;Icannotholdmypeace:forthou hearest,mysoulH5315,thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782,theclamourofwarH4421.

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

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