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Jeremiah 44

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414concerningH413alltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whodweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inthelandH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whodweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֤יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427atMigdolבְּמִגְדֹּל֙be.mig.DolH4024,andatTahpanhesוּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֣סu.ve.tach.pan.ChesH8471,andatNoph,andinthecountryofPathrosפַּתְר֖וֹסpat.RosH6624,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: YehaveseenH7200alltheevilH7451thatIhavebroughtH935uponJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,anduponallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andbeholdtheyare,thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,awasteH2723,andnomandwelleth therein,

3becauseoftheirwickednessרָעָתָ֗םra.'a.TamH7451whichtheyhavecommittedtoprovokeלְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707metoangerH3707,inthattheywenttoburnincenseH6999toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430whichtheyknewH3045not,they, [nor] ye,noryourfathersH1.

4AndIsentH7971untoyouallmyservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,risingH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥יםhash.KeimH7925andsendingH7971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Oh,donotthisabominablethingדְּבַֽר־de.var-H1697whichIhateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130!

5Buttheyhearkenednot,norinclinedH5186theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241toturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725fromtheirwickednessמֵרָֽעָתָ֑םme.ra.'a.TamH7451,toburnnoincenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.

6Andmyfuryandmineangerוְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639wasH1961pouredוַתִּתַּ֤ךְva.ti.TakhH5413forth,andwasH1961kindledinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andtheyarebecomeH1961awasteH2723,adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7AndnowH6258thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Wherefore commit yegreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419evilH7451againstyoursoulsH5315,tocutלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772offfromyoumanאִישׁ־'ish-H376andwomanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,infantandsuckling,outofthemidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,toleaveהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498younoremnantשְׁאֵרִֽית׃she.'e.RitH7611;

8provokingH3707metoangerלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707withtheworksH4639ofyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027,burningincenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, whither yearecomeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935tosojourn,thatyeshouldbeH1961cutהַכְרִ֣יתhakh.RitH3772off,andthatyeshouldbeH1961acurseלִקְלָלָ֣הlik.la.LahH7045andareproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781amongallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

9Haveyeforgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩hash.khach.TemH7911thewickednessH7451ofyourfathersH1,andthewickednessH7451ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,andthewickednessH7451oftheirwivesH802,andyourownwickednessH7451,andthewickednessH7451ofyourwivesH802,whichtheyhavecommittedinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

10Theyarenothumbled untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,neitherhavetheyfearedיָרְא֗וּya.re.'UH3372,norwalkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980inmylawבְתֽוֹרָתִי֙ve.to.ra.TiH8451,norinmystatutesH2708whichIsetנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeyouandbeforeyourfathersH1.

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Behold,Iwillsetשָׂ֥םsamH7760myfaceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440againstyouforevilH7451,andtocutוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772offallJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12AndIwilltakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.TiH3947theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,thathavesetשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesH6440toenterintothelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714tosojournthere,andtheyshallallbeH1961consumed:inthelandבְּאֶ֧רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shalltheyfallיִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luH5307;theyshallbeH1961consumedbytheswordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719[and]bythefamineבָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'AvH7458,fromtheleastevenuntothegreatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419;theyshalldieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191bytheswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719andbythefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,andtheyshallbeH1961anexecration,anastonishment,andacurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045,andareproachוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃u.le.cher.PahH2781.

13AndIwillpunishH6485themthatdwellהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714asIhavepunishedH6485Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,bytheswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719,bythefamineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458,andbythepestilenceוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698;

14andnoneoftheremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,thathavecomeH935intothelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714tosojournthere,shallescapeH6412orremainH3427,soastoreturnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ve.la.ShuvH7725intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, whithertheyhaveadesireנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315toreturnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427there;fornoneshallreturnיָשׁ֖וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725butsuchasshallescapeH6412.

15ThenallthemenH376whoknewH3045thattheirwivesH802burnedincenseH6999tootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,andallthewomenH802whostoodהָעֹמְד֖וֹתha.'o.me.DotH5975by,agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419assemblage,evenallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971thatdweltH3427inthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,inPathrosבְּפַתְר֥וֹסbe.fat.RosH6624,answeredJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16[Asfor]thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatthou hastspokenדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696untousinthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,wewillnothearken unto thee,

17butwewillcertainlydoeverywordH1697thatisgoneH3318forthH3318outofourmouthמִפִּ֗ינוּmi.Pi.nuH6310,toburnincenseH6999tothequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַיִם֮ha.sha.ma.YimH8064,andtopourוְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ve.ha.seikh-H5258outdrink-offeringstoher,aswehavedone,weandourfathersH1,ourkingsמְלָכֵ֣ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428andourprincesH8269,inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andwehadplentyofbreadH3899,andwerewell,andsawH7200noevilH7451.

18ButsinceweleftoffburningincenseH6999tothequeenלִמְלֶ֧כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andpouringoutdrink-offeringstoher,wehavewantedeverythingכֹ֑לKholH3605,andhavebeenconsumedbytheswordוּבַחֶ֥רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719andbythefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458.

19AndwhenweburnedincenseH6999tothequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andpouredoutdrink-offeringstoher,didwemakeעָשִׂ֨ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213forhercakestoportrayher,andpourH5258outdrink-offeringstoher,withoutourhusbandsH376?

20AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559untoallthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,tothemen,andtothewomenH802,andtoallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thathadgivenhimthatanswerהָעֹנִ֥יםha.'o.NimH6030,sayingH559,

21IsitnottheincenseH6999thatyeburnedinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, yeandyourfathersH1,yourkingsמַלְכֵיכֶ֥םmal.khei.KhemH4428andyourprincesH8269andthepeopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatJehovahrememberedזָכַ֣רza.KharH2142,andthatcameוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖הva.ta.'a.LehH5927intohismind?

22AndJehovahcouldnolongerbearH5375,becauseoftheevilofyourdoings, [and]becauseoftheabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441thatyehadcommitted;andyourlandאַ֠רְצְכֶם'Ar.tze.khemH776isbecomeוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961awasteH2723,andanastonishment,andacurseוְלִקְלָלָ֛הve.lik.la.LahH7045,withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427,asatthisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

23BecauseyehaveburnedincenseH6999,andbecauseyehavesinnedH2398againstJehovah,andhavenothearkened untothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,norwalkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980inhislawוּבְתֹרָת֧וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451,norinhisstatutesH2708,norinhistestimoniesוּבְעֵדְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715;thereforeH3651thisevilH7451hathcomeH1980uponyou,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

24AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559untoallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andtoallthewomenH802,Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085yethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,allJudahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063thatareinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

25Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֩tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559, YeandyourwivesH802havebothspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696withyourmouthsבְּפִיכֶם֮be.fi.KhemH6310,andfulfilledwithyourhandsוּבִידֵיכֶ֣םu.vi.dei.KhemH3027,sayingH559,Wewillcertainlyperformourvowsנְדָרֵ֗ינוּne.da.Rei.nuH5088whichwehavevowedנָדַ֙רְנוּ֙na.Dar.nuH5087,toburnincenseH6999tothequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtopourוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258outdrink-offerings untoher. YewillcertainlyestablishH6965yourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088,andentirelyperformyourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ פnid.rei.KhemH5088.

26Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,allJudahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:Behold,IhaveswornH7650bymygreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419nameבִּשְׁמִ֤יbish.MiH8034, saithJehovah,thatmynameשְׁמִ֜יshe.MiH8034shallnomorebeיִהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961namedH8034inthemouthבְּפִ֣י׀be.FiH6310ofanymanH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063inallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingH559, [As]theLordJehovahliveth.

27Behold,Iwillwatchשֹׁקֵ֧דsho.KedH8245overthemforevilH7451,andnotforgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896;andallthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063thatareinthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shallbeconsumedbytheswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719andbythefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,untiltherebeanendכְּלוֹתָֽם׃ke.lo.TamH3615ofthem.

28Andtheythatescapeוּפְלִיטֵ֨יu.fe.li.TeiH6412theswordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719shallreturnיְשֻׁב֨וּןye.shu.VunH7725outofthelandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714intothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,averysmall company;andalltheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,thathavecomeH935intothelandלְאֶֽרֶץ־le.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714tosojournthere,shallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045whosewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697shallstandH6965,mineortheirs.

29Andthisshallbethesignהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226untoyou, saithJehovah,thatIwillpunishH6485youinthisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,thatyemayknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045thatmywordsדְבָרַ֛יde.va.RaiH1697shallcertainlystandH6965againstyouforevilH7451:

30thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,IwillgiveH5414Pharaoh-Hophrakingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofhisenemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341,andintothehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027ofthemthatseekH1245hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315;asIgaveH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063intothehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,hisenemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,andthatsoughtH1245hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ סnaf.ShoH5315.

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