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Jeremiah 7

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Standעֲמֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975inthegateH8179ofJehovah'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andproclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121therethiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,allJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,thatenterinatthesegatesH8179toworshipJehovah.

3Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Amendyourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870andyourdoings,andIwillcauseyoutodwellוַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣הva.'a.sha.ke.NahH7931inthisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Confide yenotinwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697offalsehoodH8267,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Jehovah'stempleהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964, Jehovah'stempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964, Jehovah'stempleהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964isthis.

5ButifyethoroughlyH3190amendyourwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870andyourdoings,ifye reallydojusticeמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941betweenamanH376andhisneighbour,

6[if] yeoppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231notthestranger,thefatherlessיָת֤וֹםya.TomH3490,andthewidowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490,andshedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210noinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818inthisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,neitherwalkafterotherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430toyourhurt;

7thenwillIcauseyoutodwellוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.shi.kan.TiH7931inthisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,inthelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatIgaveH5414toyourfathersH1fromofoldevenforeverH5769.

8Behold, ye confideinwordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697offalsehoodH8267thatcannotprofitהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276.

9What?stealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀ha.ga.NoH1589,murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙ra.Tzo.achH7523,andcommitוְֽנָאֹ֔ףve.na.'OfH5003adulteryH5003,andswearוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַve.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650falsely,andburnincenseH6999untoBaalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,andwalkוְהָלֹ֗ךְve.ha.LokhH1980afterotherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430whomyeknowH3045not...

10thenyecomeוּבָאתֶ֞םu.va.TemH935andstandוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mad.TemH5975beforeme,inthishouseבַּבַּ֤יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichiscalledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121bymynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Wearedeliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּni.Tzal.nuH5337, —inordertodoalltheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441!

11Isthishouseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichiscalledנִקְרָֽא־nik.ra'-H7121bymynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,adenofrobbersפָּרִצִ֗יםpa.ri.TzimH6530inyoureyesH5869?EvenI,behold,IhaveseenH7200it, saithJehovah.

12Forgonowuntomyplaceמְקוֹמִי֙me.ko.MiH4725whichwasinShilohבְּשִׁיל֔וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,whereH834Icausedmynameשְׁמִ֛יshe.MiH8034todwellשִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיshi.Kan.tiH7931atthefirstH7223,andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whatIdidtoit,forthewickednessרָעַ֖תra.'AtH7451ofmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13AndnowH6258,becauseyehavedonealltheseworksH4639, saithJehovah,andIspokeH1696untoyou,risingH7925upearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925andspeakingH1696,andyeheardH8085not,andIcalledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121you,andyeansweredעֲנִיתֶֽם׃'a.ni.TemH6030not;

14Iwillevendountothehouseלַבַּ֣יִת׀la.Ba.yitH1004whichiscalledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121bymynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,whereinyetrustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982,anduntotheplaceוְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹםve.La.ma.KomH4725whichIgaveH5414toyouandtoyourfathersH1,asIhavedonetoShilohלְשִׁלֽוֹ׃le.shi.LoH7887;

15andIwillcastוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993yououtofmysight,asIhavecastהִשְׁלַ֙כְתִּי֙hish.Lakh.tiH7993outallyourbrethren,alltheseedH2233ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16Andthou,prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀tit.pa.LelH6419notforthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,neitherliftתִּשָּׂ֧אti.Sa'H5375upcryרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440norprayerוּתְפִלָּ֖הu.te.fi.LahH8605forthem,andmakeH8085notintercessiontome;forIwillnothearשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085thee.

17Seest thounotwhattheydointhecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

18Thechildrengatherמְלַקְּטִ֣יםme.la.ke.TimH3950woodעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086,andthefathersוְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ve.ha.'a.VotH1kindleH1197thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,andthewomenH802kneadלָשׁ֣וֹתla.ShotH3888doughבָּצֵ֑קba.TzekH1217,tomakeלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213cakestothequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtopourוְהַסֵּ֤ךְve.ha.SekhH5258outdrink-offerings untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,thattheymayprovokeהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃hakh.'i.Se.niH3707metoangerH3707.

19IsitIwhomtheyprovokeH3707toangerH3707? saithJehovah;isitnotthemselves,totheshameבֹּ֥שֶׁתBo.shetH1322oftheirownfaceH6440?

20Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold, mineangerאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639andmyfuryshallbepouredנִתֶּ֙כֶת֙ni.Te.khetH5413outuponthisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;uponmanH120,anduponbeast,anduponthetreesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,anduponthefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529ofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;anditshallburnוּבָעֲרָ֖הu.va.'a.RahH1197,andshallnotbequenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ סtikh.BehH3518.

21Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:AddH5595yourburnt-offeringstoyoursacrificesH2077,andeatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398thefleshH1320.

22ForIspokeH1696notuntoyourfathersH1,norcommandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680themconcerningburnt-offeringsandsacrificesוָזָֽבַח׃va.Za.vachH2077,inthedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117thatIbroughtH3318themoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;

23butIcommandedצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680themthisthingH1697,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, Hearken untomyvoiceבְקוֹלִ֔יve.ko.LiH6963,andIwillbeH1961yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,andyeshallbeH1961mypeopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971;andwalkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980inallthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870thatIcommandאֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehH6680you,thatitmaybeH1961wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190withyou.

24Buttheyhearkenednot,norinclinedH5186theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241,butwalkedinthecounselsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156,inthestubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307oftheirevilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820,andwentbackwardלְאָח֖וֹרle.'a.ChorH268andnotforward.

25SincethedayH3117thatyourfathersH1cameH3318forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, untothisdayH3117,haveIsentH7971untoyouallmyservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,dailyrisingהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925upearlyH7925andsendingH7971them;

26buttheyhavenothearkened untome,norinclinedH5186theirearאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241;andtheyhavehardenedH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203:theyhavedone worsethantheirfathersH1.

27Andthou shaltspeakH1696allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697untothem,buttheywillnothearken unto thee;andthou shaltcallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121untothem,buttheywillnotanswerיַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ya.'a.Nu.khahH6030thee.

28Andthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Thisisthenationהַגּוֹי֙ha.goyH1471whichhathnothearkened untothevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963ofJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,norreceivedH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148; fidelityisperishedאָֽבְדָה֙'a.ve.DahH6,andiscutוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offfromtheirmouthמִפִּיהֶֽם׃ סmi.pi.HemH6310.

29Cutגָּזִּ֤יga.ZiH1494offthyhair,andcastH7993itawayוְֽהַשְׁלִ֔יכִיve.hash.Li.khiH7993,andtakeוּשְׂאִ֥יu.se.'IH5375upalamentationקִינָ֑הki.NahH7015ontheheightsשְׁפָיִ֖םshe.fa.YimH8205;forJehovahhathrejectedמָאַ֣סma.'AsH3988andforsakenthegenerationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755ofhiswrathH5678.

30ForthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063havedoneevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451inmysight, saithJehovah;theyhavesetH7760theirabominationsH8251inthehouseבַּבַּ֛יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichiscalledנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121bymynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,todefileH2930it.

31AndtheyhavebuiltH1129thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofTophethהַתֹּ֗פֶתha.To.fetH8612,whichisinthevalleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516ofthesonH1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011,toburnלִשְׂרֹ֛ףlis.RofH8313theirsonsH1121andtheirdaughtersבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323inthefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;whichIcommandedצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680not,neitherdiditcomeH5927upintomymind.

32Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,behold,daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117arecomingH935, saithJehovah,whenitshallnomorebesaidH559,Tophethהַתֹּ֙פֶת֙ha.To.fetH8612,andValleyוְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'H1516ofthesonH1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011,butthevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofslaughterהַהֲרֵגָ֑הha.ha.re.GahH2028;fortheyshallburyוְקָבְר֥וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912inTophethבְתֹ֖פֶתve.To.fetH8612, tilltherebenoplaceH4725.

33Andthecarcasesofthispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971shallbeH1961foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978forthefowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforthebeastsoftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andnoneshallscare [them]away.

34AndIwillcausetoceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֣י׀ve.hish.ba.TiH7673fromthecitiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,andfromthestreetsוּמֵֽחֻצוֹת֙u.me.chu.tzOtH2351ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thevoiceH6963ofmirthandthevoiceH6963ofjoyH8057,thevoiceH6963ofthebridegroomandthevoiceH6963ofthebrideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618;forthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shallbecomeתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961awasteH2723.

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