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Jeremiah 7:16-28

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.

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