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1 Kings 9:7-9

7Then will I cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the landהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127which I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them; and this houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,which I have hallowedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for my nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,will I cast outאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971of my sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440;and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be a proverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among all peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971:

8And at this houseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004, whichis highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,every one that passethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it shall be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֣םyi.ShomH8074,and shall hissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319;and they shall sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Why hath the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus unto this landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and to this houseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

9And they shall answerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Because they forsookעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,who brought forthהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318their fathersאֲבֹתָם֮'a.vo.TamH1out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and have taken holdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388upon otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,and have worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.chuH7812them, and servedוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068broughtהֵבִ֤יאhe.Vi'H935upon them all this evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451.

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