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Jeremiah 11:18-23

18And the Lordוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068hath given me knowledgeהֽוֹדִיעַ֖נִיho.di.'A.niH3045of it,and I knowוָֽאֵדָ֑עָהva.'e.Da.'ahH3045it:then thou shewedstהִרְאִיתַ֥נִיhir.'i.Ta.niH7200me their doingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

19But I waslike a lambכְּכֶ֥בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532oran oxאַלּ֖וּף'a.LufH441thatis broughtיוּבַ֣לyu.ValH2986to the slaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873;and I knewיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not that they had devisedחָשְׁב֣וּcha.she.VuH2803devicesמַחֲשָׁב֗וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284against me, saying,Let us destroyנַשְׁחִ֨יתָהnash.Chi.tahH7843the treeעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086with the fruitבְּלַחְמוֹ֙be.lach.MoH3899thereof, and let us cut him offוְנִכְרְתֶ֙נּוּ֙ve.nikh.re.Te.nuH3772from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416,that his nameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034may be no more rememberedיִזָּכֵ֥רyi.za.KherH2142.

20But, O Lordוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,that judgestשֹׁפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199righteouslyצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,that triestבֹּחֵ֥ןbo.ChenH974the reinsכְּלָי֖וֹתke.la.YotH3629and the heartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820,let me seeאֶרְאֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7200thy vengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360on them: for unto thee have I revealedגִּלִּ֥יתִיgi.Li.tiH1540my causeרִיבִֽי׃ סri.ViH7379.

21Therefore thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068of the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Anathothעֲנָת֔וֹתa.na.TotH6068,that seekהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםham.vak.ShimH1245thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Prophesyתִנָּבֵא֙ti.na.Ve'H5012not in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that thou dieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191not by our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ סbe.ya.De.nuH3027:

22Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Behold, I will punishפֹקֵ֖דfo.KedH6485them: the young menהַבַּֽחוּרִים֙ha.ba.chu.RimH970shall dieיָמֻ֣תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719;their sonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersוּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.HemH1323shall dieיָמֻ֖תוּya.Mu.tuH4191by famineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458:

23And there shall be no remnantוּשְׁאֵרִ֕יתu.she.'e.RitH7611of them: for I will bringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451upon the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Anathothעֲנָת֖וֹתa.na.TotH6068, eventhe yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ סpe.ku.da.TamH6486.

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