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Jeremiah 12:1-6

1Righteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662artthou, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I pleadאָרִ֖יב'a.RivH7378with thee: yet let me talkאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696with thee of thyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִים֙mish.pa.TimH4941:Wherefore doth the wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wickedרְשָׁעִים֙re.sha.'ImH7563prosperצָלֵ֔חָהtza.Le.chahH6743? whereforeare all they happyשָׁל֖וּsha.LuH7951that deal veryבָֽגֶד׃Va.gedH899treacherouslyבֹּ֥גְדֵיBo.ge.deiH898?

2Thou hast plantedנְטַעְתָּם֙ne.ta'.TamH5193them, yea, they have taken rootשֹׁרָ֔שׁוּsho.Ra.shuH8327:they growH3212,yea, they bring forthעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213fruitפֶ֑רִיFe.riH6529: thou artnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138in their mouthבְּפִיהֶ֔םbe.fi.HemH6310,and far fromוְרָח֖וֹקve.ra.ChokH7350their reinsמִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mi.kil.yo.tei.HemH3629.

3But thou, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,knowestיְדַעְתָּ֔נִיye.da'.Ta.niH3045me: thou hast seenתִּרְאֵ֕נִיtir.'E.niH7200me, and triedוּבָחַנְתָּ֥u.va.chan.TaH974mine heartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820toward thee: pull them outהַתִּקֵם֙ha.ti.KemH5423like sheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629for the slaughterלְטִבְחָ֔הle.tiv.ChahH2878,and prepareוְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖םve.hak.di.ShemH6942them for the dayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117of slaughterהֲרֵגָֽה׃ סha.re.GahH2028.

4How long shall the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56,and the herbsוְעֵ֥שֶׂבve.'E.sevH6212of every fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704witherיִיבָ֑שׁyi.VashH3001,for the wickednessמֵרָעַ֣תme.ra.'AtH7451of them that dwellיֹֽשְׁבֵי־yo.she.vei-H3427therein? the beastsבְהֵמוֹת֙ve.he.mOtH929are consumedסָפְתָ֤הsa.fe.TahH5595,and the birdsוָע֔וֹףva.'ofH5775;because they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,He shall not seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200our last endאַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃'a.cha.ri.Te.nuH319.

5If thou hast runרַ֙צְתָּה֙ratz.tahH7323with the footmenרַגְלִ֥ים׀rag.LimH7273,and they have weariedוַיַּלְא֔וּךָvai.yal.'U.khaH3811thee, then how canst thou contendתְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖הte.ta.cha.RehH8474with horsesהַסּוּסִ֑יםha.su.SimH5483? and ifin the landוּבְאֶ֤רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776of peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965, whereinthou trustedstבוֹטֵ֔חַvo.Te.achH982, they wearied thee,then how wilt thou doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213in the swellingבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383?

6For even thy brethrenאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,and the houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of thy fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,even they have dealt treacherouslyבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898with thee; yea, they have calledקָרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121a multitudeמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392afterאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee: believeתַּאֲמֵ֣ןta.'a.MenH539them not, though they speakיְדַבְּר֥וּye.da.be.RuH1696fair wordsטוֹבֽוֹת׃ סto.VotH2896unto thee.

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