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Jeremiah 12:7-13

7I have forsakenעָזַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Zav.tiH5800mine houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,I have leftנָטַ֖שְׁתִּיna.Tash.tiH5203mine heritageנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159;I have givenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the dearly belovedיְדִד֥וּתye.di.DutH3033of my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315into the handבְּכַ֥ףbe.KhafH3709of her enemiesאֹיְבֶֽיהָ׃'o.ye.Vei.haH341.

8Mine heritageנַחֲלָתִ֖יna.cha.la.TiH5159is unto me as a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738in the forestבַיָּ֑עַרvai.Ya.'arH3293;it crieth outנָתְנָ֥ה בְּקוֹלָ֖הּna.te.Nah be.ko.LahH6963 H5414against me: therefore have I hatedשְׂנֵאתִֽיהָ׃se.ne.Ti.haH8130it.

9Mine heritageנַחֲלָתִי֙na.cha.la.TiH5159is unto me asa speckledצָב֤וּעַtza.Vu.a'H6641birdהַעַ֨יִטha.'A.yitH5861,the birdsהַעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861round aboutסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439areagainst her; comeH3212ye, assembleאִסְפ֛וּ'is.FuH622all the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,comeהֵתָ֥יוּhe.Ta.yuH857to devourלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.

10Manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227pastorsרֹעִ֤יםro.'ImH7462have destroyedשִֽׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.TuH7843my vineyardכַרְמִ֔יkhar.MiH3754,they have troddenבֹּסְס֖וּbo.se.SuH947my portionחֶלְקָתִ֑יchel.ka.TiH2513under footH947,they have madeנָֽתְנ֛וּna.te.NuH5414my pleasantחֶמְדָּתִ֖יchem.da.TiH2532portionחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513a desolateשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077wildernessלְמִדְבַּ֥רle.mid.BarH4057.

11They have madeשָׂמָהּ֙sa.MahH7760it desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֔הlish.ma.MahH8076, and beingdesolateשְׁמֵמָ֑הshe.me.MahH8077it mournethאָבְלָ֥ה'a.ve.LahH56unto me; the whole landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776is made desolateנָשַׁ֙מָּה֙na.Sha.mahH8074,because no manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376layethשָׂ֥םsamH7760itto heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

12The spoilersשֹֽׁדְדִ֔יםsho.de.DimH7703are comeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935upon all high placesשְׁפָיִ֣םshe.fa.YimH8205through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057:for the swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719of the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068shall devourאֹֽכְלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398from the oneendמִקְצֵה־mik.tzeh-H7097of the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776even to the otherendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:no fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ סba.SarH1320shall have peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965.

13They have sownזָרְע֤וּza.re.'UH2232wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406,but shall reapקָצָ֔רוּka.Tza.ruH7114thornsוְקֹצִ֣יםve.ko.TzimH6975:they have put themselves to painנֶחְל֖וּnech.LuH2470, butshall not profitיוֹעִ֑לוּyo.'I.luH3276:and they shall be ashamedוּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙u.Vo.shuH954of your revenuesמִתְּבוּאֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םmi.te.vu.'O.tei.KhemH8393because of the fierceמֵחֲר֖וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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