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Jeremiah 13:12-17

12Therefore thou shalt speakוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them this wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697;Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Every bottleנֵ֖בֶלNe.velH5035shall be filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196:and they shall sayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee, Do we not certainlyהֲיָדֹ֙עַ֙ha.ya.Do.a'H3045knowנֵדַ֔עne.Da'H3045that every bottleנֵ֖בֶלNe.velH5035shall be filledיִמָּ֥לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196?

13Then shalt thou sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will fillמְמַלֵּ֣אme.ma.Le'H4390all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of this landהָאָ֪רֶץha.'A.retzH776,even the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that sitהַיֹּשְׁבִים֩hai.yo.she.VimH3427upon David’sלְדָוִ֨דle.da.VidH1732throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,and the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,with drunkennessשִׁכָּרֽוֹן׃shi.ka.RonH7943.

14And I will dashוְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ve.ni.patz.TimH5310them oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376against anotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251,even the fathersוְהָאָב֧וֹתve.ha.'a.VotH1and the sonsוְהַבָּנִ֛יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:I will not pityאֶחְמ֧וֹל'ech.MolH2550,nor spareאָח֛וּס'a.ChusH2347,nor have mercyאֲרַחֵ֖ם'a.ra.ChemH7355,but destroyמֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ סme.hash.chi.TamH7843them.

15Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye, and give earוְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238;be not proudתִּגְבָּ֑הוּtig.Ba.huH1361:for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

16Giveתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414gloryכָּבוֹד֙ka.VodH3519to the Lordלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,before he cause darknessיַחְשִׁ֔ךְyach.ShikhH2821,and before your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םrag.lei.KhemH7272stumbleיִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּyit.na.ge.FuH5062upon the darkנָ֑שֶׁףNa.shefH5399mountainsהָ֣רֵיHa.reiH2022,and, while ye lookוְקִוִּיתֶ֤םve.ki.vi.TemH6960for lightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216,he turnוְשָׂמָ֣הּve.sa.MahH7760it into the shadow of deathלְצַלְמָ֔וֶתle.tzal.Ma.vetH6757, andmakeוְשִׁ֖יתve.ya.shitH7896itgross darknessלַעֲרָפֶֽל׃la.'a.ra.FelH6205.

17But if ye will not hearתִשְׁמָע֔וּהָtish.ma.'U.haH8085it, my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shall weepתִּבְכֶּֽה־tiv.keh-H1058in secret placesבְּמִסְתָּרִ֥יםbe.mis.ta.RimH4565forמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440yourprideגֵוָ֑הge.VahH1466;and mine eyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869shall weepוְדָמֹ֨עַve.da.Mo.a'H1830soreתִּדְמַ֜עtid.Ma'H1830,and run downוְתֵרַ֤דve.te.RadH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832,because the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068flockעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739is carried away captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617.

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