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Jeremiah 13:15-21

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.

18Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559unto the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and to the queenוְלַגְּבִירָ֖הve.la.ge.vi.RahH1377,Humbleהַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּhash.Pi.luH8213yourselves, sit downשֵׁ֑בוּShe.vuH3427:for your principalitiesמַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmar.'a.Sho.tei.KhemH4761shall come downיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381, eventhe crownעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of your gloryתִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃Tif.'ar.te.KhemH8597.

19The citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the southהַנֶּ֛גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shall be shut upסֻגְּר֖וּsu.ge.RuH5462,and none shall openפֹּתֵ֑חַpo.Te.achH6605them:Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063shall be carried away captiveהָגְלָ֧תha.ge.LatH1540all of it, it shall be whollyשְׁלוֹמִֽים׃ סshe.lo.MimH7965carried away captiveהָגְלָ֥תha.ge.LatH1540.

20Lift upשְׂא֤וּse.'iH5375your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869,and beholdוּרְא֔וּu.re.'iH7200them that comeהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935from the northמִצָּפ֑וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828: where isthe flockהָעֵ֙דֶר֙ha.'E.derH5739thatwas givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414thee, thy beautifulתִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃tif.'ar.TekhH8597flockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629?

21What wilt thou sayתֹּֽאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559when he shall punishיִפְקֹ֣דyif.KodH6485thee? for thou hast taughtלִמַּ֨דְתְּli.MadtH3925them to becaptainsאַלֻּפִ֖ים'a.lu.FimH441, andas chiefלְרֹ֑אשׁle.RoshH7218over thee: shall not sorrowsחֲבָלִים֙cha.va.LimH2256takeיֹאחֱז֔וּךְyo.che.ZukhH270thee, as a womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802in travailלֵדָֽה׃le.DahH3205?

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