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Jeremiah 16

1The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came also unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thou shalt not takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947thee a wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,neither shalt thou have sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121or daughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323in this placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

3For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning the sonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121and concerning the daughtersהַבָּנ֔וֹתha.ba.NotH1323that are bornהַיֹּלְד֣וֹתhai.yo.le.DotH3205in this placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and concerning their mothersאִמֹּתָ֞ם'i.mo.TamH517that bareהַמּוֹלִדִ֥יםha.mo.li.DimH3205them, and concerning their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1that begatהַיִּלּוֹדִ֖יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209them in this landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;

4They shall dieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191of grievousתַחֲלֻאִ֜יםta.cha.lu.'ImH8463deathsמְמוֹתֵ֨יme.mo.TeiH4463;they shall not be lamentedיִסָּֽפְדוּ֙yi.sa.fe.DuH5594;neither shall they be buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912; butthey shall be as dungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127:and they shall be consumedיִכְל֔וּyikh.LuH3615by the swordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719,and by famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458;and their carcasesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038shall be meatלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the fowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and for the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

5For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Enterתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935not into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of mourningמַרְזֵ֔חַmar.Ze.achH4798,neither goH3212to lamentלִסְפּ֔וֹדlis.PodH5594nor bemoanתָּנֹ֖דta.NodH5110them: for I have taken awayאָסַ֨פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiH622my peaceשְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.MiH7965from this peopleהָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-H5971,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, evenlovingkindnessהַחֶ֖סֶדha.Che.sedH2617and merciesהָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃Ha.ra.cha.MimH7356.

6Both the greatגְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419and the smallוּקְטַנִּ֛יםu.ke.ta.NimH6996shall dieוּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuH4191in this landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776:they shall not be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912, neither shall menlamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for them, nor cutיִתְגֹּדַ֔דyit.go.DadH1413themselves, nor make themselves baldיִקָּרֵ֖חַyi.ka.Re.achH7139for them:

7Neither shall mentearיִפְרְס֥וּyif.re.SuH6536themselvesfor them in mourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60,to comfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162them for the deadמֵ֑תMetH4191; neither shall mengive them the cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of consolationתַּנְחוּמִ֔יםtan.chu.MimH8575to drinkיַשְׁק֤וּyash.KuH8248for their fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1or for their motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

8Thou shalt not also goתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935into the houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960,to sitלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with them to eatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398and to drinkוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.TotH8354.

9For thus saithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Behold, I will cause to ceaseמַשְׁבִּ֜יתmash.BitH7673out of this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725in your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,and in your daysוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םu.vi.mei.KhemH3117,the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of mirthשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342,and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the bridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860,and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּֽה׃ka.LahH3618.

10And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shewתַגִּיד֙ta.GidH5046this peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and they shall sayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee, Wherefore hath the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068pronouncedדִבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696all this greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451against us? or what isour iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771? or what isour sinחַטָּאתֵ֔נוּcha.ta.Te.nuH2403that we have committedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

11Then shalt thou sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Because your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1have forsakenעָזְב֨וּ'a.ze.VuH5800me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and have walkedH3212afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and have servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them, and have worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812them, and have forsakenעָזָ֔בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800me, and have not keptשָׁמָֽרוּ׃sha.Ma.ruH8104my lawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451;

12And ye have doneלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213worseהֲרֵעֹתֶ֥םha.re.'o.TemH7489than your fathersמֵאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םme.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;for, beholdH2009,ye walkהֹלְכִ֗יםho.le.KhimH1980every oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the imaginationשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of his evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820,that they may not hearkenשְׁמֹ֥עַshe.Mo.a'H8085unto me:

13Therefore will I castוְהֵטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904you out of this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776into a landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776that ye knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045not, neitherye nor your fathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;and there shall ye serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915;where I will not shewאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414you favourחֲנִינָֽה׃ סcha.ni.NahH2594.

14Therefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that it shall no more be saidיֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.MerH559,The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,that brought upהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

15But, The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,that brought upהֶעֱלָ֜הhe.'e.LahH5927the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828,and from all the landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whither he had drivenהִדִּיחָ֖םhi.di.ChamH5080them: and I will bring them againוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725into their landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127that I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414unto their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סla.'a.vo.TamH1.

16Behold, I will sendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971for manyרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227fishersלְדַיָּגִ֥יםle.da.va.gimH1728 H1771,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and they shall fishוְדִיג֑וּםve.di.GumH1770them; and afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310will I sendאֶשְׁלַח֙'esh.LachH7971for manyלְרַבִּ֣יםle.ra.BimH7227huntersצַיָּדִ֔יםtzai.ya.DimH6719,and they shall huntוְצָד֞וּםve.tza.DumH6679them from every mountainהַר֙harH2022,and from every hillגִּבְעָ֔הgiv.'AhH1389,and out of the holesוּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖יu.mi.ne.ki.KeiH5357of the rocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553.

17For mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869areupon all their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶ֔םdar.khei.HemH1870:they are not hidנִסְתְּר֖וּnis.te.RuH5641from my faceמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440,neither is their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771hidנִצְפַּ֥ןnitz.PanH6845fromמִנֶּ֥גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048mine eyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869.

18And firstרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הri.sho.NahH7223I will recompenseוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣יve.shi.lam.TiH7999their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771and their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֔םve.cha.ta.TamH2403doubleמִשְׁנֵ֤הmish.NehH4932;because they have defiledחַלְּלָ֣םcha.le.LamH2490my landאַרְצִ֑י'ar.TziH776,they have filledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390mine inheritanceנַחֲלָתִֽי׃ סna.cha.la.TiH5159with the carcasesבְּנִבְלַ֤תbe.niv.LatH5038of their detestableשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251and abominable thingsוְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םve.to.'a.Vo.tei.HemH8441.

19O Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,my strengthעֻזִּ֧י'u.ZiH5797,and my fortressוּמָעֻזִּ֛יu.ma.'u.ZiH4581,and my refugeוּמְנוּסִ֖יu.me.nu.SiH4498in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of afflictionצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869,the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471shall comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935unto thee from the endsמֵֽאַפְסֵי־me.'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,and shall sayוְיֹאמְר֗וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Surely our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have inheritedנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157liesשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267,vanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892, and things wherein there isno profitמוֹעִֽיל׃mo.'IlH3276.

20Shall a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120makeהֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ha.ya.'a.seh-H6213godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430unto himself, and they areno godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430?

21Therefore, behold, I will this onceבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471cause them to knowמֽוֹדִיעָ֔םmo.di.'AmH3045,I will cause them to knowאוֹדִיעֵ֥ם'o.di.'EmH3045mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027and my mightגְּבֽוּרָתִ֑יge.vu.ra.TiH1369;and they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that my nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034isThe Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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