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Jeremiah 2:9-13

9Wherefore I will yet pleadאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378with you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and with your children’sבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121childrenבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121will I pleadאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378.

10For pass overעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674the islesאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339of Chittimכִתִּיִּים֙khi.ti.YimH3794,and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200;and sendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971unto Kedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938,and considerוְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּve.hit.bo.NuH995diligentlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,and seeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200if there be such a thing.

11Hath a nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471changedהַהֵימִ֥ירha.hei.MirH3235theirgodsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, which areyet no godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?but my peopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971have changedהֵמִ֥ירhe.MirH4171their gloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519for that whichdoth not profitיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12Be astonishedשֹׁ֥מּוּSho.muH8074,O ye heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,at this, and be horribly afraidוְשַׂעֲר֛וּve.sa.'a.RuH8175,be ye veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966desolateחָרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13For my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971have committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evilsרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451;they have forsakenעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800me the fountainמְק֣וֹר׀me.KorH4726of livingחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, andhewed them outלַחְצֹ֤בlach.TzoH2672cisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877,brokenנִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםnish.ba.RimH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877,that can holdיָכִ֖לוּya.Khi.luH3557no waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

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