Jeremiah 20
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Jeremiah 20:4-7

4For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will makeנֹתֶנְךָ֨no.ten.KhaH5414thee a terrorלְמָג֜וֹרle.ma.GorH4032to thyself, and to all thy friendsאֹהֲבֶ֗יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157:and they shall fallוְנָֽפְל֛וּve.na.fe.LuH5307by the swordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,and thine eyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869shall beholdרֹא֑וֹתro.'otH7200it:and I will giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414all Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and he shall carry them captiveוְהִגְלָ֥םve.hig.LamH1540into Babylonבָּבֶ֖לָהba.Ve.lahH894,and shall slayוְהִכָּ֥םve.hi.KamH5221them with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.
5Moreover I will deliverוְנָתַתִּ֗יve.na.ta.TiH5414all the strengthחֹ֙סֶן֙cho.senH2633of this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,and all the laboursיְגִיעָ֖הּye.gi.'AhH3018thereof, and all the precious thingsיְקָרָ֑הּye.ka.RahH3366thereof, and all the treasuresאוֹצְר֜וֹת'otz.RotH214of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063will I giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,which shall spoilוּבְזָזוּם֙u.ve.za.ZumH962them, and takeוּלְקָח֔וּםu.le.ka.ChumH3947them, and carryוֶהֱבִיא֖וּםve.he.vi.'UmH935them to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.
6And thou, Pashurפַשְׁח֗וּרfash.ChurH6583,and all that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in thine houseבֵיתֶ֔ךָvei.Te.khaH1004shall goH3212into captivityבַּשֶּׁ֑בִיba.She.viH7628:and thou shalt comeתָּב֗וֹאta.Vo'H935to Babylonוּבָבֶ֣לu.va.VelH894,and there thou shalt dieתָּמוּת֙ta.MutH4191,and shalt be buriedתִּקָּבֵ֔רti.ka.VerH6912there, thou, and all thy friendsאֹ֣הֲבֶ֔יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157,to whom thou hast prophesiedנִבֵּ֥אתָni.Be.taH5012liesבַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃ סba.Sha.kerH8267.
7O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,thou hast deceivedפִּתִּיתַ֤נִיpi.ti.Ta.niH6601me, and I was deceivedוָֽאֶפָּ֔תva.'e.PatH6601:thou art strongerחֲזַקְתַּ֖נִיcha.zak.Ta.niH2388than I, and hast prevailedוַתּוּכָ֑לva.tu.KhalH3201:I am in derisionלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814dailyהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,every one mockethלֹעֵ֥גlo.'EgH3932me.
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