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Jeremiah 20:7-10

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.

8For sinceמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767I spakeאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696,I cried outאֶזְעָ֔ק'ez.'AkH2199,I criedאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and spoilוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701;because the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was made a reproachלְחֶרְפָּ֥הle.cher.PahH2781unto me, and a derisionוּלְקֶ֖לֶסu.le.Ke.lesH7047,dailyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

9Then I saidוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559,I will not make mentionאֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ'ez.ke.Re.nuH2142of him, nor speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696any more in his nameבִּשְׁמ֔וֹbish.MoH8034. But his wordwas in mine heartבְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820as a burningבֹּעֶ֔רֶתbo.'E.retH1197fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784shut upעָצֻ֖ר'a.TzurH6113in my bonesבְּעַצְמֹתָ֑יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106,and I was wearyוְנִלְאֵ֥יתִיve.nil.'Ei.tiH3811with forbearingכַּֽלְכֵ֖לkal.KhelH3557,and I couldאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201not stay.

10For I heardשָׁמַ֜עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the defamingדִּבַּ֣תdi.BatH1681of manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227,fearמָג֣וֹרma.GorH4032on every sideמִסָּבִיב֒mi.sa.VivH5439.Reportהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046, say they,and we will reportוְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּve.na.gi.De.nuH5046it. All my familiarsאֱנ֣וֹשׁ שְׁלוֹמִ֔י'e.No.osh she.lo.MiH7965 H582watchedשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104for my haltingצַלְעִ֑יtzal.'IH6761 H6763, saying,Peradventure he will be enticedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601,and we shall prevailוְנ֣וּכְלָהve.Nu.khe.lahH3201against him, and we shall takeוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947our revengeנִקְמָתֵ֖נוּnik.ma.Te.nuH5360on him.

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