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Jeremiah 22:6-9

6For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068unto the king’sמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428houseבֵּית֙beitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; Thou artGileadגִּלְעָ֥דgil.'AdH1568unto me, andthe headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844: yetsurely I will makeאֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙'a.shi.te.KhaH7896thee a wildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057, andcitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892whichare not inhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבוּ׃no.sha.vahH3427.

7And I will prepareוְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥יve.ki.dash.TiH6942destroyersמַשְׁחִתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843against thee, every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֑יוve.khe.LavH3627:and they shall cut downוְכָֽרְתוּ֙ve.kha.re.TuH3772thy choiceמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005cedarsאֲרָזֶ֔יךָ'a.ra.Zei.khaH730,and castוְהִפִּ֖ילוּve.hi.Pi.luH5307theminto the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

8And manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471shall passוְעָֽבְרוּ֙ve.'a.ve.RuH5674by this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,and they shall sayוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his neighbourרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,Wherefore hath the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus unto this greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityלָעִ֥ירla.'IrH5892?

9Then they shall answerוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559,Because they have forsakenעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and worshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430,and servedוַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ סvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them.

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