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Jeremiah 23:1-5

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945be unto the pastorsרֹעִ֗יםro.'ImH7462that destroyמְאַבְּדִ֧יםme.'a.be.DimH6and scatterוּמְפִצִ֛יםu.me.fi.TzimH6327the sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of my pastureמַרְעִיתִ֖יmar.'i.TiH4830!saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Therefore thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478against the pastorsהָרֹעִים֮ha.ro.'ImH7462that feedהָרֹעִ֣יםha.ro.'ImH7462my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971;Ye have scatteredהֲפִצֹתֶ֤םha.fi.tzo.TemH6327my flockצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629,and driven them awayוַתַּדִּח֔וּםva.ta.di.ChumH5080,and have not visitedפְקַדְתֶּ֖םfe.kad.TemH6485them: behold, I will visitפֹקֵ֧דfo.KedH6485upon you the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your doingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And I will gatherאֲקַבֵּץ֙'a.ka.BetzH6908the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of my flockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629out of all countriesהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whither I have drivenהִדַּ֥חְתִּיhi.Dach.tiH5080them, and will bring them againוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725to their foldsנְוֵהֶ֖ןne.ve.HenH5116;and they shall be fruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509and increaseוְרָבֽוּ׃ve.ra.VuH7235.

4And I will set upוַהֲקִמֹתִ֧יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462over them which shall feedוְרָע֑וּםve.ra.'UmH7462them: and they shall fearיִֽירְא֨וּyi.re.'UH3372no more, nor be dismayedיֵחַ֛תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865,neither shall they be lackingיִפָּקֵ֖דוּyi.pa.Ke.duH6485,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

5Behold, the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that I will raiseוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965unto Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732a righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662Branchצֶ֣מַחTze.machH6780,and a Kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428shall reignוּמָ֤לַךְu.Ma.lakhH4427and prosperוְהִשְׂכִּ֔ילve.his.KilH7919,and shall executeוְעָשָׂ֛הve.'a.SahH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and justiceוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666in the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

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