Jeremiah 3
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Jeremiah 3:1-5

1They sayלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,If a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376put awayיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֩'ish.ToH802,and she goוְהָלְכָ֨הve.ha.le.KhahH1980from him, and become anotherאַחֵ֗ר'a.CherH312man’sלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376,shall he return unto her againהֲיָשׁ֤וּבha.ya.ShuvH7725?shall not that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776be greatlyחָנ֥וֹףcha.NofH2610pollutedתֶּחֱנַ֖ףte.che.NafH2610?but thou hast played the harlotזָנִית֙za.NitH2181with manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227loversרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453;yet return againוְשׁ֥וֹבve.ShovH7725to me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
2Lift upשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375thine eyesעֵינַ֨יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869unto the high placesשְׁפָיִ֜םshe.fa.YimH8205,and seeוּרְאִ֗יu.re.'IH7200whereאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375thou hast not been lienשֻׁכַּ֔בְתְּshu.kab.teH7901H7693with. In the waysדְּרָכִים֙de.ra.KhimH1870hast thou satיָשַׁ֣בְתְּya.ShavtH3427for them, as the Arabianכַּעֲרָבִ֖יka.'a.ra.ViH6163in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057;and thou hast pollutedוַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִיva.ta.cha.Ni.fiH2610the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776with thy whoredomsבִּזְנוּתַ֖יִךְbiz.nu.Ta.yikhH2184and with thy wickednessוּבְרָעָתֵֽךְ׃u.ve.ra.'a.TekhH7451.
3Therefore the showersרְבִבִ֔יםre.vi.VimH7241have been withholdenוַיִּמָּנְע֣וּvai.yi.ma.ne.'UH4513,and there hath been no latter rainוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456;and thou hadst a whore’sאִשָּׁ֤ה זוֹנָה֙'i.Shah zo.NahH802H2181foreheadוּמֵ֨צַחu.Me.tzachH4696,thou refusedstמֵאַ֖נְתְּme.'AntH3985to be ashamedהִכָּלֵֽם׃hi.ka.LemH3637.
4Wilt thou not from this time cryקָרָ֥אתka.ra.tiH7121unto me, My fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, thou artthe guideאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441of my youthנְעֻרַ֖יne.'u.RaiH5271?
5Will he reserveהֲיִנְטֹ֣רha.yin.TorH5201his angerfor everלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769?will he keepיִשְׁמֹ֖רyish.MorH8104itto the endלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331?Behold, thou hast spokenדִבַּ֛רְתְּdi.bar.tiH1696and doneוַתַּעֲשִׂ֥יva.ta.'a.SiH6213evil thingsהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451as thou couldestוַתּוּכָֽל׃ פva.tu.KhalH3201.
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