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Jeremiah 3:18-23

18In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shall walkH3212with the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they shall comeוְיָבֹ֤אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828to the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I have given for an inheritanceהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157unto your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

19But I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,How shall I putאֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ'a.shi.TekhH7896thee among the childrenבַּבָּנִ֔יםba.ba.NimH1121,and giveוְאֶתֶּן־ve.'e.ten-H5414thee a pleasantחֶמְדָּ֔הchem.DahH2532landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,a goodlyH6643heritageנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of the hostsH6635of nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471?and I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,Thou shalt callתִּקְרְאִיtik.re.'u-H7121me, My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1;and shalt not turn awayתָשֽׁוּבִי׃ta.shu.vuH7725from meוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יu.me.'a.cha.RaiH310.

20Surelyאָכֵ֛ן'a.KhenH403asa wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.DahH898departeth from her husbandמֵרֵעָ֑הּme.re.'AhH7453,so have ye dealt treacherouslyבְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.TemH898with me, O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963was heardנִשְׁמָ֔עnish.Ma'H8085upon the high placesשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205,weepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065andsupplicationsתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for they have pervertedהֶעֱוּוּ֙he.'e.VuH5753their wayדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870, andthey have forgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911the Lordיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725,ye backslidingשׁוֹבָבִ֔יםshoa.VimH7726childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121, andI will healאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495your backslidingsמְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.shu.vo.tei.KhemH4878.Behold, we comeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857unto thee; for thou artthe Lordיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

23Trulyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403in vainלַשֶּׁ֛קֶרla.She.kerH8267is salvation hoped forfrom the hillsמִגְּבָע֖וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389, and fromthe multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of mountainsהָרִ֑יםha.RimH2022:trulyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403in the Lordבַּיהֹוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isthe salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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