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Jeremiah 31:21-30

21Set thee upהַצִּ֧יבִיha.Tzi.viH5324waymarksצִיֻּנִ֗יםtzi.yu.NimH6725,makeשִׂ֤מִיSi.miH7760thee high heapsתַּמְרוּרִ֔יםtam.ru.RimH8564:setשִׁ֣תִיShi.tiH7896thine heartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820toward the highwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֖הlam.si.LahH4546, eventhe wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870whichthou wentestהָלָ֑כְתְּha.la.khe.tiH1980:turn againשׁ֚וּבִיShu.viH7725,O virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,turn againשֻׁ֖בִיShu.viH7725to these thy citiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892.

22How long wilt thou go aboutתִּתְחַמָּקִ֔יןtit.cha.ma.KinH2559,O thou backslidingהַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הha.shoe.VahH7728daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323?for the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hath createdבָרָ֨אva.Ra'H1254a new thingחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,A womanנְקֵבָ֖הne.ke.VahH5347shall compassתְּס֥וֹבֵֽבte.SoevH5437a manגָּֽבֶר׃ סGa.verH1397.

23Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;As yet they shall useיֹאמְר֞וּyo.me.RuH559this speechהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and in the citiesוּבְעָרָ֔יוu.ve.'a.RavH5892thereof, when I shall bring againבְּשׁוּבִ֖יbe.shu.ViH7725their captivityשְׁבוּתָ֑םshe.vu.TamH7622;The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֧ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, O habitationנְוֵה־ne.veh-H5116of justiceצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664, andmountainהַ֥רharH2022of holinessהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

24And there shall dwellוְיָ֥שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuH3427in Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063itself, and in all the citiesעָרָ֖יו'a.RavH5892thereof togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,husbandmenאִכָּרִ֕ים'i.ka.RimH406, and they thatgo forthוְנָסְע֖וּve.na.se.'UH5265with flocksבַּעֵֽדֶר׃ba.'E.derH5739.

25For I have satiatedהִרְוֵ֖יתִיhir.Vei.tiH7301the wearyעֲיֵפָ֑ה'a.ye.FahH5889soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,and I have replenishedמִלֵּֽאתִי׃mi.Le.tiH4390every sorrowfulדָּאֲבָ֖הda.'a.VahH1669soulנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

26Upon this I awakedהֱקִיצֹ֣תִיhe.ki.Tzo.tiH6974,and beheldוָאֶרְאֶ֑הva.'er.'EhH7200;and my sleepוּשְׁנָתִ֖יu.she.na.TiH8142was sweetעָ֥רְבָה'A.re.vahH6149unto me.

27Behold, the daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that I will sowוְזָרַעְתִּ֗יve.za.ra'.TiH2232the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063with the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,and with the seedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of beastבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.

28And it shall come to pass, thatlike as I have watched overשָׁקַ֣דְתִּיsha.Kad.tiH8245them, to pluck upלִנְת֧וֹשׁlin.To.oshH5428,and to break downוְלִנְת֛וֹץve.lin.TotzH5422,and to throw downוְלַהֲרֹ֖סve.la.ha.RosH2040,and to destroyוּלְהַאֲבִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.VidH6,and to afflictוּלְהָרֵ֑עַu.le.ha.Re.a'H7489;so will I watch overאֶשְׁקֹ֧ד'esh.KodH8245them, to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129,and to plantוְלִנְט֖וֹעַve.lin.To.a'H5193,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117they shall sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559no more, The fathersאָב֖וֹת'a.VotH1have eatenאָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luH398a sour grapeבֹ֑סֶרVo.serH1155,and the children’sבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121teethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127are set on edgeתִּקְהֶֽינָה׃tik.Hei.nahH6949.

30But every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376shall dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191for his own iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֖וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771:every manהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120that eatethהָאֹכֵ֥לha.'o.KhelH398the sour grapeהַבֹּ֖סֶרha.Bo.serH1155,his teethשִׁנָּֽיו׃ סshi.NavH8127shall be set on edgeתִּקְהֶ֥ינָהtik.Hei.nahH6949.

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