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Jeremiah 34:15-17

15And ye were nowהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117turnedוַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725,and had doneוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213rightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in my sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,in proclaimingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְר֖וֹרde.RorH1865every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453;and ye had madeוַתִּכְרְת֤וּva.tikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me in the houseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004which is calledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034:

16But ye turnedוַתָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙va.ta.Shu.vuH7725and pollutedוַתְּחַלְּל֣וּva.te.cha.le.LuH2490my nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034,and caused every manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376his servantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650,and every manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376his handmaidשִׁפְחָת֔וֹshif.cha.ToH8198,whom ye had setשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םshi.lach.TemH7971at libertyחָפְשִׁ֖יםcha.fe.ShimH2670at their pleasureלְנַפְשָׁ֑םle.naf.ShamH5315,to returnוַתָּשִׁ֗בוּva.ta.Shi.vuH7725,and brought them into subjectionוַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּva.tikh.be.ShuH3533,to be unto you for servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and for handmaidsוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198.

17Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068;Ye have not hearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085unto me, in proclaimingלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְר֔וֹרde.RorH1865,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his brotherלְאָחִ֖יוle.'a.ChivH251,and every manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376to his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453:behold, I proclaimקֹרֵא֩ko.Re'H7121a libertyדְּר֜וֹרde.RorH1865for you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,to the swordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719,to the pestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶרha.De.verH1698,and to the famineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458;and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414you to be removedלְזַעֲוָ֔הliz.va.'ahH2113 H2189into all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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