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Jeremiah 35:16-19

16Because the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֔בre.KhavH7394have performedהֵקִ֗ימוּhe.Ki.muH6965the commandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1,which he commandedצִוָּ֑םtzi.VamH6680them; but this peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971hath not hearkenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085unto me:

17Therefore thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935upon Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and upon all the inhabitantsיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389all the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that I have pronouncedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696against them: because I have spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto them, but they have not heardשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085;and I have calledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121unto them, but they have not answeredעָנֽוּ׃'a.NuH6030.

18And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto the houseוּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.VeitH1004of the Rechabitesהָרֵכָבִ֜יםha.re.kha.VimH7397,Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Because ye have obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085the commandmentמִצְוַ֖תmitz.VatH4687of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֑ם'a.vi.KhemH1,and keptוַֽתִּשְׁמְרוּ֙va.tish.me.RuH8104all his preceptsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,and doneוַֽתַּעֲשׂ֔וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213according unto all that he hath commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680you:

19Therefore thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Jonadabלְיוֹנָדָ֧בle.yo.na.DavH3122the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֛בre.KhavH7394shall not wantיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376to standעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me for everהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.

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