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Jeremiah 4:1-4

1If thou wilt returnתָּשׁ֨וּבta.ShuvH7725,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,returnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725unto me: and if thou wilt put awayתָּסִ֧ירta.SirH5493thine abominationsשִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָshi.ku.Tzei.chaH8251out of my sightמִפָּנַ֖יmi.pa.NaiH6440,then shalt thou not removeתָנֽוּד׃ta.NudH5110.

2And thou shalt swearוְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ve.nish.Ba'.taH7650,The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571,in judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941,and in righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.KahH6666;and the nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall blessוְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּve.hit.Ba.re.khuH1288themselves in him, and in him shall they gloryיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ סyit.ha.La.luH1984.

3For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to the menלְאִ֤ישׁle.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389,Break upנִ֥ירוּNi.ruH5214your fallow groundנִ֑ירNirH5215,and sowתִּזְרְע֖וּtiz.re.'UH2232not among thornsקוֹצִֽים׃ko.TzimH6975.

4Circumciseהִמֹּ֣לוּhi.Mo.luH4135yourselves to the Lordלַיהֹוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,and take awayוְהָסִ֙רוּ֙ve.ha.Si.ruH5493the foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190of your heartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824,ye menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:lest my furyחֲמָתִ֗יcha.ma.TiH2534come forthתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318like fireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784,and burnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197that none can quenchמְכַבֶּ֔הme.kha.BehH3518it,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your doingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611.

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