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Jeremiah 42:13-17

13But if ye sayאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559,We will not dwellנֵשֵׁ֖בne.ShevH3427in this landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,neither obeyשְׁמֹ֔עַshe.Mo.a'H8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

14Sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,No; but we will goנָב֔וֹאna.Vo'H935into the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,where we shall seeנִרְאֶה֙nir.'EhH7200no warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,nor hearנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085the soundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782,nor have hungerנִרְעָ֖בnir.'AvH7456of breadוְלַלֶּ֥חֶםve.la.Le.chemH3899;and there will we dwellנֵשֵֽׁב׃ne.ShevH3427:

15And now therefore hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,ye remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;Thus saithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;If ye whollyשׂ֣וֹםSomH7760setתְּשִׂמ֤וּןte.si.MunH7760your facesפְּנֵיכֶם֙pe.nei.KhemH6440to enterלָבֹ֣אla.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and goוּבָאתֶ֖םu.va.TemH935to sojournלָג֥וּרla.GurH1481there;

16Then it shall come to pass, thatthe swordהַחֶ֗רֶבha.Che.revH2719,which ye fearedיְרֵאִ֣יםye.re.'ImH3373,shall overtakeתַּשִּׂ֥יגta.SigH5381you there in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the famineוְהָרָעָ֞בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458,whereof ye were afraidדֹּאֲגִ֣יםdo.'a.GimH1672,shall follow closeיִדְבַּ֧קyid.BakH1692afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֛ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you there in Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and there ye shall dieתָּמֻֽתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191.

17So shall it be with all the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that setשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֜םpe.nei.HemH6440to goלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481there; they shall dieיָמ֕וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by the famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,and by the pestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698:and none of them shall remainשָׂרִ֣ידsa.RidH8300or escapeוּפָלִ֔יטu.fa.LitH6412fromמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935upon them.

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