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Jeremiah 44:15-18

15Then all the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582which knewהַיֹּֽדְעִים֙hai.yo.de.'ImH3045that their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶם֙ne.shei.HemH802had burned incenseמְקַטְּר֤וֹתme.ka.te.RotH6999unto otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,and all the womenהַנָּשִׁ֥יםha.na.ShimH802that stood byהָעֹמְד֖וֹתha.'o.me.DotH5975,a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419multitudeקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951,even all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971that dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,in Pathrosבְּפַתְר֥וֹסbe.fat.RosH6624,answeredוַיַּעֲנ֣וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16As forthe wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696unto us in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,we will not hearkenשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085unto thee.

17But we will certainlyעָשֹׂ֨ה'a.SohH6213doנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213whatsoever thingהַדָּבָ֣ר׀ha.da.VarH1697goeth forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out of our own mouthמִפִּ֗ינוּmi.Pi.nuH6310,to burn incenseלְקַטֵּ֞רle.ka.TerH6999unto the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֮ha.sha.ma.YimH8064,and to pour outוְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ve.ha.seikh-H5258drink offeringsנְסָכִים֒ne.sa.KhimH5262unto her, as we have doneעָשִׂ֜ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213,we, and our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙va.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,our kingsמְלָכֵ֣ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,and our princesוְשָׂרֵ֔ינוּve.sa.Rei.nuH8269,in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: for thenhad we plentyוַנִּֽשְׂבַּֽע־va.nis.ba'-H7646of victualsלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,and were wellטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896,and sawרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200no evilוְרָעָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7451.

18But since we left offחָדַ֜לְנוּcha.Dal.nuH2308to burn incenseלְקַטֵּ֨רle.ka.TerH6999to the queenלִמְלֶ֧כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to pour outוְהַסֵּֽךְ־ve.ha.sekh-H5258drink offeringsנְסָכִ֖יםne.sa.KhimH5262unto her, we have wantedחָסַ֣רְנוּcha.Sar.nuH2637all things,and have been consumedתָּֽמְנוּ׃Ta.me.nuH8552by the swordוּבַחֶ֥רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and by the famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458.

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