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Jeremiah 44:2-14

2Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Ye have seenרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200all the evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that I have broughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935upon Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and upon all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and, behold, this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117they area desolationחָרְבָּה֙cha.re.BahH2723,and no man dwellethיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427therein,

3Becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of their wickednessרָעָתָ֗םra.'a.TamH7451which they have committedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213to provoke me to angerלְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707,in that they wentH3212to burn incenseלְקַטֵּ֔רle.ka.TerH6999, andto serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,whom they knewיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045not, neitherthey, ye, nor your fathersוַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

4Howbeit I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971unto you all my servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,rising earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥יםhash.KeimH7925and sendingוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Oh, doתַעֲשׂ֗וּta.'a.SuH6213not this abominableהַתֹּעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441thingדְּבַֽר־de.var-H1697that I hateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.

5But they hearkenedשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not, nor inclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241to turnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725from their wickednessמֵרָֽעָתָ֑םme.ra.'a.TamH7451,to burn no incenseקַטֵּ֖רka.TerH6999unto otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.

6Wherefore my furyחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534and mine angerוְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639was poured forthוַתִּתַּ֤ךְva.ti.TakhH5413,and was kindledוַתִּבְעַר֙va.tiv.'ArH1197in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;and they are wastedלְחָרְבָּ֥הle.cha.re.BahH2723anddesolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077,as at this dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7Therefore now thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Wherefore commitעֹשִׂ֜ים'o.SimH6213ye thisgreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419evilרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451against your soulsנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.te.KhemH5315,to cut offלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772from you manאִישׁ־'ish-H376and womanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,childעוֹלֵ֥לo.LelH5768and sucklingוְיוֹנֵ֖קve.yo.NekH3243,outמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,to leaveהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498you none to remainשְׁאֵרִֽית׃she.'e.RitH7611;

8In that ye provoke me unto wrathלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707with the worksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbe.ma.'a.SeiH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027,burning incenseלְקַטֵּ֞רle.ka.TerH6999unto otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whither ye be goneבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935to dwellלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481,that ye might cut yourselves offהַכְרִ֣יתhakh.RitH3772,and that ye might be a curseלִקְלָלָ֣הlik.la.LahH7045and a reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781among all the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

9Have ye forgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩hash.khach.TemH7911the wickednessרָע֨וֹתra.'otH7451of your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,and the wickednessרָע֣וֹת׀ra.'otH7451of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,and the wickednessרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451of their wivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802,and your own wickednessרָעֹ֣תֵכֶ֔םra.'O.te.KhemH7451,and the wickednessרָעֹ֣תra.'OtH7451of your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֑םne.shei.KhemH802,which they have committedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

10They are not humbledדֻכְּא֔וּdu.ke.'UH1792evenunto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,neither have they fearedיָרְא֗וּya.re.'UH3372,nor walkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980in my lawבְתֽוֹרָתִי֙ve.to.ra.TiH8451,nor in my statutesוּבְחֻקֹּתַ֔יu.ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,that I setנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

11Therefore thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Behold, I will setשָׂ֥םsamH7760my faceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440against you for evilלְרָעָ֑הle.ra.'AhH7451,and to cut offוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772all Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12And I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.TiH3947the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,that have setשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760their facesפְנֵיהֶ֜םfe.nei.HemH6440to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935into the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714to sojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481there, and they shall all be consumedוְתַ֨מּוּve.Ta.muH8552, andfallיִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luH5307in the landבְּאֶ֧רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; they shall evenbe consumedיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552by the swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719andby the famineבָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'AvH7458:they shall dieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,from the leastמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996even unto the greatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by the famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458:and they shall be an execrationלְאָלָ֣הle.'a.LahH423, andan astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045,and a reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃u.le.cher.PahH2781.

13For I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them that dwellהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,as I have punishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by the famineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458,and by the pestilenceוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698:

14So that none of the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,which are goneהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935into the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojournלָגֽוּר־la.gur-H1481there, shall escapeH6412or remainוְשָׂרִיד֙ve.sa.RidH8300,that they should returnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ve.la.ShuvH7725into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,to the which they haveמְנַשְּׂאִ֤יםme.na.se.'ImH5375a desireנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315to returnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725to dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427there: for none shall returnיָשׁ֖וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725but such as shall escapeH6405.

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