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Jeremiah 5:10-18

10Go ye upעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927upon her wallsבְשָׁרוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sha.ro.Tei.haH8284,and destroyוְשַׁחֵ֔תוּve.sha.Che.tuH7843;but makeתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213not a full endוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3617:take awayהָסִ֙ירוּ֙ha.Si.ruH5493her battlementsנְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָne.Ti.sho.Tei.haH5189; for they arenot the Lord’sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

11For the houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063have dealt veryבָג֨וֹדva.GodH898treacherouslyבָּגְד֜וּba.ge.DuH898against me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12They have beliedכִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ki.cha.ShuH3584the Lordבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, It isnot he; neither shall evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451comeתָב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935upon us; neither shall we seeנִרְאֶֽה׃nir.'EhH7200swordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719nor famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458:

13And the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shall become windלְר֔וּחַle.Ru.achH7307,and the wordH1696isnot in them: thus shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213unto them.

14Wherefore thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Because ye speakדַּבֶּרְכֶ֔םda.ber.KhemH1696this wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,behold, I will makeנֹתֵן֩no.TenH5414my wordsדְּבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697in thy mouthבְּפִ֜יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310fireלְאֵ֗שׁle.'EshH784,and this peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086,and it shall devourוַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃va.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

15Lo, I will bringמֵבִיא֩me.Vi'H935a nationגּ֧וֹיGoyH1471upon you from farמִמֶּרְחָ֛קmi.mer.ChakH4801,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: it isa mightyאֵיתָ֣ן'ei.TanH386nationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471, it isan ancientמֵעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471,a nationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471whose languageלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956thou knowestתֵדַ֣עte.Da'H3045not, neither understandestתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085what they sayיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696.

16Their quiverאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827isas an openפָּת֑וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605sepulchreכְּקֶ֣בֶרke.Ke.verH6913, they areall mighty menגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368.

17And they shall eat upוְאָכַ֨לve.'a.KhalH398thine harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֜ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105,and thy breadוְלַחְמֶ֗ךָve.lach.Me.khaH3899, whichthy sonsבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thy daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323should eatיֹאכְלוּ֙yo.khe.LuH398:they shall eat upיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398thy flocksצֹאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629and thine herdsוּבְקָרֶ֔ךָu.ve.ka.Re.chaH1241:they shall eat upיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398thy vinesגַּפְנְךָ֖gaf.ne.KhaH1612and thy fig treesוּתְאֵנָתֶ֑ךָu.te.'e.na.Te.khaH8384:they shall impoverishיְרֹשֵׁ֞שׁye.ro.SheshH7567thy fencedמִבְצָרֶ֗יךָmiv.tza.Rei.khaH4013citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,wherein thouH2007trustedstבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982,with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

18Nevertheless in those daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,I will not makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213a full endכָּלָֽה׃ka.LahH3617with you.

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