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Jeremiah 5:3-21

3O Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, arenot thine eyesעֵינֶיךָ֮'ei.nei.KhaH5869upon the truthלֶאֱמוּנָה֒le.'e.mu.NahH530?thou hast strickenהִכִּ֤יתָהhi.Ki.tahH5221them, but they have not grievedחָ֔לוּCha.luH2342;thou hast consumedכִּלִּיתָ֕םki.li.TamH3615them, butthey have refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to receiveקַ֣חַתKa.chatH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:they have made their facesפְנֵיהֶם֙fe.nei.HemH6440harderחִזְּק֤וּchi.ze.KuH2388than a rockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553;they have refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to returnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

4Therefore I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Surely these arepoorדַּלִּ֖יםda.LimH1800;they are foolishנוֹאֲל֕וּno.'a.LuH2973:for they knowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, northe judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5I will getH3212me unto the great menהַגְּדֹלִים֙ha.ge.do.LimH1419,and will speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696unto them; for they have knownיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andthe judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:but these have altogetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162brokenשָׁ֣בְרוּSha.ve.ruH7665the yokeעֹ֔ל'OlH5923, andburstנִתְּק֖וּni.te.KuH5423the bondsמוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃mo.se.RotH4147.

6Wherefore a lionאַרְיֵ֜ה'ar.YehH738out of the forestמִיַּ֗עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293shall slayהִכָּ֨םhi.KamH5221them, anda wolfזְאֵ֤בze.'EvH2061of the eveningsעֲרָבוֹת֙a.ra.VotH6160shall spoilיְשָׁדְדֵ֔םye.sha.de.DemH7703them, a leopardנָמֵ֤רna.MerH5246shall watchשֹׁקֵד֙sho.KedH8245over their citiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892:every one that goeth outהַיּוֹצֵ֥אhai.yo.Tze'H3318thence shallH2007be torn in piecesיִטָּרֵ֑ףyi.ta.RefH2963:because their transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םpish.'ei.HemH6588are manyרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231, andtheir backslidingsמְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.shu.vo.tei.hemH4878are increasedעָצְמ֖וּ'a.tze.MuH6105.

7Howאֵ֤י'eiH335shall I pardonאֶֽסְלַֽח'es.lo.ach-H5545thee for thisלָזֹאת֙la.zoTH2063?thy childrenבָּנַ֣יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121have forsakenעֲזָב֔וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and swornוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650by them that arenoבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:when I had fed them to the fullH7650,they then committed adulteryוַיִּנְאָ֔פוּvai.yin.'A.fuH5003,and assembled themselves by troopsיִתְגֹּדָֽדוּ׃yit.go.Da.duH1413in the harlots’זוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181housesוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

8They were asfedמְיֻזָּנִ֖יםme.yu.za.NimH2109horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483in the morningמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7904:every oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376neighedיִצְהָֽלוּ׃yitz.Ha.luH6670after his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

9Shall I not visitאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485for these things?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and shall not my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315be avengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358on such a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

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.

19And it shall come to pass, when ye shall sayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559,Whereforeתַּ֣חַת מֶ֗הTa.chat MehH4100 H8478doethעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213the Lordיְהֹוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430all these thingsunto us? then shalt thou answerוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, Like as ye have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֤ם'a.zav.TemH5800me, and servedוַתַּעַבְד֞וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647strangeנֵכָר֙ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,so shall ye serveתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114in a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that is not yours.

20Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046this in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and publishוְהַשְׁמִיע֥וּהָve.hash.mi.'U.haH8085it in Judahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now this, O foolishסָכָ֖לsa.KhalH5530peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,and without understandingלֵ֑בLevH3820;which have eyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,and seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200not; which have earsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241,and hearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085not:

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