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Jeremiah 6:16-21

16Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,Standעִמְדוּ֩'im.DuH5975ye in the waysדְּרָכִ֨יםde.ra.KhimH1870,and seeוּרְא֜וּu.re.'UH7200,and askוְשַׁאֲל֣וּ׀ve.sha.'a.LuH7592for the oldעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769pathsלִנְתִב֣וֹתlin.ti.VotH5410, where isthe goodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896wayדֶ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,and walkH3212therein, and ye shall findוּמִצְא֥וּu.mitz.'UH4672restמַרְגּ֖וֹעַmar.Go.a'H4771for your soulsלְנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םle.naf.she.KhemH5315.But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We will not walkH3212therein.

17Also I setוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965watchmenצֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimH6822over you, saying,Hearkenהַקְשִׁ֖יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181to the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782.But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We will not hearkenנַקְשִֽׁיב׃nak.ShivH7181.

18Therefore hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085,ye nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,and knowוּדְעִ֥יu.de.'IH3045,O congregationעֵדָ֖ה'e.DahH5712, what is among them.

19Hearשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8085,O earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:behold, I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451upon this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971, eventhe fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of their thoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑םmach.she.vo.TamH4284,because they have not hearkenedהִקְשִׁ֔יבוּhik.Shi.vuH7181unto my wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697,nor to my lawוְתוֹרָתִ֖יve.to.ra.TiH8451,but rejectedוַיִּמְאֲסוּ־vai.yim.'a.su-H3988it.

20To what purpose comethתָב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935there to me incenseלְבוֹנָה֙le.vo.NahH3828from Shebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'H7614,and the sweetהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896caneוְקָנֶ֥הve.ka.NehH7070from a farמֶרְחָ֑קmer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776?your burnt offeringsעֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙o.lo.tei.KhemH5930arenot acceptableלְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522,nor your sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077sweetעָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH6149unto me.

21Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will layנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414stumblingblocksמִכְשֹׁלִ֑יםmikh.sho.LimH4383before this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,and the fathersאָב֨וֹת'a.VotH1and the sonsוּבָנִ֥יםu.va.NimH1121togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162shall fallוְכָ֣שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782upon them; the neighbourשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934and his friendוְרֵע֖וֹve.re.'OH7453shall perishוְאָבָֽדוּ׃ פve.'a.Ba.duH6.

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