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Jeremiah 6:18-30

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.

22Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Behold, a peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971comethבָּ֖אba'H935from the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471shall be raisedיֵע֖וֹרye.'orH5782from the sidesמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

23They shall lay holdיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388on bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and spearוְכִיד֞וֹןve.khi.DonH3591; they arecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394,and have no mercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355;their voiceקוֹלָם֙ko.LamH6963roarethיֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.MehH1993like the seaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220;and they rideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392upon horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,set in arrayעָר֗וּךְ'a.RukhH6186as menכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376for warלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thee, O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

24We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the fameשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089thereof: our handsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027wax feebleרָפ֣וּra.FuH7503:anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869hath taken holdהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhe.che.zi.Kat.nuH2388of us, andpainחִ֖ילchilH2427,as of a woman in travailכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.

25Go not forthתֵּֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'iH3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,nor walkH3212by the wayוּבַדֶּ֖רֶךְu.va.De.rekhH1870;for the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of the enemyלְאֹיֵ֔בle.'o.YevH341andfearמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032ison every sideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

26O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971,girdחִגְרִי־chig.ri-H2296theewith sackclothשָׂק֙sakH8242,and wallowוְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣יve.hit.pa.le.ShiH6428thyself in ashesבָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665:makeעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213thee mourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60, as foran only sonיָחִיד֙ya.ChidH3173,most bitterתַּמְרוּרִ֑יםtam.ru.RimH8563lamentationמִסְפַּ֖דmis.PadH4553:for the spoilerהַשֹּׁדֵ֖דha.sho.DedH7703shall suddenlyפִתְאֹ֔םfit.'OmH6597comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935upon us.

27I have setנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee fora towerבָּח֛וֹןba.ChonH969anda fortressמִבְצָ֑רmiv.TzarH4013among my peopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971,that thou mayest knowוְתֵדַ֕עve.te.Da'H3045and tryוּבָחַנְתָּ֖u.va.chan.TaH974their wayדַּרְכָּֽם׃dar.KamH1870.

28They areall grievousסָרֵ֣יsa.ReiH5493revoltersסֽוֹרְרִ֔יםso.RimH5637,walkingהֹלְכֵ֥יho.le.KheiH1980with slandersרָכִ֖ילra.KhilH7400: they arebrassנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270; they areall corruptersמַשְׁחִיתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843.

29The bellowsמַפֻּ֔חַma.Pu.achH4647are burnedנָחַ֣רna.CharH2787,the leadעֹפָ֑רֶת'o.Fa.retH5777is consumedH8552of the fireמֵאֵ֖שׁ תַּ֣םme.'ishme./'ish/ /tamtamH784 H800;the founderצָרַ֣ףtza.RafH6884meltethצָר֔וֹףtza.RofH6884in vainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723:for the wickedוְרָעִ֖יםve.ra.'ImH7451are not plucked awayנִתָּֽקוּ׃ni.Ta.kuH5423.

30Reprobateנִמְאָ֔סnim.'AsH3988silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701shall mencallקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121them, because the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath rejectedמָאַ֥סma.'AsH3988them.

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