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Jeremiah 7:16-20

16Therefore prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀tit.pa.LelH6419not thou for this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,neither lift upתִּשָּׂ֧אti.Sa'H5375cryרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440nor prayerוּתְפִלָּ֖הu.te.fi.LahH8605for themH1157,neither make intercessionתִּפְגַּע־tif.ga'-H6293to me: for I will not hearשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085thee.

17Seestרֹאֶ֔הro.'EhH7200thou not what they doעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

18The childrenהַבָּנִ֞יםha.ba.NimH1121gatherמְלַקְּטִ֣יםme.la.ke.TimH3950woodעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086,and the fathersוְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ve.ha.'a.VotH1kindleמְבַעֲרִ֣יםme.va.'a.RimH1197the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802kneadלָשׁ֣וֹתla.ShotH3888theirdoughבָּצֵ֑קba.TzekH1217,to makeלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213cakesכַּוָּנִ֜יםka.va.NimH3561to the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to pour outוְהַסֵּ֤ךְve.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִים֙ne.sa.KhimH5262unto otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,that they may provoke me to angerהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃hakh.'i.Se.niH3707.

19Do they provoke me to angerמַכְעִסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: do they not provokethemselves to the confusionבֹּ֥שֶׁתBo.shetH1322of their own facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ סpe.nei.HemH6440?

20Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Behold, mine angerאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639and my furyוַֽחֲמָתִי֙va.cha.ma.TiH2534shall be poured outנִתֶּ֙כֶת֙ni.Te.khetH5413upon this placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,upon manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,and upon beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929,and upon the treesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,and upon the fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;and it shall burnוּבָעֲרָ֖הu.va.'a.RahH1197,and shall not be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ סtikh.BehH3518.

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