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Jeremiah 8:13-17

13I will surelyאָסֹ֥ף'a.SofH622consumeאֲסִיפֵ֖ם'a.si.FemH5486them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: there shall beno grapesעֲנָבִ֨ים'a.na.VimH6025on the vineבַּגֶּ֜פֶןba.Ge.fenH1612,nor figsתְּאֵנִ֣יםte.'e.NimH8384on the fig treeבַּתְּאֵנָ֗הba.te.'e.NahH8384,and the leafוְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ve.he.'a.LehH5929shall fadeנָבֵ֔לna.VelH5034; and the things thatI have givenוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them shall pass awayיַעַבְרֽוּם׃ya.'av.RumH5674from them.

14Why do we sit stillיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427?assembleהֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and let us enterוְנָב֛וֹאve.na.Vo'H935into the defencedהַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892,and let us be silentוְנִדְּמָה־ve.ni.de.mah-H1826there: for the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hath put us to silenceהֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ha.di.Ma.nuH1826,and given us waterמֵי־mei-H4325of gallרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7219to drinkוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuH8248,because we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

15We lookedקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,but no goodט֑וֹבTovH2896came; andfor a timeלְעֵ֥תle.'EtH6256of healthמַרְפֵּ֖הmar.PehH4832,and behold troubleבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205!

16The snortingנַחְרַ֣תnach.RatH5170of his horsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483was heardנִשְׁמַע֙nish.Ma'H8085from Danמִדָּ֤ןmi.DanH1835:the whole landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembledרָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.ShahH7493at the soundמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963of the neighingמִצְהֲל֣וֹתmitz.ha.LotH4684of his strong onesאַבִּירָ֔יו'a.bi.RavH47;for they are comeוַיָּב֗וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,and have devouredוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,and allוּמְלוֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393that is in it; the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892,and those that dwellוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427therein.

17For, behold, I will sendמְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.achH7971serpentsנְחָשִׁים֙ne.cha.ShimH5175,cockatricesצִפְעֹנִ֔יםtzif.'o.NimH6848, among you, which will not becharmedלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908,and they shall biteוְנִשְּׁכ֥וּve.ni.she.KhuH5391you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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