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Jeremiah 8:8-12

8How do ye sayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559, We arewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450,and the lawוְתוֹרַ֥תve.to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068iswith us? Lo, certainlyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403in vainלַשֶּׁ֣קֶרla.She.kerH8267madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he it;the penעֵ֖ט'etH5842of the scribesסֹפְרִֽים׃so.fe.RimH5608isin vainשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267.

9The wiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450menare ashamedH3001,they are dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and takenוַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּvai.yi.la.Khe.duH3920:lo, they have rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988the wordבִדְבַר־vid.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;and what wisdomוְחָכְמַֽת־ve.cha.khe.mat-H2451is in them?

10Therefore will I giveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֜םne.shei.HemH802unto othersלַאֲחֵרִ֗יםla.'a.che.RimH312, andtheir fieldsשְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙se.do.tei.HemH7704to them that shall inheritלְי֣וֹרְשִׁ֔יםle.Yor.ShimH3423them:for every one from the leastמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996even unto the greatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419is givenבֹּצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214to covetousnessבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215,from the prophetמִנָּבִיא֙mi.na.Vi'H5030even unto the priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548every one dealethעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213falselyשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

11For they have healedוַיְרַפּ֞וּvay.ra.PuH7495the hurtשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971slightlyנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965; when there isno peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

12Were they ashamedH3001when they had committedעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441?nay, they were not at allH954ashamedH954,neither couldיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045they blushוְהִכָּלֵם֙ve.hi.ka.LemH3637:therefore shall they fallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307among them that fallבַנֹּפְלִ֗יםva.no.fe.LimH5307:in the timeבְּעֵ֧תbe.'EtH6256of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָ֛םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they shall be cast downיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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