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Jeremiah 9:17-22

17Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Considerהִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֛וּhit.bo.NuH995ye, and callוְקִרְא֥וּve.kir.'UH7121for the mourning womenלַמְקוֹנְנ֖וֹתlam.ko.NotH6969,that they may comeוּתְבוֹאֶ֑ינָהu.te.vo.'Ei.nahH935;and sendשִׁלְח֖וּshil.ChuH7971for cunningהַחֲכָמ֥וֹתha.cha.kha.MotH2450women,that they may comeוְתָבֽוֹאנָה׃ve.ta.Vo.nahH935:

18And let them make hasteוּתְמַהֵ֕רְנָהu.te.ma.He.re.nahH4116,and take upוְתִשֶּׂ֥נָהve.ti.Se.nahH5375a wailingH5092for us, that our eyesעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙'ei.Nei.nuH5869may run downוְתֵרַ֤דְנָהve.te.Rad.nahH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832,and our eyelidsוְעַפְעַפֵּ֖ינוּve.'af.'a.Pei.nuH6079gush outיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140with watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19For a voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of wailingH5092is heardH8085out of Zionמִצִּיּ֖וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726,How are we spoiledשֻׁדָּ֑דְנוּshu.Da.de.nuH7703!we are greatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966confoundedבֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּBo.she.nuH954,because we have forsakenעָזַ֣בְנוּ'a.Zav.nuH5800the landאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,because our dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סmish.ke.no.Tei.nuH4908have cast usoutהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993.

20Yet hearשְׁמַ֤עְנָהshe.Ma'.nahH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,O ye womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802,and let your earאָזְנְכֶ֖ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241receiveוְתִקַּ֥חve.ti.KachH3947the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of his mouthפִּ֑יוPivH6310,and teachוְלַמֵּ֤דְנָהve.la.Me.de.nahH3925your daughtersבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.KhemH1323wailingנֶ֔הִיNe.hiH5092,and every oneוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802her neighbourרְעוּתָ֖הּre.'u.TahH7468lamentationקִינָֽה׃ki.NahH7015.

21For deathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194is come upעָ֤לָה'A.lahH5927into our windowsבְּחַלּוֹנֵ֔ינוּbe.cha.lo.Nei.nuH2474, andis enteredבָּ֖אba'H935into our palacesבְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵ֑ינוּbe.'ar.me.no.Tei.nuH759,to cut offלְהַכְרִ֤יתle.hakh.RitH3772the childrenעוֹלָל֙o.LalH5768from withoutמִח֔וּץmi.ChutzH2351, andthe young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970from the streetsמֵרְחֹבֽוֹת׃me.re.cho.VotH7339.

22Speakדַּבֵּ֗רda.BerH1696,Thus saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LordH3068,Even the carcasesנִבְלַ֣תniv.LatH5038of menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120shall fallוְנָֽפְלָה֙ve.na.fe.LahH5307as dungכְּדֹ֖מֶןke.Do.menH1828upon the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,and as the handfulוּכְעָמִ֛ירu.khe.'a.MirH5995afterמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the harvestmanהַקֹּצֵ֖רha.ko.TzerH7114,and none shall gatherמְאַסֵּֽף׃ סme.'a.SefH622them.

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