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Jeremiah 9:2-6

2Oh thatיִתְּנֵ֣נִיyi.te.Ne.niH5414I had in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֗רva.mid.BarH4057a lodging placeמְלוֹן֙me.lOnH4411of wayfaring menאֹֽרְחִ֔ים'o.re.ChimH732;that I might leaveוְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ve.'e.'ez.VahH5800my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and goH3212from them! for they beall adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003,an assemblyעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116of treacherous menבֹּגְדִֽים׃bo.ge.DimH898.

3And they bendוַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּvai.yad.re.KhuH1869their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֙le.sho.NamH3956liketheir bowקַשְׁתָּ֣םkash.TamH7198forliesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267:but they are not valiantגָּבְר֣וּga.ve.RuH1396for the truthלֶאֱמוּנָ֖הle.'e.mu.NahH530upon the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776;for they proceedיָצָ֛אוּya.Tza.'uH3318from evilמֵרָעָ֨הme.ra.'AhH7451to evilרָעָ֧ה׀ra.'AhH7451,and they knowיָדָ֖עוּya.Da.'uH3045not me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

4Take ye heedהִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּhi.sha.Me.ruH8104every oneH376of his neighbourH7453,and trustתִּבְטָ֑חוּtiv.Ta.chuH982ye not in any brotherאָ֖ח'achH251:for every brotherאָח֙'achH251will utterlyעָק֣וֹבa.KovH6117supplantיַעְקֹ֔בya'.KoH6117,and every neighbourH7453will walkיַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ya.ha.LokhH1980with slandersרָכִ֥ילra.KhilH7400.

5And they will deceiveיְהָתֵ֔לּוּye.ha.Te.luH2048every oneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376his neighbourבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453,and will not speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696the truthוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571:they have taughtלִמְּד֧וּli.me.DuH3925their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֛םle.sho.NamH3956to speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696liesשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267, andwearyנִלְאֽוּ׃nil.'UH3811themselves to commit iniquityהַעֲוֵ֥הha.'a.VehH5753.

6Thine habitationשִׁבְתְּךָ֖shiv.te.KhaH3427isin the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of deceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820;through deceitבְּמִרְמָ֛הbe.mir.MahH4820they refuseמֵאֲנ֥וּme.'a.NuH3985to knowדַֽעַת־da.'at-H3045me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LordH3068.

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