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Leviticus 26:14-41

14But if ye will not hearkenתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085unto me, and will not doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213all these commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֖תha.mitz.VotH4687;

15And if ye shall despiseתִּמְאָ֔סוּtim.'A.suH3988my statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,or if your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315abhorתִּגְעַ֣לtig.'AlH1602my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,so that ye will not doעֲשׂוֹת֙'a.sOtH6213all my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, butthat ye breakלְהַפְרְכֶ֖םle.haf.re.KhemH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285:

16I also will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213this unto you; I will even appointוְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨יve.hif.kad.TiH6485over you terrorבֶּֽהָלָה֙be.ha.LahH928,consumptionהַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶתha.sha.Che.fetH7829,and the burning agueהַקַּדַּ֔חַתha.ka.Da.chatH6920,that shall consumeמְכַלּ֥וֹתme.kha.LotH3615the eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,and cause sorrowוּמְדִיבֹ֣תu.me.di.VotH1727of heartנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315:and ye shall sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֤םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233in vainלָרִיק֙la.RikH7385,for your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shall eatוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398it.

17And I will setוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414my faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440against you, and ye shall be slainוְנִגַּפְתֶּ֖םve.ni.gaf.TemH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341:they that hateשֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130you shall reignוְרָד֤וּve.ra.DuH7287over you; and ye shall fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֖םve.nas.TemH5127when none pursuethרֹדֵ֥ףro.DefH7291you.

18And if ye will not yetעַד־'ad-H5704for all this hearkenתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085unto me, then I will punishלְיַסְּרָ֣הle.ya.se.RahH3256you seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651moreוְיָסַפְתִּי֙ve.ya.saf.TiH3254for your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

19And I will breakוְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖יve.sha.var.TiH7665the prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of your powerעֻזְּכֶ֑ם'u.ze.KhemH5797;and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414your heavenשְׁמֵיכֶם֙she.mei.KhemH8064as ironכַּבַּרְזֶ֔לka.bar.ZelH1270,and your earthאַרְצְכֶ֖ם'ar.tze.KhemH776as brassכַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃ka.ne.chu.ShahH5154:

20And your strengthכֹּחֲכֶ֑םko.cha.KhemH3581shall be spentוְתַ֥םve.TamH8552in vainלָרִ֖יקla.RikH7385:for your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shall not yieldתִתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414her increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,neither shall the treesוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776yieldיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414their fruitsפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.

21And if ye walkH3212contraryקֶ֔רִיKe.riH7147unto me, and willתֹאב֖וּto.VuH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085unto me; I will bringH3254seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651moreH3254plaguesמַכָּ֔הma.KahH4347upon you according to your sinsכְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃ke.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

22I will also sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֨יve.hish.lach.TiH7971wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastsחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416among you, which shall rob you of your childrenוְשִׁכְּלָ֣הve.shi.ke.LahH7921,and destroyוְהִכְרִ֙יתָה֙ve.hikh.Ri.tahH3772your cattleבְּהֶמְתְּכֶ֔םbe.hem.te.KhemH929,and make you few in numberוְהִמְעִ֖יטָהve.him.'I.tahH4591; and your highwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870shall be desolateוְנָשַׁ֖מּוּve.na.Sha.muH8074.

23And if ye will not be reformedתִוָּסְר֖וּti.vas.RuH3256by me by these things, but will walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980contraryקֶֽרִי׃Ke.riH7147unto me;

24Then will I also walkוְהָלַכְתִּ֧יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980contraryבְּקֶ֑רִיbe.Ke.riH7147unto you, and will punishוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221you yetגַּם־gam-H1571seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651for your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

25And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935a swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719upon you, that shall avengeנֹקֶ֙מֶת֙no.Ke.metH5358the quarrelנְקַם־ne.kam-H5359of mycovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285:and when ye are gathered togetherוְנֶאֱסַפְתֶּ֖םve.ne.'e.saf.TemH622withinאֶל־'el-H413your citiesעָרֵיכֶ֑ם'a.rei.KhemH5892,I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971the pestilenceדֶ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698amongבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432you; and ye shall be deliveredוְנִתַּתֶּ֖םve.nit.ta.TemH5414into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

26Andwhen I have brokenבְּשִׁבְרִ֣יbe.shiv.RiH7665the staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of your breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802shall bakeוְ֠אָפוּVe.'a.fuH644your breadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259ovenבְּתַנּ֣וּרbe.ta.NurH8574,and they shall deliverH7725youyour breadלַחְמְכֶ֖םlach.me.KhemH3899againH7725by weightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948:and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398,and not be satisfiedתִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ סtis.Ba.'uH7646.

27And if ye will not for all thisבְּזֹ֔אתbe.ZotH2063hearkenתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085unto me, but walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980contraryבְּקֶֽרִי׃be.Ke.riH7147unto me;

28Then I will walkוְהָלַכְתִּ֥יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980contraryקֶ֑רִיKe.riH7147unto you also in furyבַּחֲמַת־ba.cha.mat-H2534;and I, evenאַף־'af-H637I, will chastiseוְיִסַּרְתִּ֤יve.yi.sar.TiH3256you seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651for your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶם׃cha.to.tei.khemH2403.

29And ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121,and the fleshוּבְשַׂ֥רu.ve.SarH1320of your daughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323shall ye eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

30And I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֞יve.hish.mad.TiH8045your high placesבָּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םba.mo.tei.KhemH1116,and cut downוְהִכְרַתִּי֙ve.hikh.ra.TiH3772your imagesחַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔םcha.Ma.nei.KhemH2553,and castוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414your carcasesפִּגְרֵיכֶ֔םpig.rei.KhemH6297upon the carcasesפִּגְרֵ֖יpig.ReiH6297of your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544,and my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shall abhorוְגָעֲלָ֥הve.ga.'a.LahH1602you.

31And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414your citiesעָֽרֵיכֶם֙'a.rei.KhemH5892wasteחָרְבָּ֔הchar.BahH2723,and bringH8074your sanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑םmik.de.shei.KhemH4720unto desolationH8074,and I will not smellאָרִ֔יחַ'a.Ri.achH7306the savourבְּרֵ֖יחַbe.Rei.achH7381of your sweet odoursנִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם׃ni.Cho.cha.KhemH5207.

32And I will bringH8074the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776into desolationH8074:and your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341which dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427therein shall be astonishedH8074at it.

33And I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219you among the heathenבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471,and will draw outוַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥יva.ha.ri.ko.TiH7324a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you: and your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shall be desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,and your citiesוְעָרֵיכֶ֖םve.'a.rei.KhemH5892wasteחָרְבָּֽה׃char.BahH2723.

34Then shall the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776enjoyתִּרְצֶ֨הtir.TzehH7521her sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676,as longיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117as it lieth desolateהֳשַׁמָּ֔הho.sha.MahH8074, and ye bein your enemies’אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776; eventhen shall the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776restתִּשְׁבַּ֣תtish.BatH7673,and enjoyוְהִרְצָ֖תve.hir.TzatH7521her sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ׃sha.be.to.Tei.haH7676.

35As long asיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117it lieth desolateהָשַּׁמָּ֖הha.sha.MahH8074it shall restתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673;because it did not restשָׁבְתָ֛הshav.TahH7673in your sabbathsבְּשַׁבְּתֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.sha.be.to.tei.KhemH7676,when ye dweltבְּשִׁבְתְּכֶ֥םbe.shiv.te.KhemH3427upon it.

36And upon them that are leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604aliveof you I will sendוְהֵבֵ֤אתִיve.he.Ve.tiH935a faintnessמֹ֙רֶךְ֙mo.rekhH4816into their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824in the landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341;and the soundק֚וֹלKolH6963of a shakenנִדָּ֔ףni.DafH5086leafעָלֶ֣ה'a.LehH5929shall chaseוְרָדַ֣ףve.ra.DafH7291them; and they shall fleeוְנָס֧וּve.na.SuH5127,as fleeingמְנֻֽסַת־me.nu.sat-H4499from a swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719;and they shall fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.naf.LuH5307when none pursuethרֹדֵֽף׃ro.DefH7291.

37And they shall fallוְכָשְׁל֧וּve.kha.she.LuH3782oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376upon anotherבְּאָחִ֛יוbe.'a.ChivH251,as it were beforeכְּמִפְּנֵי־ke.mi.pe.nei-H6440a swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719,when none pursuethוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291:and ye shall have no power to standתְּקוּמָ֔הte.ku.MahH8617beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'O.ye.vei.KhemH341.

38And ye shall perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH6among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,and the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shall eat you upוְאָכְלָ֣הve.'a.khe.LahH398.

39And they that are leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604of you shall pine awayיִמַּ֙קּוּ֙yi.Ma.kuH4743in their iniquityבַּֽעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771in your enemies’אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776;and also in the iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹ֥תba.'a.vo.NotH5771of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1shall they pine awayיִמָּֽקּוּ׃yi.Ma.kuH4743with them.

40If they shall confessוְהִתְוַדּ֤וּve.hit.va.DuH3034their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771,and the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,with their trespassבְּמַעֲלָ֖םbe.ma.'a.LamH4604which they trespassedמָֽעֲלוּ־ma.'a.lu-H4603against me, and that also they have walkedהָֽלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980contraryבְּקֶֽרִי׃be.Ke.riH7147unto me;

41And thatI also have walkedH3212contraryבְּקֶ֔רִיbe.Ke.riH7147unto them, and have broughtוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935them into the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341;if thenאוֹ־'ov-H176their uncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵ֔לhe.'a.RelH6189heartsלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824be humbledיִכָּנַ֗עyi.ka.Na'H3665,and they then acceptיִרְצ֥וּyir.TzuH7521of the punishment of their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771:

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