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Jeremiah 22:10-19

10Do not weepתִּבְכּ֣וּtiv.KuH1058for the deadלְמֵ֔תle.MetH4191or mournתָּנֻ֖דוּta.Nu.duH5110for him, Butweepבְּכ֤וּbe.KhuH1058deeplyבָכוֹ֙va.KhoH1058for the one who goesלַֽהֹלֵ֔ךְla.ho.LekhH1980away; Forhe will neverלֹ֤א ע֔וֹדlo' odH3808 H5750returnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725Or seeוְרָאָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7200his nativeמוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃ סmo.lad.ToH4138landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

11For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068saysאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559regardingאֶל־'el-H413Shallumשַׁלֻּ֨םsha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,who becameH4427kingH4427inH8478the placeתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wentH3318outH3318from thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725: “He will neverלֹֽא־ עֽוֹד׃lo'- odH3808 H5750returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033;

12but in the placeבִּמְק֛וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834 H8033they tookH1540him intoH1540exileהִגְל֥וּhig.LuH1540,thereH8033he willdieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191and he will not seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thisH2088landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776againעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.

13“Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to him who buildsבֹּנֶ֤הbo.NehH1129his houseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004withoutH3808righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,And his upstairsH5944roomsוַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944withoutH3808justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,Who usesH5647his neighbor’sבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453servicesH5647withoutH2600payחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600Anddoes not giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him his wagesוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467,

14Who saysהָאֹמֵ֗רha.'o.MerH559, ‘I willbuildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129myself a largeמִדּ֔וֹתmi.DotH4060houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004With spaciousמְרֻוָּחִ֑יםme.ru.va.ChimH7304upstairsH5944roomsוַעֲלִיּ֖וֹתva.'a.li.YotH5944,And cutH7167outH7167its windowsחַלּוֹנָ֔יcha.lo.NaiH2474,Panelingוְסָפ֣וּןve.sa.FunH5603it withcedarבָּאָ֔רֶזba.'A.rezH730and paintingוּמָשׁ֖וֹחַu.ma.Sho.achH4886itbrightH8350redH8350.’

15Do you becomeH4427aH4427kingהֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְha.tim.LokhH4427becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588you are competingH2734in cedarבָאָ֑רֶזva.'A.rezH730?Did your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1not eatאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֗הve.sha.TahH8354Anddoוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666?Thenאָ֖ז'azH227it waswellט֥וֹבTovH2895for him.

16He pledדָּ֛ןdanH1777the causeדִּין־din-H1779of theafflictedעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and the poorוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,Thenאָ֣ז'azH227it was wellט֑וֹבTovH2895. Is that not what it meansto knowהַדַּ֥עַתha.Da.'atH1847Me?”Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17“But your eyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869and your heartוְלִבְּךָ֔ve.li.be.KhaH3820Are intentonlyאִם־'im-H3588 H518upon your owndishonestH1215gainבִּצְעֶ֑ךָbitz.'E.khaH1215, And onsheddingלִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְlish.PokhH8210innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818,And on practicingלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ סla.'a.SotH6213oppressionהָעֹ֥שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233and extortionהַמְּרוּצָ֖הha.me.ru.TzahH4835.”

18Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559regardingאֶל־'el-H413Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063: “They will notmournיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him: ‘Ohה֥וֹיHoH1945,my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251!’or, ‘Ohוְה֣וֹיve.HoH1945,sisterאָח֑וֹת'a.ChotH269!’They will not mournיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him: ‘Ohה֥וֹיHoH1945,for the masterאָד֖וֹן'a.DonH113!’or, ‘Ohוְה֥וֹיve.HoH1945,for his splendorהֹדֽוֹ׃ho.DoH1935!’

19He will beburiedיִקָּבֵ֑רyi.ka.VerH6912with a donkey’sחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543burialקְבוּרַ֥תke.vu.RatH6900,Draggedסָח֣וֹבsa.ChovH5498offH5498and thrownוְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְve.hash.LekhH7993outH7993beyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH4480 H1973the gatesלְשַׁעֲרֵ֥יle.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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