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Jeremiah 4:23-31

23I lookedרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200at the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, it was aformlessתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414and desolateH922emptinessוָבֹ֑הוּva.Vo.huH922;And to the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and they hadH369noH369lightאוֹרָֽם׃'o.RamH216.

24I lookedרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200on the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, they werequakingרֹעֲשִׁ֑יםro.'a.ShimH7493,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389joltedH7043backH7043andH7043forthH7043.

25I lookedרָאִ֕יתִיra.'I.tiH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,thereH369wasH369noH369humanהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thebirdsע֥וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064had fledנָדָֽדוּ׃na.Da.duH5074.

26I lookedרָאִ֕יתִיra.'I.tiH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, thefruitfulH3759landH3759was a wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its citiesעָרָ֗יו'a.RavH5892were pulledH5422downנִתְּצוּ֙ni.te.TzuH5422Beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440His fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

27For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be a desolationשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077, Yet I willnot executeאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213a completeוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3617destructionH3617.

28For thisH2088theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, And theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמָּ֑עַל מִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Ma.'al mi.Me.nahH4480 H4605will become darkוְקָדְר֥וּve.ka.de.RuH6937,Becauseכִּי־ki-H5921 H3588I havespokenדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696,I have purposedזַמֹּ֔תִיza.Mo.tiH2161, And I have notchangedH5162My mindH5162,norH3808will I turnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725from it.”

29At the soundמִקּ֨וֹלmi.KolH6963of the horsemanפָּרָ֜שׁpa.RashH6571and archerוְרֹ֣מֵה קֶ֗שֶׁתve.Ro.meh Ke.shetH7411 H7198everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fleesבֹּרַ֙חַת֙bo.Ra.chatH1272; Theygoבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935into the thicketsבֶּעָבִ֔יםbe.'a.VimH5645and climbעָל֑וּ'a.LuH5927among the rocksוּבַכֵּפִ֖יםu.va.ke.FimH3710;Everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892is abandonedעֲזוּבָ֔ה'a.zu.VahH5800,And noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369oneאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376livesיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in them.

30And you, desolateשָׁד֜וּדsha.DudH7703one,whatמַֽה־mah-H4100will you doתַּעֲשִׂ֗יta.'a.SiH6213?Althoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588you dressתִלְבְּשִׁ֨יtil.be.ShiH3847in scarletשָׁנִ֜יsha.NiH8144,Althoughכִּי־ki-H3588you adornתַעְדִּ֣יta'.DiH5710yourself withjewelryעֲדִי־'a.di-H5716of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,Althoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588youenlargeתִקְרְעִ֤יtik.re.'IH7167your eyesעֵינַ֔יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869with makeupבַפּוּךְ֙va.puKhH6320,In vainלַשָּׁ֖וְאla.Shav'H7723you makeH3302yourself beautifulH3302. Yourloversעֹגְבִ֖ים'o.ge.VimH5689despiseמָאֲסוּ־ma.'a.su-H3988you;They seekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245your lifeנַפְשֵׁ֥ךְnaf.ShekhH5315.

31For I heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085a voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963cryas of a woman inH2342laborH2342,The anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869as of one givingH1069birthH1069toH1069herH1069firstH1069childH1069.The voiceק֧וֹלKolH6963of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726gaspingH3306forH3306breathH3306,StretchingH6566outH6566herhandsכַּפֶּ֑יהָka.Pei.haH3709, saying, “Ahנָ֣אna'H4994,woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188to me, forI faintעָיְפָ֥ה'a.ye.FahH5888before murderersלְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פle.ho.re.GimH2026.”

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