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Jeremiah 44:2-7

2“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: ‘You yourselvesH864have seenרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605the disasterH7463that I have broughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935on Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389and allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and beholdH2009,thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117they are inruinsחָרְבָּה֙cha.re.BahH2723and noH369oneH369livesיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427in them,

3becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of their wickednessH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they committedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213toprovokeלְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me toH3707angerH3707by continuingלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980toburnH6999sacrificesH6999and toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834they had not knownיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045, neitherthey, you, norלֹ֣אlo'H3808your fathersוַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

4Yet Isentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971you allכָּל־kol-H3605My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030againהַשְׁכֵּ֥יםhash.KeimH7925and againוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Ohנָ֣אna'H4994,do not doתַעֲשׂ֗וּta.'a.SuH6213thisH2088abominableהַתֹּעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441thingדְּבַֽר־de.var-H1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I hateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.”

5Butthey did not listenשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085or inclineהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186their earsאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241to turnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725from their wickednessH7463,so as not to burnH6999sacrificesH6999to otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.

6Therefore Mywrathחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534and My angerוְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639gushedH5413outH5413and burnedוַתִּבְעַר֙va.tiv.'ArH1197in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,so they have becomeוַתִּהְיֶ֛ינָהva.tih.Yei.nahH1961ruinsלְחָרְבָּ֥הle.cha.re.BahH2723and adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258then, thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Whyלָמָה֩la.MahH4100are youdoingעֹשִׂ֜ים'o.SimH6213greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419harmH7463to yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.te.KhemH5315, toeliminateלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772from yourselves manאִישׁ־'ish-H376and womanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,childעוֹלֵ֥לo.LelH5768and infantוְיוֹנֵ֖קve.yo.NekH3243from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,leavingהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498yourselves withoutלְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.TiH1115a remnantשְׁאֵרִֽית׃she.'e.RitH7611,

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