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Deuteronomy 32:19-43

19And when Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200it,he abhorredוַיִּנְאָ֑ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006them,because of the provokingמִכַּ֥עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708of his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121,and of his daughtersוּבְנֹתָֽיו׃u.ve.no.TavH1323.

20And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will hideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641my faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from them, I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200what their endאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319shall be: for they area very perverseתַּהְפֻּכֹת֙tah.pu.KhotH8419generationד֤וֹרDorH1755,childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in whom isno faithאֵמֻ֥ן'e.MunH529.

21They have moved me to jealousyקִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.niH7065with that which isnotH3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410;they have provoked me to angerכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with their vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892:and I will move them to jealousyאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmH7065with those which arenot a peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971;I will provoke them to angerאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707with a foolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471.

22For a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784is kindledקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919in mine angerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639,and shall burnוַתִּיקַ֖דva.ti.KadH3344unto the lowestתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,and shall consumeוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776with her increaseוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981,and set on fireוַתְּלַהֵ֖טva.te.la.HetH3857the foundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

23I will heapאַסְפֶּ֥ה'as.PehH5595mischiefsרָע֑וֹתra.'otH7451upon them; I will spendאֲכַלֶּה־'a.kha.leh-H3615mine arrowsחִצַּ֖יchi.TzaiH2671upon them.

24They shall beburntמְזֵ֥יme.ZeiH4198with hungerרָעָ֛בra.'AvH7458,and devouredוּלְחֻ֥מֵיu.le.Chu.meiH3898with burning heatרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565,and with bitterמְרִירִ֑יme.ri.RiH4815destructionוְקֶ֣טֶבve.Ke.tevH6986:I will also sendאֲשַׁלַּח־'a.sha.lach-H7971the teethוְשֶׁן־ve.shen-H8127of beastsבְּהֵמוֹת֙be.he.mOtH929upon them, with the poisonחֲמַ֖תcha.MatH2534of serpentsזֹחֲלֵ֥יzo.cha.LeiH2119of the dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

25The swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719withoutמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH2351,and terrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367withinוּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםu.me.cha.da.RimH2315,shall destroyתְּשַׁכֶּל־te.sha.kel-H7921both the young manבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH970and the virginבְּתוּלָ֔הbe.tu.LahH1330,the sucklingיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243alsowith the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of gray hairsשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872.

26I saidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,I would scatter them into cornersאַפְאֵיהֶ֑ם'af.'ei.HemH6284,I would make the remembranceזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them to ceaseאַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה'ash.Bi.tahH7673from among menמֵאֱנ֖וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582:

27Were it notלוּלֵ֗יlu.LeiH3884that I fearedאָג֔וּר'a.GurH1481the wrathכַּ֤עַסKa.'asH3708of the enemyאוֹיֵב֙'o.YevH341,lest their adversariesצָרֵ֑ימוֹtza.Rei.movH6862should behave themselves strangelyיְנַכְּר֖וּye.na.ke.RuH5234, andlest they should sayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559,Our handיָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027ishighרָ֔מָהRa.mahH7311,And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath not doneפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466all this.

28For they area nationג֛וֹיGoyH1471voidאֹבַ֥ד'o.VadH6of counselעֵצ֖וֹתe.TzotH6098, neither is there anyunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394in them.

29O thatל֥וּluH3863they were wiseחָכְמ֖וּcha.khe.MuH2449, thatthey understoodיַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyas.Ki.luH7919this, thatthey would considerיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995their latter endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319!

30How should oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259chaseיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,and twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147put tenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandH505to flightיָנִ֣יסוּya.Ni.suH5127,exceptלֹא֙lo'H3808their Rockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697had soldמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376themכִּי־ki-H3588,And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had shut them upהִסְגִּירָֽם׃his.gi.RamH5462?

31For their rockכְצוּרֵ֖נוּkhe.tzu.Re.nuH6697isnot as our Rockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697,even our enemiesוְאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּve.'o.ye.Vei.nuH341themselves beingjudgesפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414.

32For their vineמִגֶּ֤פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612isof the vineגַּפְנָ֔םgaf.NamH1612of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467,and of the fieldsוּמִשַּׁדְמֹ֖תu.mi.shad.MotH7709of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017:their grapesעֲנָבֵ֙מוֹ֙'a.na.Ve.movH6025aregrapesעִנְּבֵי־'i.ne.vei-H6025of gallר֔וֹשׁRo.oshH7219,their clustersאַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת'ash.ke.LotH811arebitterמְרֹרֹ֖תme.ro.RotH4846:

33Their wineיֵינָ֑םyei.NamH3196isthe poisonחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of dragonsתַּנִּינִ֖םta.ni.NimH8577,and the cruelאַכְזָֽר׃'akh.ZarH393venomוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7219of aspsפְּתָנִ֖יםpe.ta.NimH6620.

34Isnot this laid up in storeכָּמֻ֣סka.MusH3647with me, andsealed upחָתֻ֖םcha.TumH2856among my treasuresבְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'otz.ro.TaiH214?

35To me belongethvengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359,and recompenceוְשִׁלֵּ֔םve.shi.LemH8005;their footרַגְלָ֑םrag.LamH7272shall slideתָּמ֣וּטta.MutH4131in duetimeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256:for the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of their calamityאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343isat handקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,and the things that shall comeעֲתִדֹ֥ת'a.ti.DotH6264upon them make hasteוְחָ֖שׁve.ChashH2363.

36For Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall judgeיָדִ֤יןya.DinH1777his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and repentיִתְנֶחָ֑םyit.ne.ChamH5162himself for his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,when he seethיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200that theirpowerיָ֔דYadH3027is goneאָ֣זְלַת'A.ze.latH235, and there isnoneוְאֶ֖פֶסve.'E.fesH657shut upעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113,or leftוְעָזֽוּב׃ve.'a.ZuvH5800.

37And he shall sayוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, Where aretheir godsאֱלֹהֵ֑ימוֹ'e.lo.Hei.movH430, theirrockצ֖וּרtzurH6697in whom they trustedחָסָ֥יוּcha.Sa.yuH2620,

38Which did eatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398the fatחֵ֤לֶבChe.levH2459of their sacrificesזְבָחֵ֙ימוֹ֙ze.va.Chei.movH2077, anddrankיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354the wineיֵ֣יןyeinH3196of their drink offeringsנְסִיכָ֑םne.si.KhamH5257?let them rise upיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965and helpוְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔םve.ya'.ze.ru.KhemH5826you, andbe your protectionסִתְרָֽה׃sit.RahH5643.

39Seeרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200now that I, even I, am he, and there isno godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430with me: I killאָמִ֣ית'a.MitH4191,and I make aliveוַאֲחַיֶּ֗הva.'a.chai.YehH2421;I woundמָחַ֙צְתִּי֙ma.Chatz.tiH4272,and I healאֶרְפָּ֔א'er.Pa'H7495: neither is there anythat can deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337out of my handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027.

40For I lift upאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375my handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027to heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,and sayוְאָמַ֕רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559,I liveחַ֥יchaiH2416for everלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

41If I whetשַׁנּוֹתִי֙sha.no.TiH8150my glitteringבְּרַ֣קbe.RakH1300swordחַרְבִּ֔יchar.BiH2719,and mine handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027take holdוְתֹאחֵ֥זve.to.ChezH270on judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.PatH4941;I will renderאָשִׁ֤יב'a.ShivH7725vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359to mine enemiesלְצָרָ֔יle.tza.RaiH6862,and will rewardאֲשַׁלֵּֽם׃'a.sha.LemH7999them that hateוְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖יve.lim.san.'AiH8130me.

42I will make mine arrowsחִצַּי֙chi.TzaiH2671drunkאַשְׁכִּ֤יר'ash.KirH7937with bloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818,and my swordוְחַרְבִּ֖יve.char.BiH2719shall devourתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; and thatwith the bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of the slainחָלָל֙cha.LalH2491and of the captivesוְשִׁבְיָ֔הve.shiv.YahH7633,from the beginningמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218of revengesפַּרְע֥וֹתpar.'otH6546upon the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

43Rejoiceהַרְנִ֤ינוּhar.Ni.nuH7442,O ye nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471, withhis peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971:for he will avengeיִקּ֑וֹםyi.KomH5358the bloodדַם־dam-H1818of his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,and will renderיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725vengeanceוְנָקָם֙ve.na.KamH5359to his adversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862,and will be mercifulוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722unto his landאַדְמָת֖וֹ'ad.ma.ToH127, andto his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃ פa.MoH5971.

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