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Jeremiah 11:3-8

3And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559thou unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779bethe manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376that obeyethיִשְׁמַ֔עyish.Ma'H8085not the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of this covenantהַבְּרִ֥יתha.be.RitH1285,

4Which I commandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thatI brought them forthהוֹצִיאִֽי־ho.tzi.'i-H3318out of the landמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֩mitz.ra.YimH4714,from the ironהַבַּרְזֶ֜לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֨וּרmi.KurH3564,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Obeyשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085my voiceבְקוֹלִי֙ve.ko.LiH6963,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213them, according to all which I commandאֲצַוֶּ֖ה'a.tza.VehH6680you: so shall ye be my peopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,and I will be your Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430:

5That I may performהָקִ֨יםha.KimH6965the oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֜הha.she.vu.'AhH7621which I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,to giveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414them a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֛בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706, as it isthis dayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117.Then answeredוָאַ֥עַןva.'A.'anH6030I, and saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,So be itאָמֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543,O Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

6Then Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֥וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of this covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them.

7For I earnestlyהָעֵ֨דha.'EdH5749protestedהַעִדֹ֜תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749unto your fathersבַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םba.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1in the dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117thatI brought them upהַעֲלוֹתִ֨יha.'a.lo.TiH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, evenunto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,rising earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925and protestingוְהָעֵ֖דve.ha.'EdH5749,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Obeyשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085my voiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

8Yet they obeyedשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not, nor inclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241,but walkedH3212every oneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376in the imaginationבִּשְׁרִיר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of their evilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820:therefore I will bringוָאָבִ֨יאva.'a.Vi'H935upon them all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of this covenantהַבְּרִית־ha.be.rit-H1285,which I commandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680themto doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213;but they didעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213them not.

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