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Jeremiah 13:22-27

22And if thou sayתֹאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559in thine heartבִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְbil.va.VekhH3824,Wherefore comeקְרָאֻ֣נִיke.ra.'U.niH7122these things upon me? For the greatnessבְּרֹ֧בbe.RoH7230of thine iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֛ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771are thy skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757discoveredנִגְל֥וּnig.LuH1540, andthy heelsעֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃'a.ke.Va.yikhH6119made bareנֶחְמְס֥וּnech.me.SuH2554.

23Can the Ethiopianכּוּשִׁי֙ku.ShiH3569changeהֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְha.ya.ha.FokhH2015his skinעוֹר֔וֹo.RoH5785,or the leopardוְנָמֵ֖רve.na.MerH5246his spotsחֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑יוcha.var.bu.ro.TavH2272? thenmayתּוּכְל֣וּtu.khe.LuH3201ye also do goodלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190,that are accustomedלִמֻּדֵ֖יli.mu.DeiH3928to do evilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489.

24Therefore will I scatterוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327them as the stubbleכְּקַשׁ־ke.kash-H7179that passeth awayעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674by the windלְר֖וּחַle.Ru.achH7307of the wildernessמִדְבָּֽר׃mid.BarH4057.

25This isthy lotגוֹרָלֵ֧ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486,the portionH4490of thy measuresמִדַּ֛יִךְmi.Da.yikhH4055from me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;because thou hast forgottenשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911me, and trustedוַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in falsehoodבַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃ba.Sha.kerH8267.

26Therefore will I discoverחָשַׂ֥פְתִּיcha.Saf.tiH2834thy skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757upon thy faceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440,that thy shameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036may appearוְנִרְאָ֖הve.nir.'AhH7200.

27I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thine adulteriesנִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְni.'u.Fa.yikhH5004,and thy neighingsוּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.mitz.ha.lo.Ta.yikhH4684,the lewdnessזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of thy whoredomזְנוּתֵ֔ךְze.nu.TekhH2184, andthine abominationsשִׁקּוּצָ֑יִךְshi.ku.Tza.yikhH8251on the hillsגְּבָעוֹת֙ge.va.'OtH1389in the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188unto thee, O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389!wilt thou not be made cleanתִטְהֲרִ֔יtit.ha.RiH2891? when shall itonceאַחֲרֵ֥י עֹֽד׃ פ'a.cha.Rei 'OdH310 H5750be?

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