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Jeremiah 26:11-19

11Then spakeוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030unto the princesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,This manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376isworthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941to dieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194;for he hath prophesiedנִבָּא֙ni.Ba'H5012against this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,as ye have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085with your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

12Then spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414unto all the princesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֗נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֞אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012against this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and against this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892all the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that ye have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

13Therefore now amendהֵיטִ֤יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870and your doingsוּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and obeyוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will repentוְיִנָּחֵ֣םve.yi.na.ChemH5162him of the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that he hath pronouncedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696against you.

14As for me, behold, I amin your handבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027:doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213with me as seemethבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869goodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896and meetוְכַיָּשָׁ֖רve.khai.ya.SharH3477unto you.

15But knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045ye for certainתֵּדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045,that if ye put me to deathמְמִתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191,ye shall surely bringנֹתְנִ֣יםno.te.NimH5414innocentנָקִ֗יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֣םdamH1818upon yourselves, and upon this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,and upon the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof: for of a truthבֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath sentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto you to speakלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

16Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971unto the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and to the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;This manלָאִ֤ישׁla.'IshH376isnot worthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941to dieמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194:for he hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to us in the nameבְּשֵׁ֛םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

17Then rose upוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965certainאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and spakeוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to all the assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18MicahH4320the Morasthiteהַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔יha.Mo.rash.TiH4183prophesiedנִבָּ֔אni.Ba'H5012in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Zionצִיּ֞וֹןtzi.YonH6726shall be plowedתֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙te.cha.ReshH2790likea fieldשָׂדֶ֤הsa.DehH7704,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙vi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389shall become heapsעִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH5856,and the mountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004as the high placesלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116of a forestיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293.

19Did Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and all Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063put him at allהֶהָמֵ֣תhe.ha.MetH4191to deathהֱ֠מִתֻהוּHe.mi.tu.huH4191?did he not fearH3373Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,and besoughtוַיְחַל֙vay.ChalH2470Yhwhפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔הpe.Nei Yah.wehH6440 H3068,And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162him of the evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451which he had pronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696against them? Thusוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587might we procureעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419evilרָעָ֥הra.'AhH7451against our soulsנַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ׃naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315.

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