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Jeremiah 26:4-8

4And thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;If ye will not hearkenתִשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to me, to walkH3212in my lawבְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe.To.ra.TiH8451,which I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440you,

5To hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of my servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,whom I sentשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971unto you, both rising up earlyוְהַשְׁכֵּ֥םve.hash.KemH7925,and sendingוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them,but ye have not hearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085;

6Then will I makeוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004like Shilohכְּשִׁלֹ֑הke.shi.LohH7887,and will makeאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414this cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892a curseלִקְלָלָ֔הlik.la.LahH7045to all the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

7So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414speakingמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8Now it came to pass, when Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had made an endכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615of speakingלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696all that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680himto speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696unto all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,that the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and all the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּvai.yit.pe.SuH8610him, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Thou shalt surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

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