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Jeremiah 27:12-15

12I spakeדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696also to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063according to all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935your necksצַוְּארֵיכֶ֜םtza.ve.rei.KhemH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֣לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,and serveוְעִבְד֥וּve.'iv.DuH5647him and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971,and liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421.

13Why will ye dieתָמ֙וּתוּ֙ta.Mu.tuH4191,thou and thy peopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971,by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by the famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,and by the pestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙u.va.Da.verH1698,as Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696against the nationהַגּ֕וֹיha.GoyH1471that will not serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894?

14Therefore hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085not unto the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that speakהָאֹמְרִ֤יםha.'o.me.RimH559unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ye shall not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894:for they prophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012a lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267unto you.

15For I have not sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,yet they prophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012a lieלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267in my nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034;that I might drive you outהַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.ChiH5080,and that ye might perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.TemH6,ye, and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012unto you.

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