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Jeremiah 29:16-19

16Knowthat thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428that sittethהַיּוֹשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427upon the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and of all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that dwellethהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in this cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892, andof your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֕ם'a.chei.KhemH251that are not gone forthיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318with you into captivityבַּגּוֹלָֽה׃ba.go.LahH1473;

17Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Behold, I will sendמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַme.sha.Le.achH7971upon them the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719,the famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458,and the pestilenceהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698,and will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414them like vileהַשֹּׁ֣עָרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH8182figsכַּתְּאֵנִים֙ka.te.'e.NimH8384,that cannot be eatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398,they are so evilמֵרֹֽעַ׃me.Ro.a'H7455.

18And I will persecuteוְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙ve.ra.daf.TiH7291themאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,with the famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,and with the pestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698,and will deliverוּנְתַתִּ֨יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them to be removedלְזַעֲוָ֜הliz.va.'ahH2113 H2189to all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,to be a curseלְאָלָ֤הle.'a.LahH423,and an astonishmentוּלְשַׁמָּה֙u.le.sha.MahH8047,and an hissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֣הve.lish.re.KahH8322,and a reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781,among all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471whither I have drivenהִדַּחְתִּ֥יםhi.dach.TimH5080them:

19Because they have not hearkenedשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085to my wordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,which I sentשָׁלַ֨חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971unto them by my servantsעֲבָדַ֤י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,rising up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925and sendingוְשָׁלֹ֔חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them;but ye would not hearשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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