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Jeremiah 35:14-17

14The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵ֠כָבre.khoH7394,that he commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680his sonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121not to drinkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196,are performedהוּקַ֡םhu.KamH6965;for unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117they drinkשָׁתוּ֙sha.TuH8354none, but obeyשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085their father’sאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687:notwithstanding I have spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto you, rising earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925and speakingוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696;but ye hearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085not unto me.

15I have sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva.'esh.LachH7971also unto you all my servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֣ים׀ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,rising up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣יםhash.KeimH7925and sendingוְשָׁלֹ֣חַ׀ve.sha.Lo.achH7971them,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Returnשֻׁבוּ־shu.vu-H7725ye now every manאִישׁ֩'ishH376from his evilהָרָעָ֜הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֨וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,and amendוְהֵיטִ֣יבוּve.hei.Ti.vuH3190your doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֗םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and goH3212not afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָ֔םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them, and ye shall dwell inוּשְׁבוּ֙u.she.VuH3427the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to you and to your fathersוְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1:but ye have not inclinedהִטִּיתֶם֙hi.ti.TemH5186your earאָזְנְכֶ֔ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241,nor hearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085unto me.

16Because the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֔בre.KhavH7394have performedהֵקִ֗ימוּhe.Ki.muH6965the commandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1,which he commandedצִוָּ֑םtzi.VamH6680them; but this peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971hath not hearkenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085unto me:

17Therefore thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935upon Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and upon all the inhabitantsיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389all the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that I have pronouncedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696against them: because I have spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto them, but they have not heardשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085;and I have calledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121unto them, but they have not answeredעָנֽוּ׃'a.NuH6030.

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