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Jeremiah 4:11-18

11At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256shall it be saidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559to this peopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971and to Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389,A dryצַ֤חtzachH6703windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the high placesשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057towardדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,not to fanלִזְר֖וֹתliz.RotH2219,nor to cleanseלְהָבַֽר׃le.ha.VarH1305,

12Evena fullמָלֵ֛אma.Le'H4392windר֧וּחַRu.achH7307from those placesshall comeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935unto me: now also will I giveאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696sentenceמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941against them.

13Behold, he shall come upיַעֲלֶ֗הya.'a.LehH5927as cloudsכַּעֲנָנִ֣יםka.'a.na.NimH6051,and his chariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818shall beas a whirlwindוְכַסּוּפָה֙ve.kha.su.FahH5492:his horsesסוּסָ֑יוsu.SavH5483are swifterקַלּ֥וּka.LuH7043than eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֖יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188unto us! for we are spoiledשֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃shu.Da.de.nuH7703.

14O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,washכַּבְּסִ֨יka.be.SiH3526thine heartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820from wickednessמֵרָעָ֤הme.ra.'AhH7451,that thou mayest be savedתִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִיti.va.She.'iH3467.How long shall thy vainאוֹנֵֽךְ׃'o.NekhH205thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284lodgeתָּלִ֥יןta.LinH3885withinבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130thee?

15For a voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963declarethמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046from Danמִדָּ֑ןmi.DanH1835,and publishethוּמַשְׁמִ֥יעַu.mash.Mi.a'H8085afflictionאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205from mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16Make ye mentionהַזְכִּ֣ירוּhaz.Ki.ruH2142to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471;behold, publishהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thatwatchersנֹצְרִ֥יםno.tze.RimH5341comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from a farהַמֶּרְחָ֑קha.mer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and give outוַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414their voiceקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963against the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

17As keepersכְּשֹׁמְרֵ֣יke.sho.me.ReiH8104of a fieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704,are they against her round aboutמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439;because she hath been rebelliousמָרָ֖תָהma.Ra.tahH4784against me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18Thy wayדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870and thy doingsוּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְu.Ma.'a.la.La.yikhH4611have procuredעָשׂ֥וֹa.SoH6213these things unto thee; this isthy wickednessרָעָתֵךְ֙ra.'a.teKhH7451,because it is bitterH4751,because it reachethנָגַ֖עna.Ga'H5060unto thine heartלִבֵּֽךְ׃ סli.BekhH3820.

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