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Jeremiah 44:17-19

17But we will certainlyעָשֹׂ֨ה'a.SohH6213doנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213whatsoever thingהַדָּבָ֣ר׀ha.da.VarH1697goeth forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out of our own mouthמִפִּ֗ינוּmi.Pi.nuH6310,to burn incenseלְקַטֵּ֞רle.ka.TerH6999unto the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֮ha.sha.ma.YimH8064,and to pour outוְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ve.ha.seikh-H5258drink offeringsנְסָכִים֒ne.sa.KhimH5262unto her, as we have doneעָשִׂ֜ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213,we, and our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙va.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,our kingsמְלָכֵ֣ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,and our princesוְשָׂרֵ֔ינוּve.sa.Rei.nuH8269,in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: for thenhad we plentyוַנִּֽשְׂבַּֽע־va.nis.ba'-H7646of victualsלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,and were wellטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896,and sawרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200no evilוְרָעָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7451.

18But since we left offחָדַ֜לְנוּcha.Dal.nuH2308to burn incenseלְקַטֵּ֨רle.ka.TerH6999to the queenלִמְלֶ֧כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to pour outוְהַסֵּֽךְ־ve.ha.sekh-H5258drink offeringsנְסָכִ֖יםne.sa.KhimH5262unto her, we have wantedחָסַ֣רְנוּcha.Sar.nuH2637all things,and have been consumedתָּֽמְנוּ׃Ta.me.nuH8552by the swordוּבַחֶ֥רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and by the famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458.

19And when we burned incenseמְקַטְּרִים֙me.ka.te.RimH6999to the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and poured outוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִ֑יםne.sa.KhimH5262unto her, did we makeעָשִׂ֨ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213her cakesכַּוָּנִים֙ka.va.NimH3561to worshipלְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔הle.Ha.'a.tzi.VahH6087her, and pour outוְהַסֵּ֥ךְve.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִֽים׃ פne.sa.KhimH5262unto her, withoutהֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107our menאֲנָשֵׁ֗ינוּ'a.na.Shei.nuH582?

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