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Jeremiah 44:20-22

20Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,to the menהַגְּבָרִ֤יםha.ge.va.RimH1397,and to the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802,and to all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971which had given him thatanswerהָעֹנִ֥ים דָּבָ֖רha.'o.Nim da.VarH6030 H1697,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21The incenseהַקִּטֵּ֗רha.ki.TerH7002that ye burnedקִטַּרְתֶּ֜םki.tar.TemH6999in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,ye, and your fathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,your kingsמַלְכֵיכֶ֥םmal.khei.KhemH4428,and your princesוְשָׂרֵיכֶ֖םve.sa.rei.KhemH8269,and the peopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,did not Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068rememberזָכַ֣רza.KharH2142them, and cameוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖הva.ta.'a.LehH5927it notinto his mindלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820?

22So that Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068couldיוּכַל֩yu.KhalH3201no longer bearלָשֵׂ֗אתla.SetH5375,becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of the evilרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of your doingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, andbecauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441which ye have committedעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213;therefore is your landאַ֠רְצְכֶם'Ar.tze.khemH776a desolationלְחָרְבָּ֨הle.cha.re.BahH2723,and an astonishmentוּלְשַׁמָּ֧הu.le.sha.MahH8047,and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֛הve.lik.la.LahH7045,without an inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427,as at this dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

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