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Jeremiah 44:24-28

24Moreover Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and to all the womenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,all Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063that arein the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714:

25Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֩tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559;Ye and your wivesוּנְשֵׁיכֶ֜םu.ne.shei.KhemH802have both spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696with your mouthsבְּפִיכֶם֮be.fi.KhemH6310,and fulfilledמִלֵּאתֶ֣ם׀mi.le.TemH4390with your handוּבִידֵיכֶ֣םu.vi.dei.KhemH3027,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,We will surelyעָשֹׂ֨ה'a.SohH6213performנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213our vowsנְדָרֵ֗ינוּne.da.Rei.nuH5088that we have vowedנָדַ֙רְנוּ֙na.Dar.nuH5087,to burn incenseלְקַטֵּר֙le.ka.TerH6999to the queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to pour outוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִ֑יםne.sa.KhimH5262unto her: ye will surelyהָקֵ֤יםha.KeimH6965accomplishתָּקִ֙ימְנָה֙ta.Ki.me.nahH6965your vowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088,and surelyוְעָשֹׂ֥הve.'a.SohH6213performתַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213your vowsנִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ פnid.rei.KhemH5088.

26Therefore hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,all Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063that dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;Behold, I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by my greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419nameבִּשְׁמִ֤יbish.MiH8034,saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that my nameשְׁמִ֜יshe.MiH8034shall no more be namedנִקְרָ֣א׀nik.Ra'H7121in the mouthבְּפִ֣י׀be.FiH6310of any manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063in all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingאֹמֵ֛ר'o.MerH559,The Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069livethחַי־chai-H2416.

27Behold, I will watchשֹׁקֵ֧דsho.KedH8245over them for evilלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451,and not for goodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896:and all the menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063that arein the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall be consumedוְתַמּוּ֩ve.ta.MuH8552by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by the famineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,until there be an endכְּלוֹתָֽם׃ke.lo.TamH3615of them.

28Yet a smallמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557that escapeוּפְלִיטֵ֨יu.fe.li.TeiH6412the swordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719shall return outיְשֻׁב֨וּןye.shu.VunH7725of the landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714into the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and all the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,that are goneהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935into the landלְאֶֽרֶץ־le.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481there, shall knowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045whose wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697shall standיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965, mine, or theirs.

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