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Jeremiah 6:4-7

4Prepareקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942ye warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421against her; ariseק֖וּמוּKu.muH6965,and let us go upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927at noonבַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188unto us! for the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117goeth awayפָנָ֣הfa.NahH6437,for the shadowsצִלְלֵי־tzi.lei-H6752of the eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153are stretched outיִנָּט֖וּyi.na.TuH5186.

5Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965,and let us goוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927by nightבַלָּ֔יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915,and let us destroyוְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָהve.nash.Chi.tahH7843her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759.

6For thus hath Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,Hew ye downכִּרְת֣וּkir.TuH3772treesעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6097,and castוְשִׁפְכ֥וּve.shif.KhuH8210a mountסֹלְלָ֑הso.le.LahH5550against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: this isthe cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892to be visitedהָפְקַ֔דha.fe.KadH6485; she iswholly oppressionעֹ֥שֶׁק'O.shekH6233in the midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130of her.

7As a fountainH953casteth outכְּהָקִ֥ירke.ha.KirH6979her watersמֵימֶ֔יהָmei.Mei.haH4325,so she casteth outהֵקֵ֣רָהhe.Ke.rahH6979her wickednessרָעָתָ֑הּra.'a.TahH7451:violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555and spoilוָ֠שֹׁדVa.shodH7701is heardיִשָּׁ֨מַעyi.Sha.ma'H8085in her; before meפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548isgriefחֳלִ֥יcho.LiH2483and woundsוּמַכָּֽה׃u.ma.KahH4347.

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