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Jeremiah 9:18-20

18And let them make hasteוּתְמַהֵ֕רְנָהu.te.ma.He.re.nahH4116,and take upוְתִשֶּׂ֥נָהve.ti.Se.nahH5375a wailingH5092for us, that our eyesעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙'ei.Nei.nuH5869may run downוְתֵרַ֤דְנָהve.te.Rad.nahH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832,and our eyelidsוְעַפְעַפֵּ֖ינוּve.'af.'a.Pei.nuH6079gush outיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140with watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19For a voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of wailingH5092is heardH8085out of Zionמִצִּיּ֖וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726,How are we spoiledשֻׁדָּ֑דְנוּshu.Da.de.nuH7703!we are greatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966confoundedבֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּBo.she.nuH954,because we have forsakenעָזַ֣בְנוּ'a.Zav.nuH5800the landאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,because our dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סmish.ke.no.Tei.nuH4908have cast usoutהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993.

20Yet hearשְׁמַ֤עְנָהshe.Ma'.nahH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,O ye womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802,and let your earאָזְנְכֶ֖ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241receiveוְתִקַּ֥חve.ti.KachH3947the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of his mouthפִּ֑יוPivH6310,and teachוְלַמֵּ֤דְנָהve.la.Me.de.nahH3925your daughtersבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.KhemH1323wailingנֶ֔הִיNe.hiH5092,and every oneוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802her neighbourרְעוּתָ֖הּre.'u.TahH7468lamentationקִינָֽה׃ki.NahH7015.

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