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Jeremiah 20:7-18

7OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thou hast deceivedmeH2388, and I was deceived: thou artstrongerH2388thanH3605I, and hastprevailedוַתּוּכָ֑לva.tu.KhalH3201: I ambecomeהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961alaughingstockלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814allH3605thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,everyH3605one mockethmeH2388.

8For asoftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767as Ispeakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696, Icryאֶזְעָ֔ק'ez.'AkH2199outH2199; IcryH2199,Violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and spoil:becauseH3588thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ismadeH1696areproachלְחֶרְפָּ֥הle.cher.PahH2781untomeאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121, and aderisionוּלְקֶ֖לֶסu.le.Ke.lesH7047,allכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

9AndifH1961Isayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559, I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808makeH2142mentionH2142of him,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696anyH5750moreH5750in hisnameבִּשְׁמ֔וֹbish.MoH8034, then there is in mineheartבְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820as it were aburningH784fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784shutעָצֻ֖ר'a.TzurH6113upH1961in mybonesבְּעַצְמֹתָ֑יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106, and I amwearyוְנִלְאֵ֥יתִיve.nil.'Ei.tiH3811with forbearing, and Icannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808containכַּֽלְכֵ֖לkal.KhelH3557.

10For I haveheardשָׁמַ֜עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the defaming ofmanyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227,terrorמָג֣וֹרma.GorH4032oneveryH3605sideמִסָּבִיב֒mi.sa.VivH5439.Denounceהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046, andweH3588willdenounceוְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּve.na.gi.De.nuH5046him, sayallH3605my familiarfriendsאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582, they thatwatchשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104for my halting; peradventure he will beenticedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601, andweH3588shallprevailוְנ֣וּכְלָהve.Nu.khe.lahH3201againstמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480him, andweH3588shalltakeוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947ourrevengeנִקְמָתֵ֖נוּnik.ma.Te.nuH5360on him.

11But theLORDוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068is withmeעַל־'al-H5921as amightyכְּגִבּ֣וֹרke.gi.BorH1368one and a terrible: therefore mypersecutorsרֹדְפַ֥יro.de.FaiH7291shallstumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782, and they shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808prevailיֻכָ֑לוּyu.Kha.luH3201: they shall begreatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966ashamedבֹּ֤שׁוּBo.shuH954,becauseH3588they havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808dealt wisely,evenH3588with aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769dishonour which shallneverלֹ֥אlo'H3808beforgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

12But, OLORDוַיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, that triest therighteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662, that seest the reins and theheartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820,letH1540meאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413seeH7200thyvengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360on them; for unto thee have IrevealedH1540mycauseרִיבִֽי׃ סri.ViH7379.

13Singשִׁ֚ירוּShi.ruH7891unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,praiseהַֽלְל֖וּha.LuH1984ye theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for he hathdeliveredהִצִּ֛ילhi.TzilH5337thesoulנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of theneedyאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of evil-doers.

14Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I wasbornיֻלַּ֖דְתִּיyu.Lad.tiH3205:letH408notH408thedayי֛וֹםYomH3117whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834mymotherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517baremeיְלָדַ֥תְנִיye.la.Dat.niH3205beblessedבָרֽוּךְ׃va.RukhH1288.

15Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be themanH376whobroughtH3205tidingsבִּשַּׂ֤רbi.SarH1319to myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, AmanH376childבֵּ֣ןbenH1121isbornH3205unto thee; making himveryשַׂמֵּ֖חַsa.Me.achH8055gladשִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃si.mo.Cha.huH8055.

16AndletH1961thatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376be as thecitiesכֶּֽעָרִ֛יםke.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overthrewהָפַ֥ךְha.FakhH2015, andrepentedנִחָ֑םni.ChamH5162notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808: andletH1961himhearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085acryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andshoutingוּתְרוּעָ֖הu.te.ru.'AhH8643at noontide;

17becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he slewmeמוֹתְתַ֖נִיmo.Ta.niH4191notלֹא־lo'-H3808from thewombמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358; andsoH1961mymotherאִמִּי֙'i.MiH517should have been mygraveקִבְרִ֔יkiv.RiH6913, andherH1961wombוְרַחְמָ֖הֿve.rach.MahH7358alwaysעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769great.

18Whereforecameיָצָ֔אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318IforthH3318outH3318of thewombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200labour andsorrowוְיָג֑וֹןve.ya.GonH3015, that mydaysיָמָֽי׃ פya.MaiH3117should beconsumedוַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.LuH3615withshameבְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322?

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