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Jeremiah 23:33-38

33And when thispeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971, or theprophetהַנָּבִ֤יאha.na.Vi'H5030, or apriestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548, shallaskיִשְׁאָלְךָ֩yish.'a.le.KhaH7592thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? then shalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them,Whatמַה־mah-H4100burdenמַשָּׂ֔אma.Sa'H4853! I willcastוְנָטַשְׁתִּ֥יve.na.tash.TiH5203youוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588offH853, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34And as for theprophetוְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030, and thepriestוְהַכֹּהֵן֙ve.ha.ko.HenH3548, and thepeopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971, that shallsayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559, Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, I willevenH5921punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֛יu.fa.kad.TiH6485thatmanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376and hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

35Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall yesayתֹאמְר֛וּto.me.RuH559everyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376one to his neighbour, andeveryוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376one to hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,Whatמֶה־meh-H4100hath theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredH559? and,Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696?

36And theburdenוּמַשָּׂ֥אu.ma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall yementionתִזְכְּרוּ־tiz.ke.ru-H2142noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750: foreveryH376man’sH376ownיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961wordדְּבָר֔וֹde.va.RoH1697shall be hisburdenהַמַּשָּׂ֗אha.ma.Sa'H4853; for ye havepervertedוַהֲפַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.fakh.TemH2015thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thelivingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

37Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shalt thousayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559to theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Whatמֶה־meh-H4100hath theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredH559thee? and,Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696?

38ButifH518yesayH559, Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068; thereforethusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:Becauseיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282yesayH559thiswordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697, Theburdenמַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and I havesentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971untoyouH518,sayingH559, Ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808sayH559, Theburdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

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