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Jeremiah 3:19-25

19But Isaidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349shall IputH5414thee among thechildrenבַּבָּנִ֔יםba.ba.NimH1121, andgiveוְאֶתֶּן־ve.'e.ten-H5414thee apleasantחֶמְדָּ֔הchem.DahH2532landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, a goodlyheritageנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of thehostsH6635of thenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471? and Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, Ye shallcallתִּקְרְאִיtik.re.'u-H7121meH5414Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1; and shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808turnתָשֽׁוּבִי׃ta.shu.vuH7725awayH7725fromfollowingוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יu.me.'a.cha.RaiH310meH5414.

20Surelyאָכֵ֛ן'a.KhenH403as awifeH802treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.DahH898departeth fromherH802husbandמֵרֵעָ֑הּme.re.'AhH7453,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651have yedealtבְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.TemH898treacherouslyH898withmeH1004, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21Avoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963isheardנִשְׁמָ֔עnish.Ma'H8085uponעַל־'al-H5921thebareשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205, theweepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065and thesupplicationsתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; for that they have perverted theirwayדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870, they haveforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911theLORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725, ye backslidingchildrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121, I willhealאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495your backslidings,Beholdהִנְנוּ֙hi.NuH2005,weכִּ֥יkiH3588arecomeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857unto thee; for thou art theLORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

23Trulyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403invainלַשֶּׁ֛קֶרla.She.kerH8267is the help that is looked for from thehillsמִגְּבָע֖וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389, thetumultהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995on themountainsהָרִ֑יםha.RimH2022:trulyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403in theLORDבַּיהֹוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is thesalvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24But theshamefulוְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁתve.ha.Bo.shetH1322thingH1322hathdevouredאָֽכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398the labour of ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1from ouryouthמִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271; theirflocksצֹאנָם֙tzo.NamH6629and theirherdsבְּקָרָ֔םbe.ka.RamH1241, theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.no.tei.HemH1323.

25LetH3808usH3588lieנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הnish.ke.VahH7901downH7901in ourshameבְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּbe.va.she.Te.nuH1322, andletH3808our confusioncoverוּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮u.te.kha.se.NuH3680usH3588: forweH587havesinnedH2398againstH2398theLORDלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,weH587and ourfathersוַאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, from ouryouthמִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117: andweH587havenotH3808obeyedשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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