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Deuteronomy 32:19-43

19And when theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, heabhorredוַיִּנְאָ֑ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006them, because of theprovokingמִכַּ֥עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708of hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121, and of hisdaughtersוּבְנֹתָֽיו׃u.ve.no.TavH1323.

20And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willhideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641myfaceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from them, I willseeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200what theirendאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319shall be : for they are a veryperverseתַּהְפֻּכֹת֙tah.pu.KhotH8419generationד֤וֹרDorH1755,childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in whom is nofaithאֵמֻ֥ן'e.MunH529.

21They have moved me tojealousyקִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.niH7065with that which isnotH3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410; they have provoked me toangerכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with theirvanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892: and I will move them tojealousyאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmH7065with those who are not apeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971; I will provoke them toangerאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707with afoolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471.

22For afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784iskindledקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919in myangerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639, and shallburnוַתִּיקַ֖דva.ti.KadH3344to thelowestתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585, and shallconsumeוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776with herincreaseוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981, and set onfireוַתְּלַהֵ֖טva.te.la.HetH3857thefoundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.DeiH4144of themountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

23I willheapאַסְפֶּ֥ה'as.PehH5595mischiefsרָע֑וֹתra.'otH7451upon them; I willspendאֲכַלֶּה־'a.kha.leh-H3615myarrowsחִצַּ֖יchi.TzaiH2671upon them.

24They shall beburntמְזֵ֥יme.ZeiH4198withhungerרָעָ֛בra.'AvH7458, anddevouredוּלְחֻ֥מֵיu.le.Chu.meiH3898with burningheatרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565, and withbitterמְרִירִ֑יme.ri.RiH4815destructionוְקֶ֣טֶבve.Ke.tevH6986: I will alsosendאֲשַׁלַּח־'a.sha.lach-H7971theteethוְשֶׁן־ve.shen-H8127ofbeastsבְּהֵמוֹת֙be.he.mOtH929upon them, with thepoisonחֲמַ֖תcha.MatH2534ofserpentsזֹחֲלֵ֥יzo.cha.LeiH2119of thedustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

25Theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719withoutמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH2351, andterrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367withinוּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםu.me.cha.da.RimH2315, shalldestroyתְּשַׁכֶּל־te.sha.kel-H7921both the youngmanבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH970and thevirginבְּתוּלָ֔הbe.tu.LahH1330, thesucklingיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243also with themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of grayhairsשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872.

26Isaidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, I would scatter them intocornersאַפְאֵיהֶ֑ם'af.'ei.HemH6284, I would make theremembranceזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them toceaseאַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה'ash.Bi.tahH7673from amongmenמֵאֱנ֖וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582:

27Were itnotלוּלֵ֗יlu.LeiH3884that Ifearedאָג֔וּר'a.GurH1481thewrathכַּ֤עַסKa.'asH3708of theenemyאוֹיֵב֙'o.YevH341, lest theiradversariesצָרֵ֑ימוֹtza.Rei.movH6862should behave themselvesstrangelyיְנַכְּר֖וּye.na.ke.RuH5234, and lest they shouldsayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559, Ourhandיָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027ishighרָ֔מָהRa.mahH7311, and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath notdoneפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466all this.

28For they are anationג֛וֹיGoyH1471voidאֹבַ֥ד'o.VadH6ofcounselעֵצ֖וֹתe.TzotH6098, neither is there anyunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394in them.

29Othatל֥וּluH3863they werewiseחָכְמ֖וּcha.khe.MuH2449, that theyunderstoodיַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyas.Ki.luH7919this, that they wouldconsiderיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995their latterendלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319!

30How shouldoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259chaseיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291athousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, andtwoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147puttenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandH505toflightיָנִ֣יסוּya.Ni.suH5127,exceptלֹא֙lo'H3808theirRockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697hadsoldמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376themכִּי־ki-H3588, and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had shut themupהִסְגִּירָֽם׃his.gi.RamH5462?

31For theirrockכְצוּרֵ֖נוּkhe.tzu.Re.nuH6697is not as ourRockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697, even ourenemiesוְאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּve.'o.ye.Vei.nuH341themselves beingjudgesפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414.

32For theirvineמִגֶּ֤פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612is of thevineגַּפְנָ֔םgaf.NamH1612ofSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467, and of thefieldsוּמִשַּׁדְמֹ֖תu.mi.shad.MotH7709ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017: theirgrapesעֲנָבֵ֙מוֹ֙'a.na.Ve.movH6025aregrapesעִנְּבֵי־'i.ne.vei-H6025ofgallר֔וֹשׁRo.oshH7219, theirclustersאַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת'ash.ke.LotH811arebitterמְרֹרֹ֖תme.ro.RotH4846:

33Theirwineיֵינָ֑םyei.NamH3196is thepoisonחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534ofdragonsתַּנִּינִ֖םta.ni.NimH8577, and thecruelאַכְזָֽר׃'akh.ZarH393venomוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7219ofaspsפְּתָנִ֖יםpe.ta.NimH6620.

34Is not this laid up instoreכָּמֻ֣סka.MusH3647with me, and sealedupחָתֻ֖םcha.TumH2856among mytreasuresבְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'otz.ro.TaiH214?

35To me belongethvengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359, andrecompenceוְשִׁלֵּ֔םve.shi.LemH8005; theirfootרַגְלָ֑םrag.LamH7272shallslideתָּמ֣וּטta.MutH4131in duetimeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256: for thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of theircalamityאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343is athandקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138, and the things that shallcomeעֲתִדֹ֥ת'a.ti.DotH6264upon them makehasteוְחָ֖שׁve.ChashH2363.

36For theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shalljudgeיָדִ֤יןya.DinH1777hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, andrepentיִתְנֶחָ֑םyit.ne.ChamH5162for hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650, when heseethיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200that theirpowerיָ֔דYadH3027isgoneאָ֣זְלַת'A.ze.latH235, and there isnoneוְאֶ֖פֶסve.'E.fesH657shutupעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113, orleftוְעָזֽוּב׃ve.'a.ZuvH5800.

37And he shallsayוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, Where are theirgodsאֱלֹהֵ֑ימוֹ'e.lo.Hei.movH430, theirrockצ֖וּרtzurH6697in whom theytrustedחָסָ֥יוּcha.Sa.yuH2620,

38Whichateיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398thefatחֵ֤לֶבChe.levH2459of theirsacrificesזְבָחֵ֙ימוֹ֙ze.va.Chei.movH2077, anddrankיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354thewineיֵ֣יןyeinH3196of their drinkofferingsנְסִיכָ֑םne.si.KhamH5257? let them riseupיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965andhelpוְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔םve.ya'.ze.ru.KhemH5826you, and be yourprotectionסִתְרָֽה׃sit.RahH5643.

39Seeרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200now that I, even I, am he, and there is nogodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430with me: Ikillאָמִ֣ית'a.MitH4191, and I makealiveוַאֲחַיֶּ֗הva.'a.chai.YehH2421; Iwoundמָחַ֙צְתִּי֙ma.Chatz.tiH4272, and Ihealאֶרְפָּ֔א'er.Pa'H7495: neither is there any that candeliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337out of myhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027.

40For I liftupאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375myhandיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027toheavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, andsayוְאָמַ֕רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, Iliveחַ֥יchaiH2416foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

41If I shallwhetשַׁנּוֹתִי֙sha.no.TiH8150myglitteringבְּרַ֣קbe.RakH1300swordחַרְבִּ֔יchar.BiH2719, and myhandיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027takeholdוְתֹאחֵ֥זve.to.ChezH270onjudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.PatH4941; I willrenderאָשִׁ֤יב'a.ShivH7725vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359to myenemiesלְצָרָ֔יle.tza.RaiH6862, and willrewardאֲשַׁלֵּֽם׃'a.sha.LemH7999them thathateוְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖יve.lim.san.'AiH8130me.

42I will make myarrowsחִצַּי֙chi.TzaiH2671drunkאַשְׁכִּ֤יר'ash.KirH7937withbloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818, and myswordוְחַרְבִּ֖יve.char.BiH2719shalldevourתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; and that with thebloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of theslainחָלָל֙cha.LalH2491and of thecaptivesוְשִׁבְיָ֔הve.shiv.YahH7633, from thebeginningמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218ofrevengesפַּרְע֥וֹתpar.'otH6546upon theenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

43Rejoiceהַרְנִ֤ינוּhar.Ni.nuH7442, O yenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471, with hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971: for he willavengeיִקּ֑וֹםyi.KomH5358thebloodדַם־dam-H1818of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650, and willrenderיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725vengeanceוְנָקָם֙ve.na.KamH5359to hisadversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862, and will bemercifulוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722to hislandאַדְמָת֖וֹ'ad.ma.ToH127, and to hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃ פa.MoH5971.

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