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Jeremiah 12:1-4

1Righteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662art thou, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, when Ipleadאָרִ֖יב'a.RivH7378with thee: yet let mespeakאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696with thee of thyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִים֙mish.pa.TimH4941: Why doth thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewickedרְשָׁעִים֙re.sha.'ImH7563prosperצָלֵ֔חָהtza.Le.chahH6743? why are they allhappyשָׁל֖וּsha.LuH7951that dealveryבָֽגֶד׃Va.gedH899treacherouslyבֹּ֥גְדֵיBo.ge.deiH898?

2Thou hastplantedנְטַעְתָּם֙ne.ta'.TamH5193them, yea, they have takenrootשֹׁרָ֔שׁוּsho.Ra.shuH8327: theygrowH3212, yea, they bringforthעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213fruitפֶ֑רִיFe.riH6529: thou artnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138in theirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֔םbe.fi.HemH6310, and farfromוְרָח֖וֹקve.ra.ChokH7350theirreinsמִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mi.kil.yo.tei.HemH3629.

3But thou, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,knowestיְדַעְתָּ֔נִיye.da'.Ta.niH3045me: thou hastseenתִּרְאֵ֕נִיtir.'E.niH7200me, andtriedוּבָחַנְתָּ֥u.va.chan.TaH974myheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820toward thee: pull themoutהַתִּקֵם֙ha.ti.KemH5423likesheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629for theslaughterלְטִבְחָ֔הle.tiv.ChahH2878, andprepareוְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖םve.hak.di.ShemH6942them for thedayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117ofslaughterהֲרֵגָֽה׃ סha.re.GahH2028.

4How long shall thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, and theherbsוְעֵ֥שֶׂבve.'E.sevH6212of everyfieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704witherיִיבָ֑שׁyi.VashH3001, for thewickednessמֵרָעַ֣תme.ra.'AtH7451of them thatdwellיֹֽשְׁבֵי־yo.she.vei-H3427in it? thebeastsבְהֵמוֹת֙ve.he.mOtH929areconsumedסָפְתָ֤הsa.fe.TahH5595, and thebirdsוָע֔וֹףva.'ofH5775; because theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, He shall notseeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200our lastendאַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃'a.cha.ri.Te.nuH319.

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