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Jeremiah 12:1-6

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.

5If thou hastrunרַ֙צְתָּה֙ratz.tahH7323with thefootmenרַגְלִ֥ים׀rag.LimH7273, and they haveweariedוַיַּלְא֔וּךָvai.yal.'U.khaH3811thee, then how canst thoucontendתְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖הte.ta.cha.RehH8474withhorsesהַסּוּסִ֑יםha.su.SimH5483? and if in thelandוּבְאֶ֤רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776ofpeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965, in which thou didsttrustבוֹטֵ֔חַvo.Te.achH982, they wearied thee, then how wilt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213in theswellingבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383?

6For even thybrethrenאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, and thehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, even they have dealttreacherouslyבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898with thee; yea, they havecalledקָרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121amultitudeמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392afterאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee:believeתַּאֲמֵ֣ןta.'a.MenH539them not, though theyspeakיְדַבְּר֥וּye.da.be.RuH1696fairwordsטוֹבֽוֹת׃ סto.VotH2896to thee.

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