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Jeremiah 16:1-9

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came also to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thou shalt nottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947thee awifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, neither shalt thou havesonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121nordaughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

3For thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning thesonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121and concerning thedaughtersהַבָּנ֔וֹתha.ba.NotH1323that arebornהַיֹּלְד֣וֹתhai.yo.le.DotH3205in thisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, and concerning theirmothersאִמֹּתָ֞ם'i.mo.TamH517thatboreהַמּוֹלִדִ֥יםha.mo.li.DimH3205them, and concerning theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1thatbegatהַיִּלּוֹדִ֖יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209them in thislandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;

4They shalldieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191bygrievousתַחֲלֻאִ֜יםta.cha.lu.'ImH8463deathsמְמוֹתֵ֨יme.mo.TeiH4463; they shall not belamentedיִסָּֽפְדוּ֙yi.sa.fe.DuH5594; neither shall they beburiedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912; but they shall be asrefuseלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127: and they shall beconsumedיִכְל֔וּyikh.LuH3615by theswordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719, and byfamineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458; and their deadbodiesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038shall befoodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for thefowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and for thebeastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

5For thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Enterתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935not into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmourningמַרְזֵ֔חַmar.Ze.achH4798, neithergoH3212tolamentלִסְפּ֔וֹדlis.PodH5594norbemoanתָּנֹ֖דta.NodH5110them: for I have takenawayאָסַ֨פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiH622mypeaceשְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.MiH7965from thispeopleהָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-H5971,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, evenlovingkindnessהַחֶ֖סֶדha.Che.sedH2617andmerciesהָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃Ha.ra.cha.MimH7356.

6Both thegreatגְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419and thesmallוּקְטַנִּ֛יםu.ke.ta.NimH6996shalldieוּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuH4191in thislandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776: they shall not beburiedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912, neither shall menlamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for them, norcutיִתְגֹּדַ֔דyit.go.DadH1413themselves, nor make themselvesbaldיִקָּרֵ֖חַyi.ka.Re.achH7139for them:

7Neither shall mentearיִפְרְס֥וּyif.re.SuH6536themselves for them inmourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60, tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162them for thedeadמֵ֑תMetH4191; neither shall men give them thecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563ofconsolationתַּנְחוּמִ֔יםtan.chu.MimH8575todrinkיַשְׁק֤וּyash.KuH8248for theirfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1or for theirmotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

8Also, thou shalt notgoתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935into thehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960, tositלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with them toeatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.TotH8354.

9For thussaithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Behold, I will cause toceaseמַשְׁבִּ֜יתmash.BitH7673out of thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725in youreyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869, and in yourdaysוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םu.vi.mei.KhemH3117, thevoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963ofmirthשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342, and thevoiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057, thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of thebridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860, and thevoiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of thebrideכַּלָּֽה׃ka.LahH3618.

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