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Jeremiah 2:4-8

4Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, and all thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Whatiniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766have yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1foundמָּצְא֨וּma.tze.'UH4672in me, that they have gonefarרָחֲק֖וּra.cha.KuH7368from me, and havewalkedH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310vanityהַהֶ֖בֶלha.He.velH1892, and have becomevainוַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃vai.yeh.Ba.luH1891?

6Neithersaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559they, Where is theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068that broughtusהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, thatledH3212us through thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057, through alandבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofdesertsעֲרָבָ֤ה'a.ra.VahH6160and ofpitsוְשׁוּחָה֙ve.shu.ChahH7745, through alandבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776ofdroughtצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723, and of the shadow ofdeathוְצַלְמָ֔וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757, through alandבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that nomanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376passedthroughעָ֤בַר'A.varH5674, and where nomanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427?

7And Ibroughtוָאָבִ֤יאva.'a.Vi'H935you into aplentifulהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759countryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398thefruitפִּרְיָ֖הּpir.YahH6529of it and thegoodnessוְטוּבָ֑הּve.tu.VahH2898of it but when yeenteredוַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙va.ta.Vo.'uH935, yedefiledוַתְּטַמְּא֣וּva.te.ta.me.'UH2930mylandאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776, andmadeשַׂמְתֶּ֖םsam.TemH7760myheritageוְנַחֲלָתִ֥יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159anabominationלְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃le.to.'e.VahH8441.

8Thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559not, Where is theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068? and they thathandleוְתֹפְשֵׂ֤יve.to.fe.SeiH8610thelawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451knewיְדָע֔וּנִיye.da.'U.niH3045me not: therulersוְהָרֹעִ֖יםve.ha.ro.'ImH7462alsotransgressedפָּ֣שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against me, and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּא֣וּni.be.'UH5012byBaalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168, andwalkedהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310things that do notprofitיוֹעִ֖לוּyo.'I.luH3276.

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