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Jeremiah 2:9-19

9Therefore I will yetpleadאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378with you,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and with yourchildren’sבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121childrenבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121will Ipleadאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378.

10For passoverעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674theislesאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339ofChittimכִתִּיִּים֙khi.ti.YimH3794, andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200; andsendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971toKedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938, andconsiderוְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּve.hit.bo.NuH995diligentlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966, andseeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200if there is such a thing.

11Hath anationגּוֹי֙goyH1471changedהַהֵימִ֥ירha.hei.MirH3235theirgodsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, which are yet nogodsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430? but mypeopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971havechangedהֵמִ֥ירhe.MirH4171theirgloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519for that which doth notprofitיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12Beastonishedשֹׁ֥מּוּSho.muH8074, O yeheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, at this, and be horriblyafraidוְשַׂעֲר֛וּve.sa.'a.RuH8175, be yeveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966desolateחָרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13For mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971havecommittedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evilsרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451; they haveforsakenעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800me thefountainמְק֣וֹר׀me.KorH4726oflivingחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, and hewedoutלַחְצֹ֤בlach.TzoH2672for themselvescisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877,brokenנִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםnish.ba.RimH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877, that canholdיָכִ֖לוּya.Khi.luH3557nowaterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

14IsIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aservantהַעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650? is he ahomebornיְלִ֥יד בַּ֖יִתye.Lid Ba.yitH1004 H3211slave ?whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is he laidwasteלָבַֽז׃la.VazH957?

15The younglionsכְפִרִ֔יםkhe.fi.RimH3715roaredיִשְׁאֲג֣וּyish.'a.GuH7580upon him, andyelledנָתְנ֖וּ קוֹלָ֑םna.te.Nu ko.LamH5414 H6963, and theymadeוַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּvai.ya.Shi.tuH7896hislandאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047: hiscitiesעָרָ֥יו'a.RavH5892areburnedנִצְּת֖וּni.tze.tahH3341withoutinhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

16Also thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNophנֹ֖ףnofH5297andTahapanesוְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סve.tach.pe.nesH8471havebrokenיִרְע֖וּךְyir.'UkhH7462the crown of thyheadקָדְקֹֽד׃ka.de.KodH6936.

17Hast thou notprocuredתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213this to thyself, in that thou hastforsakenעָזְבֵךְ֙'a.ze.veKhH5800theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,whenבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256heledH3212thee by thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870?

18And now what hast thou to do in thewayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, todrinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofSihorשִׁח֑וֹרshi.ChorH7883? or what hast thou to do in thewayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, todrinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of theriverנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104?

19Thy ownwickednessרָעָתֵ֗ךְra.'a.TekhH7451shallcorrectתְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְte.ya.se.RekhH3256thee, and thybackslidingsוּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.me.shu.vo.Ta.yikhH4878shallreproveתּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְto.khi.ChukhH3198thee:knowוּדְעִ֤יu.de.'IH3045therefore andseeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200that it is anevilרַ֣עra'H7451thing andbitterוָמָ֔רva.MarH4751, that thou hastforsakenעָזְבֵ֖ךְ'a.ze.VekhH5800theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430, and that myfearפַחְדָּתִי֙fach.da.TiH6345is not in thee,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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