Jeremiah 20
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Jeremiah 20:7-18

7OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thou hastdeceivedפִּתִּיתַ֤נִיpi.ti.Ta.niH6601me, and I wasdeceivedוָֽאֶפָּ֔תva.'e.PatH6601: thou artstrongerחֲזַקְתַּ֖נִיcha.zak.Ta.niH2388than I, and hastprevailedוַתּוּכָ֑לva.tu.KhalH3201: I am inderisionלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814dailyהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, every onemockethלֹעֵ֥גlo.'EgH3932me.
8Forsinceמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767Ispokeאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696, I criedoutאֶזְעָ֔ק'ez.'AkH2199, Icriedאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555andspoilוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701; because thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was made areproachלְחֶרְפָּ֥הle.cher.PahH2781to me, and aderisionוּלְקֶ֖לֶסu.le.Ke.lesH7047,dailyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
9Then Isaidוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559, I will not makementionאֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ'ez.ke.Re.nuH2142of him, norspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696any more in hisnameבִּשְׁמ֔וֹbish.MoH8034. But his word was in myheartבְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820as aburningבֹּעֶ֔רֶתbo.'E.retH1197fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784shutupעָצֻ֖ר'a.TzurH6113in mybonesבְּעַצְמֹתָ֑יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106, and I waswearyוְנִלְאֵ֥יתִיve.nil.'Ei.tiH3811withforbearingכַּֽלְכֵ֖לkal.KhelH3557, and Icouldאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201not refrain .
10For Iheardשָׁמַ֜עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thedefamingדִּבַּ֣תdi.BatH1681ofmanyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227,fearמָג֣וֹרma.GorH4032on everysideמִסָּבִיב֒mi.sa.VivH5439.Reportהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046, say they, and we willreportוְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּve.na.gi.De.nuH5046it. All myfriendsאֱנ֣וֹשׁ שְׁלוֹמִ֔י'e.No.osh she.lo.MiH582H7965watchedשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104for myfallצַלְעִ֑יtzal.'IH6763H6761, saying, Perhaps he will beenticedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601, and we shallprevailוְנ֣וּכְלָהve.Nu.khe.lahH3201against him, and we shalltakeוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947ourrevengeנִקְמָתֵ֖נוּnik.ma.Te.nuH5360on him.
11But theLORDוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068is with me as amightyכְּגִבּ֣וֹרke.gi.BorH1368terribleoneעָרִ֔יץ'a.RitzH6184: therefore mypersecutorsרֹדְפַ֥יro.de.FaiH7291shallstumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782, and they shall notprevailיֻכָ֑לוּyu.Kha.luH3201: they shall begreatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966ashamedבֹּ֤שׁוּBo.shuH954; for they shall notprosperהִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhis.Ki.luH7919: theireverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769confusionכְּלִמַּ֥תke.li.MatH3639shall never beforgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ti.sha.Khe.achH7911.
12But, OLORDוַיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, thattriestבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974therighteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662, andseestרֹאֶ֥הro.'EhH7200thereinsכְלָי֖וֹתkhe.la.YotH3629and theheartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820, let meseeאֶרְאֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7200thyvengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360on them: for to thee have Iopenedגִּלִּ֥יתִיgi.Li.tiH1540mycauseרִיבִֽי׃ סri.ViH7379.
13Singשִׁ֚ירוּShi.ruH7891to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,praiseהַֽלְל֖וּha.LuH1984ye theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for he hathdeliveredהִצִּ֛ילhi.TzilH5337thesoulנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thepoorאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofevildoersמְרֵעִֽים׃ סme.re.'ImH7489.
14Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when I wasbornיֻלַּ֖דְתִּיyu.Lad.tiH3205: let not thedayי֛וֹםYomH3117when mymotherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517boreיְלָדַ֥תְנִיye.la.Dat.niH3205me beblessedבָרֽוּךְ׃va.RukhH1288.
15Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376who broughttidingsבִּשַּׂ֤רbi.SarH1319to myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Asonבֵּ֣ן זָכָ֑רben za.KharH2145H1121isbornיֻֽלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to thee; making himveryשַׂמֵּ֖חַsa.Me.achH8055gladשִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃si.mo.Cha.huH8055.
16And let thatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376be as thecitiesכֶּֽעָרִ֛יםke.'a.RimH5892which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overthrewהָפַ֥ךְha.FakhH2015, andrepentedנִחָ֑םni.ChamH5162not: and let himhearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085thecryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, and theshoutingוּתְרוּעָ֖הu.te.ru.'AhH8643atnoonבְּעֵ֥ת צָהֳרָֽיִם׃be.'Et tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6256H6672;
17Because heslewמוֹתְתַ֖נִיmo.Ta.niH4191me not in thewombמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358; or that mymotherאִמִּי֙'i.MiH517might have been mygraveקִבְרִ֔יkiv.RiH6913, and herwombוְרַחְמָ֖הֿve.rach.MahH7358to bealwaysעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769greatהֲרַ֥תha.RatH2030with me .
18Why was Ibroughtיָצָ֔אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318out of thewombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200labourעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999andsorrowוְיָג֑וֹןve.ya.GonH3015, that mydaysיָמָֽי׃ פya.MaiH3117should beconsumedוַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.LuH3615withshameבְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322?
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