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Jeremiah 3:1-14

1Theysayלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559, If amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376shall putawayיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֩'ish.ToH802, and she shallgoוְהָלְכָ֨הve.ha.le.KhahH1980from him, and becomeanotherאַחֵ֗ר'a.CherH312man’sלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376, shall he return to heragainהֲיָשׁ֤וּבha.ya.ShuvH7725? shall not thatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776begreatlyחָנ֥וֹףcha.NofH2610pollutedתֶּחֱנַ֖ףte.che.NafH2610? but thou hast played theharlotזָנִית֙za.NitH2181withmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227loversרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453; yet returnagainוְשׁ֥וֹבve.ShovH7725to me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Liftupשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375thyeyesעֵינַ֨יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869to the highplacesשְׁפָיִ֜םshe.fa.YimH8205, andseeוּרְאִ֗יu.re.'IH7200whereאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375thou hast not beenlainשֻׁכַּ֔בְתְּshu.kab.teH7693 H7901with. In thewaysדְּרָכִים֙de.ra.KhimH1870hast thousatיָשַׁ֣בְתְּya.ShavtH3427for them, as theArabianכַּעֲרָבִ֖יka.'a.ra.ViH6163in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057; and thou hastpollutedוַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִיva.ta.cha.Ni.fiH2610thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776with thyharlotryבִּזְנוּתַ֖יִךְbiz.nu.Ta.yikhH2184and with thywickednessוּבְרָעָתֵֽךְ׃u.ve.ra.'a.TekhH7451.

3Therefore theshowersרְבִבִ֔יםre.vi.VimH7241have beenwithheldוַיִּמָּנְע֣וּvai.yi.ma.ne.'UH4513, and there hath been no latterrainוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456; and thou hadst anharlot’sאִשָּׁ֤ה זוֹנָה֙'i.Shah zo.NahH2181 H802foreheadוּמֵ֨צַחu.Me.tzachH4696, thou didstrefuseמֵאַ֖נְתְּme.'AntH3985to beashamedהִכָּלֵֽם׃hi.ka.LemH3637.

4Wilt thou not from this timecryקָרָ֥אתka.ra.tiH7121to me, Myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, thou art theguideאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441of myyouthנְעֻרַ֖יne.'u.RaiH5271?

5Will heretainהֲיִנְטֹ֣רha.yin.TorH5201his anger foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769? will hekeepיִשְׁמֹ֖רyish.MorH8104it to theendלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331? Behold, thou hastspokenדִבַּ֛רְתְּdi.bar.tiH1696anddoneוַתַּעֲשִׂ֥יva.ta.'a.SiH6213evilthingsהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451as thoucouldestוַתּוּכָֽל׃ פva.tu.KhalH3201.

6TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also to me in thedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Hast thouseenהֲֽרָאִ֔יתָhara.'I.taH7200that whichbackslidingמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathdoneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213? she hath goneupהֹלְכָ֨הho.le.KhahH1980upon everyhighגָּבֹ֗הַּga.Vo.ahH1364mountainהַ֣רharH2022andunderתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478everygreenרַעֲנָ֖ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086, and there hath played theharlotוַתִּזְנִי־va.tiz.ni-H2181.

7And Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310she haddoneעֲשׂוֹתָ֧הּa.so.TahH6213all these things,Turnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725thou to me. But shereturnedשָׁ֑בָהSha.vahH7725not. And hertreacherousבָּגוֹדָ֥הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063sawוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.te.reh'H7200it .

8And Isawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, when for all thecausesאֹדוֹת֙'o.dOtH182by whichbackslidingמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478committedadulteryנִֽאֲפָה֙ni.'a.FahH5003I had put herawayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971, andgivenוָאֶתֵּ֛ןva.'e.TenH5414her abillסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612ofdivorceכְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָke.ri.tu.Tei.haH3748; yet hertreacherousבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbo.ge.DahH898sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063fearedיָֽרְאָ֜הya.re.'AhH3372not, butwentH3212and played theharlotוַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenH2181also.

9And it came to pass through thelightnessמִקֹּ֣לmi.KolH6963of herharlotryזְנוּתָ֔הּze.nu.TahH2184, that shedefiledוַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףva.te.che.NafH2610thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and committedadulteryוַתִּנְאַ֥ףva.tin.'AfH5003withstonesהָאֶ֖בֶןha.'E.venH68and withstocksהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

10And yet for all this hertreacherousבָּגוֹדָ֧הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֛הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063hath notturnedשָׁ֨בָהSha.vahH7725to me with her wholeheartלִבָּ֑הּli.BahH3820, butdeceitfullyבְּשֶׁ֖קֶרbe.She.kerH8267,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

11And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Thebackslidingמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathjustifiedצִדְּקָ֥הtzi.de.KahH6663herselfנַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.ShahH5315more thantreacherousמִבֹּגֵדָ֖הmi.bo.ge.DahH898Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980andproclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֨יםha.de.va.RimH1697toward thenorthצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, andsayוְ֠אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559,Returnשׁ֣וּבָהShu.vahH7725, thoubackslidingמְשֻׁבָ֤הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and I will not cause myangerפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440tofallאַפִּ֥יל'a.PilH5307upon you: for I ammercifulחָסִ֤ידcha.SidH2623,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and I will notkeepאֶטּ֖וֹר'e.TorH5201anger foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

13Onlyacknowledgeדְּעִ֣יde.'IH3045thyiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771, that thou hasttransgressedפָּשָׁ֑עַתְּpa.Sha.'atH6586against theLORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430, and hastscatteredוַתְּפַזְּרִ֨יva.te.fa.ze.RiH6340thywaysדְּרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhH1870to thestrangersלַזָּרִ֗יםla.za.RimH2114under everygreenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, and ye have notobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085myvoiceוּבְקוֹלִ֥יu.ve.ko.LiH6963,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14Turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725, Obackslidingשׁוֹבָבִים֙shoa.VimH7726childrenבָנִ֤יםva.NimH1121,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for I ammarriedבָּעַ֣לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166to you: and I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of acityמֵעִ֗ירme.'IrH5892, andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147of afamilyמִמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הmi.mish.pa.ChahH4940, and I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935you toZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726:

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