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Jeremiah 3:12-22

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:

15And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414youshepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462according to myheartכְּלִבִּ֑יke.li.BiH3820, who shallfeedוְרָע֥וּve.ra.'UH7462you withknowledgeדֵּעָ֥הde.'AhH1844andunderstandingוְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ve.has.KeilH7919.

16And it shall come to pass, when ye shall bemultipliedתִרְבּוּ֩tir.BuH7235andincreasedוּפְרִיתֶ֨םu.fe.ri.TemH6509in thelandבָּאָ֜רֶץba.'A.retzH776, in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֤יםbai.ya.MimH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, they shallsayיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559no more, Thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: neither shall itcomeיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927tomindלֵ֑בLevH3820: neither shall theyrememberיִזְכְּרוּ־yiz.ke.ru-H2142it; neither shall theymissיִפְקֹ֔דוּyif.Ko.duH6485it ; neither shall that bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213any more.

17At thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256they shallcallיִקְרְא֤וּyik.re.'UH7121Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and all thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471shall begatheredוְנִקְוּ֨וּve.nikv.VuH6960to it, to thenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389: neither shall theywalkH3212any moreafterאַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.ReiH310theimaginationשְׁרִר֖וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of theirevilהָרָֽע׃ סha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820.

18In thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shallwalkH3212with thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and they shallcomeוְיָבֹ֤אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828to thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I have given for aninheritanceהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157to yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

19But Isaidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, How shall Iputאֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ'a.shi.TekhH7896thee among thechildrenבַּבָּנִ֔יםba.ba.NimH1121, andgiveוְאֶתֶּן־ve.'e.ten-H5414thee apleasantחֶמְדָּ֔הchem.DahH2532landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, abeautifulH6643heritageנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of thehostsH6635ofnationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471? and Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, Thou shaltcallתִּקְרְאִיtik.re.'u-H7121me, Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1; and shalt not turnawayתָשֽׁוּבִי׃ta.shu.vuH7725frommeוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יu.me.'a.cha.RaiH310.

20Surelyאָכֵ֛ן'a.KhenH403as awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.DahH898departeth from herhusbandמֵרֵעָ֑הּme.re.'AhH7453, so have ye dealttreacherouslyבְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.TemH898with me, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21Avoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963washeardנִשְׁמָ֔עnish.Ma'H8085upon the highplacesשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205,weepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065andsupplicationsתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for they havepervertedהֶעֱוּוּ֙he.'e.VuH5753theirwayדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870, and they haveforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911theLORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725, yebackslidingשׁוֹבָבִ֔יםshoa.VimH7726childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121, and I willhealאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495yourbackslidingsמְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.shu.vo.tei.KhemH4878. Behold, wecomeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857to thee; for thou art theLORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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