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Jeremiah 4:23-28

23Ibeheldרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and, lo, it was withoutformתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414, andvoidוָבֹ֑הוּva.Vo.huH922; and theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and they had nolightאוֹרָֽם׃'o.RamH216.

24Ibeheldרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and, lo, theytrembledרֹעֲשִׁ֑יםro.'a.ShimH7493, and all thehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389movedlightlyהִתְקַלְקָֽלוּ׃hit.kal.Ka.luH7043.

25Ibeheldרָאִ֕יתִיra.'I.tiH7200, and, lo, there was nomanהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120, and all thefowlsע֥וֹףofH5775of theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064hadfledנָדָֽדוּ׃na.Da.duH5074.

26Ibeheldרָאִ֕יתִיra.'I.tiH7200, and, lo, the fruitfulplaceהַכַּרְמֶ֖לha.kar.MelH3759was awildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057, and all itscitiesעָרָ֗יו'a.RavH5892were brokendownנִתְּצוּ֙ni.te.TzuH5422at thepresenceH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and by hisfierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

27For thus hath theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, The wholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall bedesolateשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077; yet will I notmakeאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213a fullendוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3617.

28For this shall theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, and theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605beblackוְקָדְר֥וּve.ka.de.RuH6937: because I havespokenדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696it, I havepurposedזַמֹּ֔תִיza.Mo.tiH2161it, and will notrepentנִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162, neither will I turnbackאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725from it.

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