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Jeremiah 4:23-31

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.

29The wholecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892shallfleeבֹּרַ֙חַת֙bo.Ra.chatH1272for thenoiseמִקּ֨וֹלmi.KolH6963of thehorsemenפָּרָ֜שׁpa.RashH6571andbowmenוְרֹ֣מֵה קֶ֗שֶׁתve.Ro.meh Ke.shetH7198 H7411; they shallgoבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935intothicketsבֶּעָבִ֔יםbe.'a.VimH5645, and climbupעָל֑וּ'a.LuH5927upon therocksוּבַכֵּפִ֖יםu.va.ke.FimH3710: everycityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shall beforsakenעֲזוּבָ֔ה'a.zu.VahH5800, and not amanאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376dwellיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427initH2004.

30And when thou art laidwasteשָׁד֜וּדsha.DudH7703, what wilt thoudoתַּעֲשִׂ֗יta.'a.SiH6213? Though thouclothestתִלְבְּשִׁ֨יtil.be.ShiH3847thyself withcrimsonשָׁנִ֜יsha.NiH8144, though thoudeckestתַעְדִּ֣יta'.DiH5710thee withornamentsעֲדִי־'a.di-H5716ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, though thouenlargeתִקְרְעִ֤יtik.re.'IH7167thyeyesעֵינַ֔יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869withpaintingבַפּוּךְ֙va.puKhH6320, invainלַשָּׁ֖וְאla.Shav'H7723shalt thou make thyselffairתִּתְיַפִּ֑יtit.ya.PiH3302; thyloversעֹגְבִ֖ים'o.ge.VimH5689willdespiseמָאֲסוּ־ma.'a.su-H3988thee, they willseekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245thylifeנַפְשֵׁ֥ךְnaf.ShekhH5315.

31For I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085avoiceק֨וֹלKolH6963as of a woman intravailכְּחוֹלָ֜הke.cho.LahH2470, and theanguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869as of her that bringeth forth her firstchildכְּמַבְכִּירָ֔הke.mav.ki.RahH1069, thevoiceק֧וֹלKolH6963of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726, thatbewailethתִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַtit.ya.Pe.achH3306herself, thatspreadethתְּפָרֵ֣שׂte.fa.ResH6566herhandsכַּפֶּ֑יהָka.Pei.haH3709, saying,Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188is me now! for mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315isweariedעָיְפָ֥ה'a.ye.FahH5888because ofmurderersלְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פle.ho.re.GimH2026.

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