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Jeremiah 44:15-26

15Then all themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582whoknewהַיֹּֽדְעִים֙hai.yo.de.'ImH3045that theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶם֙ne.shei.HemH802had burnedincenseמְקַטְּר֤וֹתme.ka.te.RotH6999tootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, and all thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֥יםha.na.ShimH802that stoodbyהָעֹמְד֖וֹתha.'o.me.DotH5975, agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419multitudeקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951, even all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971thatdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, inPathrosבְּפַתְר֥וֹסbe.fat.RosH6624,answeredוַיַּעֲנ֣וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16As for thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to us in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, we will nothearkenשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085to thee.

17But we willcertainlyעָשֹׂ֨ה'a.SohH6213doנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213whateverthingהַדָּבָ֣ר׀ha.da.VarH1697proceedethיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318from our ownmouthמִפִּ֗ינוּmi.Pi.nuH6310, to burnincenseלְקַטֵּ֞רle.ka.TerH6999to thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֮ha.sha.ma.YimH8064, and to pouroutוְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ve.ha.seikh-H5258drinkofferingsנְסָכִים֒ne.sa.KhimH5262to her, as we havedoneעָשִׂ֜ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213, we, and ourfathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙va.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, ourkingsמְלָכֵ֣ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428, and ourprincesוְשָׂרֵ֔ינוּve.sa.Rei.nuH8269, in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: for then we hadplentyוַנִּֽשְׂבַּֽע־va.nis.ba'-H7646offoodלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and werewellטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896, andsawרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200noevilוְרָעָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7451.

18But since westoppedחָדַ֜לְנוּcha.Dal.nuH2308burningincenseלְקַטֵּ֨רle.ka.TerH6999to thequeenלִמְלֶ֧כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and to pouroutוְהַסֵּֽךְ־ve.ha.sekh-H5258drinkofferingsנְסָכִ֖יםne.sa.KhimH5262to her, we havelackedחָסַ֣רְנוּcha.Sar.nuH2637all things, and have beenconsumedתָּֽמְנוּ׃Ta.me.nuH8552by theswordוּבַחֶ֥רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458.

19And when we burnedincenseמְקַטְּרִים֙me.ka.te.RimH6999to thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and pouredoutוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258drinkofferingsנְסָכִ֑יםne.sa.KhimH5262to her, did wemakeעָשִׂ֨ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213for hercakesכַּוָּנִים֙ka.va.NimH3561toworshipלְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔הle.Ha.'a.tzi.VahH6087her, and pouroutוְהַסֵּ֥ךְve.ha.SekhH5258drinkofferingsנְסָכִֽים׃ פne.sa.KhimH5262to her,withoutהֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107ourhusbandsאֲנָשֵׁ֗ינוּ'a.na.Shei.nuH582?

20ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, to themenהַגְּבָרִ֤יםha.ge.va.RimH1397, and to thewomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802, and to all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971who had given him thatanswerהָעֹנִ֥ים דָּבָ֖רha.'o.Nim da.VarH1697 H6030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Theincenseהַקִּטֵּ֗רha.ki.TerH7002that yeburnedקִטַּרְתֶּ֜םki.tar.TemH6999in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, ye, and yourfathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, yourkingsמַלְכֵיכֶ֥םmal.khei.KhemH4428, and yourprincesוְשָׂרֵיכֶ֖םve.sa.rei.KhemH8269, and thepeopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, did not theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068rememberזָכַ֣רza.KharH2142them, andcameוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖הva.ta.'a.LehH5927it not into hismindלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820?

22So that theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068couldיוּכַל֩yu.KhalH3201no longerbearלָשֵׂ֗אתla.SetH5375,becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of theevilרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611, andbecauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441which ye havecommittedעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213; therefore is yourlandאַ֠רְצְכֶם'Ar.tze.khemH776adesolationלְחָרְבָּ֨הle.cha.re.BahH2723, and anhorrorוּלְשַׁמָּ֧הu.le.sha.MahH8047, and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֛הve.lik.la.LahH7045, without aninhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427, as at thisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

23Becauseמִפְּנֵי֩mi.pe.NeiH6440 H834ye have burnedincenseקִטַּרְתֶּ֜םki.tar.TemH6999, and because ye havesinnedחֲטָאתֶ֣םcha.ta.TemH2398against theLORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, and have notobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּם֙she.ma'.TemH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, norwalkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980in hislawוּבְתֹרָת֧וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451, nor in hisstatutesוּבְחֻקֹּתָ֛יוu.ve.chu.ko.TavH2708, nor in histestimoniesוּבְעֵדְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715; therefore thisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451hathhappenedקָרָ֥אתka.RatH7122to you, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

24MoreoverJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and to all thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, allJudahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063that are in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714:

25Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֩tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559; Ye and yourwivesוּנְשֵׁיכֶ֜םu.ne.shei.KhemH802have bothspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696with yourmouthsבְּפִיכֶם֮be.fi.KhemH6310, andfulfilledמִלֵּאתֶ֣ם׀mi.le.TemH4390with yourhandוּבִידֵיכֶ֣םu.vi.dei.KhemH3027,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, We willsurelyעָשֹׂ֨ה'a.SohH6213performנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213ourvowsנְדָרֵ֗ינוּne.da.Rei.nuH5088that we havevowedנָדַ֙רְנוּ֙na.Dar.nuH5087, to burnincenseלְקַטֵּר֙le.ka.TerH6999to thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and to pouroutוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258drinkofferingsנְסָכִ֑יםne.sa.KhimH5262to her: ye willsurelyהָקֵ֤יםha.KeimH6965accomplishתָּקִ֙ימְנָה֙ta.Ki.me.nahH6965yourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088, andsurelyוְעָשֹׂ֥הve.'a.SohH6213performתַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213yourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ פnid.rei.KhemH5088.

26Thereforehearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, allJudahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; Behold, I haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by mygreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419nameבִּשְׁמִ֤יbish.MiH8034,saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that mynameשְׁמִ֜יshe.MiH8034shall no more benamedנִקְרָ֣א׀nik.Ra'H7121in themouthבְּפִ֣י׀be.FiH6310of anymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063in all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingאֹמֵ֛ר'o.MerH559, TheLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069livethחַי־chai-H2416.

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