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Jeremiah 44:2-14

2Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Ye haveseenרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200all theevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that I havebroughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935uponJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and upon all thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; and, behold, thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117they are adesolationחָרְבָּה֙cha.re.BahH2723, and no mandwellethיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427in them,

3Becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theirwickednessרָעָתָ֗םra.'a.TamH7451which they havecommittedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213to provoke me toangerלְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707, in that theywentH3212to burnincenseלְקַטֵּ֔רle.ka.TerH6999, and toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, whom theyknewיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045not, neither they, ye, nor yourfathersוַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

4Yet Isentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971to you all myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, risingearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥יםhash.KeimH7925andsendingוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, O,doתַעֲשׂ֗וּta.'a.SuH6213not thisabominableהַתֹּעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441thingדְּבַֽר־de.var-H1697that Ihateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.

5But theyhearkenedשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not, norinclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241toturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725from theirwickednessמֵרָֽעָתָ֑םme.ra.'a.TamH7451, to burn noincenseקַטֵּ֖רka.TerH6999tootherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.

6Therefore myfuryחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534and myangerוְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639was pouredforthוַתִּתַּ֤ךְva.ti.TakhH5413, and waskindledוַתִּבְעַר֙va.tiv.'ArH1197in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and they arewastedלְחָרְבָּ֥הle.cha.re.BahH2723anddesolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

7Therefore now thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Why do yecommitעֹשִׂ֜ים'o.SimH6213thisgreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419evilרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451against yoursoulsנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.te.KhemH5315, to cutoffלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772from youmanאִישׁ־'ish-H376andwomanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,childעוֹלֵ֥לo.LelH5768andsucklingוְיוֹנֵ֖קve.yo.NekH3243,outמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, toleaveהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498you none toremainשְׁאֵרִֽית׃she.'e.RitH7611;

8In that ye provoke me towrathלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707with theworksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יbe.ma.'a.SeiH4639of yourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027, burningincenseלְקַטֵּ֞רle.ka.TerH6999tootherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, where ye aregoneבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935todwellלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481, that ye may cut yourselvesoffהַכְרִ֣יתhakh.RitH3772, and that ye may be acurseלִקְלָלָ֣הlik.la.LahH7045and areproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781among all thenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

9Have yeforgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩hash.khach.TemH7911thewickednessרָע֨וֹתra.'otH7451of yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, and thewickednessרָע֣וֹת׀ra.'otH7451of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, and thewickednessרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451of theirwivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802, and your ownwickednessרָעֹ֣תֵכֶ֔םra.'O.te.KhemH7451, and thewickednessרָעֹ֣תra.'OtH7451of yourwivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֑םne.shei.KhemH802, which they havecommittedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

10They are nothumbledדֻכְּא֔וּdu.ke.'UH1792even to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, neither have theyfearedיָרְא֗וּya.re.'UH3372, norwalkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980in mylawבְתֽוֹרָתִי֙ve.to.ra.TiH8451, nor in mystatutesוּבְחֻקֹּתַ֔יu.ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708, that Isetנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

11Therefore thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Behold, I willsetשָׂ֥םsamH7760myfaceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440against you forevilלְרָעָ֑הle.ra.'AhH7451, and to cutoffוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772allJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12And I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.TiH3947theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, that havesetשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesפְנֵיהֶ֜םfe.nei.HemH6440togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935into thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714tosojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481there, and they shall all beconsumedוְתַ֨מּוּve.Ta.muH8552, andfallיִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luH5307in thelandבְּאֶ֧רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; they shall even beconsumedיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552by theswordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by thefamineבָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'AvH7458: they shalldieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191, from theleastמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996even to thegreatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419, by theswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by thefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458: and they shall be anexecrationלְאָלָ֣הle.'a.LahH423, and anhorrorלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047, and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045, and areproachוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃u.le.cher.PahH2781.

13For I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them thatdwellהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, as I havepunishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, by theswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719, by thefamineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458, and by thepestilenceוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698:

14So that none of theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, who havegoneהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935into thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714tosojournלָגֽוּר־la.gur-H1481there, shallescapeH6412orremainוְשָׂרִיד֙ve.sa.RidH8300, that they shouldreturnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ve.la.ShuvH7725into thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, where theyhaveמְנַשְּׂאִ֤יםme.na.se.'ImH5375adesireנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315toreturnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427there: for none shallreturnיָשׁ֖וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725but such as shallescapeH6405.

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