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Jeremiah 44:7-19

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.

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?

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