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Jeremiah 5:19-25

19And it shall come to pass, when ye shallsayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559,Whyתַּ֣חַת מֶ֗הTa.chat MehH8478 H4100doethעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213theLORDיְהֹוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430all these things to us? then shalt thouanswerוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, As ye haveforsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֤ם'a.zav.TemH5800me, andservedוַתַּעַבְד֞וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647foreignנֵכָר֙ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430in yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776, so shall yeserveתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114in alandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that is not yours.

20Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046this in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, andproclaimוְהַשְׁמִיע֥וּהָve.hash.mi.'U.haH8085it inJudahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now this, Ofoolishסָכָ֖לsa.KhalH5530peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971, and withoutunderstandingלֵ֑בLevH3820; who haveeyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, andseeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200not; who haveearsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241, andhearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085not:

22Fearתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372ye not me?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: will ye nottrembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342at mypresenceמִפָּנַי֙mi.pa.NaiH6440, who haveplacedשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760thesandחוֹל֙chOlH2344for theboundגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of theseaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220by aperpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769decreeחָק־chok-H2706, that it cannotpassיַעַבְרֶ֑נְהוּya.'av.Ren.huH5674it: and though itswavesגַלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530tossוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙vai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607themselves, yet can they notprevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201; though theyroarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993, yet can they not passoverיַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ׃ya.'av.Run.huH5674it?

23But thispeopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971have arevoltingסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and arebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartלֵ֖בlevH3820; they haverevoltedסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493andgoneH3212.

24Neithersayאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559they in theirheartבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824, Let us nowfearנִ֤ירָאNi.ra'H3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, thatgivethהַנֹּתֵ֗ןha.no.TenH5414rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653, both theformerיוֹרֶ֥הve.yo.rehH3138and thelatterוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456, in itsseasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256: hereservethיִשְׁמָר־yish.mor-H8104to us theappointedחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708weeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620ofharvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.

25Youriniquitiesעֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771have turnedawayהִטּוּ־hi.tu-H5186these things, and yoursinsוְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םve.cha.To.tei.KhemH2403havewithheldמָנְע֥וּma.ne.'UH4513goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896things from you.

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