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Jeremiah 5:19-31

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.

26For among mypeopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971arefoundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563men : they lie inwaitיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789, as he thatsettethכְּשַׁ֣ךְke.ShakhH7918snaresיְקוּשִׁ֔יםye.ku.ShimH3353; theysetהִצִּ֥יבוּhi.Tzi.vuH5324atrapמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH4889, theycatchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582.

27As acageכִּכְלוּב֙kikh.LuvH3619isfullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392ofbirdsע֔וֹףofH5775, so are theirhousesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392ofdeceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820: therefore they have becomegreatגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431, and have grownrichוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.

28They have becomefatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080, theyshineעָשְׁת֗וּ'a.she.TuH6245: yea, theyexceedעָֽבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674thedeedsדִבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of thewickedרָ֔עRa'H7451: theyjudgeדָ֔נוּDa.nuH1777not thecauseH1779, the cause of thefatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490, yet theyprosperוְיַצְלִ֑יחוּve.yatz.Li.chuH6743; and therightוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of theneedyאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34do they notjudgeשָׁפָֽטוּ׃sha.Fa.tuH8199.

29Shall I notpunishאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485for these things ?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: shall not mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358on such anationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

30Awonderfulשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8047and horriblethingוְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔הve.Sha.'a.ru.RahH8186iscommittedנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776;

31Theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּא֣וּ־ni.be.'U-H5012falselyבַשֶּׁ֗קֶרva.She.kerH8267, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearruleיִרְדּ֣וּyir.DuH7287by theirmeansיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027; and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157to have it so: and what will yedoתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in itsendלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319?

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