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Jeremiah 7:16-28

16Thereforeprayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀tit.pa.LelH6419not thou for thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, neither liftupתִּשָּׂ֧אti.Sa'H5375cryרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440norprayerוּתְפִלָּ֖הu.te.fi.LahH8605forthemH1157, neither makeintercessionתִּפְגַּע־tif.ga'-H6293to me: for I will nothearשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085thee.

17Seestרֹאֶ֔הro.'EhH7200thou not what theydoעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and in thestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

18Thechildrenהַבָּנִ֞יםha.ba.NimH1121gatherמְלַקְּטִ֣יםme.la.ke.TimH3950woodעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086, and thefathersוְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ve.ha.'a.VotH1kindleמְבַעֲרִ֣יםme.va.'a.RimH1197thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784, and thewomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802kneadלָשׁ֣וֹתla.ShotH3888doughבָּצֵ֑קba.TzekH1217, tomakeלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213cakesכַּוָּנִ֜יםka.va.NimH3561to thequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and to pouroutוְהַסֵּ֤ךְve.ha.SekhH5258drinkofferingsנְסָכִים֙ne.sa.KhimH5262tootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, that they may provoke me toangerהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃hakh.'i.Se.niH3707.

19Do they provoke me toangerמַכְעִסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: do they not provoke themselves to theconfusionבֹּ֥שֶׁתBo.shetH1322of their ownfacesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ סpe.nei.HemH6440?

20Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; Behold, myangerאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639and myfuryוַֽחֲמָתִי֙va.cha.ma.TiH2534shall be pouredoutנִתֶּ֙כֶת֙ni.Te.khetH5413upon thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, uponmanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120, and uponbeastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929, and upon thetreesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and upon thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127; and it shallburnוּבָעֲרָ֖הu.va.'a.RahH1197, and shall not bequenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ סtikh.BehH3518.

21Thussaithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;PutH5595your burntofferingsעֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930to yoursacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םziv.chei.KhemH2077, andeatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398fleshבָשָֽׂר׃va.SarH1320.

22For Ispokeדִבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696not to yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, norcommandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them in thedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that I brought themoutהוֹצִיאִ֥יho.tzi'H3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,concerningדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697burntofferingsעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930orsacrificesוָזָֽבַח׃va.Za.vachH2077:

23But thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697Icommandedצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Obeyשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085myvoiceבְקוֹלִ֔יve.ko.LiH6963, and I will be yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, and ye shall be mypeopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971: andwalkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980ye in all thewaysהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that I havecommandedאֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehH6680you, that it may bewellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190to you.

24But theyhearkenedשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not, norinclinedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241, butwalkedH3212in thecounselsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156and in theimaginationבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of theirevilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820, and wentbackwardלְאָח֖וֹרle.'a.ChorH268, and notforwardלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440.

25Since thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1came forthfromיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117I have evensentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971to you all myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,dailyי֖וֹםYomH3117risingearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925andsendingוְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃ve.sha.Lo.achH7971them :

26Yet theyhearkenedשָׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not to me, norinclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241, buthardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203: they didworseהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489than theirfathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1.

27Therefore thou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697to them; but they will nothearkenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to thee: thou shalt alsocallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121to them; but they will notanswerיַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ya.'a.Nu.khahH6030thee.

28But thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, This is anationהַגּוֹי֙ha.goyH1471thatobeyethשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085not thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, norreceivethלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:truthהָֽאֱמוּנָ֔הha.'e.mu.NahH530hathperishedאָֽבְדָה֙'a.ve.DahH6, and is cutoffוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from theirmouthמִפִּיהֶֽם׃ סmi.pi.HemH6310.

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