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Jeremiah 8:14-17

14Why do we sitstillיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427?assembleהֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and let usenterוְנָב֛וֹאve.na.Vo'H935into thefortifiedהַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892, and let us besilentוְנִדְּמָה־ve.ni.de.mah-H1826there: for theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hath put us tosilenceהֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ha.di.Ma.nuH1826, and given uswaterמֵי־mei-H4325ofgallרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7219todrinkוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuH8248, because we havesinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

15Welookedקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960forpeaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965, but nogoodט֑וֹבTovH2896came; and for atimeלְעֵ֥תle.'EtH6256ofhealthמַרְפֵּ֖הmar.PehH4832, and beholdtroubleבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205!

16Thesnortingנַחְרַ֣תnach.RatH5170of hishorsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483washeardנִשְׁמַע֙nish.Ma'H8085fromDanמִדָּ֤ןmi.DanH1835: the wholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembledרָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.ShahH7493at thesoundמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963of theneighingמִצְהֲל֣וֹתmitz.ha.LotH4684of his strongonesאַבִּירָ֔יו'a.bi.RavH47; for they havecomeוַיָּב֗וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and havedevouredוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, andallוּמְלוֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393that is in it; thecityעִ֖יר'irH5892, and those thatdwellוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427in it.

17For, behold, I willsendמְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.achH7971serpentsנְחָשִׁים֙ne.cha.ShimH5175,cockatricesצִפְעֹנִ֔יםtzif.'o.NimH6848, among you, which will not becharmedלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908, and they shallbiteוְנִשְּׁכ֥וּve.ni.she.KhuH5391you,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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