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Jeremiah 8:14-22

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.

18When I wouldcomfortמַבְלִ֥יגִיתִ֖יmav.Li.gi.TiH4010myself againstsorrowיָג֑וֹןya.GonH3015, myheartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃da.VaiH1742in me.

19Behold thevoiceק֞וֹלKolH6963of thecryשַֽׁוְעַ֣תshav.'AtH7775of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971because of them that dwell in adistantמַרְחַקִּ֔יםmar.cha.KimH4801countryמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776: Is not theLORDהַֽיהוָה֙ha.Yah.wehH3068inZionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726? is not herkingמַלְכָּ֖הּmal.KahH4428in her? Why have they provoked me toangerהִכְעִס֛וּנִיhikh.'i.Su.niH3707with their gravenimagesבִּפְסִלֵיהֶ֖םbif.si.lei.HemH6456, and withforeignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵ֥יbe.hav.LeiH1892?

20Theharvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105ispastעָבַ֥ר'a.VarH5674, thesummerקָ֑יִץKa.yitzH7019isendedכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615, and we are notsavedנוֹשָֽׁעְנוּ׃no.Sha.'e.nuH3467.

21For thehurtשֶׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971am Ihurtהָשְׁבָּ֑רְתִּיha.she.Ba.re.tiH7665; I amblackקָדַ֕רְתִּיka.Dar.tiH6937;astonishmentשַׁמָּ֖הsha.MahH8047hath takenholdהֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃he.che.zi.Ka.te.niH2388on me.

22Is there nobalmהַצֳרִי֙ha.tzo.RiH6875inGileadבְּגִלְעָ֔דbe.gil.'AdH1568; is there nophysicianרֹפֵ֖אro.Fe'H7495there? whythenכִּ֗יKiH3588is not thehealthאֲרֻכַ֖ת'a.ru.KhatH724of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971recoveredעָֽלְתָ֔ה'al.TahH5927?

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