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Jeremiah 8:4-22

4Moreover thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; Shall theyfallהֲיִפְּל֖וּha.yi.pe.LuH5307, and notriseיָק֑וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965? shall he turnawayיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725, and notreturnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725?

5Why then hath thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sliddenbackשׁוֹבְבָ֜הsho.VahH7725by aperpetualנִצַּ֑חַתni.Tza.chatH5329backslidingמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878? theyholdהֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙he.che.Zi.kuH2388fastdeceitבַּתַּרְמִ֔יתba.tar.MitH8649, theyrefuseמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985toreturnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

6Ihearkenedהִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּיhik.Shav.tiH7181andheardוָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085, but they spoke notarightיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696: nomanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376repentedנִחָם֙ni.ChamH5162ofעַל־'al-H5921hiswickednessרָ֣עָת֔וֹra.'a.ToH7451,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, What have Idoneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213? every oneturnedשָׁ֚בShavH7725to hiscourseבִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔םbim.ru.tzo.tamH4794, as thehorseכְּס֥וּסke.SusH5483rushethשׁוֹטֵ֖ףsho.TefH7857to thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

7Yea, thestorkחֲסִידָ֣הcha.si.DahH2624in theheavenבַשָּׁמַ֗יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064knowethיָֽדְעָה֙ya.de.'AhH3045her appointedtimesמֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָmo.'a.Dei.haH4150; and theturtledoveוְתֹ֤רve.TorH8449and thecraneוְסִיס֙ve.susH5483and theswallowוְעָג֔וּרve.'a.GurH5693observeשָׁמְר֖וּsha.me.RuH8104thetimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256of theircomingבֹּאָ֑נָהbo.'A.nahH935; but mypeopleוְעַמִּ֕יve.'a.MiH5971knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045not thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8How do yesayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559, We arewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450, and thelawוְתוֹרַ֥תve.to.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with us? Lo,certainlyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403invainלַשֶּׁ֣קֶרla.She.kerH8267he hathmadeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213it ; thepenעֵ֖ט'etH5842of thescribesסֹפְרִֽים׃so.fe.RimH5608is invainשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267.

9Thewiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450men areashamedH3001, they aredismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865andtakenוַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּvai.yi.la.Khe.duH3920: lo, they haverejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988thewordבִדְבַר־vid.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068; and whatwisdomוְחָכְמַֽת־ve.cha.khe.mat-H2451is in them?

10Therefore will Igiveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֜םne.shei.HemH802toothersלַאֲחֵרִ֗יםla.'a.che.RimH312, and theirfieldsשְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙se.do.tei.HemH7704to them that shallinheritלְי֣וֹרְשִׁ֔יםle.Yor.ShimH3423them : for every one from theleastמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996even to thegreatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419isgivenבֹּצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214tocovetousnessבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215, from theprophetמִנָּבִיא֙mi.na.Vi'H5030even to thepriestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548every onedealethעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213falselyשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

11For they havehealedוַיְרַפּ֞וּvay.ra.PuH7495thehurtשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971slightlyנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965; when there is nopeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

12Were theyashamedH3001when they hadcommittedעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441? nay, they were not atallH954ashamedH954, neithercouldיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045theyblushוְהִכָּלֵם֙ve.hi.ka.LemH3637: therefore shall theyfallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307among them thatfallבַנֹּפְלִ֗יםva.no.fe.LimH5307: in thetimeבְּעֵ֧תbe.'EtH6256of theirpunishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֛םpe.ku.da.TamH6486they shall be castdownיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

13I willsurelyאָסֹ֥ף'a.SofH622consumeאֲסִיפֵ֖ם'a.si.FemH5486them,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: there shall be nograpesעֲנָבִ֨ים'a.na.VimH6025on thevineבַּגֶּ֜פֶןba.Ge.fenH1612, norfigsתְּאֵנִ֣יםte.'e.NimH8384on the figtreeבַּתְּאֵנָ֗הba.te.'e.NahH8384, and theleafוְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ve.he.'a.LehH5929shallfadeנָבֵ֔לna.VelH5034; and the things that I havegivenוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414to them shall passawayיַעַבְרֽוּם׃ya.'av.RumH5674from them.

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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