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Jeremiah 9:2-10

2Othatיִתְּנֵ֣נִיyi.te.Ne.niH5414I had in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֗רva.mid.BarH4057a lodgingplaceמְלוֹן֙me.lOnH4411of wayfaringmenאֹֽרְחִ֔ים'o.re.ChimH732; that I mightleaveוְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ve.'e.'ez.VahH5800mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, andgoH3212from them! for they are alladulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003, anassemblyעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116of treacherousmenבֹּגְדִֽים׃bo.ge.DimH898.

3And theybendוַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּvai.yad.re.KhuH1869theirtonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֙le.sho.NamH3956like theirbowקַשְׁתָּ֣םkash.TamH7198forliesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267: but they are notvaliantגָּבְר֣וּga.ve.RuH1396for thetruthלֶאֱמוּנָ֖הle.'e.mu.NahH530upon theearthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776; for theyproceedיָצָ֛אוּya.Tza.'uH3318fromevilמֵרָעָ֨הme.ra.'AhH7451toevilרָעָ֧ה׀ra.'AhH7451, and theyknowיָדָ֖עוּya.Da.'uH3045not me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

4Take yeheedהִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּhi.sha.Me.ruH8104everyoneH376of hisneighbourH7453, andtrustתִּבְטָ֑חוּtiv.Ta.chuH982ye not in anybrotherאָ֖ח'achH251: for everybrotherאָח֙'achH251willutterlyעָק֣וֹבa.KovH6117supplantיַעְקֹ֔בya'.KoH6117, and everyneighbourH7453willwalkיַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ya.ha.LokhH1980withslandersרָכִ֥ילra.KhilH7400.

5And they willdeceiveיְהָתֵ֔לּוּye.ha.Te.luH2048everyoneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376hisneighbourבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453, and will notspeakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696thetruthוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571: they havetaughtלִמְּד֧וּli.me.DuH3925theirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֛םle.sho.NamH3956tospeakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696liesשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267, andwearyנִלְאֽוּ׃nil.'UH3811themselves to commitiniquityהַעֲוֵ֥הha.'a.VehH5753.

6Thyhabitationשִׁבְתְּךָ֖shiv.te.KhaH3427is in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofdeceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820; throughdeceitבְּמִרְמָ֛הbe.mir.MahH4820theyrefuseמֵאֲנ֥וּme.'a.NuH3985toknowדַֽעַת־da.'at-H3045me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDH3068.

7Therefore thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Behold, I willmeltצוֹרְפָ֖םtzor.FamH6884them, andtryוּבְחַנְתִּ֑יםu.ve.chan.TimH974them; for how shall Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213forמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971?

8Theirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956is as anarrowחֵ֥ץchetzH2671shotoutשָׁח֛וּטsho.chetH7819; itspeakethדִבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696deceitמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820: onespeakethיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696peaceablyשָׁל֤וֹםsha.LomH7965to hisneighbourרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453with hismouthבְּפִ֗יוbe.FivH6310, but inheartוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130heliethיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760inwaitאָרְבּֽוֹ׃'a.re.BoH696.

9Shall I notpunishאֶפְקָד־'ef.kod-H6485them for these things ?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: shall not mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358on such anationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

10For themountainsהֶ֨הָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022will I takeupאֶשָּׂ֧א'e.Sa'H5375aweepingבְכִ֣יve.KhiH1065andwailingוָנֶ֗הִיva.Ne.hiH5092, and for thehabitationsנְא֤וֹתne.'otH4999of thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057alamentationקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015, because they are burnedupנִצְּתוּ֙ni.tze.TuH3341, so thatnoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376canpassעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674through them ; neither can menhearשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of thecattleמִקְנֶ֑הmik.NehH4735; both thefowlמֵע֤וֹףme.'ofH5775of theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and thebeastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929havefledנָדְד֖וּna.de.DuH5074; they aregoneהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980.

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