Jeremiah 12
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צַדִּ֤יקare righteousאַתָּה֙youיְהוָ֔הO Yahwehכִּ֥יifאָרִ֖יבI bring a caseאֵלֶ֑יךָto youאַ֤ךְneverthelessמִשְׁפָּטִים֙judgmentsאֲדַבֵּ֣רI will speakאוֹתָ֔ךְwith the youמַדּ֗וּעַwhy?דֶּ֤רֶךְthe way ofרְשָׁעִים֙wicked peopleצָלֵ֔חָהdoes it prosperשָׁל֖וּare they at ease?כָּל־allבֹּ֥גְדֵיthose who act treacherously ofבָֽגֶד׃treachery
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עַד־untilמָתַי֙when?תֶּאֱבַ֣לwill it dry upהָאָ֔רֶץthe landוְעֵ֥שֶׂבand the vegetation ofכָּל־everyהַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe fieldיִיבָ֑שׁwill it be dried upמֵרָעַ֣תfrom the evil ofיֹֽשְׁבֵי־those who dwellבָ֗הּin the itסָפְתָ֤הit has dwindled awayבְהֵמוֹת֙animalsוָע֔וֹףand birdsכִּ֣יforאָמְר֔וּpeople have saidלֹ֥אnotיִרְאֶ֖הhe will seeאֶת־obj.אַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃end our
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כִּ֣יifאֶת־withרַגְלִ֥ים׀foot soldiersרַ֙צְתָּה֙you have runוַיַּלְא֔וּךָand they have made weary youוְאֵ֥יךְand how?תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖הwill you competeאֶת־withהַסּוּסִ֑יםthe horsesוּבְאֶ֤רֶץand in a land ofשָׁלוֹם֙safetyאַתָּ֣הyouבוֹטֵ֔חַare falling to the groundוְאֵ֥יךְand how?תַּעֲשֶׂ֖הwill you doבִּגְא֥וֹןin the thicket ofהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃the Jordan
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כִּ֧יforגַם־alsoאַחֶ֣יךָbrothers yourוּבֵית־and the house ofאָבִ֗יךָfather yourגַּם־alsoהֵ֙מָּה֙theyבָּ֣גְדוּthey have dealt treacherouslyבָ֔ךְwith the youגַּם־alsoהֵ֛מָּהtheyקָרְא֥וּthey have called outאַחֲרֶ֖יךָafter youמָלֵ֑אfullאַל־may notתַּאֲמֵ֣ןyou trustבָּ֔םin the themכִּֽי־forיְדַבְּר֥וּthey speakאֵלֶ֖יךָto youטוֹבֽוֹת׃ סgood things
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עַֽל־overכָּל־allשְׁפָיִ֣םthe bare heightsבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רin the wildernessבָּ֚אוּthey have comeשֹֽׁדְדִ֔יםdestroyersכִּ֣יforחֶ֤רֶבa swordלַֽיהוָה֙of Yahwehאֹֽכְלָ֔הis devouringמִקְצֵה־from an end ofאֶ֖רֶץthe landוְעַד־and toקְצֵ֣הthe end ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landאֵ֥יןnotשָׁל֖וֹםpeaceלְכָל־belongs to anyבָּשָֽׂר׃ סflesh
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כֹּ֣ה׀thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehעַל־onכָּל־allשְׁכֵנַי֙neighbors myהָֽרָעִ֔יםthe evilהַנֹּֽגְעִים֙who touchבַּֽנַּחֲלָ֔הin the inheritanceאֲשֶׁר־whichהִנְחַ֥לְתִּיI gave as an inheritanceאֶת־obj.עַמִּ֖יpeople myאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelהִנְנִ֤יhere Iנֹֽתְשָׁם֙am about to pluck up themמֵעַ֣לfrom onאַדְמָתָ֔םland theirוְאֶת־and obj.בֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahאֶתּ֥וֹשׁI will pluck upמִתּוֹכָֽם׃from among them
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וְהָיָ֡הand it will beאִם־ifלָמֹ֣דcertainly if learnיִלְמְדוּ֩they will learnאֶת־obj.דַּֽרְכֵ֨יthe ways ofעַמִּ֜יpeople myלְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַto swearבִּשְׁמִי֙by name myחַי־by the life ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust asלִמְּדוּ֙they taughtאֶת־obj.עַמִּ֔יpeople myלְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַto swearבַּבָּ֑עַלby the Baalוְנִבְנ֖וּand they will be builtבְּת֥וֹךְin amongעַמִּֽי׃people my
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