Jeremiah 16
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כִּי־forכֹ֣ה׀thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehעַל־onהַבָּנִים֙the sonsוְעַל־and onהַבָּנ֔וֹתthe daughtersהַיִּלּוֹדִ֖יםthe bornבַּמָּק֣וֹםin the placeהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוְעַֽל־and onאִמֹּתָ֞םmothers theirהַיֹּלְד֣וֹתwho boreאוֹתָ֗םobj. themוְעַל־and onאֲבוֹתָ֛םfathers theirהַמּוֹלִדִ֥יםwho fatheredאוֹתָ֖םobj. themבָּאָ֥רֶץin the landהַזֹּֽאת׃the this
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מְמוֹתֵ֨יdeaths ofתַחֲלֻאִ֜יםdiseasesיָמֻ֗תוּthey will dieלֹ֤אnotיִסָּֽפְדוּ֙they will be mournedוְלֹ֣אand notיִקָּבֵ֔רוּthey will be buriedלְדֹ֛מֶןinto dungעַל־onפְּנֵ֥יthe surface ofהָאֲדָמָ֖הthe groundיִֽהְי֑וּthey will becomeוּבַחֶ֤רֶבand by the swordוּבָֽרָעָב֙and by the famineיִכְל֔וּthey will come to an endוְהָיְתָ֤הand it will becomeנִבְלָתָם֙corpses theirלְמַאֲכָ֔לinto foodלְע֥וֹףfor the birds ofהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavensוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תand for the animals ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סthe earth
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כִּֽי־forכֹ֣ה׀thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehאַל־may notתָּבוֹא֙you enterבֵּ֣יתa house ofמַרְזֵ֔חַmourningוְאַל־and may notתֵּלֵ֣ךְyou goלִסְפּ֔וֹדto lamentוְאַל־and may notתָּנֹ֖דyou show sympathyלָהֶ֑םto the themכִּֽי־forאָסַ֨פְתִּיI have withdrawnאֶת־obj.שְׁלוֹמִ֜יpeace myמֵאֵ֨תfrom withהָעָ֤ם־the peopleהַזֶּה֙the thisנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֶת־obj.הַחֶ֖סֶדthe covenant loyaltyוְאֶת־and obj.הָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃the compassions
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וּמֵ֨תוּand they will dieגְדֹלִ֧יםgreat peopleוּקְטַנִּ֛יםand insignificant peopleבָּאָ֥רֶץin the landהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisלֹ֣אnotיִקָּבֵ֑רוּthey will be buriedוְלֹֽא־and notיִסְפְּד֣וּpeople will mournלָהֶ֔םfor the themוְלֹ֣אand notיִתְגֹּדַ֔דanyone will cut himselfוְלֹ֥אand notיִקָּרֵ֖חַanyone will make himself baldלָהֶֽם׃for the them
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כִּי֩forכֹ֨הthusאָמַ֜רhe saysיְהוָ֤הYahwehצְבָאוֹת֙of hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהִנְנִ֨יhere Iמַשְׁבִּ֜יתam about to cause to ceaseמִן־fromהַמָּק֥וֹםthe placeהַזֶּ֛הthe thisלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םto eyes yourוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םand in days yourק֤וֹלthe sound ofשָׂשׂוֹן֙joyוְק֣וֹלand the sound ofשִׂמְחָ֔הgladnessק֥וֹלthe sound ofחָתָ֖ןa bridegroomוְק֥וֹלand the sound ofכַּלָּֽה׃a bride
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וְהָיָ֗הand it will beכִּ֤יthatתַגִּיד֙you will tellלָעָ֣םto the peopleהַזֶּ֔הthe thisאֵ֥תobj.כָּל־allהַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe wordsהָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseוְאָמְר֣וּand they will sayאֵלֶ֗יךָto youעַל־concerningמֶה֩what?דִבֶּ֨רhas he spokenיְהוָ֤הYahwehעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙on usאֵ֣תobj.כָּל־allהָרָעָ֤הthe calamityהַגְּדוֹלָה֙the greatהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisוּמֶ֤הand what?עֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙is iniquity ourוּמֶ֣הand what?חַטָּאתֵ֔נוּis sin ourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichחָטָ֖אנוּwe have sinnedלַֽיהוָ֥הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃God our
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֲלֵיהֶ֗םto themעַל֩onאֲשֶׁר־thatעָזְב֨וּthey forsookאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤םancestors yourאוֹתִי֙obj. meנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוַיֵּלְכ֗וּand they walkedאַֽחֲרֵי֙afterאֱלֹהִ֣יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherוַיַּעַבְד֖וּםand they served themוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּand they bowed downלָהֶ֑םto the themוְאֹתִ֣יand obj. meעָזָ֔בוּthey forsookוְאֶת־and obj.תּוֹרָתִ֖יlaw myלֹ֥אnotשָׁמָֽרוּ׃they kept
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וְהֵטַלְתִּ֣יand I will throw outאֶתְכֶ֗םobj. youמֵעַל֙from onהָאָ֣רֶץthe landהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisעַל־toהָאָ֕רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁר֙whichלֹ֣אnotיְדַעְתֶּ֔םyou have knownאַתֶּ֖םyouוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םand ancestors yourוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־and you will serveשָׁ֞םthereאֶת־obj.אֱלֹהִ֤יםgodsאֲחֵרִים֙otherיוֹמָ֣םby dayוָלַ֔יְלָהand nightאֲשֶׁ֛רthatלֹֽא־notאֶתֵּ֥ןI will giveלָכֶ֖םto the youחֲנִינָֽה׃ סfavor
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כִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptחַי־by the life ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoהֶעֱלָ֜הhe brought upאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֤יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom a land ofצָפ֔וֹןthe northוּמִכֹּל֙and from allהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתthe landsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhereהִדִּיחָ֖םhe had banished themשָׁ֑מָּהthere towardsוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙and I will bring back themעַל־toאַדְמָתָ֔םland theirאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנָתַ֖תִּיI gaveלַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סto ancestors their
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הִנְנִ֨יhere Iשֹׁלֵ֜חַam about to sendלְדַיָּגִ֥יםfor fishermenרַבִּ֛יםmanyנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehוְדִיג֑וּםand they will fish out themוְאַֽחֲרֵי־and afterכֵ֗ןthusאֶשְׁלַח֙I will sendלְרַבִּ֣יםfor manyצַיָּדִ֔יםhuntersוְצָד֞וּםand they will hunt themמֵעַ֤לfrom onכָּל־everyהַר֙mountainוּמֵעַ֣לand from onכָּל־everyגִּבְעָ֔הhillוּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖יand from the clefts ofהַסְּלָעִֽים׃the rocks
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וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣יand I will repayרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הfirstמִשְׁנֵ֤הthe double ofעֲוֹנָם֙iniquity theirוְחַטָּאתָ֔םand sin theirעַ֖לbecauseחַלְּלָ֣םhave profaned theyאֶת־obj.אַרְצִ֑יland myבְּנִבְלַ֤תwith the corpses ofשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙detestable things theirוְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םand abominations theirמָלְא֖וּthey have filledאֶת־obj.נַחֲלָתִֽי׃ סinheritance my
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יְהוָ֞הO Yahwehעֻזִּ֧יstrength myוּמָעֻזִּ֛יand stronghold myוּמְנוּסִ֖יand place of escape myבְּי֣וֹםin a day ofצָרָ֑הtroubleאֵלֶ֗יךָto youגּוֹיִ֤םnationsיָבֹ֙אוּ֙they will comeמֵֽאַפְסֵי־from the ends ofאָ֔רֶץthe earthוְיֹאמְר֗וּso they may sayאַךְ־surelyשֶׁ֙קֶר֙falsehoodנָחֲל֣וּthey possessedאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּancestors ourהֶ֖בֶלfutilityוְאֵֽין־and notבָּ֥םthere was in the themמוֹעִֽיל׃a thing that profits
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