Jeremiah 19
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וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙and you will sayשִׁמְע֣וּhearדְבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehמַלְכֵ֣יO kings ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יand the inhabitants ofיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemכֹּֽה־thusאָמַר֩he saysיְהוָ֨הYahwehצְבָא֜וֹתof hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelהִנְנִ֨יhere Iמֵבִ֤יאam about to bringרָעָה֙calamityעַל־onהַמָּק֣וֹםthe placeהַזֶּ֔הthe thisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichכָּל־everyשֹׁמְעָ֖הּone who hears of itתִּצַּ֥לְנָהthey will tingleאָזְנָֽיו׃ears his
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יַ֣עַן׀becauseאֲשֶׁ֣רthatעֲזָבֻ֗נִיthey have forsaken meוַֽיְנַכְּר֞וּand they have treated as foreignאֶת־obj.הַמָּק֤וֹםthe placeהַזֶּה֙the thisוַיְקַטְּרוּ־and they have made smokeבוֹ֙in the itלֵאלֹהִ֣יםto godsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichלֹֽא־notיְדָע֛וּםthey knew themהֵ֥מָּהtheyוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖םand ancestors theirוּמַלְכֵ֣יand the kings ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahוּמָֽלְא֛וּand they have filledאֶת־obj.הַמָּק֥וֹםthe placeהַזֶּ֖הthe thisדַּ֥םthe blood ofנְקִיִּֽם׃innocent ones
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וּבָנ֞וּand they have builtאֶת־obj.בָּמ֣וֹתthe high places ofהַבַּ֗עַלthe Baalלִשְׂרֹ֧ףto burnאֶת־obj.בְּנֵיהֶ֛םchildren theirבָּאֵ֖שׁin the fireעֹל֣וֹתburnt offeringsלַבָּ֑עַלto the Baalאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichלֹֽא־notצִוִּ֙יתִי֙I commandedוְלֹ֣אand notדִבַּ֔רְתִּיI spokeוְלֹ֥אand notעָלְתָ֖הit came upעַל־onלִבִּֽי׃ פheart my
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לָכֵ֞ןto thereforeהִנֵּֽה־here!יָמִ֤יםdaysבָּאִים֙are comingנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְלֹא־and notיִקָּרֵא֩it will be calledלַמָּק֨וֹםto the placeהַזֶּ֥הthe thisע֛וֹדagainהַתֹּ֖פֶתthe Tophethוְגֵ֣יאand the valley ofבֶן־Benהִנֹּ֑םHinnomכִּ֖יthatאִם־exceptגֵּ֥יאthe valley ofהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃the slaughter
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וּ֠בַקֹּתִיand I will make voidאֶת־obj.עֲצַ֨תthe plan ofיְהוּדָ֤הJudahוִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙and Jerusalemבַּמָּק֣וֹםin the placeהַזֶּ֔הthe thisוְהִפַּלְתִּ֤יםand I will make fall themבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙by the swordלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔םenemies theirוּבְיַ֖דand by the hand ofמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יthose who seekנַפְשָׁ֑םof life theirוְנָתַתִּ֤יand I will giveאֶת־obj.נִבְלָתָם֙corpses theirלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לto foodלְע֥וֹףto the birds ofהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavensוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תand to the animals ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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וְהַֽאֲכַלְתִּ֞יםand I will make eat themאֶת־obj.בְּשַׂ֣רthe flesh ofבְּנֵיהֶ֗םsons theirוְאֵת֙and obj.בְּשַׂ֣רthe flesh ofבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֔םdaughters theirוְאִ֥ישׁand everyoneבְּשַׂר־the flesh ofרֵעֵ֖הוּneighbor hisיֹאכֵ֑לוּthey will eatבְּמָצוֹר֙in the siegeוּבְמָצ֔וֹקand in the distressאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichיָצִ֧יקוּthey will pressלָהֶ֛םto the themאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖םenemies theirוּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יand those who seekנַפְשָֽׁם׃of life their
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֨and you will sayאֲלֵיהֶ֜םto themכֹּה־thusאָמַ֣ר׀he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֗וֹתof hostsכָּ֣כָהthusאֶשְׁבֹּ֞רI will breakאֶת־obj.הָעָ֤םthe peopleהַזֶּה֙the thisוְאֶת־and obj.הָעִ֣ירthe cityהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust asיִשְׁבֹּר֙someone breaksאֶת־obj.כְּלִ֣יthe vessel ofהַיּוֹצֵ֔רthe potterאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichלֹֽא־notיוּכַ֥לit will be ableלְהֵרָפֵ֖הto be repairedע֑וֹדagainוּבְתֹ֣פֶתand in Tophethיִקְבְּר֔וּpeople will buryמֵאֵ֥יןfrom notמָק֖וֹםroomלִקְבּֽוֹר׃to bury
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וְהָי֞וּand they will beבָּתֵּ֣יthe houses ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalemוּבָתֵּי֙and the houses ofמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahכִּמְק֥וֹםlike the place ofהַתֹּ֖פֶתthe Tophethהַטְּמֵאִ֑יםthe unclean thingsלְכֹ֣לto allהַבָּתִּ֗יםthe housesאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichקִטְּר֜וּpeople made smokeעַל־onגַּגֹּֽתֵיהֶם֙roofs theirלְכֹל֙to allצְבָ֣אthe host ofהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוְהַסֵּ֥ךְand they poured outנְסָכִ֖יםdrink offeringsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםto godsאֲחֵרִֽים׃ פother
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysיְהוָ֤הYahwehצְבָאוֹת֙of hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהִנְנִ֨יhere Iמֵבִ֜יאam about to bringאֶל־toהָעִ֤ירthe cityהַזֹּאת֙the thisוְעַל־and onכָּל־allעָרֶ֔יהָcities itsאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allהָ֣רָעָ֔הthe calamityאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיI have spokenעָלֶ֑יהָon itכִּ֤יforהִקְשׁוּ֙they have stiffenedאֶת־obj.עָרְפָּ֔םneck theirלְבִלְתִּ֖יto notשְׁמ֥וֹעַto hearאֶת־obj.דְּבָרָֽי׃words my
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