Jeremiah 3
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לֵאמֹ֡רto sayingהֵ֣ןthere!יְשַׁלַּ֣חhe will send awayאִ֣ישׁa husbandאֶת־obj.אִשְׁתּוֹ֩wife hisוְהָלְכָ֨הand she will goמֵאִתּ֜וֹfrom with the himוְהָיְתָ֣הand she will belongלְאִישׁ־to a manאַחֵ֗רanotherהֲיָשׁ֤וּב¿ will he returnאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙to herע֔וֹדagainהֲל֛וֹא¿ notחָנ֥וֹףcertainly to be pollutedתֶּחֱנַ֖ףwill it be pollutedהָאָ֣רֶץthe landהַהִ֑יאthe thatוְאַ֗תְּand youזָנִית֙you have acted as a prostituteרֵעִ֣יםcompanionsרַבִּ֔יםmanyוְשׁ֥וֹבand will you return?אֵלַ֖יto meנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהֹוָֽה׃Yahweh
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שְׂאִֽי־lift upעֵינַ֨יִךְeyes yourעַל־onשְׁפָיִ֜םbare heightsוּרְאִ֗יand seeאֵיפֹה֙where?לֹ֣אnotשֻׁכַּ֔בְתְּhave you been lain withעַל־atדְּרָכִים֙roadsיָשַׁ֣בְתְּyou satלָהֶ֔םfor the themכַּעֲרָבִ֖יlike an Arabבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רin the wildernessוַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִיand you have pollutedאֶ֔רֶץthe landבִּזְנוּתַ֖יִךְby prostitution yourוּבְרָעָתֵֽךְ׃and by wickedness your
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֵלַ֗יto meבִּימֵי֙in the days ofיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּJosiahהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingהֲֽרָאִ֔יתָ¿ have you seenאֲשֶׁ֥רthat whichעָשְׂתָ֖הshe has doneמְשֻׁבָ֣הthe apostate oneיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelהֹלְכָ֨הhas been goingהִ֜יאsheעַל־onכָּל־everyהַ֣רhillגָּבֹ֗הַּhighוְאֶל־and toתַּ֛חַתunderכָּל־everyעֵ֥ץtreeרַעֲנָ֖ןluxuriantוַתִּזְנִי־and she has acted as a prostituteשָֽׁם׃there
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וָאֵ֗רֶאand I sawכִּ֤יthatעַל־onכָּל־allאֹדוֹת֙causesאֲשֶׁ֤רthatנִֽאֲפָה֙she committed adulteryמְשֻׁבָ֣הthe apostate oneיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָI sent away herוָאֶתֵּ֛ןand I gaveאֶת־obj.סֵ֥פֶרthe document ofכְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָdivorces herאֵלֶ֑יהָto herוְלֹ֨אand notיָֽרְאָ֜הshe was afraidבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הtreacherousיְהוּדָה֙Judahאֲחוֹתָ֔הּsister herוַתֵּ֖לֶךְand she wentוַתִּ֥זֶןand she acted as a prostituteגַּם־alsoהִֽיא׃she
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הָלֹ֡ךְgoוְקָֽרָאתָ֩and you will proclaimאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֨יםthe wordsהָאֵ֜לֶּהthe theseצָפ֗וֹנָהnorth -wardוְ֠אָמַרְתָּand you will sayשׁ֣וּבָהreturn !מְשֻׁבָ֤הO apostate oneיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehלֽוֹא־notאַפִּ֥ילI will make fallפָּנַ֖יface myבָּכֶ֑םon the youכִּֽי־forחָסִ֤ידam faithfulאֲנִי֙Iנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehלֹ֥אnotאֶטּ֖וֹרI will maintainלְעוֹלָֽם׃for ever
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אַ֚ךְonlyדְּעִ֣יrecognizeעֲוֹנֵ֔ךְiniquity yourכִּ֛יthatבַּיהוָ֥הagainst Yahwehאֱלֹהַ֖יִךְGod yourפָּשָׁ֑עַתְּyou have rebelledוַתְּפַזְּרִ֨יand you have scatteredאֶת־obj.דְּרָכַ֜יִךְways yourלַזָּרִ֗יםto the strangersתַּ֚חַתunderכָּל־everyעֵ֣ץtreeרַעֲנָ֔ןluxuriantוּבְקוֹלִ֥יand to voice myלֹא־notשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םyou have listenedנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהֹוָֽה׃Yahweh
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שׁ֣וּבוּreturnבָנִ֤יםO sonsשׁוֹבָבִים֙backslidingנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּ֥יforאָנֹכִ֖יIבָּעַ֣לְתִּיI am husbandבָכֶ֑םover the youוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יand I will takeאֶתְכֶ֜םobj. youאֶחָ֣דoneמֵעִ֗ירfrom a cityוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙and twoמִמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הfrom a clanוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יand I will bringאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youצִיּֽוֹן׃Zion
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וְהָיָ֡הand it will beכִּ֣יthatתִרְבּוּ֩you will multiplyוּפְרִיתֶ֨םand you will be fruitfulבָּאָ֜רֶץin the landבַּיָּמִ֤יםin the daysהָהֵ֙מָּה֙the thoseנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehלֹא־notיֹ֣אמְרוּpeople will sayע֗וֹדagainאֲרוֹן֙the ark ofבְּרִית־the covenant ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְלֹ֥אand notיַעֲלֶ֖הit will come upעַל־onלֵ֑בa heartוְלֹ֤אand notיִזְכְּרוּ־people will rememberבוֹ֙in the itוְלֹ֣אand notיִפְקֹ֔דוּpeople will miss itוְלֹ֥אand notיֵעָשֶׂ֖הit will be madeעֽוֹד׃again
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בָּעֵ֣תat the timeהַהִ֗יאthe thatיִקְרְא֤וּpeople will callלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙to Jerusalemכִּסֵּ֣אthe throne ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְנִקְוּ֨וּand they will be collectedאֵלֶ֧יהָto itכָֽל־allהַגּוֹיִ֛םthe nationsלְשֵׁ֥םto the name ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םto Jerusalemוְלֹא־and notיֵלְכ֣וּthey will walkע֔וֹדagainאַחֲרֵ֕יafterשְׁרִר֖וּתthe stubbornness ofלִבָּ֥םheart theirהָרָֽע׃ סthe evil
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בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the daysהָהֵ֔מָּהthe thoseיֵלְכ֥וּthey will walkבֵית־the house ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahעַל־withבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוְיָבֹ֤אוּso they may comeיַחְדָּו֙togetherמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom a land ofצָפ֔וֹןthe northעַל־toהָאָ֕רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיI gave as an inheritanceאֶת־obj.אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ancestors your
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וְאָנֹכִ֣יand Iאָמַ֗רְתִּיI thoughtאֵ֚יךְhow!אֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְI will set youבַּבָּנִ֔יםamong the sonsוְאֶתֶּן־so I may giveלָךְ֙to the youאֶ֣רֶץa land ofחֶמְדָּ֔הdesireנַחֲלַ֥תan inheritance ofצְבִ֖יbeauty ofצִבְא֣וֹתbeauties ofגּוֹיִ֑םnationsוָאֹמַ֗רand I thoughtאָבִי֙father myתִּקְרְאִיyou will callלִ֔יto the meוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יand from after meלֹ֥אnotתָשֽׁוּבִי׃you will turn away
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נִשְׁכְּבָ֣הlet us lie downבְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּin shame ourוּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮and let it cover usכְּלִמָּתֵנוּ֒disgrace ourכִּי֩forלַיהוָ֨הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּGod ourחָטָ֗אנוּwe have sinnedאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙weוַאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּand ancestors ourמִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּsince youths ourוְעַד־and untilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוְלֹ֣אand notשָׁמַ֔עְנוּwe have listenedבְּק֖וֹלto the voice ofיְהֹוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ סGod our
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