Jeremiah 8
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בָּעֵ֣תat the timeהַהִ֣יאthe thatנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֡הYahwehיוֹצִ֣יאוּpeople will bring outאֶת־obj.עַצְמ֣וֹתthe bones ofמַלְכֵֽי־the kings ofיְהוּדָ֣הJudahוְאֶת־and obj.עַצְמוֹת־the bones ofשָׂרָיו֩officials itsוְאֶת־and obj.עַצְמ֨וֹתthe bones ofהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםthe priestsוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.עַצְמ֣וֹתthe bones ofהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםthe prophetsוְאֵ֛תand obj.עַצְמ֥וֹתthe bones ofיוֹשְׁבֵֽי־the inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םJerusalemמִקִּבְרֵיהֶֽם׃from graves their
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וּשְׁטָחוּם֩and they will spread out themלַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁto the sunוְלַיָּרֵ֜חַand to the moonוּלְכֹ֣ל׀and to allצְבָ֣אthe host ofהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםthe heavensאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאֲהֵב֜וּםthey loved themוַאֲשֶׁ֤רand whichעֲבָדוּם֙they served themוַֽאֲשֶׁר֙and whichהָלְכ֣וּthey walkedאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔םafter themוַאֲשֶׁ֣רand whichדְּרָשׁ֔וּםthey consulted themוַאֲשֶׁ֥רand whichהִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּthey bowed downלָהֶ֑םto the themלֹ֤אnotיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙they will be gatheredוְלֹ֣אand notיִקָּבֵ֔רוּthey will be buriedלְדֹ֛מֶןinto dungעַל־onפְּנֵ֥יthe surface ofהָאֲדָמָ֖הthe groundיִֽהְיֽוּ׃they will become
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וְנִבְחַ֥רand it will be chosenמָ֙וֶת֙deathמֵֽחַיִּ֔יםmore than lifeלְכֹ֗לby allהַשְּׁאֵרִית֙the remnantהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֔יםwhich remainמִן־fromהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הthe familyהָֽרָעָ֖הthe evilהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisבְּכָל־in allהַמְּקֹמ֤וֹתthe placesהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙which remainאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereהִדַּחְתִּ֣יםI have banished themשָׁ֔םthereנְאֻ֖םthe utterance ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סof hosts
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הִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּיI have paid attentionוָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙and I have heardלוֹא־notכֵ֣ןrightיְדַבֵּ֔רוּthey speakאֵ֣יןthere notאִ֗ישׁis anyoneנִחָם֙who relentsעַל־onרָ֣עָת֔וֹwickedness hisלֵאמֹ֖רto sayingמֶ֣הwhat?עָשִׂ֑יתִיhave I doneכֻּלֹּ֗הall of itשָׁ֚בis turningבִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔םin own course theirכְּס֥וּסlike a horseשׁוֹטֵ֖ףwhich rushesבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃in the battle
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גַּם־alsoחֲסִידָ֣הa storkבַשָּׁמַ֗יִםin the heavensיָֽדְעָה֙it knowsמֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָappointed times itsוְתֹ֤רand a turtle-doveוְסִיס֙and a swiftוְעָג֔וּרand a craneשָׁמְר֖וּthey keepאֶת־obj.עֵ֣תthe time ofבֹּאָ֑נָהcoming theyוְעַמִּ֕יand people myלֹ֣אnotיָֽדְע֔וּthey knowאֵ֖תobj.מִשְׁפַּ֥טthe ordinance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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לָכֵן֩to thereforeאֶתֵּ֨ןI will giveאֶת־obj.נְשֵׁיהֶ֜םwives theirלַאֲחֵרִ֗יםto othersשְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙fields theirלְי֣וֹרְשִׁ֔יםto those who dispossessכִּ֤יforמִקָּטֹן֙from the smallוְעַד־and untoגָּד֔וֹלthe greatכֻּלֹּ֖הall of itבֹּצֵ֣עַis gainingבָּ֑צַעunjust gainמִנָּבִיא֙from prophetוְעַד־and untoכֹּהֵ֔ןpriestכֻּלֹּ֖הall of itעֹ֥שֶׂהis doingשָּֽׁקֶר׃falsehood
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הֹבִ֕שׁוּare they ashamed?כִּ֥יthatתוֹעֵבָ֖הan abominationעָשׂ֑וּthey have doneגַּם־alsoבּ֣וֹשׁat all ashamedלֹֽא־notיֵבֹ֗שׁוּthey are ashamedוְהִכָּלֵם֙and to be ashamedלֹ֣אnotיָדָ֔עוּthey knowלָכֵ֞ןto thereforeיִפְּל֣וּthey will fallבַנֹּפְלִ֗יםamong the those who fallבְּעֵ֧תat the time ofפְּקֻדָּתָ֛םpunishment theirיִכָּשְׁל֖וּthey will stumbleאָמַ֥רhe saysיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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אָסֹ֥ףsurely gatherאֲסִיפֵ֖םI will make an end of themנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהֹוָ֑הYahwehאֵין֩there notעֲנָבִ֨יםwill be grapesבַּגֶּ֜פֶןon the vineוְאֵ֧יןand there notתְּאֵנִ֣יםwill be figsבַּתְּאֵנָ֗הon the fig treeוְהֶֽעָלֶה֙and the leafageנָבֵ֔לit will witherוָאֶתֵּ֥ןand I gaveלָהֶ֖םto the themיַעַבְרֽוּם׃they will pass away them
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עַל־concerningמָה֙what?אֲנַ֣חְנוּare weיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםsittingהֵֽאָסְפ֗וּgather yourselvesוְנָב֛וֹאso we may goאֶל־intoעָרֵ֥יthe cities ofהַמִּבְצָ֖רthe fortificationוְנִדְּמָה־so we may perishשָּׁ֑םthereכִּי֩forיְהוָ֨הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּGod ourהֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙he has silenced usוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּand he has given to drink usמֵי־water ofרֹ֔אשׁpoisonכִּ֥יforחָטָ֖אנוּwe have sinnedלַיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh
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מִדָּ֤ןfrom Danנִשְׁמַע֙it has been heardנַחְרַ֣תthe snorting ofסוּסָ֗יוhorses hisמִקּוֹל֙from the sound ofמִצְהֲל֣וֹתthe neighings ofאַבִּירָ֔יוmighty horses hisרָעֲשָׁ֖הit has shakenכָּל־allהָאָ֑רֶץthe landוַיָּב֗וֹאוּand they have comeוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙and they have consumedאֶ֣רֶץthe landוּמְלוֹאָ֔הּand what fills itעִ֖ירthe cityוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיand the inhabitantsבָֽהּ׃ סin the it
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הִנֵּה־there!ק֞וֹלthe sound ofשַֽׁוְעַ֣תthe cry for help ofבַּת־the daughter ofעַמִּ֗יpeople myמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙from a land ofמַרְחַקִּ֔יםdistancesהַֽיהוָה֙¿ is Yahwehאֵ֣יןnotבְּצִיּ֔וֹןin Zionאִם־or?מַלְכָּ֖הּis king itsאֵ֣יןnotבָּ֑הּin the itמַדּ֗וּעַwhy?הִכְעִס֛וּנִיhave they provoked to anger meבִּפְסִלֵיהֶ֖םby idols theirבְּהַבְלֵ֥יby vanities ofנֵכָֽר׃foreignness
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