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Take in your hand some great stones, and put them in a safe place in the paste in the brickwork which is at the way into Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, before the eyes of the men of Judah;

לְעֵינֵ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

And say to them, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and he will put the seat of his kingdom on these stones which have been put in a safe place here by

לָאֲבָנִ֥ים (לָ) la. “<to> the”

And he will come and overcome the land of Egypt; those who are for death will be put to death, those who are to be prisoners will be made prisoners, and those who are for the sword will be given to the sword.

לַמָּ֣וֶת (לַ) la. “[are] for <the>”לַמָּ֗וֶת (לַ) la. “to <the>”לַשְּׁבִי֙ (לַ) la. “[are] for <the>”לַשֶּׁ֔בִי (לַ) la. “to <the>”לַחֶ֖רֶב (לַ) la. “[are] for the”לֶחָֽרֶב׃ (לֶ) le. “to the”

The word which came to Jeremiah about all the Jews who were living in the land of Egypt, in Migdol and at Tahpanhes and at Noph and in the country of Pathros, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Because of the evil which they have done, moving me to wrath by burning perfumes in worship to other gods, who were not their gods or yours or the gods of their fathers.

לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי (לְ) le. “to”לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “by”לְקַטֵּ֔ר (לְ) le. “to”לַעֲבֹ֖ד (לַ) la. “to”לֵאלֹהִ֣ים (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And I sent all my servants the prophets to you, getting up early and sending them, saying, Do not do this disgusting thing which is hated by me.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

But they gave no attention, and their ears were not open so that they might be turned from their evil-doing and from burning perfume to other gods.

לָשׁ֖וּב (לָ) la. “to”לְבִלְתִּ֥י (לְ) le. “to”לֵאלֹהִ֥ים (לֵ) le. “to”

Because of this, my passion and my wrath were let loose, burning in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are waste and unpeopled as at this day.

לְחָרְבָּ֥ה (לְ) le. “<into>”לִשְׁמָמָ֖ה (לִ) li “<into>”

So now, the Lord, the God of armies, the God of Israel, has said, Why are you doing this great evil against yourselves, causing every man and woman, little child and baby at the breast among you in Judah to be cut off till not one is still living;

לָמָה֩ (לָ) la. “<to>”לְהַכְרִ֨ית (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֧ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְבִלְתִּ֛י (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

Moving me to wrath with the work of your hands, burning perfumes to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to make a place for yourselves, so that you may become a curse and a name of shame among all the nations of the earth?

לְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙ (לְ) le. “by”לְקַטֵּ֞ר (לְ) le. “by”לֵאלֹהִ֤ים (לֵ) le. “to”לָג֣וּר (לָ) la. “to”לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לִקְלָלָ֣ה (לִ) li “<into>”וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔ה (לְ) le. “<into>”

Even to this day their hearts are not broken, and they have no fear, and have not gone in the way of my law or of my rules which I gave to you and to your fathers.

לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם (לִ) li “<to>”וְלִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

So this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, my face will be turned against you for evil, for the cutting off of all Judah;

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לְרָעָ֑ה (לְ) le. “for”וּלְהַכְרִ֖ית (לְ) le. “to”

And I will take the last of Judah, whose minds are fixed on going into the land of Egypt and stopping there, and they will all come to their end, falling in the land of Egypt by the sword and by being short of food and by disease; death will overtake the

לָב֣וֹא (לָ) la. “to”לָג֣וּר (לָ) la. “to”לְאָלָ֣ה (לְ) le. “<into>”לְשַׁמָּ֔ה (לְ) le. “<into>”וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה (לִ) li “<into>”וּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

So that not one of the rest of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt and are living there, will get away or keep his life, to come back to the land of Judah where they are hoping to come back and be living again: for not one will come back, but onl

לִשְׁאֵרִ֣ית (לִ) li “to”לָגֽוּר־ (לָ) la. “to”וְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ (לָ) la. “to”לָשׁוּב֙ (לָ) la. “to”לָשֶׁ֣בֶת (לָ) la. “to”

Then all the men who had knowledge that their wives were burning perfumes to other gods, and all the women who were present, a great meeting, answering Jeremiah, said,

לֵאלֹהִ֣ים (לֵ) le. “to”לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of

לְקַטֵּ֞ר (לְ) le. “to”לִמְלֶ֣כֶת (לִ) li “to”לָ֣הּ (לָ֣) la “to <the>”

But from the time when we gave up burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her, we have been in need of all things, and have been wasted by the sword and by need of food.

לְקַטֵּ֨ר (לְ) le. “to”לִמְלֶ֧כֶת (לִ) li “to”לָ֥הּ (לָ֥) la “to <the>”

And the women said, When we were burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her, did we make cakes in her image and give her our drink offerings without the knowledge of our husbands?

לִמְלֶ֣כֶת (לִ) li “to”וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “to <the>”לָ֤הּ (לָ֤) la “for <the>”לְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔ה (לְ) le. “to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “to <the>”

Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and women and all the people who had given him that answer,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the Lord was no longer able to put up with the evil of your doings and the disgusting things you did; and because of this your land has become a waste and a cause of wonder and a curse, with no one living in it, as at this day.

לָשֵׂ֗את (לָ) la. “to”לְחָרְבָּ֨ה (לְ) le. “<into>”וּלְשַׁמָּ֧ה (לְ) le. “<into>”וְלִקְלָלָ֛ה (לִ) li “<into>”

Because you have been burning perfumes, and sinning against the Lord, and have not given ear to the voice of the Lord, or gone in the way of his law or his rules or his orders; for this reason this evil has come on you, as it is today.

לַיהוָ֗ה (לַ) la. “to”

This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: You women have said with your mouths, and with your hands you have done what you said, We will certainly give effect to the oaths we have made, to have perfumes burned to the queen of heaven a

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְקַטֵּר֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִמְלֶ֣כֶת (לִ) li “to”וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “to <the>”

And now give ear to the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who are living in the land of Egypt: Truly, I have taken an oath by my great name, says the Lord, that my name is no longer to be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt,

לָכֵן֙ (לָ) la. “<to>”

See, I am watching over them for evil and not for good: all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will be wasted by the sword and by need of food till there is an end of them.

לְרָעָ֖ה (לְ) le. “for”לְטוֹבָ֑ה (לְ) le. “for”

And those who get away safe from the sword will come back from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, a very small number; and all the rest of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt and are living there, will see whose word has effect, mine or thei

לְאֶֽרֶץ־ (לְ) le. “to”לָג֣וּר (לָ) la. “to”