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For thus
saith the
LORD unto the
king's house of
Judah; Thou art
Gilead unto me, and the
head of
Lebanon: yet surely I will
make thee a
wilderness, and
cities which are not
inhabited.
h'd.Wh.y .$,l,m tyeB -l;[ h'wh.y r;m'a h{k -yiK ? '$.tyiv]a a{l -mia !w{n'b.L;h va{r yil h'T;a d'[.liG ? h'b'vw{n a{l ~yir'[ r'B.dim
7
And I will
prepare destroyers against thee, every
one with his
weapons: and they shall cut
down thy
choice cedars, and
cast them into the
fire.
.Wt.r'k.w wy'lek.w vyia ~yitix.v;m '$y,l'[ yiT.v;Diq.w ? vea'h -l;[ .WlyiPih.w '$y,z'r]a r;x.bim
8
And
many nations shall
pass by this
city, and they shall
say every
man to his
neighbour, Wherefore hath the
LORD done thus unto this
great city?
.Wr.m'a.w ta{Z;h ryi['h l;[ ~yiB;r ~Iyw{G .Wr.b'[.w ? h'k'K h'wh.y h'f'[ h,m -l;[ .Whe[er -l,a vyia ? ta{Z;h h'lw{d.G;h ryi['l
9
Then they shall
answer, Because they have
forsaken the
covenant of the
LORD their
God, and
worshipped other gods, and
served them.
h'wh.y tyir.B -t,a .Wb.z'[ r,v]a l;[ .Wr.m'a.w ? ~.Wd.b;[;Y;w ~yirex]a ~yih{lael .Ww]x;T.viY;w ~,hyeh{l/a
10
Weep ye not for the
dead, neither
bemoan him: but
weep sore for him that goeth
away: for he shall
return no more, nor
see his
native country.
w{k'b .Wk.B w{l .WdUn'T -l;a.w tem.l .WK.biT -l;a ? #,r,a -t,a h'a'r.w dw{[ b.Wv'y a{l yiK .$el{h;l ? w{T.d;lw{m
11
For thus
saith the
LORD touching Shallum the
son of
Josiah king of
Judah, which
reigned instead of
Josiah his
father, which went
forth out of this
place; He shall not
return thither any more:
.Wh'Yiva{y -n,B ~UL;v -l,a h'wh.y -r;m'a h{k yiK ? wyib'a .Wh'Yiva{y t;x;T .$el{M;h h'd.Wh.y .$,l,m ? b.Wv'y -a{l h,Z;h ~w{q'M;h -nim a'c'y r,v]a ? dw{[ ~'v
12
But he shall
die in the
place whither they have led him
captive, and shall
see this
land no more.
t.Wm'y ~'v w{t{a .Wl.gih -r,v]a ~w{q.miB yiK ? dw{[ h,a.rIy -a{l ta{Z;h #,r'a'h -t,a.w
13
Woe unto him that
buildeth his
house by unrighteousness, and his
chambers by
wrong; that useth his
neighbour's service without
wages, and
giveth him not for his
work;
wy'tw{Yil][;w q,d,c -a{l.B w{tyeb h,n{B yw{h ? a{l w{l][{p.W ~'Nix d{b][;y .Whe[er.B j'P.vim a{l.B ? w{l -n,TIy
14
That
saith, I will
build me a
wide house and
large chambers, and cutteth him
out windows; and it is
cieled with
cedar, and
painted with
vermilion.
~yix\WUr.m tw{Yil][;w tw{Dim tyeB yiL -h,n.b,a rem{a'h ? ;xw{v'm.W z,r'a'B !.Wp's.w y'nw{L;x w{l [;r'q.w ? r;v'V;B
15
Shalt thou
reign, because thou
closest thyself in
cedar? did not thy
father eat and
drink, and
do judgment and
justice, and then it was
well with him?
aw{l]h '$yib'a z,r'a'b h,r]x;t.m h'T;a yiK .${l.mit]h ? bw{j z'a h'q'd.c.W j'P.vim h'f'[.w h't'v.w l;k'a ? w{l
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He
judged the
cause of the
poor and
needy; then it was
well with him: was not this to
know me?
saith the
LORD.
ayih -aw{l]h bw{j z'a !w{y.b,a.w yin'[ -nyiD !'D ? h'wh.y -mUa.n yit{a t;[;D;h