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Jeremiah 44:16הַדָּבָ֛ר“ As for the wordhad·dā·ḇār
אֲשֶׁר־-’ă·šer-
דִּבַּ֥רְתָּyou have spokendib·bar·tā
אֵלֵ֖ינוּto us’ê·lê·nū
בְּשֵׁ֣םin the namebə·šêm
יְהוָ֑ה of YHWH , Yah·weh
אֵינֶ֥נּוּwe will not’ê·nen·nū
שֹׁמְעִ֖יםlistenšō·mə·‘îm
אֵלֶֽיךָ׃to you !’ê·le·ḵā
Jeremiah 44:17כִּ֩י Instead ,
עָשֹׂ֨הwe will do‘ā·śōh
נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה. . .na·‘ă·śeh
אֶֽת־-’eṯ-
כָּל־everythingkāl-
הַדָּבָ֣ר׀we vowedhad·dā·ḇār
אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-
יָצָ֣אto doyā·ṣā
מִפִּ֗ינוּ. . . :mip·pî·nū
לְקַטֵּ֞רWe will burn incenselə·qaṭ·ṭêr
לִמְלֶ֣כֶתto the Queenlim·le·ḵeṯ
הַשָּׁמַיִם֮of Heavenhaš·šā·ma·yim
וְהַסֵּֽיךְ־and offerwə·has·sêḵ-
נְסָכִים֒drink offeringsnə·sā·ḵîm
לָ֣הּ to her , lāh
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust aska·’ă·šer
אֲנַ֤חְנוּ we , ’ă·naḥ·nū
וַאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ our fathers , wa·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū
מְלָכֵ֣ינוּ our kings , mə·lā·ḵê·nū
וְשָׂרֵ֔ינוּand our officialswə·śā·rê·nū
עָשִׂ֜ינוּdid‘ā·śî·nū
בְּעָרֵ֣יin the citiesbə·‘ā·rê
יְהוּדָ֔הof Judahyə·hū·ḏāh
וּבְחֻצ֖וֹתand in the streetsū·ḇə·ḥu·ṣō·wṯ
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םof Jerusalem .yə·rū·šā·lim
וַנִּֽשְׂבַּֽע־At that time we had plentywan·niś·ba‘-
לֶ֙חֶם֙of foodle·ḥem
וַנִּֽהְיֶ֣ה. . .wan·nih·yeh
טוֹבִ֔ים and good things , ṭō·w·ḇîm
רָאִֽינוּ׃and we sawrā·’î·nū
לֹ֥אno
וְרָעָ֖הdisaster .wə·rā·‘āh
Jeremiah 44:18וּמִן־But from the timeū·min-
אָ֡ז. . .’āz
חָדַ֜לְנוּwe stoppedḥā·ḏal·nū
לְקַטֵּ֨רburning incenselə·qaṭ·ṭêr
לִמְלֶ֧כֶתto the Queenlim·le·ḵeṯ
הַשָּׁמַ֛יִםof Heavenhaš·šā·ma·yim
וְהַסֵּֽךְ־and pouring outwə·has·sêḵ-
נְסָכִ֖יםdrink offeringsnə·sā·ḵîm
לָ֥הּ to her , lāh
חָסַ֣רְנוּwe have lackedḥā·sar·nū
כֹ֑לeverythingḵōl
תָּֽמְנוּ׃and have been perishingtā·mə·nū
וּבַחֶ֥רֶבby swordū·ḇa·ḥe·reḇ
וּבָרָעָ֖בand famine .”ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ
Jeremiah 44:19וְכִֽי־ “ Moreover,” [said the women,] “when wə·ḵî-
אֲנַ֤חְנוּwe’ă·naḥ·nū
מְקַטְּרִים֙burned incensemə·qaṭ·ṭə·rîm
לִמְלֶ֣כֶתto the Queenlim·le·ḵeṯ
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםof Heavenhaš·šā·ma·yim
וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְand poured outū·lə·has·sêḵ
נְסָכִ֑יםdrink offeringsnə·sā·ḵîm
לָ֖הּ to her , lāh
הֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יwas it withouthă·mib·bal·‘ă·ḏê
אֲנָשֵׁ֗ינוּour husbands’ {knowledge}’ă·nā·šê·nū
עָשִׂ֨ינוּthat we made‘ā·śî·nū
לָ֤הּlāh
כַּוָּנִים֙sacrificial cakeskaw·wā·nîm
לְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔הin her imagelə·ha·‘ă·ṣi·ḇāh
וְהַסֵּ֥ךְand poured outwə·has·sêḵ
נְסָכִֽים׃פdrink offeringsnə·sā·ḵîm
לָ֖הּto her ? ”lāh
Jeremiah 44:20יִרְמְיָ֖הוּThen Jeremiahyir·mə·yā·hū
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרsaidway·yō·mer
אֶל־to’el-
כָּל־allkāl-
הָעָ֑םthe peoplehā·‘ām
עַל־. . .‘al-
וְעַל־. . .wə·‘al-
כָּל־-kāl-
הָעָ֔ם - , hā·‘ām
הַגְּבָרִ֤יםboth menhag·gə·ḇā·rîm
וְעַל־andwə·‘al-
הַנָּשִׁים֙ women , han·nā·šîm
הָעֹנִ֥יםwho were answeringhā·‘ō·nîm
אֹת֛וֹhim’ō·ṯōw
דָּבָ֖ר-dā·ḇār