'Seek Me that You May Live'
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Hear you this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel:
E | ShMOU | ETh- | ADBR | AZA | EShR | ENKI | NShE | OLIKM | QINA
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| ? | the | the·? | the·? | which | I | we·? | ? | ?
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| BITh | IShREL
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| in·he-will·she-will | Israel
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The virgin of Israel is fallen, she shall no more rise; she is cast down on her land, there is none to raise her up.
B | NFLA | LE- | ThUSIF | QUM | BThULTh | IShREL | NTShA | OL- | EDMThA
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| we·? | not | ? | ? | in·? | Israel | we·? | on | I-will·?
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For thus says the Lord IAUA: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, of the house of Israel.
G | KI | KA | EMR | EDNI | IAUA | AOIR | AITsETh
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| that | as·the | say | I-will·? | IAUA | the·? | the·he-will·?
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| ELF | ThShEIR | MEA
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| I-will·to·? | ? | from·I-will·the
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| UAIUTsETh | MEA | ThShEIR
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| and·the·he-will·and·? | from·I-will·the | ?
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| OShRA | LBITh | IShREL
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| ? | to·in·he-will·she-will | Israel
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For thus says IAUA to the house of Israel: Seek you Me, and live;
D | KI | KA | EMR | IAUA | LBITh | IShREL
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| that | as·the | say | IAUA | to·in·he-will·she-will | Israel
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5
But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.
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| and·this | ? | in·he-will·she-will | this | and·the·?
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| LE | ThBEU | UBER | ShBO | LE | ThOBRU | KI | AGLGL
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| not | ? | and·in·I-will·? | ? | not | ? | that | the·?
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| GLA | IGLA | UBITh- | EL | IAIA
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| ? | he-will·? | and·in·he-will·she-will | this | is
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Seek IAUA, and live--unless He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Bethel--
U | DRShU | ETh- | IAUA | UChIU | FN- | ITsLCh | KESh
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| ? | the | IAUA | and·? | then | he-will·? | as·I-will·?
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| BITh | IUSF | UEKLA | UEIN-
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| in·he-will·she-will | he-will·and·? | and·food | and·no
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| MKBA | LBITh- | EL
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| from·as·in·the | to·in·he-will·she-will | this
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You who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast righteousness to the ground;
Z | AAFKIM | LLONA | MShFT | UTsDQA | LERTs
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| the·the·? | to·to·? | from·? | and·righteous | to·earth
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Him that makes the Pleiades and Orion, and brings on the shadow of death in the morning, and darkens the day into night; that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the face of the earth; IAUA is His name;
Ch | OShA | KIMA | UKSIL | UAFK
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| make | as·he-will·from·the | and·as·? | and·the·?
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| LBQR | TsLMUTh | UIUM | LILA | AChShIK | AQURE
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| to·morning | ? | and·day | night | the·? | the·?
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| LMI- | AIM | UIShFKM | OL- | FNI
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| to·from·he-will | the·sea | and·he-will·? | on | face
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| AERTs | IAUA | ShMU
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| the·earth | IAUA | ?
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That causes destruction to flash on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.
T | AMBLIG | ShD | OL- | OZ | UShD | OL-
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| the·from·in·to·he-will·? | ? | on | ? | and·? | on
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| MBTsR | IBUE
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| from·in·? | he-will·come
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They hate him that reproves in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.
I | ShNEU | BShOR | MUKICh | UDBR | ThMIM
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| ? | in·? | from·and·as·he-will·? | and·? | ?
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Therefore, because you trample on the poor, and take from him exactions of wheat; you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them, you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine thereof.
IE | LKN | ION | BUShSKM | OL- | DL | UMShETh- | BR | ThQChU
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| to·so | he-will·? | in·and·? | on | ? | and·from·? | in·? | ?
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| MMNU | BThI | GZITh | BNIThM | ULE-
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| from·from·we·and | in·? | ? | in·we·he-will·? | and·not
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| ThShBU | BM | KRMI- | ChMD | NTOThM | ULE | ThShThU | ETh-
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| ? | in·from | as·? | ? | we·? | and·not | ? | the
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| IINM
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| he-will·he-will·we·from
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For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; you that afflict the just, that take a ransom, and that turn aside the needy in the gate.
IB | KI | IDOThI | RBIM | FShOIKM | UOTsMIM | ChTEThIKM | TsRRI
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| that | he-will·? | ? | ? | and·? | ? | ?
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| TsDIQ | LQChI | KFR | UEBIUNIM
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| ? | to·? | as·? | and·I-will·in·he-will·and·we·sea
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13
Therefore the prudent does keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.
IG | LKN | AMShKIL | BOTh | AAIE
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| to·so | the·from·? | in·? | the·the·he-will·I-will
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| IDM | KI | OTh | ROA | AIE
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| he-will·? | that | ? | ? | the·he-will·I-will
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14
Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so IAUA, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you say.
ID | DRShU- | TUB | UEL- | RO | LMON | ThChIU | UIAI- | KN | IAUA
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| ? | good | and·this | ? | to·from·? | ? | and·be | so | IAUA
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| ELAI- | TsBEUTh | EThKM | KEShR
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| I-will·to·the·he-will | hosts | I-will·? | as·which
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Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that IAUA, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
TU | ShNEU- | RO | UEABU | TUB | UATsIGU | BShOR
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| ? | ? | and·I-will·the·give | good | and·the·? | in·?
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| MShFT | EULI | IChNN | IAUA
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| from·? | I-will·and·to·he-will | he-will·? | IAUA
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| ELAI- | TsBEUTh | ShERITh
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| I-will·to·the·he-will | hosts | ?
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Therefore thus says IAUA, the God of hosts, the Lord: Lamentation shall be in all the broad places, and they shall say in all the streets: 'Alas! alas!' and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and proclaim lamentation to such as are skilful of wailing.
TZ | LKN | KA- | EMR | IAUA | ELAI | TsBEUTh
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| to·so | as·the | say | IAUA | I-will·to·the·he-will | hosts
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| EDNI | BKL- | RChBUTh | MSFD | UBKL- | ChUTsUTh
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| I-will·? | in·all | ? | from·? | and·in·all | ?
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| IEMRU | AU- | AU | UQREU
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| he-will·I-will·from·? | the·and | the·and | and·?
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| EKR | EL- | EBL | UMSFD | EL-
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| I-will·as·? | this | I-will·in·to | and·from·? | this
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| IUDOI | NAI
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| he-will·and·? | we·the·he-will
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In all vineyards shall be lamentation; for I will pass through the middle of you, says IAUA.
IZ | UBKL- | KRMIM | MSFD | KI- | EOBR | BQRBK | EMR | IAUA
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| and·in·all | as·? | from·? | that | I-will·? | in·? | say | IAUA
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18
Woe to you that desire the day of IAUA! Wherefore would you have the day of IAUA? It is darkness, and not light.
ICh | AUI | AMThEUIM | ETh- | IUM | IAUA | LMA-
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| the·and·he-will | the·from·? | the | day | IAUA | to·from·the
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| ZA | LKM | IUM | IAUA | AUE- | ChShK | ULE- | EUR
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| ? | to·you | day | IAUA | the·and·I-will | dark | and·not | light
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As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; and went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
IT | KEShR | INUS | EISh
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| as·which | he-will·we·and·? | I-will·he-will·?
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| MFNI | AERI | UFGOU | ADB | UBE
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| from·face | the·I-will·? | and·? | the·? | and·come
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| ABITh | USMK | IDU | OL- | AQIR
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| the·in·he-will·she-will | and·? | he-will·? | on | the·?
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| UNShKU | ANChSh
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| and·we·? | the·we·?
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20
Shall not the day of IAUA be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
K | ALE- | ChShK | IUM | IAUA | ULE- | EUR | UEFL
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| the·not | dark | day | IAUA | and·not | light | and·I-will·?
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| ULE- | NGA | LU
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| and·not | we·? | to·and
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21
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
KE | ShNEThI | MESThI | ChGIKM | ULE | ERICh
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| ? | from·I-will·? | ? | and·not | I-will·?
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22
Yes, though you offer me burnt-offerings and your meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.
KB | KI | EM- | ThOLU- | LI | OLUTh
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| that | I-will·from | ? | to·he-will | ?
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| UMNChThIKM | LE | ERTsA | UShLM | MRIEIKM | LE
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| and·from·we·? | not | I-will·? | and·? | from·? | not
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23
Take you away from Me the noise of your songs; and let Me not hear the melody of your psalteries.
KG | ASR | MOLI | AMUN | ShRIK | UZMRTh
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| the·? | from·? | the·from·and·we | ? | and·?
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| NBLIK | LE | EShMO
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| we·in·to·he-will·as | not | I-will·?
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24
But let justice well up as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
KD | UIGL | KMIM | MShFT | UTsDQA
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| and·he-will·? | as·waters | from·? | and·righteous
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| KNChL | EIThN
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| as·we·? | I-will·give
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25
Did you bring to Me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
KA | AZBChIM | UMNChA | AGShThM- | LI | BMDBR
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| the·? | and·from·we·? | the·? | to·he-will | in·from·?
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| ERBOIM | ShNA | BITh | IShREL
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| I-will·? | ? | in·he-will·she-will | Israel
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26
So shall you take up Siccuth your king and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which you made to yourselves.
KU | UNShEThM | ETh | SKUTh | MLKKM | UETh
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| and·we·? | the | ? | from·to·as·you | and·the
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| KIUN | TsLMIKM | KUKB
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| as·he-will·and·we | ? | as·and·as·in
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| ELAIKM | EShR | OShIThM | LKM
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| I-will·to·the·he-will·you | which | ? | to·you
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Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, says He, whose name is IAUA God of hosts.
KZ | UAGLIThI | EThKM | MALEA | LDMShQ
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| and·the·? | I-will·? | from·the·to·I-will·the | to·?
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| EMR | IAUA | ELAI- | TsBEUTh | ShMU
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| say | IAUA | I-will·to·the·he-will | hosts | ?
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