Jeremiah 11:17
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For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”
In other translations
For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”
Hebrew words
וַיהוָהvayahwehand YahwehH3068צְבָאוֹתtzeva'otof hostsH6635הַנּוֹטֵעַhanotea'who plantedH5193אוֹתָךְ'otakh<obj.> youH853דִּבֶּרdiberhe has spokenH1696עָלַיִךְ'alayikhon youH5921רָעָהra'ahevilH7451בִּגְלַלbiglalon account ofH1558רָעַתra'at[the] evil ofH7451בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וּבֵיתuveitand [the] house ofH1004יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834עָשׂוּ'asuthey have doneH6213לָהֶםlahemfor <the> themselvesלְהַכְעִסֵנִיlehakh'isenito provoke to anger meH3707לְקַטֵּרlekaterby making smokeH6999לַבָּעַל׃ סlaba'alto <the> BaalH1168
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