Jeremiah 13:27
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I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields— I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”
In other translations
I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields— I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”
Hebrew words
נִאֻפַיִךְni'ufayikhadulteri<es> yourH5004וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַיִךְumitzhalotayikhand neighings yourH4684זִמַּתzimat[the] wickedness ofH2154זְנוּתֵךְzenutekhprostitution yourH2184עַל־'al-onH5921גְּבָעוֹתgeva'othillsH1389בַּשָּׂדֶהbasadehin the fieldH7704רָאִיתִיra'itiI have seenH7200שִׁקּוּצָיִךְshikutzayikhdetestable things yourH8251אוֹי'owoe!H188לָךְlokhto <the> youיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimO JerusalemH3389לֹאlo'notH3808תִטְהֲרִיtithariyou are cleanH2891אַחֲרֵי'achareiafterH310מָתַיmataiwhen?H4970עֹד׃ פ'odyetH5750
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