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וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם זֶ֤ה הַגֹּוי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽוא־שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּקֹול֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א לָקְח֖וּ מוּסָ֑ר אָֽבְדָה֙ הָֽאֱמוּנָ֔ה וְנִכְרְתָ֖ה מִפִּיהֶֽם׃ (Jeremiah 7:28) And you shall say to them: “This is the nation that did not listen to the voice of YHWH its God and did not accept discipline—faithfulness has perished and has been cut off from their mouth.” A Sentence of Rejection Jeremiah 7:28 delivers a prophetic indictment in compact, carefully arranged Hebrew syntax. Through the use of relative clauses, coordinated verb sequences, and an evocative final ellipsis (missing subject), the verse builds a structure of national failure.… Learn Hebrew