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Jeremiah 29

1Nowthesearethewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697oftheletterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612thatJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030sentH7971fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389untotheresidueoftheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofthecaptivity,andtothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtotheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,andtoallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,whomNebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019hadcarriedawayH7971captivefromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894,

2(afterthatJeconiahיְכָנְיָֽה־ye.kha.ne.yah-H3204thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428,andthequeen-mother,andtheeunuchsH5631,andtheprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andthecraftsmenH2796,andthesmithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּ֖רve.ha.mas.GerH4525,weredepartedfromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389),

3bythehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofElasahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227,andGemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֖הu.ge.mar.YahH1587thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֑הchil.ki.YahH2518, (whomZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063sentH7971untoBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894toNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֥לָהba.Ve.lahH894),sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

4Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untoallthecaptivity,whomIhavecausedtobecarriedawaycaptivefromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389untoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894:

5Buildבְּנ֥וּbe.NuH1129yehousesH1004,anddwellוְשֵׁ֑בוּve.She.vuH3427inthem;andplantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593,andeatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398thefruitH6529ofthem.

6Takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947yewivesH802,andbegetsonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנוֹת֒u.va.nOtH1323;andtakeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947wivesH802foryoursonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֜םliv.nei.KhemH1121,andgiveתְּנ֣וּte.NuH5414yourdaughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323tohusbandsH376,thattheymaybearH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323:andmultiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235yethere,andbenotdiminishedתִּמְעָֽטוּ׃tim.'A.tuH4591.

7Andseekוְדִרְשׁ֞וּve.dir.ShuH1875thepeaceH7965ofthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892whitherIhavecausedyoutobeH1961carriedawaycaptive,andprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֥וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419untoJehovahforit;forinthepeaceH7965thereofshallyehavepeaceH7965.

8Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Letnotyourprophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֥םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030thatareinthemidstבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130ofyou,andyourdivinersוְקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֑םve.ko.se.mei.KhemH7080,deceiveיַשִּׁ֧יאוּya.Shi.'uH5377you;neitherhearken yetoyourdreamsחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472whichye causetobedreamedמַחְלְמִֽים׃mach.le.MimH2492.

9Fortheyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyuntoyouinmynameבִּשְׁמִ֑יbish.MiH8034:IhavenotsentH7971them, saithJehovah.

10Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saithJehovah,Afterseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141areaccomplishedforBabylonלְבָבֶ֛לle.va.VelH894,IwillvisitH6485you,andperformmygoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896wordדְּבָרִ֣יde.va.RiH1697towardyou,incausingyoutoreturnH7725tothisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

11ForIknowיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thethoughtsH4284thatIthinktowardyou, saithJehovah,thoughtsH4284ofpeaceH7965,andnotofevilH7451,togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414youhopeוְתִקְוָֽה׃ve.tik.VahH8615inyourlatterH319endH319.

12Andye shallcallוּקְרָאתֶ֤םu.ke.ra.TemH7121uponme,andye shallgoH1980andprayוְהִתְפַּלַּלְתֶּ֖םve.hit.pa.lal.TemH6419untome,andIwillhearken untoyou.

13Andyeshallseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245me,andfindוּמְצָאתֶ֑םu.me.tza.TemH4672me,whenyeshallsearchH1245formewithallyourheartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

14AndIwillbefoundH4672ofyou, saithJehovah,andIwillturnוְשַׁבְתִּ֣יve.shav.TiH7725againyourcaptivityשְׁבוּתְכֶ֗םshe.vi.te.khemH7622,andIwillgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908youfromallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471,andfromalltheplacesH4725whitherIhavedrivenH5080you, saithJehovah;andIwillbringוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725youagainuntotheplaceH4725whenceIcausedyoutobecarriedawayH7725captive.

15BecauseyehavesaidH559,JehovahhathraisedH6965usupprophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030inBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ סba.Ve.lahH894;

16thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovahconcerningH413thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428thatsittethuponthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andconcerningH413allthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatdwellH3427inthiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,yourbrethrenthatarenotgoneH3318forthH3318withyouintocaptivity;

17thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Behold,Iwillsendמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַme.sha.Le.achH7971uponthemtheswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719,thefamineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458,andthepestilenceהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698,andwillmakeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414themlikevilefigsכַּתְּאֵנִים֙ka.te.'e.NimH8384,thatcannotbeeatenH398,theyaresobad.

18AndIwillpursueוְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙ve.ra.daf.TiH7291afterthemwiththeswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,withthefamineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,andwiththepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698,andwilldeliverthemtobetossedtoandfroamongallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,tobeanexecration,andanastonishment,andahissing,andareproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781,amongallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471whitherIhavedrivenH5080them;

19becausetheyhavenothearkenedtomywordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697, saithJehovah, wherewithIsentH7971untothemmyservantsעֲבָדַ֤י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,risingH7925upearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925andsendingH7971them;butyewouldnothearH8085, saithJehovah.

20Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085yethereforethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,allyeofthecaptivity,whomIhavesentH7971awayH7971fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ סba.Ve.lahH894.

21Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,concerningH413Ahabאַחְאָ֤ב'ach.'AvH256thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKolaiahקֽוֹלָיָה֙ko.la.YahH6964,andconcerningH413Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֔הma.'a.se.YahH4641,whoprophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012alieH8267untoyouinmynameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034:Behold,Iwilldeliverthemintothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894;andheshallslaythembeforeyoureyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869;

22andofthemshallbetakenH3947upacurseקְלָלָ֔הke.la.LahH7045byallthecaptivesofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063thatareinBabylonבְּבָבֶ֖לbe.va.VelH894,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Jehovahmakeיְשִֽׂמְךָ֤ye.sim.KhaH7760theelikeZedekiahכְּצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּke.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667andlikeAhabוּכְאֶחָ֔בu.khe.'e.ChavH256,whomthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894roastedקָלָ֥םka.LamH7033inthefireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784;

23becausetheyhavewroughtfollyנְבָלָ֜הne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andhavecommittedadulteryוַיְנַֽאֲפוּ֙vay.na.'a.FuH5003withtheirneighbors’רֵֽעֵיהֶ֔םre.'ei.HemH7453wivesH802,andhavespokenH1696wordsדָבָ֤רda.VarH1697inmynameבִּשְׁמִי֙bish.MiH8034falsely,whichIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֑םtzi.vi.TimH6680themnot;andIamhethatknoweth,andamwitnessוָעֵ֖דva.'EdH5707, saithJehovah.

24AndconcerningH413Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098theNehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖יha.ne.che.la.MiH5161thou shaltspeak,sayingH559,

25Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541speakethJehovahofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559,Becausethou hastsentH7971lettersסְפָרִ֗יםse.fa.RimH5612inthine ownnameבְשִׁמְכָ֜הve.shim.KhahH8034untoallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatareatJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andtoZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֤הtze.fan.YahH6846thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andtoallthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingH559,

26JehovahhathmadeH5414theepriestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548inthesteadofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,thattheremaybeלִֽהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961officersH6496inthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,foreverymanH376thatismadמְשֻׁגָּ֖עme.shu.Ga'H7696,andmakethhimselfaprophet,thatthou shouldestputH5414himinthestocksהַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶתha.mah.Pe.khetH4115andinshackles.

27NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thounotrebukedH1605Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֖הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414ofAnathoth,whomakethhimselfaprophettoyou,

28forasmuchashehathsentH7971untousinBabylonבָּבֶ֥לba.VelH894,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Thecaptivityislongאֲרֻכָּ֣ה'a.ru.KahH752:buildבְּנ֤וּbe.NuH1129yehousesH1004,anddwellוְשֵׁ֔בוּve.She.vuH3427inthem;andplantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593,andeatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398thefruitH6529ofthem?

29AndZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֥הtze.fan.YahH6846thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548readוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thisletterהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֖יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ פha.na.Vi'H5030.

30Thencamethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahuntoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

31SendH7971toallthemofthecaptivity,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovahconcerningShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֖הshe.ma'.YahH8098theNehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִ֑יha.ne.che.la.MiH5161:BecausethatShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098hathprophesiedH5012untoyou,andIsentH7971himnot,andhehathcausedyoutotrustH982inalieH8267;

32thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,Behold,IwillpunishH6485Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֣הshe.ma'.YahH8098theNehelamiteהַנֶּחֱלָמִי֮ha.ne.che.la.MiH5161,andhisseedH2233;heshallnothaveamanH376todwellיוֹשֵׁ֣ב׀yo.ShevH3427amongthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,neithershallhebeholdthegoodבַטּ֛וֹבva.TovH2896thatIwilldountomypeopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971, saithJehovah,becausehehathspokenדִבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696rebellionסָרָ֥הsa.RahH5627againstJehovah.

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