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Jeremiah 29:1-7

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.

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