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Jeremiah 29:20-32

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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