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Jeremiah 34:12-22

12Thereforethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:ImadeH3772acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285withyourfathersH1inthedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117thatIbroughtH3318themforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,outofthehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage,sayingH559,

14Attheendמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093ofsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141yeshallletgoתְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971everymanH376hisbrotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251thatisaHebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680,thathathbeensoldיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376unto thee,andhathservedוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, thou shaltlethimgoוְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹve.shi.lach.ToH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670fromthee:butyourfathersH1hearkenednotuntome,neitherinclinedH5186theirearאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241.

15Andyewerenowturnedוַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725,andhaddonethatwhichisrightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477inmineeyesH5869,inproclaimingH7121libertyדְר֖וֹרde.RorH1865everymanH376tohisneighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453;andyehadmadeH6213acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285beforemeinthehouseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichiscalledH7121bymynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034:

16butyeturnedH7725andprofanedH2490mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034,andcausedeverymanH376hisservantH5650,andeverymanH376hishandmaid,whomyehadletgoשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םshi.lach.TemH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יםcha.fe.ShimH2670attheirpleasure,toreturnH7725;andyebroughtH7725themintosubjection,tobeH1961untoyouforservantsH5650andforhandmaids.

17Thereforeלָכֵן֮la.KhenH3651thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovah: Yehavenothearkened untome,toproclaimH7121libertyדְר֔וֹרde.RorH1865,everymanH376tohisbrotherלְאָחִ֖יוle.'a.ChivH251,andeverymanH376tohisneighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453:behold,IproclaimH7121untoyoualibertyדְּר֜וֹרde.RorH1865, saithJehovah,totheswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719,tothepestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶרha.De.verH1698,andtothefamineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458;andIwillmakeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414youtobetossedtoandfroamongallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18AndIwillgiveH5414themenH376thathavetransgressedmycovenantבְּרִתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285,thathavenotperformedthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichtheymadeH3772beforeme,whenH834theycutH3772thecalfהָעֵ֙גֶל֙ha.'E.gelH5695intwainandpassedH5674betweenthepartsthereof;

19theprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheprincesH8269ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,theeunuchsH5631,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,andallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatpassedH5674betweenthepartsofthecalfהָעֵֽגֶל׃ha.'E.gelH5695;

20Iwillevengiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414themintothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,andintothehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027ofthemthatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315;andtheirdeadbodiesshallbeH1961forfoodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978untothebirdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtothebeastsoftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

21AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andhisprincesH8269willIgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,andintothehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027ofthemthatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315,andintothehandוּבְיַדu.ve.yadH3027ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sarmyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428,thataregoneH5927awayfromyou.

22Behold,Iwillcommandמְצַוֶּ֜הme.tza.VehH6680, saithJehovah,andcausethemtoreturnH7725tothiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892;andtheyshallfightוְנִלְחֲמ֣וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstit,andtakeit,andburnוּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313itwithfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784:andIwillmakeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thecitiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063adesolationH8077,withoutinhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427.

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