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Jeremiah 38

1AndShephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֣הshe.fat.YahH8203thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMattanמַתָּ֗ןma.TanH4977,andGedaliahוּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPashhurפַּשְׁח֔וּרpash.ChurH6583,andJucalthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018,andPashhurוּפַשְׁח֖וּרu.fash.ChurH6583thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMalchijah,heardH8085thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414spake untoallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saithJehovah,Hethatabidethinthiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892shalldieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191bytheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,bythefamineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,andbythepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698;buthethatgoethforthH3318totheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778shalllive,andhislifeנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315shallbeH1961untohimforaprey,andheshalllive.

3Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah,Thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallsurelybegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027ofthearmyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,andheshalltakeH3920it.

4ThentheprincesH8269saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Letthismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376,wepraythee,beputי֣וּמַתYu.matH4191todeathH4191; forasmuchasheweakeneththehandsיְדֵי֩ye.DeiH3027ofthemenהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatremainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים׀ha.nish.'a.RimH7604inthiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,andthehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,inspeakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696suchwordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697untothem:forthismanH376seekethnotthewelfareלְשָׁל֛וֹםle.sha.LomH7965ofthispeopleלָעָ֥םla.'AmH5971,butthehurt.

5AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Behold,heisinyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027;forthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428isnothethatcandoanythingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againstyou.

6ThentookH3947theyJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,andcastH7993himintothedungeonofMalchijahtheking’ssonבֶן־ven-H1121,thatwasinthecourtH2691oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307:andtheyletdownJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414withcordsH2256.Andinthedungeontherewasnowaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,butmire;andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414sankinthemire.

7NowwhenEbed-melechH5663theEthiopian,aeunuchH5631,whowasintheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,heardH8085thattheyhadputנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414inthedungeon (thekingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428thensittingH3427inthegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144),

8Ebed-melechH5663wentH3318forthH3318outoftheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,andspaketothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thesemenH376havedoneevilהֵרֵ֜עוּhe.Re.'uH7489inallthattheyhavedonetoJeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whomtheyhavecastH7993intothedungeon;andheisliketodieH4191intheplaceH8478whereH834heis,becauseofthefamineהָֽרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458;forthereisnomorebreadH3899inthecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

10Thenthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Ebed-melechH5663theEthiopian,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947fromhencethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menH376withthee,andtakeH3947upJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030outofthedungeon,beforehedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

11SoEbed-melechH5663tookH3947themenH376withhim,andwentH935intothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428underthetreasuryH214,andtookH3947thenceragsמְלָחִ֑יםme.la.ChimH4418andworn-outH1094garments,andletthemdownbycordsH2256intothedungeontoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

12AndEbed-melechH5663theEthiopiansaidH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Putשִׂ֣יםsimH7760nowtheseragsוְהַמְּלָחִים֙ve.ha.me.la.ChimH4418andworn-outבְּלוֹאֵ֨יbe.lo.'EiH1094garmentsunderthine armholesunderthecordsH2256.AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414didsoH3651.

13SotheydrewH4900upJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414withthecordsH2256,andtookhimupoutofthedungeon:andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthecourtH2691oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ סha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

14ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971,andtookH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030untohimintothethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992entrythatisinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah:andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Iwillaskשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592theeathingH1697;hideתְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.ChedH3582nothingfromme.

15ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559untoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,IfIdeclareH5046itunto thee, wilt thounotsurelyputהָמֵ֣תha.MetH4191metodeathתְּמִיתֵ֑נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191?andifIgivetheecounselאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289, thou wiltnothearken untome.

16SoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sware secretly untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,AsJehovahliveth,thatmadeH6213usthissoulH5315,IwillnotputH5414theetodeathאֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191,neitherwillIgiveאֶתֶּנְךָ֗'e.ten.KhaH5414theeintothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofthesemenH376thatseekמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thylifeH5315.

17ThensaidH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414untoZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֡הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Ifthou wiltgoH3318forthH3318untothekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylon’sprincesH8269,thenthysoulH5315shallliveוְחָיְתָ֣הve.cha.ye.TahH2421,andthiscityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892shallnotbeburnedתִשָּׂרֵ֖ףti.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;andthou shaltliveוְחָיִ֖תָהve.cha.Yi.tahH2421,andthyhouseH1004.

18Butifthou wiltnotgoתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sprincesH8269,thenshallthiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892begivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,andtheyshallburnוּשְׂרָפ֖וּהָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313itwithfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,andthou shaltnotescapeתִמָּלֵ֥טti.ma.LetH4422outoftheirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃ סmi.ya.DamH3027.

19AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,IamafraidoftheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatarefallenH5307awaytotheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435theydelivermeintotheirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027,andtheymockme.

20ButJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559,Theyshallnotdeliverthee.Obey,Ibeseechthee,thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,inthatwhichIspeakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696unto thee:soitshallbewellוְיִ֥יטַבve.Yi.tavH3190withthee,andthysoulH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.

21Butifthourefusetogoלָצֵ֑אתla.TzetH3318forthH3318,thisisthewordH1697thatJehovahhathshowedH7200me:

22Behold,allthewomenH802thatareleftH7604inthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudah’shouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004shallbebroughtH3318forthH3318tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylon’sprincesH8269,andthosewomenH802shallsayאֹמְר֗וֹת'o.me.RotH559, Thy familiar friendshavesettheeon,andhaveprevailedוְיָכְל֤וּve.ya.khe.LuH3201overthee:nowthatthyfeetH7272aresunkהָטְבְּע֥וּha.te.be.'UH2883inthemire,theyareturnedנָסֹ֥גוּna.So.guH5472awaybackH268.

23Andtheyshallbringמֽוֹצִאִים֙mo.tzi.'ImH3318outallthywivesH802andthychildrentotheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778;andthou shaltnotescapeתִמָּלֵ֣טti.ma.LetH4422outoftheirhandמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027,butshaltbetakenbythehandבְיַ֤דve.YadH3027ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894:andthou shalt causethiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892tobeburnedתִּשְׂרֹ֥ףtis.RofH8313withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פba.'EshH784.

24ThensaidH559Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,LetnomanH376knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045ofthesewordsבַּדְּבָֽרִים־ba.de.va.rim-H1697,andthou shaltnotdieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

25ButiftheprincesH8269hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085thatIhavetalkedwiththee,andtheycomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935unto thee,andsayוְֽאָמְר֪וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee,DeclareH5046untousnowwhatthou hastsaidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;hideתְּכַחֵ֥דte.kha.ChedH3582itnotfromus,andwewillnotputנְמִיתֶ֑ךָne.mi.Te.khaH4191theetodeathH4191;alsowhatthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559unto thee:

26thenthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Ipresentedmysupplicationתְחִנָּתִ֖יte.chi.na.TiH8467beforethekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thathewouldnotcausemetoreturnH7725toJonathan’sיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,todieלָמ֥וּתla.MutH4191there.

27ThencameH935alltheprincesH8269untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414,andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592him;andhetoldH5046themaccordingtoallthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.Sotheyleftoffspeakingwithhim;forthematterהַדָּבָֽר׃ פha.da.VarH1697wasnotperceived.

28SoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414abodeinthecourtH2691oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307untilthedayי֖וֹםYomH3117thatJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם סye.ru.sha.LimH3389wasH1961takenH3920.AnditcametopasswhenJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389wasH1961takenH3920

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