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Jeremiah 38:1-13

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.

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