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Jeremiah 38:1-6

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.

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