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Jeremiah 38:14-16

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.

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