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Jeremiah 38:14-23

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.

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