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Jeremiah 39

1(intheninthהַ֠תְּשִׁעִיתHa.te.shi.'itH8671yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141ofZedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,inthetenthהָעֲשִׂרִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,cameH935Nebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894andallhisarmyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428againstJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andbesiegedit;

2intheeleventhyearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141ofZedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,inthefourthהָרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,theninthdayofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,abreachwasmadeinthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892),

3thatalltheprincesH8269ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894cameH935in,andsatH3427inthemiddleהַתָּ֑וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,towit,Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim,Rab-sarisH7249,Nergal-sharezer,Rab-magH7248,withalltherestשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611oftheprincesH8269ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4Anditcametopassthat,whenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andallthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421sawH7200them,thentheyfledH1272,andwentH3318forthH3318outofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892bynightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915,bythewayH1870oftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588,throughthegateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179betwixtthetwowallsהַחֹמֹתָ֑יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346;andhewentH3318outtowardtheArabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

5Butthearmyחֵיל־cheil-H2428oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםkas.DimH3778pursuedH7291afterthem,andovertookוַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּ֮tzid.ki.ya.HuH6667intheplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרֵחוֹ֒ye.re.ChoH3405:andwhentheyhadtakenH3947him,theybroughtH5927himuptoNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574;andhegavejudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃mish.pa.TimH4941uponhim.

6Thenthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894slewthesonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667inRiblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247beforehiseyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869:alsothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894slewallthenoblesofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

7MoreoverheputoutZedekiah’seyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869,andboundH631himinfettersבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178,tocarryhimtoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

8AndtheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778burnedשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,andthehousesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,andbrakedownthewallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9ThenNebuzaradanH5018thecaptainoftheguardcarriedawaycaptiveintoBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894theresidueofthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971thatremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604inthecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,thedesertersalsothatfellH5307awaytohim,andtheresidueofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֑יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604.

10ButNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguardleftH7604ofthepoorהַדַּלִּ֗יםha.da.LimH1800ofthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,thathadnothingH369,inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andgaveH5414themvineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754andfieldsatthesametime.

11NowNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894gavechargeconcerningJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414toNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguard,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Takeקָחֶ֗נּוּka.Che.nuH3947him,andlookwelltohim,anddohimnoharmH7451;butdountohimevenasheshallsayיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696unto thee.

13SoNebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguardsentH7971,andNebushazban,Rab-sarisH7249,andNergal-sharezer,Rab-magH7248,andallthechief officersofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894;

14theysentH7971,andtookH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414outofthecourtH2691oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָ֗הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,andcommittedhimuntoGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227,thatheshouldcarryhimhome.SohedweltH3427amongthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

15Nowthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,whilehewasH1961shutעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113upinthecourtH2691oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָ֖הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Goהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980,andspeaktoEbed-melechH5663theEthiopian,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֨יאme.vi'H935mywordsדְּבָרַ֜יde.va.RaiH1697uponthiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892forevilH7451,andnotforgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896;andtheyshallbeH1961accomplishedbeforetheeinthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17ButIwilldeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337theeinthatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117, saithJehovah;andthou shaltnotbegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofthemenH376ofwhomthou art afraid.

18ForIwillsurelysaveH4422thee,andthou shaltnotfallתִפֹּ֑לti.PolH5307bytheswordוּבַחֶ֖רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719,butthylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shallbeH1961foraprey unto thee;becausethou hastputthytrustבָטַ֥חְתָּva.Tach.taH982inme, saithJehovah.

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