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Jeremiah 40:1-4

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697whichcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,afterthatNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֛ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguardhadlethimgoH7971fromRamahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,whenhehadtakenH3947himbeingboundH631inchainsבָּֽאזִקִּים֙ba.zi.KimH246amongallthecaptivesofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,thatwerecarriedawayH7971captiveuntoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

2AndthecaptainoftheguardtookH3947Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414,andsaidH559untohim,JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430pronouncedthisevilH7451uponthisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;

3andJehovahhathbroughtH935it,anddoneaccordingashespake:becauseyehavesinnedH2398againstJehovah,andhavenotobeyedhisvoiceבְּקוֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,thereforethisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.varH1697iscomeH935uponyou.

4Andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,behold,Iloosetheethisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117fromthechainsהָאזִקִּים֮ha.zi.KimH246whichareuponthyhandיָדֶךָ֒ya.de.KhaH3027.Ifitseemgoodט֨וֹבTovH2896unto theetocomeלָב֧וֹאla.Vo'H935withmeintoBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894,comeבֹּ֚אbo'H935,andIwilllookwellunto thee;butifitseemill unto theetocomeלָבֽוֹא־la.Vo'-H935withmeintoBabylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894, forbear:behold,allthelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776isbeforethee; whitheritseemethgoodH2896andrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477unto theetogoH935, thithergoH935.

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