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Jeremiah 40:2-5

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.

5NowwhilehewasnotyetH5750goneH7725backH7725,Goוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.sha.le.Che.huH7971backH7725then,saidhe,toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֣הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֡ןsha.FanH8227,whomthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894hathmadeH5414governoroverthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,anddwellH3427withhimamongthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;orgoH7971wheresoeveritseemethrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477unto theetogoH7971.SothecaptainoftheguardgaveH5414himvictualsandapresent,andlethimgoH7971.

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