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Jeremiah 42

1Thenallthecaptainsoftheforces,andJohananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,andJezaniahthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHoshaiahהוֹשַֽׁעְיָ֑הho.sha'.YahH1955,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fromtheleastevenuntothegreatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419,camenear,

2andsaidH559untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Let,weprayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לve.hit.pa.LelH6419thee,oursupplicationתְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙te.chi.na.Te.nuH8467bepresentedbeforethee,andprayH6419forusuntoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,evenforallthisremnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתha.she.'e.RitH7611(forweareleftH7604butafewמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592ofmanyמֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הme.har.BehH7235,asthineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869dobeholdus),

3thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430mayshowusthewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereinweshouldwalk,andthethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thatweshoulddo.

4ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030saidH559untothem,IhaveheardH8085you;behold,Iwillprayמִתְפַּלֵּ֛לmit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430accordingtoyourwordsH1697;anditshallcometopassthatwhatsoeverthingH1697Jehovahshallanswerיַעֲנֶ֨הya.'a.NehH6030you,IwilldeclareH5046ituntoyou;Iwillkeepnothingbackfromyou.

5ThentheysaidH559toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,JehovahbeH1961atrueandfaithfulוְנֶאֱמָ֑ןve.ne.'e.ManH539witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707amongstus,ifwedonotaccordingtoallthewordהַ֠דָּבָרHa.da.vorH1697wherewithJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallsendיִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜yish.la.cha.KhaH7971theetous.

6Whetheritbegoodט֣וֹבTovH2896,orwhetheritbeevilH7451,wewillobeythevoiceבְּק֣וֹל׀be.KolH6963ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,towhomwesendשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971thee;thatitmaybewellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190withus,whenweobeythevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

7Anditcametopassaftertenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,thatthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntoJeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414.

8ThencalledH7121heJohananיֽוֹחָנָן֙yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,andallthecaptainsoftheforcesthatwerewithhim,andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971fromtheleasteventothegreatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419,

9andsaidH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untowhomyesentH7971metopresentyoursupplicationתְּחִנַּתְכֶ֖םte.chi.nat.KhemH8467beforehim:

10Ifyewillstillabideinthislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thenwillIbuildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129you,andnotpullyoudownH3427,andIwillplantוְנָטַעְתִּ֥יve.na.ta'.TiH5193you,andnotpluckאֶתּ֑וֹשׁ'e.To.oshH5428youup;forIrepentmeoftheevilH7451thatIhavedoneuntoyou.

11Benotafraidתִּֽירְא֗וּti.re.'UH3372ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,ofwhomyeareafraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372;benotafraidH3372ofhim, saithJehovah:forIamwithyoutosaveלְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467you,andtodeliverוּלְהַצִּ֥ילu.le.ha.TzilH5337youfromhishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

12AndIwillgrantyoumercyH7355,thathemayhavemercyH7355uponyou,andcauseyoutoreturnH7725toyourownlandאַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃'ad.mat.KhemH127.

13Butifyesayאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559,WewillnotdwellH3427inthislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776;sothatyeobeynotthevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

14sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,No;butwewillgoנָב֔וֹאna.Vo'H935intothelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834weshallseeנִרְאֶה֙nir.'EhH7200nowarH4421,norhearנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085thesoundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963ofthetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782,norhavehungerH7456ofbreadוְלַלֶּ֥חֶםve.la.Le.chemH3899;andtherewillwedwellנֵשֵֽׁב׃ne.ShevH3427:

15nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,Oremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,IfyeindeedsetH7760yourfacesH6440toenterintoEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andgoH935tosojournthere;

16thenitshallcometopass,thattheswordהַחֶ֗רֶבha.Che.revH2719,whichyefearH3372,shallovertakeתַּשִּׂ֥יגta.SigH5381youthereinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andthefamineוְהָרָעָ֞בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458, whereof yeareafraidH3372,shallfollowhardafteryouthereinEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andthereyeshalldieתָּמֻֽתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191.

17SoshallitbeH1961withallthemenH376thatsetשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesH6440togoלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935intoEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714tosojournthere:theyshalldieיָמ֕וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191bytheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,bythefamineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,andbythepestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698;andnoneofthemshallremainorescapeH6412fromtheevilH7451thatIwillbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935uponthem.

18Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478:Asmineangerאַפִּ֜י'a.PiH639andmywrathH2534hathbeenH1961pouredנִתַּ֨ךְni.TakhH5413forthupontheinhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651shallmywrathH2534beH1961pouredתִּתַּ֤ךְti.TakhH5413forthuponyou,whenyeshallenterintoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andyeshallbeH1961anexecration,andanastonishment,andacurseוְלִקְלָלָ֣הve.lik.la.LahH7045,andareproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781;andyeshallseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725nomore.

19Jehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696concerningyou,Oremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Goתָּבֹ֖אוּta.Vo.'uH935yenotintoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:knowH3045certainlythatIhavetestifiedH5749untoyouthisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

20Foryehavedealt deceitfullyagainstyourownH5315soulsH5315;foryesentH7971meuntoJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לhit.pa.LelH6419forusuntoJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;andaccordinguntoallthatJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shallsayיֹאמַ֜רyo.MarH559,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651declareH5046untous,andwewilldoit.

21AndIhavethisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117declaredH5046ittoyou;butyehavenotobeyedthevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430inanythingforwhichhehathsentH7971meuntoyou.

22NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258knowH3045certainlythatyeshalldieתָּמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191bytheswordבַּחֶ֛רֶבba.Che.revH2719,bythefamineבָּרָעָ֥בba.ra.'AvH7458,andbythepestilenceוּבַדֶּ֖בֶרu.va.De.verH1698,intheplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whither yedesireחֲפַצְתֶּ֔םcha.fatz.TemH2654togoלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935tosojournthere.

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