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Jeremiah 42:1-12

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.

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