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Jeremiah 52

1Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667wasoneH259andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427elevenyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mi.talH2537thedaughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414ofLibnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.

2Andhedidthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah, accordingtoallthatJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִֽים׃ye.ho.ya.KimH3079haddone.

3Forthroughtheangerאַ֣ף'afH639ofJehovahdiditcometopassinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֣םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,untilhehadcastהִשְׁלִיכ֥וֹhish.li.KhoH7993themoutfromhispresenceH6440.AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667rebelledH4775againstthekingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4AnditcameH935topassintheninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבַשָּׁנָ֨הva.sha.NahH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,inthetenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,inthetenthH6224dayofthemonthלַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.DeshH2320,thatNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameH935,heandallhisarmyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428,againstJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstit;andtheybuiltH1129fortsagainstitroundH5439about.

5Sothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasbesiegeduntotheeleventhyearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

6Inthefourthהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ha.re.vi.'IH7243monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,intheninthdayofthemonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasH1961soreinthecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,sothattherewasH1961nobreadH3899forthepeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7Thenabreachwasmadeinthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,andallthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֡הha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledH1272,andwentH3318forthH3318outofthecityמֵהָעִ֜ירme.ha.'IrH5892bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915bythewayH1870ofthegateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179betweenthetwoהַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙ha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346wallsH2346,whichwasbytheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588(nowtheChaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778wereagainstthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892roundH5439about);andtheywentH3318towardtheArabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

8Butthearmyחֵיל־cheil-H2428oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedH7291afterthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andovertookוַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667intheplainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405;andallhisarmyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428wasscatteredנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327fromhim.

9Thentheytookthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andcarriedhimupuntothekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574;andhegavejudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃mish.pa.TimH4941uponhim.

10Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894slewthesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667beforehiseyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869:heslewalsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571alltheprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063inRiblahבְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃be.riv.La.tahH7247.

11Andheputוַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414outtheeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667;andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894boundH631himinfettersבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178,andcarriedhimtoBabylonבָּבֶ֔לָהba.Ve.lahH894,andputH5414himinprisontillthedayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofhisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

12Nowinthefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320,inthetenthdayofthemonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,whichwasthenineteenthyearH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadrezzar,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,cameH935Nebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguard,whostoodH5975beforethekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,intoJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13Andheburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehouseH1004ofJehovah,andtheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseH1004;andallthehousesH1004ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,eveneverygreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419houseH1004,burnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313hewithfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

14Andallthearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,thatwerewiththecaptainoftheguard, brakedownallthewallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389roundH5439about.

15ThenNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguardcarriedawaycaptiveofthepoorestofthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,andtheresidueofthepeopleהָעָ֣ם׀ha.'AmH5971thatwereleftH7604inthecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,andthosethatfellH5307away,thatfellH5307tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,andtheresidueofthemultitude.

16ButNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguardleftH7604ofthepoorestofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776tobevinedressersלְכֹרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755andhusbandmen.

17Andthepillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982ofbrassthatwereinthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovah,andthebasesandthebrazenseaיָ֧םyamH3220thatwereinthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovah,didtheChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778breakH7665inpieces,andcarriedH5375allthebrassofthemtoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

18Thepotsהַ֠סִּרוֹתHa.si.rotH5518also,andtheshovelsהַיָּעִ֨יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,andthesnuffersהַֽמְזַמְּר֜וֹתham.za.me.RotH4212,andthebasins,andthespoons,andallthevesselsH3627ofbrasswherewiththeyministered,tookH3947theyawayלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947.

19Andthecups,andthefirepansהַמַּחְתּ֨וֹתha.mach.TotH4289,andthebasins,andthepotsהַסִּיר֣וֹתha.si.RotH5518,andthecandlesticks,andthespoons,andthebowlsהַמִּזְרָק֜וֹתha.miz.ra.KotH4219—thatwhichwasofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,ingoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,andthatwhichwasofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,insilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,—thecaptainoftheguardtookH3947awayלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947.

20ThetwoH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,theoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220,andthetwelvebrazenbullsthatwereunderthebases,whichkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213forthehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJehovah—thebrassofallthesevesselsH3627wasH1961withoutweightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.

21Andasforthepillarsוְהָעַמּוּדִ֗יםve.ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,theheightקוֹמַת֙ko.mahH6967oftheoneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259pillarהָעַמֻּ֣דha.'a.MudH5982waseighteencubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520;andalineוְח֛וּטve.ChutH2339oftwelvecubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520did compassit;andthethicknessוְעָבְי֛וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672thereofwasfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702fingersאַצְבָּע֖וֹת'atz.ba.'otH676:itwashollowנָבֽוּב׃na.VuvH5014.

22Andacapitalוְכֹתֶ֨רֶתve.kho.Te.retH3805ofbrasswasuponit;andtheheightוְקוֹמַ֨תve.ko.MatH6967oftheoneהָאַחַת֮ha.'a.ChatH259capitalהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mOtH520,withnetworkוּשְׂבָכָ֨הu.se.va.KhahH7639andpomegranatesH7416uponthecapitalהַכּוֹתֶ֛רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805roundH5439about,allofbrass:andthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982alsohadlikeuntothese,andpomegranatesH7416.

23AndtherewereH1961ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֖הve.shi.ShahH8337pomegranatesH7416onthesides;allthepomegranatesH7416wereH1961ahundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967uponthenetworkהַשְּׂבָכָ֖הha.se.va.KhahH7639roundH5439about.

24AndthecaptainoftheguardH8104tookH3947Seraiahשְׂרָיָה֙se.ra.YahH8304thechiefH7218priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֖הtze.fan.YahH6846thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,andthethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104ofthethreshold:

25andoutofthecityהָעִ֡ירha.'IrH5892hetookH3947anofficerthatwasH1961setoverthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421;andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֨הve.shiv.'AhH7651menH376ofthemthatsawH7200theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְנֵי־fe.nei-H6440,thatwerefoundH4672inthecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892;andthescribeסֹפֵר֙so.FerH5608ofthecaptainofthehostH6635,whomusteredהַמַּצְבִּ֖אha.matz.Bi'H6633thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andthreescoremenH376ofthepeopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatwerefoundH4672inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

26AndNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguardtookH3947them,andbroughtthemtothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָֽתָה׃riv.La.tahH7247.

27Andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֧לba.VelH894smotethem,andputוַיְמִתֵ֛םvay.mi.TemH4191themtodeathH4191atRiblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574.SoJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wascarriedawaycaptiveoutofhislandH776.

28Thisisthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whomNebuchadrezzarcarriedawaycaptive:intheseventhyearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505Jewsיְהוּדִ֕יםye.hu.DimH3064andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃u.she.lo.ShahH7969andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242;

29intheeighteenthyearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141ofNebuchadrezzarhecarried away captivefromJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389eightH8083hundredH3967thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃u.she.Na.yimH8147personsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315;

30inthethreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969andtwentiethyearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141ofNebuchadrezzarNebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguardcarriedawaycaptiveoftheJewsיְהוּדִ֕יםye.hu.DimH3064sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568personsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315:allthepersonsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315werefourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andsixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredH3967.

31Anditcametopassinthesevenוָשֶׁ֜בַעva.She.va'H7651andthirtiethyearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141ofthecaptivityofJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣ןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,inthetwelfthmonthחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,inthefiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568andtwentiethdayofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,thatEvil-merodachH192kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894,inthefirstyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofhisreignH4438,liftedנָשָׂ֡אna.Sa'H5375uptheheadרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218ofJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andbroughtH3318himforthH3318outofprison;

32andhespakekindlytohim,andsetH5414histhroneH3678abovethethroneH3678ofthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֛יםha.me.la.khimH4428thatwerewithhiminBabylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894,

33andchangedhisprisongarmentsH899.AndJehoiachindideatH398breadH3899beforehimcontinuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofhislife:

34andforhisallowanceוַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹva.'a.ru.cha.ToH737,therewasacontinualallowanceאֲרֻחַת֩'a.ru.ChatH737givenH5414himbythekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,everydayH3117aportionuntilthedayH3117ofhisdeathמוֹת֑וֹmo.ToH4194,allthedaysH3117ofhislife.

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