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Jeremiah 21:1-2

1This is the wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromמֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068when Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667אֶת־'et-H853sentבִּשְׁלֹ֨חַbish.Lo.achH7971to himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413Pashhurפַּשְׁחוּר֙pash.ChurH6583sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֔הmal.ki.YahH4441וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֧הtze.fan.YahH6846sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641.They saidלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994inquireדְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-H1875of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068on our behalfבַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙va.'a.De.nuH1157אֶת־'et-H853,sinceכִּ֛יkiH3588Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894is waging warנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898against usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921.Perhapsאוּלַי֩'u.LaiH194the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will performיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213for usאוֹתָ֙נוּ֙'o.Ta.nuH854something like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605His past wondersנִפְלְאֹתָ֔יוnif.le.'o.TavH6381,so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdrawוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from usמֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃ סme.'a.Lei.nuH5921.”

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